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Bringing the Copenhagen Global Climate Change Negotiations to Conclusion
Whalley, John; Walsh, Sean - 2021
In this paper we discuss the global negotiations now underway and aimed at achieving new climate change mitigation and … ongoing global negotiations on climate change and further rounds will almost certainly follow. We highlight both the vast … the negotiations is between OECD countries on the one hand, and lower wage, large population, rapidly growing countries …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013316450
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Trade Imbalances and Multilateral Trade Cooperation
Marchetti, Juan A.; Ruta, Michele; Teh, Robert - 2021
activities — negotiations, rule-making and dispute settlement — to deal with trade imbalances and with the main factors leading …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013315818
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Information Transmission and Ownership Consolidation in Aid Programs
Dreher, Axel - 2013
This paper explores the role of information transmission in explaining donors' choice between project aid and budget support. Budget support increases the involvement of recipient governments in the decision-making process and can thus be an example of a “delegation-scheme.” Conversely,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013073609
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Information Transmission within Federal Fiscal Architectures : Theory and Evidence
Dreher, Axel - 2013
' consists of unverifiable information and the quality of communication depends on the conflict of interests between the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013075612
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Communications Technology and Terrorism
Mahmood, Rafat - 2020
By facilitating the flow of information in society, communications technology (CT; e.g., newspapers, radio, television, the internet) can help terrorists to (i) spread their message, (ii) recruit followers, and (iii) coordinate among group members. However, CT also facilitates monitoring and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012852045
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International Trade in Natural Resources : Practice and Policy
Ruta, Michele - 2013
Natural resources account for 20% of world trade, and dominate the exports of many countries. Policy is used to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013091204
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Bargaining with Two-Person-Groups - On the Insignificance of the Patient Partner
Kirchkamp, Oliver - 2013
Although many real bargaining situations involve more than two people, much of the theoretical and experimental research concentrates on the two player situation. We study the simplest possible extension: four people (two two-person groups) of different patience bargain with each other....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013085276
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Auctions vs. Negotiations : The Case of Favoritism
Gretschko, Vitali - 2013
We compare two commonly used mechanisms in procurement: auctions and negotiations. The execution of the procurement …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013089156
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Centralised Labour Market Negotiations
Müller, Julia - 2013
This paper contributes to the analysis of central vs. decentral (firm-level) labour market negotiations. We argue that … during negotiations on a central scale employers and employees plausibly take output market effects into account, while they … behave competitively during firm-level negotiations. Assuming that in both cases the labour market conflict is settled …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013072513
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Voice and Bargaining Power
Gersbach, Hans - 2006
We propose a formal concept of the power of voice in the context of a simple model where individuals form groups and trade in competitive markets. Individuals use outside options in two different ways. Actual outside options reflect the possibility to exit or to join other existing groups....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012780465