This article highlights political science's interest in the distribution of authority between
federal and state governments. The authority boundaries are studied (a) as mechanism …

This meta-analysis attempts to synthesize and review decades of research on the
relationship between institutional factors and host country foreign direct investment (FDI) …

The flow of foreign direct investment into develo** countries varies greatly across
countries and over time. The political factors that affect these flows are not well understood …

A large body of research examines the relationship between democracy and foreign direct
investment (FDI). Scholars offer numerous arguments about why democratic institutions …

We analyze how one of the central drivers of globalization, foreign direct investment (FDI),
relates to the prevalence of corruption. According to received wisdom, the link between …

This paper investigates how the structure of political institutions influences the effectiveness
of corporate political lobbying by sha** the “veto points” and “entry points” that lobbying …

In contrast to the 19th and early 20th centuries, the effects of security factors on foreign direct
investment (FDI) have received limited interest in the post-Cold War era. Using panel data …

The ability of any country to attract inward FDI is considered to depend on the quality of the
economic governance found within that state. This study seeks to explore the value of quality …

Does development aid attract foreign direct investment (FDI) in post-conflict countries? This
article contributes to the growing literature on effects of aid and on determinants of FDI by …

While the International Relations literature has long debated whether or not economic
sanctions are an effective foreign policy tool, it neglects to empirically examine the damage …