Gegenstand der Arbeit ist die Bestimmung von optimalen Produktions- programmen öffentlicher Unternehmen mit Hilfe von Schattenpreisen und geeigneten Verhaltensvorschriften für die Manager dieser Unternehmen. Zur Ableitung finanzpolitisch relevanter Ergebnisse wird dabei der Tatsache Rechnung...

The remarkable influx of Chinese migrant entrepreneurs in West Africa has been met with growing resistance from established African entrepreneurs. Whether the former have a competitive edge over the latter because of distinctive sociocultural traits or whether the Chinese's supposed...

In the present study, CDM host countries are classified according to their attractiveness for CDM non-sink projects. A cluster analysis is conducted based on three different factors determining host country attractiveness (mitigation potential, institutional CDM capacity and general investment...

In Africa there has been an immense effort in the past, continuing into the present, to unite politically and to build numerous economic integration areas. In this paper we discuss the reasons for the existence of this phenomenon in Africa which we call the drive to political and economic...