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Working Papers
2024
- A framework for understanding transformation FDI
Insight Papers, The Productivity Institute
2022
- Between a rock and a hard place: Trade offs between prosperity and inclusivity when implementing regional growth policies
Insight Papers, The Productivity Institute
- The Midlands' Productivity Challenge: Exploring the issues
Insight Papers, The Productivity Institute
2021
- Inward investment and UK productivity
Working Papers, The Productivity Institute View citations (2)
- Leveraging the benefits of location decisions into performance:A global view from matched MNEs
Working Papers, The Productivity Institute 
See also Journal Article Leveraging the benefits of location decisions into performance: A global view from matched MNEs, Journal of Business Research, Elsevier (2022) View citations (10) (2022)
- Understanding productivity:Organisational Capital perspectives
Working Papers, The Productivity Institute
2017
- Inward investment will fall in the UK, post Brexit
Columbia FDI Perspectives, Columbia University, Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI)
2016
- Evolution of Capital Structure in East Asia: Corporate Inertia or Endeavours?
Working Papers, eSocialSciences 
Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2008) View citations (4) CEDI Discussion Paper Series, Centre for Economic Development and Institutions(CEDI), Brunel University (2008) View citations (2)
See also Journal Article Evolution of capital structure in east Asia—corporate inertia or endeavours?, Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A, Royal Statistical Society (2010) View citations (7) (2010)
2012
- When does leverage hurt productivity growth? A firm-level analysis
Post-Print, HAL View citations (59)
Also in Université Paris1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (Post-Print and Working Papers), HAL (2012) View citations (66)
See also Journal Article When does leverage hurt productivity growth? A firm-level analysis, Journal of International Money and Finance, Elsevier (2012) View citations (58) (2012)
2011
- Optimal Leverage and Firm Performance: An Endogenous Threshold Analysis
CEDI Discussion Paper Series, Centre for Economic Development and Institutions(CEDI), Brunel University View citations (2)
2010
- Bridging the Gap? Corruption, Knowledge and Foreign Ownership
CEDI Discussion Paper Series, Centre for Economic Development and Institutions(CEDI), Brunel University View citations (3)
- Excess Leverage and Productivity Growth in Emerging Economies: Is There A Threshold Effect?
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (10)
Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2009) View citations (8)
- Wage Inequality, Linkages and FDI
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
2008
- Productivity and Labour Demand Effects of Inward and Outward FDI on UK Industry
Working Papers, The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics View citations (10)
2007
- How Does Ownership Structure Affect Capital Structure and Firm Value? Recent Evidence from East Asia
CEDI Discussion Paper Series, Centre for Economic Development and Institutions(CEDI), Brunel University View citations (30)
2006
- How Does Ownership Structure Affect Capital Structure and Firm Performance? Recent Evidence from East Asia
Economics and Finance Discussion Papers, Economics and Finance Section, School of Social Sciences, Brunel University
2005
- Dynamic Adjustment of Corporate Leverage: Is there a lesson to learn from the Recent Asian Crisis?
Finance, University Library of Munich, Germany 
Also in Finance, University Library of Munich, Germany (2004)
- How Ownership Structure Affects Capital Structure and Firm Performance? Recent Evidence from East Asia
Finance, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (5)
Also in Finance, University Library of Munich, Germany (2005) View citations (2) Finance, University Library of Munich, Germany (2005) View citations (21)
2004
- DO EXTERNAL FUNDS YIELD LOWER RETURNS ? RECENT EVIDENCE FROM EAST ASIAN ECONOMIES
Finance, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
See also Journal Article Do external funds yield lower returns?: Recent evidence from East Asian economies, Journal of Asian Economics, Elsevier (2006) View citations (2) (2006)
2002
- Domestic wage determination: Regional Spillovers and inward investment
Discussion Papers in Economics, Division of Economics, School of Business, University of Leicester
- Spillovers from FDI and Skill Structures of Host-Country Firms
Discussion Papers in Economics, Division of Economics, School of Business, University of Leicester View citations (11)
1998
- Monopoly in the UK: What Determines whether the MMC finds against the Investigated Firms?
University of East Anglia Discussion Papers in Economics, School of Economics, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.
See also Journal Article Monopoly in the UK: What determines whether the MMC finds against the investigated firms?, Journal of Industrial Economics, Wiley Blackwell (1999) View citations (16) (1999)
Undated
- Are Foreign Firms More Technologically Intensive? UK Establishment Evidence From the ARD
Discussion Papers in Public Sector Economics, Division of Economics, School of Business, University of Leicester View citations (1)
See also Journal Article ARE FOREIGN FIRMS MORE TECHNOLOGICALLY INTENSIVE? UK ESTABLISHMENT EVIDENCE FROM THE ARD, Scottish Journal of Political Economy, Scottish Economic Society (2005) View citations (1) (2005)
Journal Articles
2024
- Mechanisms of metagovernance as structural challenges to levelling up in England
Regional Studies, 2024, 58, (4), 876-892
- The source of heterogeneous externalities: evidence from foreign multinationals in the UK
Regional Studies, 2024, 58, (8), 1636-1651
2023
- Returns to Internationalization: Business Group-Affiliated Firms vs Standalone Firms
Management International Review, 2023, 63, (4), 603-639
2022
- Leveraging the benefits of location decisions into performance: A global view from matched MNEs
Journal of Business Research, 2022, 139, (C), 468-483 View citations (10)
See also Working Paper Leveraging the benefits of location decisions into performance:A global view from matched MNEs, Working Papers (2021) (2021)
- Multinational enterprises and the welfare state
UNCTAD Transnational Corporations Journal
- The Role of Outward FDI in Creating Korean Global Factories
Management International Review, 2022, 62, (1), 27-52 View citations (3)
2021
- Correction to: FDI in hot labour markets: The implications of the war for talent
Journal of International Business Policy, 2021, 4, (3), 453-454
- FDI motives and the use of tax havens: Evidence from South Korea
Journal of Business Research, 2021, 135, (C), 644-662 View citations (9)
- Internationalization pathways of Chinese private firms: A closer look at firm-specific advantages
Journal of International Management, 2021, 27, (3) View citations (4)
2020
- FDI in hot labour markets: The implications of the war for talent
Journal of International Business Policy, 2020, 3, (2), 107-133 View citations (15)
- Foreign Direct Investment to Africa: Is There a Colonial Legacy?
Management International Review, 2020, 60, (3), 315-349 View citations (12)
2019
- Brexit and foreign investment in the UK
Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A, 2019, 182, (2), 559-582 View citations (10)
- Brexit, foreign investment and employment: some implications for industrial policy?
Contemporary Social Science, 2019, 14, (2), 174-188 View citations (5)
- Corporate governance and MNE strategies in emerging economies
Journal of World Business, 2019, 54, (4), 234-243 View citations (22)
- Does offshore outsourcing impact home employment? Evidence from service multinationals
Journal of Business Research, 2019, 103, (C), 448-459 View citations (5)
- The global recession and the shift to re-shoring: Myth or reality?
Journal of Business Research, 2019, 103, (C), 632-643 View citations (8)
2016
- A strategic perspective of cross-listing by emerging market firms: Evidence from Indonesia, Mexico, Poland and South Africa
Journal of International Management, 2016, 22, (3), 265-279 View citations (17)
- Country specific advantage, firm specific advantage and multinationality – Sources of competitive advantage in emerging markets: Evidence from the electronics industry in China
International Business Review, 2016, 25, (1), 165-176 View citations (28)
- Ownership control of foreign affiliates: A property rights theory perspective
Journal of World Business, 2016, 51, (6), 965-976 View citations (22)
- Reverse international knowledge transfer in the MNE: (Where) does affiliate performance boost parent performance?
Research Policy, 2016, 45, (2), 491-506 View citations (45)
- The changing nature of South Korean FDI to China
International Journal of Multinational Corporation Strategy, 2016, 1, (3/4), 269-287 View citations (3)
2014
- Inward Investment and the Drivers of Post Recession Recovery in Germany
Journal of Economics and Statistics (Jahrbuecher fuer Nationaloekonomie und Statistik), 2014, 234, (6), 775-799 View citations (1)
2013
- Impact of FDI, ODA and Migrant Remittances on Economic Growth in Developing Countries: A Systems Approach
The European Journal of Development Research, 2013, 25, (2), 173-196 View citations (58)
- Institutional reforms, productivity and profitability: From rents to competition?
Journal of Comparative Economics, 2013, 41, (2), 583-600 View citations (20)
- International business research and risky investments, an analysis of FDI in conflict zones
International Business Review, 2013, 22, (1), 140-155 View citations (39)
- Multinational Performance and the Geography of FDI
Management International Review, 2013, 53, (6), 763-794 View citations (14)
2012
- Challenging the Production Function Approach to Assess the Developmental Effects of FDI
The European Journal of Development Research, 2012, 24, (1), 32-37 View citations (9)
- Do Keiretsu Really Hinder FDI into Japanese Manufacturing?
International Journal of the Economics of Business, 2012, 19, (3), 377-395 View citations (3)
- Does FDI Cause Development? The Ambiguity of the Evidence and Why it Matters
The European Journal of Development Research, 2012, 24, (1), 1-7 View citations (46)
- Multinationality-Performance Relationship
Management International Review, 2012, 52, (1), 23-47 View citations (11)
- When does leverage hurt productivity growth? A firm-level analysis
Journal of International Money and Finance, 2012, 31, (6), 1674-1694 View citations (58)
See also Working Paper When does leverage hurt productivity growth? A firm-level analysis, Post-Print (2012) View citations (59) (2012)
2010
- Does ownership structure of emerging-market firms affect their outward FDI? The case of the Indian automotive and pharmaceutical sectors
Journal of International Business Studies, 2010, 41, (3), 437-450 View citations (128)
- Evolution of capital structure in east Asia—corporate inertia or endeavours?
Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A, 2010, 173, (1), 1-29 View citations (7)
See also Working Paper Evolution of Capital Structure in East Asia: Corporate Inertia or Endeavours?, Working Papers (2016) (2016)
- German Outward FDI and Firm Performance
Applied Economics Quarterly (formerly: Konjunkturpolitik), 2010, 56, (1), 31-50
- Industrial districts, inward foreign investment and regional development
Journal of Economic Geography, 2010, 10, (4), 539-558 View citations (20)
- The multinational enterprise as a source of international knowledge flows: Direct evidence from Italy
Journal of International Business Studies, 2010, 41, (2), 350-359 View citations (40)
2009
- Does German foreign direct investment lead to job losses at home?
Applied Economics Quarterly (formerly: Konjunkturpolitik), 2009, 55, (3), 243-263
- PRODUCTIVITY AND LABOUR DEMAND EFFECTS OF INWARD AND OUTWARD FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT ON UK INDUSTRY*
Manchester School, 2009, 77, (2), 171-203 View citations (32)
- The Effects of Offshoring to China: Reallocation, Employment and Productivity in Taiwan
International Journal of the Economics of Business, 2009, 16, (1), 19-38 View citations (10)
2008
- Analysis of Productivity Differences among Foreign and Domestic Firms: Evidence from Germany
Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), 2008, 144, (1), 32-54 View citations (60)
- Optimal geographic diversification and firm performance: evidence from the U.K
Journal of Productivity Analysis, 2008, 30, (2), 145-154 View citations (6)
2007
- How does ownership structure affect capital structure and firm value? Recent evidence from East Asia1
The Economics of Transition, 2007, 15, (3), 535-573 View citations (27)
- Industrial Policy, FDI and Employment: Still ‘Missing a Strategy’
Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade, 2007, 7, (3), 189-211 View citations (17)
- Linking FDI motivation and host economy productivity effects: conceptual and empirical analysis
Journal of International Business Studies, 2007, 38, (3), 460-473 View citations (127)
- Macro Determinants of FDI Inflows to Japan: An Analysis of Source Country Characteristics
The World Economy, 2007, 30, (3), 446-469 View citations (31)
- Privatisation, State Ownership and Productivity: Evidence from China
International Journal of the Economics of Business, 2007, 14, (2), 215-239 View citations (8)
2006
- Do external funds yield lower returns?: Recent evidence from East Asian economies
Journal of Asian Economics, 2006, 17, (1), 171-188 View citations (2)
See also Working Paper DO EXTERNAL FUNDS YIELD LOWER RETURNS ? RECENT EVIDENCE FROM EAST ASIAN ECONOMIES, Finance (2004) View citations (2) (2004)
- Does The Motivation for Foreign Direct Investment Affect Productivity Spillovers to the Domestic Sector?
Applied Economics Quarterly (formerly: Konjunkturpolitik), 2006, 52, (1), 3-27
- On the search for spillovers from foreign direct investment (FDI) with spatial dependency
Regional Studies, 2006, 40, (1), 107-119 View citations (38)
- The importance of clusters for spillovers from foreign direct investment and technology sourcing
Cambridge Journal of Economics, 2006, 30, (2), 277-291 View citations (41)
- Wage Spillovers, Inter-regional Effects and the Impact of Inward Investment
Spatial Economic Analysis, 2006, 1, (2), 187-205 View citations (10)
2005
- ARE FOREIGN FIRMS MORE TECHNOLOGICALLY INTENSIVE? UK ESTABLISHMENT EVIDENCE FROM THE ARD
Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2005, 52, (1), 38-53 View citations (1)
See also Working Paper Are Foreign Firms More Technologically Intensive? UK Establishment Evidence From the ARD, Discussion Papers in Public Sector Economics View citations (1)
- INTRA-INDUSTRY FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT, UNEVEN DEVELOPMENT AND GLOBALISATION: THE LEGACY OF STEPHEN HYMER
Contributions to Political Economy, 2005, 24, (1), 55-78 View citations (4)
- WHO GAINS FROM WHOM? SPILLOVERS, COMPETITION AND TECHNOLOGY SOURCING IN THE FOREIGN‐OWNED SECTOR OF UK MANUFACTURING
Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2005, 52, (5), 663-686 View citations (14)
- Wage inequality and the role of multinationals: evidence from UK panel data
Labour Economics, 2005, 12, (2), 223-249 View citations (59)
- local industrial systems and the location of FDI in Italy
International Journal of the Economics of Business, 2005, 12, (1), 105-121 View citations (20)
2004
- Inward investment, transaction linkages and productivity spillovers
Papers in Regional Science, 2004, 83, (4), 699-722 View citations (15)
Also in Economics of Governance, 2004, 83, (4), 699-722 (2004) View citations (17)
- Regional policy and spillovers from FDI in the UK
The Annals of Regional Science, 2004, 38, (4), 579-594 View citations (19)
2003
- Foreign Direct Investment, Technology Sourcing and Reverse Spillovers
Manchester School, 2003, 71, (6), 659-672 View citations (45)
- Foreign and Domestic Investment: Regional Development or Crowding Out?
Regional Studies, 2003, 37, (3), 277-288 View citations (24)
- Regional Foreign Direct Investment and Wage Spillovers: Plant Level Evidence from the UK Electronics Industry
Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2003, 65, (4), 453-474 View citations (57)
- Some Further Empirical Evidence on the Impact of Oil Price Changes on Petrol Prices
International Journal of the Economics of Business, 2003, 10, (2), 195-203 View citations (6)
- Trade Liberalization and the Efficiency of Firms in Indian Manufacturing
Review of Development Economics, 2003, 7, (3), 419-430 View citations (14)
2002
- Determinants of inward investment in the UK, a panel analysis
Applied Economics, 2002, 34, (5), 555-560 View citations (3)
- Foreign Direct Investment, Transactions Linkages, and the Performance of the Domestic Sector
International Journal of the Economics of Business, 2002, 9, (3), 335-351 View citations (53)
- Hymer and Uneven Development Revisited: Foreign Direct Investment and Regional Inequalities
Contributions to Political Economy, 2002, 21, (1), 55-68 View citations (5)
- Multinational Enterprises and Technological Effort by Local Firms: A Case Study of the Malaysian Electronics and Electrical Industry
Journal of Development Studies, 2002, 38, (6), 129-141 View citations (1)
2001
- Foreign Manufacturing, Regional Agglomeration and Technical Efficiency in UK Industries: A Stochastic Production Frontier Approach
Regional Studies, 2001, 35, (5), 391-399 View citations (29)
- Inward Investment and Host Country Market Structure: The Case of the U.K
Review of Industrial Organization, 2001, 18, (4), 363-378 View citations (8)
- Inward investment, industry concentration and the speed of adjustment
Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), 2001, 137, (2), 193-214 View citations (15)
- The East Asian crisis and financing corporate investment: is there a cause for concern?
Journal of Asian Economics, 2001, 12, (4), 507-527 View citations (17)
- The Impact on Domestic Productivity of Inward Investment in the UK
Manchester School, 2001, 69, (1), 103-119 View citations (66)
2000
- Effectiveness and effects of attempts to regulate the UK petrol industry
Energy Economics, 2000, 22, (3), 369-381 View citations (6)
- FDI and the Labour Market: A Review of the Evidence and Policy Implications
Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2000, 16, (3), 90-103 View citations (66)
- Industrial Performance, Agglomeration, and Foreign Manufacturing Investment in the UK
Journal of International Business Studies, 2000, 31, (1), 21-37 View citations (67)
1999
- Determinants of entry and exit in the foreign owned sector of UK manufacturing
Applied Economics Letters, 1999, 6, (3), 153-156 View citations (4)
- Indirect Employment Effects of Foreign Direct Investment into the UK
Bulletin of Economic Research, 1999, 51, (3), 207-21 View citations (17)
- Monopoly in the UK: What determines whether the MMC finds against the investigated firms?
Journal of Industrial Economics, 1999, 47, (3), 263-283 View citations (16)
See also Working Paper Monopoly in the UK: What Determines whether the MMC finds against the Investigated Firms?, University of East Anglia Discussion Papers in Economics (1998) (1998)
- Regulation of the Petrol Industry in the UK: Issues and Evidence
International Journal of the Economics of Business, 1999, 6, (3), 349-365 View citations (2)
1998
- The impact of foreign direct investment on UK manufacturing: is there a profit squeeze in domestic firms?
Applied Economics, 1998, 30, (5), 705-709 View citations (15)
Books
1998
- Monopoly Policy in the UK
Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (18)
Chapters
2012
- Securing the Benefits of Inward Investment
Palgrave Macmillan
2006
- FDI, clusters and knowledge sourcing
Chapter 6 in Clusters and Globalisation, 2006 View citations (6)
2002
- Technology, Trade, Multinationals and Aggregate Employment: Evidence from UK Panel Data
Palgrave Macmillan
2001
- Regional policy and the impact of FDI in the UK
Palgrave Macmillan View citations (1)
1998
- The Indirect Regional Impact of Inward Investment
Palgrave Macmillan
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