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Corruption and Cross-Border Investment: Firm-Level Evidence [PDF]
, 2002 This paper studies the impact of corruption on inward foreign direct investment using a unique firm-level data set. It examines two effects of corruption simultaneously: a reduction in the volume of foreign investment and a shift in the ownership ...
Smarzynska, Beata K., Wei, Shang-Jin
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Plasmonic photocatalytic ammonia decomposition occurs at near‐room temperature on a plasmonic Au nanocone array under visible light illumination. The nanostructure efficiently harnesses plasmonic modes, leading to increased reaction rates upon plasmon decay.
Thanh‐Lam Bui +17 more
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Laser‐Induced Graphene from Waste Almond Shells
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Almond shells, an abundant agricultural by‐product, are repurposed to create a fully bioderived almond shell/chitosan composite (ASC) degradable in soil. ASC is converted into laser‐induced graphene (LIG) by laser scribing and proposed as a substrate for transient electronics.
Yulia Steksova +9 more
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Is a requirement of resort to prior remedies jurisdictional?
, 2015 The doctrine of resort to prior remedies has been a hot debate in some international investment proceedings in arbitration tribunals. Some groups argue that resort to prior remedies in international investment disputes under bilateral investment treaties
Rahim, Muniroh
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A Simple Theory of Defensive Patenting [PDF]
, 2006 This paper examines innovating firms’ incentives to engage in defensive patenting. It first establishes a “truce equilibrium” in patent enforcement: when litigation is costly, the equal strength of two symmetric parties’ patent portfolios deters any ...
Chiou, Jing-Yuan
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.A cerium oxide‐carbon nanohybrid catalyst is synthesized via two distinct routes and is integrated into H‐type cells and gas diffusion layers (GDLs) to enhance electrochemical performance. Structural variations significantly affect performance, with the solvothermal sample exhibiting higher current densities.
Alessia Pollice +9 more
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Objection of the investment's illegality in investment arbitration: Is it an effective shield for host states? [PDF]
Zbornik Radova: Pravni Fakultet u Novom Sadu, 2018 A considerable number of bilateral treaties on promotion and protection of investments (Bilateral Investment Treaties or BITs) contain a definition of an investment requiring it to be made in accordance with 'laws and regulations' of the host state. Even
Đundić Petar M.
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Groningen Journal of International Law, 2015 In the aftermath of Argentina’s 2001 economic crisis, creditors not participating in the country sovereign debt restructuring insisted on full payment. The triplet of investment arbitration decisions upheld jurisdiction over the mass claims presented by ...
Josef Ostřanský
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Streamlining the Corruption Defense: A Proposed Framework for FCPA-ICSID Interaction [PDF]
, 2014 Over the past decade, the number of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement actions has soared, as has the number of cases before the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).
Losco, Michael A.
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Clean‐Limit 2D Superconductivity in a Thick Exfoliated Kagome Film
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.This study reports clean‐limit 2D superconductivity in a thick kagome system, analogous to the 3D case. It observes a drop in superfluid stiffness near the superconducting transition and a cusp‐like feature in the angular dependence of the upper critical field.
Fei Sun +3 more
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