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The development and implementation of IMF and World Bank conditionality

Dreher, Axel - 2002

The paper presents a detailed description of IMF and World Bank conditionality and tries to explain changes in this … conditions seem to be influenced by contemporaneous World Bank activity. Moreover, the paper tries to explain compliance with … World Bank conditionality as well as interruptions of IMF programs in the recipient countries. Compliance with World Bank …

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Cross-section analysis of health spending with special regard to trends in Austria

Hofmarcher, Maria M. - 1999

During the 90s the increase in health spending which compared to the overall growth had taken place at a rather rapid pace experienced a worldwide slow-down. In relation to overall economic growth and the expansion of other countries' health care systems, Austria's system grew below average- a...

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The effects of competition and equal treatment laws on the gender wage differential

Weichselbaumer, Doris; Winter-Ebmer, Rudolf - 2003

This paper evaluates the impact of economic and legal variables on wage differentials between men and women. Since Becker (1957) economists have argued that competitive markets eliminate discrimination in the long run. On the other hand, practically all countries have enacted some sort of law...

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A hierarchical procedure for the combination of forecasts

Costantini, Mauro; Pappalardo, Carmine - 2009

This paper proposes a strategy to increase the efficiency of forecast combination. Given the availability of a wide range of forecasts for the same variable of interest, our goal is to apply combining methods to a restricted set of models. To this aim, a hierarchical procedure based on an...

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Sovereign credit ratings, emerging market risk and financial market volatility

Reisen, Helmut; von Maltzan, Julia - 1998

This study has investigated to which extent rating events influence sovereign bond yield spreads and overall financial market volatility. While rating agencies are part and parcel of today's financial markets, the study succeeds in tracing some independent effect that ratings exert on financial...

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Gender Discrimination and the International Division of Labour

Busse, Matthias; Spielmann, Christian - 2003

The paper empirically explores the international economic effects of gender discrimination, namely the linkages of gender inequality with comparative advantage (trade) and foreign direct investment flows. It discusses different forms and the extent of gender discrimination across countries and...

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The History of Sinks: An Analysis of Negotiating Positions in the Climate Regime

Jung, Martina - 2004

The issue of terrestrial carbon sinks, officially labelled as Land use, Land-use change and Forestry (LULUCF) has been one of the most contentious and difficult issues in the international climate change negotiations. This study analyses the negotiation process on sinks from the third Conference...

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Determinants of the Informal Economy: The Importance of Regional Factors

Krakowski, Michael - 2005

economy in world regressions. Regional regressions reveal that different aspects of governance dominate the relationship …

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Political Risk, Institutions and Foreign Direct Investment

Hefeker, Carsten; Busse, Matthias - 2005

The paper explores the linkages between political risk, institutions and foreign direct investment inflows. Using different econometric techniques for a data sample of 83 developing countries and the period 1984 to 2003, we identify those indicators that matter most for the activities of...

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Competition Policy Works: The Effect of Competition Policy on the Intensity of Competition - An International Cross-Country Comparison

Krakowski, Michael - 2005

, the intensity of local competition and the standard of living. Perception data from the World Economic Forum is used to …

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