Studies report that economic inequality remained relatively stable since the second world war until the 1980s (Lemieux, 2008). However, in the 1980s and 1990s several studies reveal an upward trend in inequality in many countries (Lemieux, 2008). The vast majority of studies analyse inequality...

This paper assesses the influence of spatial heterogeneity on the choice of entry modes by multinational enterprises (MNEs). We claim that the location of the target firm influences the choice of partial ownership, i.e., an MNE?s choice to maintain a local partner. MNEs normally execute partial...

In recent years the EU has intensified economic and institutional integration with its neighbouring countries, though with different intensity. Some countries have become EU members, some are candidate for membership and some others are part of the European Neighbouring Policy. In this scenario...