This study surveys the literature examining the privatization of state-owned enterprises
(SOEs) We review the history of privatization, the theoretical and empirical evidence on the …

▪ Abstract I review recent efforts by political scientists and economists to explain cross-
national variation in corruption using subjective ratings, and examine the robustness of …

We evaluate the connection between corporate characteristics and the reaction of stock
returns to COVID-19 cases using data on more than 6,700 firms across 61 economies. The …

This paper discusses the empirical literature on the economic consequences of disclosure
and financial reporting regulation, drawing on US and international evidence. Given the …

A growing body of empirical work measuring different types of cultural traits has shown that
culture matters for a variety of economic outcomes. This paper focuses on one specific …

For many years to come this volume... is surely going to be the ultimate reference work on
international business... thanks to Dunning and Lundan, have at their disposal, a wealth of …

We use data on ownership structures of large corporations in 27 wealthy economies to
identify the ultimate controlling shareholders of these firms. We find that, except in …

Case Study Research: Principles and Practices aims to provide a general understanding of
the case study method as well as specific tools for its successful implementation. These tools …

We exploit differences in European mortality rates to estimate the effect of institutions on
economic performance. Europeans adopted very different colonization policies in different …

Recent research has documented large differences among countries in ownership
concentration in publicly traded firms, in the breadth and depth of capital markets, in …