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The role of economic policy in climate change adaptation

Konrad, Kai A.; Thum, Marcel - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014

This article assesses the role of the public sector in adaptation to climate change. We first offer a definition and categorization of climate change adaptation. We then consider the primary economic principles that can guide the assignment of adaptation tasks to either the private or the public...

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FDI and Long-term Economic Growth in Russia

TAGANOV, BORIS - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014

In this paper we consider relationship between foreign direct investment (as one of the mechanisms of technological development) and long-term economic growth. In the beginning we discuss the role of FDI in the increase of total factor productivity from the viewpoint of endogenous growth theory....

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Labour Migration and Human Capital in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan: Impact of Accession to the SES

Vinokurov, Evgeny; Pereboyev, Vladimir - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013

The oil-rich economies of Russia and Kazakhstan started growing in the 2000’s, and the consequence was a rapid rise of labour migration in the post-Soviet space. Within a decade labour migration became a highly visible phenomenon with significant economic and social consequences. It completely...

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An empirical study of factors affecting inflation in Republic of Tajikistan

Qurbanalieva, Nigina - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013

This paper investigates the core factors affecting the price level in republic of Tajikistan by using ‘auto regressive …

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Technical Efficiency and Optimal Farm Size in the Tajik's Cotton Sector

Tsimpo Nkengne, Clarence - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010

The main objective of this paper is to estimate the technical efficiency of cotton farms in Tajikistan using a … stochastic frontier production function, and to derive the optimal farm size. Currently, Tajikistan is reforming its cotton …

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Regional Cooperation in Central Asia: Viewpoint from Uzbekistan

Kakhkharov, Jakhongir - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007

the creation of new countries in Central Asia— Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan—with a … of cooperation between Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. The main research question of the report is “What are the main …; In the power sector between Uzbekistan and Tajikistan: - The governments have had self-sufficiency as a policy goal …

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Inflation Targeting As a Monetary Policy Rule: Experience and Prospects

Manai Daboussi, Olfa - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014

This paper examines the inflation targeting experience in developing countries. Based on panel data of 53 developing countries, of which 20 those have adopted inflation targeting policy by the end of 2007, the purpose is to show the effects of inflation targeting on macroeconomic performance in...

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Macroeconomic environment and remittances in post-independent Sub-Saharan Africa: Magnitudes, trends and stylised facts

Adenutsi, Deodat; Aziakpono, Meshach; Ocran, Matthew - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011

This paper examines macroeconomic performance and policy environment of post-independent sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) vis-à-vis remittance flows to the sub-region. The paper finds that SSA is the only developing region in the world that still depends on foreign aid as its leading external non-debt...

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Banks' Reserves' Restrictions and Economic Performance in Sudan (2007-2009)

Mohamed, Issam A.W. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010

The paper analyzes the impacts of Islamic and conventional Banks reserves' restrictions in Sudan. Comprehensively, those restrictions are necessary for health banks, performance and the viability of the macroeconomic performance in any country. The selected period of the analysis (2007-2009) is...

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The impact of foreign interest rate on the macroeconomic performance of Turkey

Eruygur, Aysegul - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2004

In this study, we examine the effects of a shock in foreign interest rate on the macroeconomic performance of Turkey. We use two different structural vector autoregression models (SVAR) and specify them differently for the pre and post 2001:6 period. Based on the results of the SVAR models we...

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