We aim to establish how much multinational corporations pay in taxes, to what extent these taxes are paid in tax havens, and which factors drive these patterns. Ultimately, we aim to use theoretical, methodological and empirical innovations to transform the understanding of corporate taxation in a globalised world. We are an international team of researchers […]
This project aims to use the concept of normative power to analyse China’s regionalising foreign policy under the umbrella of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), specifically in five regions of Asia and Europe: Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), Central Asia, the Middle East, South Asia, and Southeast Asia. Norm-setting attempts to shape relations with […]
Rural areas are at a crossroad characterised by digitisation. Therefore, it is necessary to focus the research on the theoretical and empirical verification of the concept of rural resilience which is under the pressure of trends in urban-rural digital divide. Although there is a significant improvement in the coverage of territories by the Internet, quality […]
This project aims at pushing the frontiers of research on energy economics and modelling, specially from the point of view of financial features of the decisions by consumers, firms and government instituions. It examines the causes of the energy efficiency gap, focusing on adoption and substitution of energy durables by households, and it also investigates […]