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Institutions, trade and development : a quantitative analysis
Beverelli, Cosimo; Keck, Alexander; Larch, Mario; … - 2018
We propose and apply methods to quantify the impact of national institutions on international trade and development. We … are able to identify the direct impact of country-specific institutions on international trade within the structural … gravity framework. Our approach naturally addresses the prominent issue of endogenous institutions. The empirical analysis …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011800710
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Government decentralization as a disincentive for transnational terror? : an empirical analysis
Dreher, Axel; Fischer, Justina A. V. - 2009
Using panel data for a maximum of 109 countries over the years 1976-2000, we empirically analyze the impact of decentralization on the occurrence of transnational terror. Our results show that expenditure decentralization reduces the number of transnational terror events in a country, while...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003857142
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Information transmission and ownership consolidation in aid programs
Dreher, Axel; Marchesi, Silvia - 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, project...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010199746
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Delayed participation of developing countries to climate agreements : should action in the EU and US be postponed?
Bosetti, Valentina (contributor); Carraro, Carlo (contributor) - 2008
This paper analyses the cost implications for climate policy in developed countries if developing countries are unwilling to adopt measures to reduce their own GHG emissions. First, we assume that a 450 CO2 (550 CO2e) ppmv stabilisation target is to be achieved and that Non Annex1 (NA1)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003779483
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Modeling Biased Technical Change; Implications for Climate Policy
Carraro, Carlo - 2012
Climate-economy models aiming at quantifying the costs and effects of climate change impacts and policies have become important tools for climate policy decision-making. Although there are several important dimensions along which models differ, this paper focuses on a key component of climate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013116594
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Delayed Participation of Developing Countries to Climate Agreements : Should Action in the EU and US be Postponed?
Bosetti, Valentina; Carraro, Carlo; Tavoni, Massimo - 2012
This paper analyses the cost implications for climate policy in developed countries if developing countries are unwilling to adopt measures to reduce their own GHG emissions. First, we assume that a 450 CO2 (550 CO2e) ppmv stabilisation target is to be achieved and that Non Annex1 (NA1)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014214800
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Parallel Climate Blocs : Incentives to Cooperation in International Climate Negotiations
Carraro, Carlo; Buchner, Barbara K. - 2012
There are increasing signals that countries that negotiate on GHG emission control are unlikely to sign and ratify a single climate protocol, even though almost all countries have subscribed the UNFCCC convention that sets the framework of international climate cooperation. In addition to the US...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014054244
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The effect of migration on terror : made at home or imported from abroad?
Dreher, Axel; Gassebner, Martin; Schaudt, Paul - 2017
We investigate whether the stock of foreigners residing in a country leads to a larger number of terrorist attacks on that country. Our instrument for the stock of foreigners relies on the interaction of two sets of variables. Variation across host-origin-dyads results from structural...
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Is favoritism a threat to Chinese aid effectiveness? : A subnational analysis of Chinese development projects
Dreher, Axel; Fuchs, Andreas; Hodler, Roland; Parks, Bradley - 2019
Chinese aid comes with few strings attached, allowing recipient country leaders to use it for domestic political purposes. The vulnerability of Chinese aid to political capture has prompted speculation that it may be economically ineffective, or even harmful. We test these claims by estimating...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012033099
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The devil is in the shadow :do institutions affect income and productivity or only official income and official productivity?
Dreher, Axel (contributor);  … - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003624047