A stable economic and political environment is necessary for firms to feel secure while making long-term investment decisions, such as those related to investing in foreign countries (also known as foreign direct investment or FDI). Any threat to change legislative procedures in the foreign country can make it difficult for...
We use novel, large-scale data on 17.5 million Americans to study how a policy-driven increase in economic resources affects children’s long-term outcomes. Using the 2000 Census and 2001-2013 American Community Survey linked to the Social Security Administration’s NUMIDENT, we leverage the county-level roll-out of the Food...
The infiltration of EY, Deloitte, KPMG and PwC in government departments has been well documented. What is less well known is their role in the private sector, where experts fear a sleeper issue could trigger a corporate collapse, writes Adele Ferguson.