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Internalizing Global Externalities from Biodiversity ; Protected Areas and Multilateral Mechanisms of Transfer

Deke, Oliver - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2004

Biodiversity can sometimes only be preserved if natural habitats are excluded from human uses. Such protection measures generate positive externalities at the global scale. This holds especially for protection in developing countries that host great parts of global biodiversity. For...

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Conserving Biodiversity by Commercialization? A Model Framework for a Market for Genetic Resources

Deke, Oliver - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2001

Since naturally occurring genetic information serves as a valuable input for biotechnological R&D, the private provision of genetic resources could generate income for the protection of biodiversity-rich areas. However, there has been a controversy over whether these potential revenues are...

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Organic Certification, Agro-Ecological Practices and Return on Investment: Farm Level Evidence from Ghana

Kleemann, Linda; Abdulai, Awudu - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2012

The recent empirical literature on economic sustainability of certified export crops shows that certification standards that enhance yields are important for improving farm revenues and farmer welfare. However, limited evidence exists on the impact of organic certification on the adoption of...

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Is Organic Farming Worth its Investment? The Adoption and Impact of Certified Pineapple Farming in Ghana

Kleemann, Linda; Abdulai, Awudu; Buss, Mareike - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2013

Global food markets demand the adoption of food standards by small-scale farmers in developing countries when they enter international markets. While a conventional certification with GlobalGAP can be a market entry condition for conventional food, especially for horticultural products, organic...

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Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security in Africa: An Overview

Kleemann, Linda - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2012

The development of the agricultural sector and the improvement of the food security situation are seen as essential components to sustainable development in Africa. However, continuing population growth, impacts of climate change and environmental degradation add to an unprecedented combination...

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Energy Savings via FDI? Empirical Evidence from Developing Countries

Hübler, Michael; Keller, Andreas - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2008

In this paper we examine the influence of foreign direct investment inflows on energy intensities of developing countries empirically. We first show that a simple OLS estimation, as it is found in the literature, suggests energy intensity reductions from FDI inflows, which is consistent with the...

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Financing National Protected Area Networks Internationally ; The Global Environment Facility as a Multilateral Mechanism of Transfer

Deke, Oliver - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2004

Nationally implemented protected area measures for biodiversity conservation generate cross-border externalities. For internalizing these externalities at the international level, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) has been established as a multilateral mechanism of transfer. This paper...

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Fiscal targeting rules and economic stability under distortionary taxation

Reicher, Claire - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2014

can result in instability, while a debt-level targeting rule, irrespective of GDP, can result in stability. A primary … deficit target may result in instability for the debt but stability for output, while a total deficit target can result in … stability for both debt and output. A fiscal reaction function similar to those found in the macro literature may result in …

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Welfare against growth gains in post-transition countries: What are the consequences for stability?

Lissowska, Maria - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2012

This paper discusses the underpinnings of the financial crisis of the last decade. It explores the endogenous reasons of this crisis, and in particular a possible link between delayed and unequal growth of household incomes in post-transition countries on one hand and the instability of their...

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Money Demand Stability and Inflation: Prediction in the Four Largest EMU Countries

Neaves, Abelardo Salazar; Hossfeld, Oliver; Hagen, Jan; … - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2008

In this paper we analyze the money demand functions of the four largest EMU countries and of the four-country (EMU-4) aggregate. We identify reasonable and stable money demand relationships for Germany, France and Spain as well as the EMU-4 aggregate. For the case of Italy, results are less...

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