Using a sample of 68 empirical studies published between 2000 and 2023, this paper provides key insights into the relationship between corruption and international business (IB) in Africa. We identify four key domains within the literature, namely conceptualisation and measurement of corruption,...

COVID-19 disrupted the transportation sector and changed travel behaviour. After the outbreak of the pandemic, people began to prefer private modes to collective transport, creating a vicious cycle that often led to a reduction in transport options. This is particularly critical for those who...

Abstract: The realization that a non-trivial number of advanced technologies involved in Industry 4.0 advent rely on inputs of critical raw materials (CRMs) – including the so-called ‘conflict minerals’ – has led to a growing interest in the impact of technologically induced CRM demand...

Economic federalism has been credited for China's rapid economic growth. However, this policy can also induce local protectionism that leads to economic inefficiencies. In this chapter, we use judicial localism as a proxy for the extent of local protectionism. We document that shareholders react...

Urban growth has contributed to many changes within cities over time. One of the recent trends has been the return to the center. Gentrification and residential reconversion have contributed to reshaping many central neighborhoods. However, the two phenomena are different: gentrification is...

An increasing number of professionals, such as travel nurses, independent scientists, graphic designers, and consultants, work outside of organisations on temporary ‘gigs.’ Yet, most scholarship on careers in the gig economy focuses on lower-skilled workers. The rich literature on...

This research examines the impact of digital technologies on academic entrepreneurship, offering an updated view of digital academic entrepreneurship (DAE). DAE represents a novel conceptualisation of academic entrepreneurship by exploring adaptive strategies for market needs through digital...

In 2000, after a deep private banking crisis with significant repercussions on public finances and the national economy, Ecuador abandoned the sucre as legal tender currency and formally dollarized. Under the new ultra-rigid exchange rate monetary system of formal dollarization, the country has...

This chapter sets out a curriculum in which first-year economics students are introduced to modern approaches to Growth and Development, which emphasise the role of history, geography, and politics in shaping the institutions that support or prevent exchange and innovation. Students are brought...

Climate change demands an active climate policy combining private and public agents and different policy instruments. Central banks (CBs)are also acting, but there is still a controversy about whether climate mitigation should be a monetary policy mandate. Conventional economic models,such as...