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Regulating Utilities
World Bank - 2012
Regulating infrastructure utilities can be extremely complex and fraught with risks of political interference and capture by interest groups, especially in countries with little tradition of politically independent government agencies. To deal with these challenges, policymakers and regulators...
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The regulatory and supervisory framework for fixed income markets in Europe
Dumoulin, Hubert Grignon - 2004
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Integrity in mobile phone financial services : measures for mitigating risks from money laundering and terrorist financing
Chatain, Pierre-Laurent (contributor) - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010521381
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Bank privatization and performance : empirical evidence from Nigeria
Beck, Thorsten - 2005
"Beck, Cull, and Jerome assess the effect of privatization on performance in a panel of Nigerian banks for the period 1990--2001. They find evidence of performance improvement in nine banks that were privatized, which is remarkable given the inhospitable environment for true financial...
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Competitiveness and growth in Brazilian cities : local policies and actions for innovation
Zhang, Ming (contributor) - 2009
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Geography of growth : spatial economics and competitiveness
Nallari, Raj - 2012
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Clusters of competitiveness
Nallari, Raj - 2013
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Bank competition and financial stability
Berger, Allen N. - 2008
"Under the traditional "competition-fragility" view, more bank competition erodes market power, decreases profit … margins, and results in reduced franchise value that encourages bank risk taking. Under the alternative "competition … suggest that - consistent with the traditional "competition-fragility" view - banks with a greater degree of market power also …
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Annuity markets in Chile : competition, regulation - and myopia ?
Walker, Eduardo - 2006
"The author studies annuity rates in Chile and relates them with industry competition. He finds (1) that annuity … practice of cash rebates, increased competition by way of annuity rates, and raised the long-run elasticity to one. "--World …
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School meals, educational achievement, and school competition : evidence from a randomized evaluation
Kremer, Michael - 2005
"Vermeersch and Kremer examine the effects of subsidized school meals on school participation, educational achievement, and school finance in a developing country setting. They use data from a program that was implemented in 25 randomly chosen preschools in a pool of 50. Children's school...
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