autonomy or being supported by a foreign state but can be mitigated by power sharing arrangements. …

I construct a theory of foreign interventions in which the preferences of the foreign country over alternative local … groups are determined by each group's international economic ties. In equilibrium, the foreign country supports the group … arguments. -- regime change ; foreign interventions ; economic power ; economic nationalism ; Cold War ; Latin America …

migration there over the period 1971-2001. What we find is that the stock of foreign students is an important predictor of …

This paper studies the determinants of foreign land acquisition for large-scale agriculture. To do so, gravity models …-ecological potential as a pull factor. In contrast to the literature on foreign investment in general, the quality of the business climate … investors. Implications for policy are discussed. -- land acquisition ; large-scale agriculture ; foreign investments agro …

We investigate the effects of short-term political motivations on the effectiveness of foreign aid. Donor countries …

Foreign direct investments (FDI) are an important determinant of economic growth. Coun-tries try to attract mobile …. The aim of this paper is to investigate the impact of foreign direct investment on regional inequalities. First, the … development has on the negative impact from FDI on regional inequality. -- regional inequality ; foreign direct investment ; panel …

, a deterrent for foreign investors, this does not exclude the possibility that a high incidence of (certain) crimes may …

heterogeneity of the transition economies into our analysis. We find that foreign banks target relatively large and efficient banks …. However, when foreign banks enter more developed transition economies that have made progress in economic reform, they acquire …