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The 1998 Third Annual Survey of Risk Management Practices of Unit Trusts in Singapore

LOS, CORNELIS A. - EconWPA - 2004

Liberalization of Singapore's financial sector causes its fund management industry to expand rapidly. As of December 1, 1998 there were 191 unit trusts to choose from. Eventually, Singapore, like the USA and Hong Kong, will have more unit trusts than stocks listed on its exchange. Many...

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Corporate Governance as an instrument of change state owned Corporate Governance as an instrument of change state owned companies: The case of the Hellenic Telecommunications Organ...

Spanos, Loukas; Papoulias, Demetrios - EconWPA - 2005

’s case within the international debate regarding the privatization of state-owned companies and the importance of CG … mechanisms as instruments of change. It is argued that the privatization of state-owned companies, when is accompanied with …

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Privatization, Corporate Control and Regulatory Reform: The case of Telefonica

Bel, Germa; Trillas, Francesc - EconWPA - 2004

investigates the case of a large privatized firm subject to many policy constraints. The last steps of Telefonica's privatization … documented phenomenon both in this study and in the cross-country literature on privatization; e.g. political ends in … privatization, influence in appointments, golden shares) as the most visible part of such collusion. Liberalization and multi …

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Sviluppo e riforme in Cile: apertura commerciale, fondi pensione e privatizzazione dei servizi/REFORMS AND DEVELOPMENT IN CHILE: Macro considerations on Int'l Trade, Pension Funds...

Panizza, Andrea de - EconWPA - 2003

This paper examines the growth pattern followed by the Chilean economy with reference to the macroeconomic reforms undertaken during the Pinochet regime, which were largely maintained by successive democratic administrations and partially reproduced by neighbouring countries. The focus is on the...

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Japanese Public Support For Official Development Assistance

Gagen, M. J. - EconWPA - 2003

Public opinion surveys conducted since 1977 in Japan are usually interpreted as showing decreasing support among the Japanese population for Official Development Assistance (ODA), and possibly, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Cabinet Office of Japan have justified recent cuts in ODA...

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Governance Matters III: Governance Indicators for 1996-2002

Kaufmann, Daniel; Kraay, Aart; Mastruzzi, Massimo - EconWPA - 2003

This paper presents estimates of six dimensions of governance covering 199 countries and territories for four time periods: 1996, 1998, 2000, and 2002. These indicators are based on several hundred individual variables measuring perceptions of governance, drawn from 25 separate data sources...

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Consumers Sentiment and Cognitive Macroeconometrics Paradoxes and Explanations

Bovi, Maurizio - EconWPA - 2005

Using data from the Business Surveys Unit of the European Commission, this paper examines how, and how accurately, people assess economic systems. As expected, respondents demonstrate to know their own situation better than the system wide one, and the past better than the future. Also,...

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Economia sintetica

Vildosola, Luis - EconWPA - 1998

Theoretical study identifying one modality with conditions necesary for the financial stabilization of an inherently unstable system; and 5040 other unstable dynamic modes. It draws on knowledge made available by the academic field of Control Engineering.

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Measuring Governance, Corruption and State Capture: How Firms and Bureaucrats Shape the Business Environment in Transition Economies

Hellman, Joel S.; Jones, Geraint; Kaufmann, Daniel; … - EconWPA - 2003

Recent studies have focussed on the characteristics and policies of the state to explain the extent and causes of corruption, with little attention paid to the role played by firms. Consequently, the links between corporate governance and national governance have been unexplored. This paper...

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Corruption, Governance and Security: Challenges for the Rich Countries and the World

Kaufmann, Daniel - EconWPA - 2004

Traditionally, national governance and corruption challenges have been seen as: i) particularly daunting in the poorer countries, with the richer world viewed as exemplary; ii) anchored within a legalistic framework and focused on formal institutions, iii) a challenge within public sectors, and,...

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