only to describe the contracting practices of US and Canadian franchisors in Mexico but, most importantly, to compare them … most to study franchisors' domestic and international operations, namely agency and internationalization theory, and use … agreements in Mexico compared to their home market. Our empirical results confirm hypotheses derived from the theories …

, which refers to price stability and high employment, and in which the exchange rate and other international variables matter … heavily shaped by the distinctive circumstances of the last three decades, when the influence of international considerations … on Fed policy has been limited. I discuss how the Federal Reserve paid significant attention to international …

Perhaps because health care is a local service sector, health economists have paid little attention to international … linkages between domestic health care economies. However, the growth in domestic health care sectors is often attributed to … spending growth, spending growth in a given country is thereby highly affected by health care economies and policies of other …

allocation of resources across developed countries at the business cycle frequency. Here we discuss how evidence on international … quantity comovement, exchange rates, asset prices, and international portfolio holdings can be used to assess efficiency …

This paper explores the link between mobility and the presence of international research networks. Data come from the … evidence suggests that migration plays an important role in the formation of international networks. Approximately 40 percent … that internationally mobile researchers contribute significantly to extending the international scope and quality of the …

This paper presents a model of international portfolios with real exchange rate and non financial risks that accounts …

The standard international tax model is extended to allow for heterogeneous firms when agglomeration forces are …