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IMF and Economic Growth: The Effects of Programs, Loans, and Compliance with Conditionality

Dreher, Axel - EconWPA - 2004

endogeneity is accounted for. There is also evidence that compliance with conditionality mitigates this negative effect, while the …

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The Development and Implementation of IMF and World Bank Conditionality

Dreher, Axel - EconWPA - 2002

conditions seem to be influenced by contemporaneous World Bank activity. Moreover, the paper tries to explain compliance with … World Bank conditionality as well as interruptions of IMF programs in the recipient countries. Compliance with World Bank …. However, no other political factors seem to influence interruptions and compliance systematically. The paper describes the …

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Asymmetric Information and the Demand for Health Care - the Case of Double Moral Hazard

Schneider, Udo - EconWPA - 2004

by the patient’s compliance. A model of medical treatment is pre-sented in which both the actions of physician and …

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Migration and the Environment in the Galapagos:An analysis of economic and policy incentives driving migration, potential impacts from migration control, and potential policies to...

Kerr, Suzi; Cardenas, Susana; Hendy, Joanna - EconWPA - 2004

From 1974 through 1997 the Galapagos experienced very rapid population growth, around six per cent per year. Sustained at this level, the population would continue to double every 12 years. Increased population brings an increased risk of invasive introduced species, which endangers the fragile...

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Cost Sharing for Biodiversity Conservation: A Conceptual Framework

Aretino, Barbara; Holland, Paula; Matysek, Anna; … - EconWPA - 2001

„h Many resource users undertake actions that conserve biodiversity. If, however, there were public demand for more conservation than would be provided voluntarily by the private sector alone, there are two broad principles for determining who should bear the costs ¡X ¡¥impacter pays¡¦ or...

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Industries, land use and water quality in the Great Barrier Reef Catchment

Commission, Productivity - EconWPA - 2003

In August 2002, the Commission was asked to look at the economic and social importance of the different industries in the Great Barrier Reef and its catchment. The Commission also would evaluate the costs and benefits of actions to address declining water quality which currently threatens the...

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Potential Effects of Selected Taxation Provisions on the Environment

Douglas, Robert - EconWPA - 2003

To help explain some of the issues and examine the potential environmental impacts (positive and/or negative) of selected tax arrangements, the Productivity Commission sought advice from Robert Douglas, a specialist in the field. This consultant’s report makes a contribution to understanding...

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Coalition Strategies and Reduction of GHG Emissions

Patel, Vihang - EconWPA - 2005

The Flexible Mechanisms articulated in the Kyoto Protocol provide a robust framework for emission reduction issue in a manner that is not just economically efficient, but is also pro-growth for trade. In the presence of liquid or illiquid markets, to attain higher value from the emission...

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The Water Poverty Index: an International Comparison

Lawrence, Peter; Meigh, Jeremy; Sullivan, Caroline - EconWPA - 2002

obtained for 140 countries covering measures of resources, access, capacity, use and environment. …

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"Basic Principles of Sustainable Development"

Harris, Jonathan M. - EconWPA - 2001

This paper explores what a critical commentary on micro principles texts might look like, examining what is to be critiqued and how to do it.

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