Joseph L Staats
Biographic Data
| ID | 833484 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joseph L Staats |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joseph L |
| FAMILY NAME | Staats |
| SIGNATURE | STAATS J L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Minnesota, Duluth |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 164 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
The effects of political and legal constraints on expropriation in natural resource and manufacturing sectors
Using panel data for up to 86 developing countries from 1960–2006, this paper investigates the effects of political and legal constraints on the tendency of host governments to expropriate in the natural resource and manufacturing sectors. Consistent with existing research, we find that host governments are more inclined to expropriate in the natural resource sector than they are in the manufacturing sector and that leftist governments are more a…
The Effects of Political Risk on Different Entry Modes of Foreign Direct Investment
Although numerous studies document the effect of political institutions on foreign direct investment (FDI), few works in the political economy literature have investigated the link between political institutions and the mode of entry chosen by investors, be it mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, or greenfield investments. Using panel data for 111 developing countries covering 1980--2006, we find that countries with political institutions th…
Legal System Pathways to Foreign Direct Investment in the Developing World
Building on recent works showing the role that legal institutions can play in attracting foreign capital (Jensen 2003, 2006; Li and Resnick 2003; Li 2006; Biglaiser and Staats 2010; Staats and Biglaiser 2012), and drawing on insights obtained from Powell and Rickard (2010), we use panel data for 114 developing countries from 1970 to 2007 to demonstrate that developing countries with common law legal systems attract greater foreign direct investme…
The importance of legal systems for portfolio investment in the developing world
Building on recent works showing the role that legal institutions can play in attracting foreign investment to developing countries, and drawing on insights obtained from Powell and Rickard ( International Interactions 36: 335–362, 2010), we demonstrate that developing countries with common law legal systems attract greater portfolio investment than countries that have civil law or Islamic legal systems because common law systems are more incline…
Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America
An extensive literature has emerged recently that investigates the determinants of foreign direct investment (FDI) in developing regions of the world, including Latin America. Much of this work has focused on whether authoritarian or democratic rule is better for attracting FDI. Curiously, little attention has been devoted to unpacking regime type to see whether specific political institutional variables related to judicial strength and adherence…
Finding the “Democratic Advantage” in Sovereign Bond Ratings
Much scholarship in the political economy literature has investigated the influence of the democratic advantage on sovereign bond ratings by credit rating agencies (CRAs). Missing from earlier work, however, is inquiry into the effects on bond ratings of factors that lower political risk, such as adherence to the rule of law, the presence of a strong and independent judicial system, and protection of property rights. Using panel data for up to th…
The Effects of Judicial Strength and Rule of Law on Portfolio Investment in the Developing World
Objective. Applying existing theories relating to investment risk, this article examines the effects of judicial strength and adherence to the rule of law on portfolio investment in the developing world. We aim to demonstrate that countries with higher levels of judicial strength and rule of law are more able to attract portfolio investment because they provide greater protection of property rights and a better risk environment for investors. Met…
Do Political Institutions Affect Foreign Direct Investment? A Survey of U.S. Corporations in Latin America
The political economy literature investigates the determinants of foreign direct investment (FDI) based largely on aggregate data, ignoring the actual decision makers. The authors conduct a survey of U.S. chief executive officers— the actual decision makers—of corporations that have investments in Latin America to understand FDI inflows. The authors find that investment risk related to property-rights protection, adherence to rule of law, and an …
Measuring Judicial Performance in Latin America
An increasing number of development scholars and policymakers are recognizing the importance of Latin American judicial reforms in shaping the ultimate outcome of the region's "dual transition." We can hardly begin to assess the conditions in which judicial systems are likely to improve, however, unless we have a means to measure judicial performance systematically across countries. This article offers just such a comprehensive cross-national mea…
Habermas and Democratic Theory
Habermas and Democratic Theory
In this article I explore the distance traveled by Jürgen Habermas from the pessimism expressed about the prospects for democracy in contemporary society in his early work, The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere: An Inquiry into a Category of Bourgeois Society, to the optimistic resuscitation of democracy in a most recent work, Between Facts and Norms: Contributions to a Discourse Theory of Law and Democracy. I also discuss what I con…
Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America
An extensive literature has emerged recently that investigates the determinants of foreign direct investment (FDI) in developing regions of the world, including Latin America. Much of this work has focused on whether authoritarian or democratic rule is better for attracting FDI. Curiously, little attention has been devoted to unpacking regime type to see whether specific political institutional variables related to judicial strength and adherence…
Finding the “Democratic Advantage” in Sovereign Bond Ratings
Much scholarship in the political economy literature has investigated the influence of the democratic advantage on sovereign bond ratings by credit rating agencies (CRAs). Missing from earlier work, however, is inquiry into the effects on bond ratings of factors that lower political risk, such as adherence to the rule of law, the presence of a strong and independent judicial system, and protection of property rights. Using panel data for up to th…
Do Political Institutions Affect Foreign Direct Investment? A Survey of U.S. Corporations in Latin America
The political economy literature investigates the determinants of foreign direct investment (FDI) based largely on aggregate data, ignoring the actual decision makers. The authors conduct a survey of U.S. chief executive officers— the actual decision makers—of corporations that have investments in Latin America to understand FDI inflows. The authors find that investment risk related to property-rights protection, adherence to rule of law, and an …
The Effects of Political Risk on Different Entry Modes of Foreign Direct Investment
Although numerous studies document the effect of political institutions on foreign direct investment (FDI), few works in the political economy literature have investigated the link between political institutions and the mode of entry chosen by investors, be it mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, or greenfield investments. Using panel data for 111 developing countries covering 1980--2006, we find that countries with political institutions th…
Measuring Judicial Performance in Latin America
An increasing number of development scholars and policymakers are recognizing the importance of Latin American judicial reforms in shaping the ultimate outcome of the region's "dual transition." We can hardly begin to assess the conditions in which judicial systems are likely to improve, however, unless we have a means to measure judicial performance systematically across countries. This article offers just such a comprehensive cross-national mea…
Habermas and Democratic Theory
In this article I explore the distance traveled by Jürgen Habermas from the pessimism expressed about the prospects for democracy in contemporary society in his early work, The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere: An Inquiry into a Category of Bourgeois Society, to the optimistic resuscitation of democracy in a most recent work, Between Facts and Norms: Contributions to a Discourse Theory of Law and Democracy. I also discuss what I con…
The effects of political and legal constraints on expropriation in natural resource and manufacturing sectors
Using panel data for up to 86 developing countries from 1960–2006, this paper investigates the effects of political and legal constraints on the tendency of host governments to expropriate in the natural resource and manufacturing sectors. Consistent with existing research, we find that host governments are more inclined to expropriate in the natural resource sector than they are in the manufacturing sector and that leftist governments are more a…
Legal System Pathways to Foreign Direct Investment in the Developing World
Building on recent works showing the role that legal institutions can play in attracting foreign capital (Jensen 2003, 2006; Li and Resnick 2003; Li 2006; Biglaiser and Staats 2010; Staats and Biglaiser 2012), and drawing on insights obtained from Powell and Rickard (2010), we use panel data for 114 developing countries from 1970 to 2007 to demonstrate that developing countries with common law legal systems attract greater foreign direct investme…
The importance of legal systems for portfolio investment in the developing world
Building on recent works showing the role that legal institutions can play in attracting foreign investment to developing countries, and drawing on insights obtained from Powell and Rickard ( International Interactions 36: 335–362, 2010), we demonstrate that developing countries with common law legal systems attract greater portfolio investment than countries that have civil law or Islamic legal systems because common law systems are more incline…
The Effects of Judicial Strength and Rule of Law on Portfolio Investment in the Developing World
Objective. Applying existing theories relating to investment risk, this article examines the effects of judicial strength and adherence to the rule of law on portfolio investment in the developing world. We aim to demonstrate that countries with higher levels of judicial strength and rule of law are more able to attract portfolio investment because they provide greater protection of property rights and a better risk environment for investors. Met…
Habermas and Democratic Theory
Habermas and Democratic Theory
In this article I explore the distance traveled by Jürgen Habermas from the pessimism expressed about the prospects for democracy in contemporary society in his early work, The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere: An Inquiry into a Category of Bourgeois Society, to the optimistic resuscitation of democracy in a most recent work, Between Facts and Norms: Contributions to a Discourse Theory of Law and Democracy. I also discuss what I con…
Measuring Judicial Performance in Latin America
An increasing number of development scholars and policymakers are recognizing the importance of Latin American judicial reforms in shaping the ultimate outcome of the region's "dual transition." We can hardly begin to assess the conditions in which judicial systems are likely to improve, however, unless we have a means to measure judicial performance systematically across countries. This article offers just such a comprehensive cross-national mea…
Do Political Institutions Affect Foreign Direct Investment? A Survey of U.S. Corporations in Latin America
The political economy literature investigates the determinants of foreign direct investment (FDI) based largely on aggregate data, ignoring the actual decision makers. The authors conduct a survey of U.S. chief executive officers— the actual decision makers—of corporations that have investments in Latin America to understand FDI inflows. The authors find that investment risk related to property-rights protection, adherence to rule of law, and an …
The Effects of Judicial Strength and Rule of Law on Portfolio Investment in the Developing World
Objective. Applying existing theories relating to investment risk, this article examines the effects of judicial strength and adherence to the rule of law on portfolio investment in the developing world. We aim to demonstrate that countries with higher levels of judicial strength and rule of law are more able to attract portfolio investment because they provide greater protection of property rights and a better risk environment for investors. Met…
The importance of legal systems for portfolio investment in the developing world
Building on recent works showing the role that legal institutions can play in attracting foreign investment to developing countries, and drawing on insights obtained from Powell and Rickard ( International Interactions 36: 335–362, 2010), we demonstrate that developing countries with common law legal systems attract greater portfolio investment than countries that have civil law or Islamic legal systems because common law systems are more incline…
Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America
An extensive literature has emerged recently that investigates the determinants of foreign direct investment (FDI) in developing regions of the world, including Latin America. Much of this work has focused on whether authoritarian or democratic rule is better for attracting FDI. Curiously, little attention has been devoted to unpacking regime type to see whether specific political institutional variables related to judicial strength and adherence…
Finding the “Democratic Advantage” in Sovereign Bond Ratings
Much scholarship in the political economy literature has investigated the influence of the democratic advantage on sovereign bond ratings by credit rating agencies (CRAs). Missing from earlier work, however, is inquiry into the effects on bond ratings of factors that lower political risk, such as adherence to the rule of law, the presence of a strong and independent judicial system, and protection of property rights. Using panel data for up to th…
Legal System Pathways to Foreign Direct Investment in the Developing World
Building on recent works showing the role that legal institutions can play in attracting foreign capital (Jensen 2003, 2006; Li and Resnick 2003; Li 2006; Biglaiser and Staats 2010; Staats and Biglaiser 2012), and drawing on insights obtained from Powell and Rickard (2010), we use panel data for 114 developing countries from 1970 to 2007 to demonstrate that developing countries with common law legal systems attract greater foreign direct investme…
The Effects of Political Risk on Different Entry Modes of Foreign Direct Investment
Although numerous studies document the effect of political institutions on foreign direct investment (FDI), few works in the political economy literature have investigated the link between political institutions and the mode of entry chosen by investors, be it mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, or greenfield investments. Using panel data for 111 developing countries covering 1980--2006, we find that countries with political institutions th…
The effects of political and legal constraints on expropriation in natural resource and manufacturing sectors
Using panel data for up to 86 developing countries from 1960–2006, this paper investigates the effects of political and legal constraints on the tendency of host governments to expropriate in the natural resource and manufacturing sectors. Consistent with existing research, we find that host governments are more inclined to expropriate in the natural resource sector than they are in the manufacturing sector and that leftist governments are more a…
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