Matilde D'Amelio
Polytechnic University of Milan
5 Papers
9 Citations
Matilde D'Amelio is an academic researcher from Polytechnic University of Milan. The author has contributed to research in topics: Multinational corporation & Context (language use). The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 5 publications.
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Papers
Can Multinational Enterprises Light up Developing Countries?: Evidences from the Access to Electricity in sub-Saharan Africa
TL;DR: In this paper, the role of MNEs and FDI in enhancing the access to electricity for local communities in developing countries based on the quality of home and host institutions is examined.
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Multinational Enterprises and the Provision of Collective Goods in Developing Countries under Formal and Informal Institutional Voids. The Case of Electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors claim that in this context of double institutional void, foreign direct investment (FDI) and multinational enterprises (MNEs) can play a decisive role.
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MNEs’ Legitimation Strategies and the Role of Institutional Distance in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Electricity Provision
TL;DR: In this article, an econometric analysis is performed on foreign investments undertaken in Sub-Saharan Africa from 2005 to 2011, showing the positive role of institutional closeness in promoting access to electricity, but only when considering formal institutions.
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Can Multinational Enterprises Light Up Developing Countries? MNEs and Access to Electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa
TL;DR: In this article, the authors use a panel of 1500 home-host country pairs, observed from 2005 to 2011, to show that MNEs promote access to electricity by deploying electricity infrastructures.
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Multinational enterprises and the provision of collective goods under formal and informal institutional voids. The case of electricity in sub-Saharan Africa
Matilde D'Amelio,Paola Garrone,Lucia Piscitello +2 more
- 01 Jan 2017
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors claim that the effectiveness of MNEs depends on both the formal and informal institutional proximity that exists between the country of origin and the destination of the multinational company.