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Financial and Fiscal Instruments for Catastrophe Risk Management : Addressing Losses from Flood Hazards in Central Europe, Volume 2. Statistical Annex

World Bank - 2013

This report addresses the large flood exposures of Central Europe and proposes efficient financial and risk transfer mechanisms to mitigate fiscal losses from natural catastrophes.. The report is primarily addressed to the governments of the region which should build into their fiscal planning,...

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Export surges : the power of a competitive currency

Freund, Caroline L. - 2008

"How can countries stimulate and sustain strong export growth? To answer this question, the authors examine 92 episodes of export surges, defined as significant increases in manufacturing export growth that are sustained for at least seven years. They find that export surges in developing...

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Market access, supplier access, and Africa's manufactured exports : an analysis of the role of geography and institutions

Elbadawi, Ibrahim - 2006

"In a large cross-country sample of manufacturing establishments drawn from 188 cities, average exports per establishment are smaller for African firms than for businesses in other regions. The authors show that this is mainly because, on average, African firms face more adverse economic...

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Beyond tariffs and quotas : why don't African manufacturers export more?

Clarke, George R. G. - 2005

"There has been much concern about Africa's recent export performance. Even though tariff and non-tariff barriers to trade have been falling, Africa's share of world exports has declined and most African countries remain highly dependent on a narrow range of primary commodities for export...

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Export Dynamics and Productivity : Analysis of Mexican Manufacturing in the 1990s

World Bank - 2013

The report examines the export performance of Mexican enterprises in the 1990s, to determine whether the intended effects of trade liberalization, have indeed occurred. The depth, and extent of changes in outward orientation of firms are explored, as well as the characteristics of firms that...

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Main drivers of income inequality in Central European and Baltic countries : Some insights from recent household survey data

Zaidi, Salman - 2009

"Present levels of income inequality in Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, and …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394109

Cross-border purchases of health services : a case study on Austria and Hungary

Obermaier, Andreas J. - 2009

"This paper explores the structure of cross-border health purchasing between Austria and Hungary and determines the … in Hungary in three different ways. First, patients may receive benefits in the context of the European Community … Hungary to receive medical treatment, especially dental treatment, and then seek reimbursement from their Austrian insurance …

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Competition and performance in the Hungarian second pillar

Impavido, Gregorio - 2006

"The performance of the Hungarian second pillar since inception has been mixed. This is partly due to a less than satisfactory support for the 1997 pension reform, conservative fund portfolio distributions, the hybrid nature of the mandatory pension fund system, the segmented nature of the...

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The dynamics of foreign bank ownership : evidence from Hungary

Majnoni, Giovanni - 2003

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Privatization of the power and natural gas industries in Hungary and Kazakhstan

1999

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