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CONSIDERAŢII PRIVIND DREPTUL INTERNAŢIONAL INVESTIŢIONAL
Studia Universitatis Moldaviae: Stiinte Sociale, 2009 Many countries attract foreign investment in the economy. The rules of law governing the movement of capital formed international investment law. One of the very important questions in the field of investment law concerned the expropriation of foreign ...
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How to Protect Future Generations Using Tax Base Restrictions [PDF]
This paper studies constitutional restrictions on the tax base that protect future generations from expropriation and improve the optimality of investment in Intergenerational Public Goods (IPGs). The choice of the tax base matters because it affects how
Antonio Rangel
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Global Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The Philip Morris lawsuits against Australia and Uruguay in the early 2010s highlighted the need to reform international investment agreement (IIA) practices to ensure that governments do not give up their regulatory autonomy for foreign investment. We undertook a policy analysis to reveal how interests, ideas and institutions shaped reform in
Dori Patay +3 more
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The Demographics of Expropriation Risk [PDF]
It is often argued that capital should flow from aging industrialized economies to countries with fast-growing populations. However, institutional failures and the risk of expropriation substantially reduce developing economies’ attractiveness for ...
Philipp an de Meulen, Philipp Harms
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Private benefits extraction in closely-held corporations: the case for multiple large shareholders [PDF]
, 2004 This paper investigates how multiple large shareholders share control and extract private benefits in closely-held corporations. We find that ownership structures with multiple large shareholders are common and very stable.
Gutiérrez Calderón, María Isabel +1 more
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Contemporary Accounting Research, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper examines whether lenders' risk preferences explain the use of cost‐synergy adjustments in loan contracts. These adjustments represent an aggressive accounting choice that permits borrowers to add expected cost savings and synergy gains from mergers, acquisitions, and restructurings to contractual earnings. Using novel data from loan
Shushu Jiang
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Abacus, EarlyView.This study examines whether comparable financial information can mitigate differences between individual and institutional investors’ trading behaviour, particularly behaviour that is shaped by investor sentiment. The results indicate that the higher the comparability, the smaller the gap in trading behaviour driven by investor sentiment between ...
Eun Hye Jo, Jung Wha (Jenny) Lee
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How the quality of institutions affects technological deepening in developing countries [PDF]
This paper assesses the effect of institutional quality on research and development (R&D) expenditures in developing countries. The paper finds that the risk of expropriation and the rule of law are correlated with R&D expenditures.
Clarke, George
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The impact of political connections on Chinese listed firms : a thesis presented in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Finance at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand [PDF]
, 2016 This thesis investigates the impact of a new type of “princeling” political connection on Chinese listed companies. Three specific issues are examined through three interconnected essays: characteristics of “princeling” politically connected firms (PCFs)
Chen, XiaoQi
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Unveiling Corruption's Influence on Insider Trading: US Insights
Accounting &Finance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between state‐level political corruption and firm‐level insider trading in the United States. State corruption is proxied using Department of Justice court cases involving corrupt activities. The findings reveal a positive and statistically significant association between political corruption and insider ...
Ahmed Al‐Hadi +3 more
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