This study uses a gravity framework to explore the impact of diverse sources of linguistic
influence on international tourism flows. The diverse sources of linguistic influence are …

This study examines the effect of religion on foreign direct investment (FDI). Using a large
sample of directional FDI flows and religious data between 1985 and 2019, we calculate the …

ABSTRACT FDI in developing countries remains weak. However, FDI can play an important
role in the development of these countries which often have a low level of investment …

The paper investigates the impact of the Moroccan diaspora in host countries on attracting
foreign direct investment from Moroccan Multinational Enterprises. Utilizing cross-sectional …

This study provides an empirical investigation of technology transfer cost across China's
cities by constructing a novel patent license database based on the changes in the patent …

This paper investigates the interaction between Internet access and language similarities in
international trade. We apply recent developments in gravity analysis to bilateral export data …

London's preeminence as a foreign exchange trading center is of recent vintage. Before
World War I, there was little demand for foreign currencies by British banks, firms and …

This paper explores the impact of local workers' communication skills (CS) on the transfer of
soft and hard skills, and the effect of CS vis-à-vis practical skills (PS) on earnings, drawing …

This paper examines the impact of English as a lingua franca on FDI by using the bilateral
FDI data between China and 36 OECD countries. We find that English as a lingua franca …

In this paper the authors analyze the potential determinants of US outward FDI stock with a
particular focus on the euro effect during the period 1985–2017. To this aim, they consider a …