In the context of intensified global competition, enhancing attractiveness to foreign direct investment (FDI) in high-value knowledge-intensive sectors is a policy objective in many advanced economies. Understanding what drives the location choice of FDI in high-value knowledge-intensive sectors...

This paper examines the impact of firms' green investments on a range of performance outcomes including the growth of output, employment, productivity, export intensity, and energy intensity. The analysis uses firm-level data from Ireland's industry sector over the period 2008-2016. To identify...

This paper examines factors underlying firms' capital and current expenditures on environmental protection. Using microdata from Ireland's industry sector over the period 2008-2016, we analyse a range of such factors including firm characteristics, environmental regulations, competition and...

This paper examines the speed with which governments introduced lockdown measures to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. We use data on daily confirmed COVID-19 cases and related deaths combined with information on containment measures available for 124 countries as well as a range of annual...

This paper examines the speed with which governments introduced lockdown measures to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. We use data on daily confirmed COVID-19 cases and related deaths combined with information on containment measures available for 124 countries as well as a range of annual...

The European Single Market has been a major driver of enhanced attractiveness of EU countries to foreign direct investment (FDI). Higher FDI by multinational firms in EU countries has fostered productivity and employment growth and has also generated wider benefits to host economies via...