The overall economic framework, the amount of foreign direct investments, the regulatory context, firm behaviour and the intensity of competition are among the factors that have an impact on a country's export competitiveness. Due to the ever-increasing engagement of firms in export activities,...

We investigate the impact of health on working hours in recognition of the fact that leaving the labour market due to persistently low levels of health stock or due to new health shocks, is only one of the possibilities open to employees. We use the first six waves of the HILDA survey to...

We combine individual and aggregate-level level data on educational attainment to study the determinants of university drop-out in Italy, one of the worst performers among developed countries. Based on detailed information on a representative sample of secondary school graduates and on local...

This article tries to explore the link between dividend payout policy and foreign institutional investment (FII). Using panel data of 150 listed Indian companies for the period 2001–2010, this article tries to explore the impact of FII on dividend payout policy and vice versa. The...