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Environmental Technology Transfer in a FDI Regime A Developing Country Perspective
One, Author; Two, Author; Thirdone, U. - EconWPA - 2002
investment may come to a region or country where environment protection norms are less strict. Investors may be induced to … transient nature, the phasing out of such a pollution haven regime is typically dependent upon the active institutional … alternative production possibilities that help design prudent environmental policy regime. Also it searches for the right kind of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005408033
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Building Genuine Islamic Financial Institutions
Zaman, Asad - Pakistan Institute of Development Economics - 2014
Since the spirit of Islam is in stark and violent conflict with the spirit of Capitalism, the form taken by institutions designed to express this spirit must also be different. Capitalist financial institutions are designed to support the process of accumulation of wealth, which is at the heart...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011185798
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Capturing Willingness to Pay and Its Determinants for Improved Solid Waste Management
Mustafa, Usman; Ahmad, Iftikhar; Haq, Miraj ul - Pakistan Institute of Development Economics - 2014
determinants of HH’s WTP for improved environment through better SWM services; the binomial logit regression method was used …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011185799
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Far From Home: Do Foreign Investors Import Higher Standards of Governance in Transition Economies?
Hellman, Joel S.; Jones, Geraint; Kaufmann, Daniel - EconWPA - 2003
Based on the Business Environment and Enterprise Performance Survey (BEEPS) of firms in transition countries, which … of governance standards; ii) in misgoverned settings, FDI firms may magnify the problems of state capture and procurement …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005407674
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Governance and the Effectiveness of Foreign Capital
Qayyum, Unbreen; Siftain, Hasan - Pakistan Institute of Development Economics - 2014
This study empirically investigates the impact of foreign capital and governance on the economic growth by employing … country level data from 1984 to 2010 for Asian developing countries. Governance; foreign aid and FDI positively affect the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010765677
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Liquidity Benefits From Underpricing: Evidence from Initial Public Offerings Listed at Karachi Stock Exchange
Yar, Malik Muhammad Shehr; Javid, Attiya Yasmin - Pakistan Institute of Development Economics - 2014
This study empirically investigates the impact of foreign capital and governance on the economic growth by employing … country level data from 1984 to 2010 for Asian developing countries. Governance; foreign aid and FDI positively affect the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010765678