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Need, merit, and politics in multilateral aid allocation : a district-level analysis of World Bank projects in India
Nunnenkamp, Peter; Öhler, Hannes; Sosa Andrés, Maximiliano - 2012
empirical research on aid allocation by employing Poisson estimations on the determinants of the World Bank’s choice of project … locations at the district level in India. The evidence of needs-based location choices is very weak, even though World Bank … or district level. However, the World Bank prefers districts where foreign direct investors may benefit from projects …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009570504
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Distribution matters : taxes vs. emissions trading in post Kyoto climate regimes
Peterson, Sonja (contributor); Klepper, Gernot (contributor) - 2007
The policy instruments for emissions reductions will be an integral part of a Post Kyoto Climate Regime. In this paper we compare a harmonized international carbon tax to a cap and trade system with different allocation rules for the emission caps. The caps are based either on the requirement...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003550445
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Sectoral aid priorities : are donors really doing their best to achieve the millennium development goals?
Thiele, Rainer - 2006
We analyze the aid portfolio of various bilateral and multilateral donors, testing whether they have prioritised aid in line with the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). In doing so, we combine sectorally disaggregated aid data with indicators reflecting the situation of recipient countries...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003247640
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Does aid for education educate children? : Evidence from panel data
Dreher, Axel (contributor); Nunnenkamp, Peter (contributor);  … - 2006
This paper empirically analyzes the impact of aid on education for about 100 countries over the period 1970-2005. We estimate a system of equations to test whether and to what extent the impact of sector-specific aid on educational attainment depends on (i) the extent to which aid adds to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003360599
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Corona politics : the cost of mismanaging pandemics
Herrera, Helios; Konradt, Maximilian; Ordoñez, Guillermo; … - 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic is a major test for governments around the world. We study the political consequences of (mis …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012269818
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The need for local governance of global commons : the example of blue carbon ecosystems
Merk, Christine; Grunau, Jonas; Riekhof, Marie-Catherine; … - 2021
To limit global warming to 1.5°C, vast amounts of CO2 will have to be removed from the atmosphere via Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR). Enhancing the CO2 sequestration of ecosystems will require not just one approach but a portfolio of CDR options, including so-called nature-based approaches...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012671204
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Greenfield FDI, cross-border M&As and government size
Ashraf, Ayesha; Herzer, Dierk; Nunnenkamp, Peter - 2016
This study examines the effects of greenfield FDI and cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&As) on government size in host countries of FDI. Using panel data for up to 130 countries for the period from 2003-2011, the study specifically tests the compensation hypothesis, suggesting that by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011571846
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The need for local governance of global commons : the example of blue carbon ecosystems
Merk, Christine; Grunau, Jonas; Riekhof, Marie-Catherine; … - 2021 - This draft: August 2022
To limit global warming to 1.5°C, vast amounts of CO2 will have to be removed from the atmosphere via Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR). Enhancing the CO2 sequestration of ecosystems will require not just one approach but a portfolio of CDR options, including so‐called nature‐based approaches...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013362396