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The Economics of Climate Change and Science of Global Warming Debate:African Perspectives
Nwaobi, Godwin - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
As at today, it is an indisputable fact that the climate is changing and there is a scientific consensus that the world is becoming a warmer place principally attributable to human activities. Regrettably, the physical impacts of future climate change on humans and the environment will include...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011259199
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Sources of Growth in Post-Conflict Burundi: From Destruction to Production
Nganou, Jean-Pascal; Kebede, Ephraim - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
Burundi, a small fragile economy, went through sporadic civil war since its independence in 1962 during which rampant insecurity had adverse impact on the country’s social and economic development. While Burundi is agriculturally rich, high rate of growth of rural population places...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011260833
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What determines trust in international organizations? An empirical analysis for the IMF, the World Bank, and the WTO
Hessami, Zohal - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
So far no existing study has analyzed what determines people’s trust in the IMF, the World Bank, and the WTO even though – in the absence of democratic accountability – this is one of the few ways to assess the legitimacy of these institutions. This study is intended to fill this gap in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009359939
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The Application of the Multi-Level Investment Flows Monitoring Model (MIF-Model) on china and ASEAN
Ruiz estrada, M.A. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
time and space. However, the application of the MIF-model is based on the analysis of investment flows behavior in China …
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Agency Conflicts, Expropriation and Firm Value: Evidence from Securities-Market Regulation in China
Henk, Berkman; Rebel, Cole; Fu, Lawrence - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2005
In this study, we examine the wealth effects of regulatory changes intended to improve corporate governance by protecting minority shareholders from expropriation by controlling shareholders. Using data from publicly traded Chinese firms, we find that these new regulations significantly...
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Research Clusters and Technology Diffusion
Deng, Paul - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
domestic technology diffusion. I identify four de facto research centers in China and investigate whether the effect of R …
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Productivity in China's high technology industry: Regional heterogeneity and R&D
Zhang, Rui; Sun, Kai; Delgado, Michael; Kumbhakar, Subal - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
This paper analyzes the impact of Research and Development (R&D) on the productivity of China's high technology … differences across three major regions in China, we use a novel semiparametric approach that allows us to model heterogeneities …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009216349
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Looking East, looking West: Penang as a knowledge hub
Gerke, Solvay; Evers, Hans-Dieter - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
Penang has always been a focal point, absorbing knowledge (and popular culture) from civilizations to the East and West. In modern Penang the pattern of cultural contacts has changed over time. Research institutes and universities in Penang cooperate with foreign partners to produce research...
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WTO Accession and Performance of Chinese Manufacturing Firms
Brandt, Loren; Van Biesebroeck, Johannes; Wang, Luhang; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012
China’s policy-makers argued that WTO accession and the accompanying trade liberalization would have a beneficial … impact on the domestic economy. China’s import tariffs differed tremendously across industry in the earlier years, but …
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Understanding the South China Sea: An Explorative Cultural Analysis
Evers, Hans-Dieter - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
Evers, Hans-Dieter. 2014. "Understanding the South China Sea: An Explorative Cultural Analysis." International Journal … of Asia Pacific Studies 10(1):80-95. The South China Sea has attracted considerable attention among politicians … found in different cultures. The South China Sea is defined as "Mediterranean." By comparing it to other maritime spaces …
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