The papers in the issue cover the following themes with the following policy relevant key insights:
Alex Cobham Petr Janský Chris Jones and Yama Temouri evaluate the recent European
Commission’s Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base. Their findings indicate this is likely to impose large tax revenue costs of around one fifth of the corporate tax base.
The paper by
Lilac Nachum, Grigorios Livanis and Hyokyoung Grace Hong empirically confirm that the impact of physical location on attracting inward FDI is moderated by constructed dimensions of space that
are not directly related to geography.
Yuanyuan Li and John Cantwell explore the enablers of emerging-market firms’
rapid internationalization through high commitment FDI, thereby leapfrogging low commitment stages in the establishment chains, such as exports or sales subsidiary type FDI.
Ricardo Monge-González, Luis Rivera and Nanno Mulder
study cultural spillovers from multinational to domestic firms in the Costa Rican IT sector, showing strong labour mobility and of competition and demonstration leading
to very similar gender practices across the sector.
The UNCTAD Insights paper by
Nina Vujanović, Bruno Casella and Richard Bolwijn
analyses and forecasts global FDI inflows based on panel econometric techniques. Improving methods to forecast international investment flows, while seemingly an impossible task due to their lumpy and volatile nature, is important for the policy
community, both internationally and nationally.
The TNC welcomes contributions from scholars in the academic community and beyond to future issues of the journal. Guidance
on the type of contributions preferred can be found in our editorial
statement and guidelines
for contributors.
Also, UNCTAD welcomes submissions to the second edition of the UNCTAD-AIB Award. UNCTAD and the Academy of International Business (AIB) have jointly established an award for the best young academic
research work on international investment and development. The award is intended for PhD students or early career researchers with no more than five years of full-time work experience. UNCTAD and AIB invite contributions that provide state-of-the-art knowledge
and understanding of the activities conducted by, and the development impact of, multinational enterprises and other international investors, considering economic, institutional, social, environmental, or cultural aspects. Contributions should draw clear policy
conclusions from the research findings. Submissions must be sent to [log in to unmask] by 14 May 2021. More detailed information about the award can be found here:
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