“...The network of international investment agreements (IIAs) sees a rapid expansion in the last three decades. With it also the number of international...”

“...AbstractWhile confidence in the business sector is crucial for well-functioning markets, there is surprisingly little empirical work on its sources. Available...”

“...Fifty six bilateral country relationships combining 7 home countries from the EU and the US, and 8 Central and East European host countries (CEECs) of foreign...”

“...In this paper we analyse how the availability of credit influences the relationship between government size as a proxy for fiscal stabilization policy and the...”

“...We analyze electorally motivated public spending using disaggregated expenditure data. Election cycles in total expenditures and in specific sub-categories...”

“...This article analyzes the effects of globalization on implicit tax rates (ITRs) on labor income, capital income, and consumption in the EU15 and Central and...”

“...In line with previous literature, we find that strict employment protection deters foreign direct investment. This finding is consistent with the view that...”

“...In this article, we explore how characteristics of the domestic financial system influence the international allocation of consumption risk in a sample of OECD...”

“...We investigate the dynamic adjustment of trust in the European Central Bank and the European Commission to financial distress using aggregate data from the...”