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FDI determinants in developing countries: a firm-level analysis

FForeign direct investment (FDI) has been an important driver of economic growth in developing countries. Between 2005 and 2017, FDI grew significantly in developing countries as the corresponding global growth rate of FDI inflows is around 32 percentage points higher than the world growth rate. The purpose of this paper is to analyze FDI determinants at the firm level in developing countries. Using a sample of...

Work time reduction: a critical analysis of the main arguments for adopting a 4...

Over the past five years, the private sector, policymakers, and civil society have developed a growing interest in reduced working hours. The rapid growth of 4-day workweek pilots in multiple firms across different countries has led to considerable scholarly attention regarding this topic. However, most of this discussion is taking place outside of the academic domain. The lack of representativeness of academic...

Hayekian hurdles: challenges to cryptocurrency as a viable basis for a new mone...

The rise of cryptocurrencies over the past decade has promised to challenge the dominance of fiat money systems and reshape monetary policy. However, recent developments, including market volatility and the collapse of key exchanges like FTX, have eroded public trust, raising skepticism of a feasible transition to a crypto-based monetary system. This paper explores why cryptocurrencies have not met the expectat...

Research on neonatal conditions in Africa: funding activities from a bibliometr...

The literature has shown that neonatal deaths contribute largely to the total number of deaths in children under 5 years of age worldwide and that 39% of all neonatal deaths recorded in 2019 were in Africa. Neonatal conditions (NCs) are the main cause of these losses. Therefore, NC research is critical to improve the ability to prevent, predict, detect, treat, and manage neonatal problems. However, this researc...

Work time reduction: the 4-day work week

Research into work time has focused on multiple themes such as social struggles to reduce it, links with technological and organisational innovation and the emergence of new ways of reorganising it in economic organisations (Epstein and Kalleberg, 2001, van den Scott, 2014). In this context, the 4-day work week (4DWW) has become a topic of growing international interest (Bird, 2010; Fitzgerald, 1996; Gomes, 202...

Stakeholders' perceptions of hydrogen and reflections on energy transition gove...

energy transition and create a hydrogen economy. Acceptance has been used in social science literature as a lens through which to anticipate possible challenges surrounding hydrogen technologies. However, very few studies problematize perceptions and focus on the production of hydrogen. Hence, this study aims to bridge these theoretical and empirical gaps using a mixed-method approach based on semi-structured i...

Strategies for Portuguese Canned Sardines in the U.S. Market between the Great ...

Since the late 19th century and for decades, the canned fish industry has played an important role in the Portuguese economy. The following paper focuses on the expansion possibilities of the Portuguese canned sardine industry in the U.S.A. in the 1930s. A report on the situation regarding Portuguese canned sardines, which resulted from a survey carried out in the U.S. by Francisco José Guerra, a highly qualifi...

Too much of a good thing? The concave impact of corruption on firm performance

We investigate whether the impact of corruption on firm-level performance exhibits a concave pattern. We measured corruption using a continuous variable of firm-level bribe payments from the World Bank Enterprise Surveys. Our dataset includes 23 327 firms from 140 developing and emerging countries from 2006 to 2020. Using four measures of firm performance and instrumental variables estimation, we find that corr...

FDI determinants in developing countries: a firm-level analysis

International research collaboration: is Africa different? A cross-country pane...

International research collaboration (IRC) has been relevant for the development of national scientific systems. In Africa, given the limited resources devoted to research and development (R&D) activities and the crucial role that scientific knowledge generated through research activities can have in socioeconomic development, IRC may be an opportunity to strengthen scientific capabilities. While geographical, ...