In the first chapter basics about microfinance and the financial sector in developing countries will be presented in order to explain the purpose of MFIs in developing countries. The second chapter deals with public support and its role in microfinance business. This chapter will conclude with a...

Die Attrahierung ausländischer Direktinvestitionen wird aufgrund der mit ihnen verbundenen positiven Wachstumseffekte von den politischen Entscheidungsträgern fast aller Länder als wünschenswert angesehen. In der wissenschaftlichen Debatte wird dabei einem investitionsfreundlichen Umfeld,...

In den letzten Jahren haben sich im Bereich der Entwicklungsökonomie zwei Debatten entwickelt, die im folgenden Beitrag verknüpft werden sollen. Zum einen wird im Rahmen der Geography vs. Institutions Debatte darüber diskutiert, in welchem Ausmaß geographische oder institutionelle...

This paper discusses the impact of FDI on income inequality. The theoretical ways in which FDI might influence income inequality between countries as well as within a given country are discussed, with special attention also given to employment generation effects. Revisiting previous research we...

The United Nations declared halving the number of poor people by 2015 as the first of their eight Millennium Development Goals. Foreign direct investment (FDI) is often seen as one instrument towards this goal because of its ability to stimulate economic growth trickling down to the poor....

International analysis of economic growth has confirmed the theoretical assumption that international variations in per capita income can to a large extent be explained by differences in the accumulation of capital and human capital and by differing rates of technological progress. However,...

The United Nations declared halving the number of poor people by 2015 as the first of their eight Millennium Development Goals. Foreign direct investment (FDI) is often seen as one instrument towards this goal because of its ability to stimulate economic growth trickling down to the poor....

Ziel dieses Beitrags ist es, eine unvoreingenommene und systematische Überprüfung der Wachstumswirkungen ausländischer Direktinvestitionen in Entwicklungsländern vorzunehmen. Zu diesem Zweck werden zunächst die theoretischen Wirkungskanäle dargestellt, über die Direktinvestitionen auf das...

? This paper discusses the impact of FDI on income inequality. ? The theoretical ways in which FDI might influence income inequality between countries as well as within a given country are discussed, with special attention also given to employment generation effects. ? Revisiting previous...