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Effects of international climate policy for India: Evidence from a national and global CGE model

Weitzel, Matthias; Ghosh, Joydeep; Peterson, Sonja; … - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2012

In order to reach the two degree target it is necessary to control CO2 emissions also in fast growing emerging economies such as India. The question is how the Indian economy would be affected by e.g. including the country into an international climate regime. Existing analyses with either a...

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Economic Reforms, Foreign Direct Investment and its Economic Effects in India

Chakraborty, Chandana; Nunnenkamp, Peter - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2006

Foreign direct investment (FDI) has boomed in post-reform India. Moreover, the composition and type of FDI has changed considerably since India has opened up to world markets. This has fuelled high expectations that FDI may serve as a catalyst to higher economic growth. We assess the growth...

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Global Governance: Old and New Issues

Hufbauer, Gary Clyde - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2008

This paper opens with a short recollection of the Kiel Week Conference of 2002, recorded in a volume edited by Horst Siebert, titled Global Governance: An Architecture for the World Economy. Assess-ments and forecasts made at that time are scored against subsequent developments. Security...

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Long-Run Determinants of Immigration to Germany 1974-1999: A Ricardian Framework

Foders, Federico - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2003

This paper examines the long-run determinants of immigration to Germany using a modified version of the Ricardo model. After a brief overview of labour flows to Germany and the related empirical literature, a Ricardian model of migration is estimated using static panel data methods. The results...

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The impact of corruption on apprehension level of immigrants: A study of the United States immigration

Buzurukov, Bilol; Lee, Byeong Wan - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2014

This paper demonstrates the effect of country level corruption on illicit behavior of individuals in a foreign country. The empirical research investigates the probability of individuals being apprehended overseas due to the influence of corrupt environment in their home countries. Using...

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The Social Costs of Health-related Early Retirement in Germany: Evidence from the German Socio-economic Panel

Hostenkamp, Gisela; Stolpe, Michael - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2008

This study investigates the role of stratification of health and income in the social cost of health-related early retirement, as evidenced in the German Socio-economic Panel (GSOEP). We interpret early retirement as a mechanism to limit work-related declines in health that allows poorer and...

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Benchmarking the Future: A Dynamic, Multi-Regional, Multi-Sectoral Trade Model for the Analysis of Climate Policies

Klepper, Gernot; Springer, Katrin - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2000

For analyzing the impact of climate change and of international climate policies on the international division of labor and on regional welfare the use of a disaggregated multiÂ–sectoral, multiÂ–regional dynamic computable general equilibrium model is appropriate. This paper discusses the...

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Multi-model analyses of the economic and energy implications for China and India in a post-Kyoto climate regime

Johansson, Daniel J.A.; Lucas, Paul L.; Weitzel, Matthias; … - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2012

systems development in China and India. The analysis uses a framework that harmonizes baseline developments and soft … convergence of per capita CO2 emissions with emissions trading. Economic and energy implications for China and India vary across … nuclear energy. Concerning economic impacts China bears in general a higher cost than India, as China benefits less from …

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