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Ottoman conquests and European ecclesiastical pluralism
Iyigun, Murat (contributor) - 2006
military conquests in Europe significantly reduced intra-European feuds. -- cooperation ; conflict ; religion ; institutions …This paper emphasizes that the evolution of religious institutions in Europe was influenced by the expansionary threat … rivals of a different affiliation. The overall patterns of conflict in continental Europe as well as those between the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003278952
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Coronavirus-lockdowns, secondary effects and sustainable exit-strategies for Sub-Saharan Africa
Frempong, Raymond Boadi; Stadelmann, David; Wild, Frederik - 2020
citizens in Sub-Saharan Africa have limited economic resources compared to more developed economies, and (3) weak institutions …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012242006
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Neo-humanism and COVID-19: opportunities for a socially and environmentally sustainable world
Sarracino, Francesco; O'Connor, Kelsey J. - 2021
A series of crises, culminating with COVID-19, shows that going "Beyond GDP" is urgently necessary. Social and environmental degradation are consequences of emphasizing GDP as a measure of progress. This degradation created the conditions for the COVID-19 pandemic and limited the efficacy of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012803715
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Explaining happiness trends in Europe
Easterlin, Richard A.; O'Connor, Kelsey J. - 2023
's happiness be increased? On this, there is a conflict between a number of policy alternatives - promote economic growth, increase …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013502264
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Inclusive and Sustainable Industrialization in the Future Global Development Agenda
Kim, Jim Yong - 2015
Remarks delivered by Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group discuss the critical role of inclusive and sustainable industrialization in the future global development agenda, including to end extreme poverty by 2030. He speaks about working with UNIDO and the government of Ethiopia to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012644689
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On the Sustainable Development Goals and the Role of Islamic Finance
Ahmed, Habib - 2015
achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. The paper examines the role of Islamic financial institutions, capital markets …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012246142
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Cross-border patenting, globalization, and development
LaBelle, Jesse; Martínez-Zarzoso, Inmaculada; … - 2023
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014456892
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Alternative paths toward a low carbon world
Bosetti, Valentina; Carraro, Carlo; Tavoni, Massimo - 2010
This paper analyzes the economic and investment implications of a series of climate mitigation scenarios, characterized by different levels of ambition in terms of long term stabilization goals and the transition to attain them. In particular, the implications of fairly ambitious scenarios are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008729164
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The EU anchor thesis: transition from socialism, the institutional vacuum and membership in the European Union
Campos, Nauro - 2021
Eastern European and Former Soviet Union countries diverged massively. Institutions are a main reason. The EU anchor thesis …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012792626
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The household budget survey in Western Europe, 1795-1965
Gazeley, Ian; Holmes, Rose; Newell, Andrew - 2018
We trace the development of the household expenditure survey from its conception during the Napoleonic Wars until the 1960s. We have compiled the first historical bibliography of household budget surveys in Western Europe and, using the surveys themselves as source material, have traced the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011820809