International Trade, Politics and Development: Volume 6 Issue 3 , Open Access

Cross-border M&A, greenfield FDI and the onset of intrastate conflict, 1990–2015

Erik Beuck, Nourah Shuaibi, Wonjae Hwang

By examining the link between the two types of FDI and intrastate conflict from 1990 to 2015 in 138 countries, this paper intends to test the peace-through-FDI thesis.

A study on switching behavior of social media: from a dynamic perspective

Inwon Kang

The adoption of social media has been extensively discussed. However, to explain the adoption of traditional social media, considering the benefits and risks accumulated from the…

Trade openness relationship with macroeconomic factors on Saudi Arabian economy: ARDL application

Monaem Tarchoun, Ikram Ghraieb

This paper examines the relationship of financial market inclusion, economic growth, foreign direct investment and real output on trade openness for the Saudi Arabia Economy…

Making RealDolls regulation at the border work

Jisoo Yi, Jun Hee Lee

In an effort to reduce ambiguity around customs clearance of items deemed pernicious to public morality and present lessons for customs administration, this research aims to…

The international business landscape: a look at paradigms, research gaps and new realities

Caroline Ntara

The purpose of this paper is to analyse international business (IB) scholarship and present current gaps and new realities to enhance scholarly discourse.