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Finanzstruktur und Wirtschaftswachstum - theoretische und empirische Aspekte
Hein, Eckhard - EconWPA - 2005
The bank-based financial systems of Germany and Japan were considered most conducive to growth in the 1980s. After the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005126439
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Transition in FSU and sub-Saharan countries: The role of institutions
Laurila, Juhani - EconWPA - 2002
This study compares transition processes in countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union (FSU) and sub-Saharan Africa. By widening the scope from most- to least-developed transition economies, the study establishes the importance of a strong state with evolved institutional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005076830
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Context Matters – Rethinking the Resource Curse in Sub-Saharan Africa
Basedau, Matthias - EconWPA - 2005
Natural resources in sub-Saharan Africa suffer from a bad reputation. Oil and diamonds, particularly, have been blamed for a number of Africa’s illnesses such as poverty, corruption, dictatorship and war. This paper outlines the different areas and transmission channels of how this so-called...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005125845
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Institutions and Agricultural Productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa
Fulginiti, Lilyan E.; Perrin, Richard K.; Yu, Bingxin - EconWPA - 2005
Agricultural productivity in 41 Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) countries from 1960 to 1999 is examined by estimating a semi-nonparametric Fourier production frontier. Over the four decades the estimated rate of productivity change was 0.83% per year, although the average rate from 1985-99 was a strong...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005407719
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Uncertainty, Trade, and Capital Flows in Sub-Saharan Africa
Cuddington, John T.; Liang, Hong; Lu, Shihua - EconWPA - 1996
In most African economies, both agricultural production and the terms- of-trade are highly uncertain. This paper re-examines the implications of such uncertainty for the optimal mix of production and trade under alternative assumptions about international capital flows. The ultimate objective is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005556608
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Gains and losses: the same or different choices? A “non-ideal” economics approach.
Harin, Alexander - EconWPA - 2005
application of the approach in relation to bank deposits, investments, business projects and international activities such as …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005124942
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Scientific Revolution. A Farewell to EconWPA.
Harin, Alexander - EconWPA - 2005
A revolution in economics. Is it possible? Is its concept a transition from ideal to real economics? The way to the transition may be a new aspect of uncertainty. Problems, which can be solved, research fields, which can be augmented or created, and fields of applications in practical economy...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005126070
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Bank exit legislation in US, EU and Japanese financial centres
Granlund, Peik - EconWPA - 2004
This paper analyses bank exit (ie reorganisation and liquidation) legislation in selected financial centres: New York …, London, Frankfurt, Helsinki and Tokyo. The focus is on bank exit legislation applicable to commercial banks. The legislation … is analysed from the perspective of bank stakeholders, ie bank creditors, depositors and bank shareholders. The analysis …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005134685
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Economic evaluation of bank exit regimes in US, EU and Japanese financial centres
Granlund, Peik - EconWPA - 2004
This paper evaluates bank exit regimes in selected financial centres using econometric methods. The focus is on bank … exit regimes applicable to commercial banks in New York, London, Frankfurt, Helsinki and Tokyo in 1998–2002. Bank exit … regimes are studied from the perspective of bank creditors and bank shareholders. In order to apply econometric methods, the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005134896
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EURO currency implications on the Czech financial institutions sector
Lhotak, Tomas - EconWPA - 2004
The purpose of this paper is to provide basic information on the structure of the Czech banking sector and once having done so, demonstrate main areas of changes in EU area with respect to the very same financial markets and banking industry. It is obvious that even Czech financial institutions...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005062712