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Spatial dependence of regional unemployment in the European Union

Niebuhr, Annekatrin - 2002

spatial econometric methods. The results point to a significant spatial dependence among regional labour markets in Europe … suggest that different forms of spatial interaction with varying scope affect the evolution of regional unemployment in Europe. … Mobilität der Arbeitskräfte führen zu anhaltenden Unterschieden zwischen den regionalen Arbeitslosenquoten in Europa. Bisherige …

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Market Access and Regional Disparities: New Economic Geography in Europe

Niebuhr, Annekatrin - 2004

New Economic Geography (NEG) has reached a theoretical consolidation while related empirical tests are still scarce. The present paper aims at providing some evidence on the validity of forces emphasised by NEG. The analysis starts from the nominal wage equation derived from the Krugman...

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Baseline Determination at Government Discretion Multi-Project Baselines for the First Track of Joint Implementation?

Schmitz, Simon; Michaelowa, Axel - 2003

The „first track“ of Joint Implementation under the Kyoto Protocol gives host and investor countries total freedom in choosing a baseline for a project reducing or sequestering greenhouse gases. This is due to the fact that an overly generous granting of emission credits leads to a...

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Convergence criteria for participation in the flexible mechanisms of the Kyoto Protocol

Michaelowa, Axel; Dutschke, Michael; Stronzik, Marcus - 1999

The authors suggest a multi-layered system of three convergence criteria – similar to those used in the run-up to the European monetary union – that define the notion of „demonstrable progress“ towards reaching the emission commitments under the Kyoto Protocol. These are the existence of...

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Globalization and the competitiveness of regional blocks in comparative perspective

Fischer, Bernhard - 1998

enhance both integration into the regional and world markets. Prominent candidates for such policies are the build-up of … estimates by the World Bank (1994) about 60 billion US$ would have to be invested in infrastructure up to the year 2000 to …

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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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On the Integration of Carbon Capture and Storage into the International Climate Regime

Bode, Sven; Jung, Martina - 2004

As GHG emissions did not decline as anticipated early of the 1990ties Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) recently gained more and more attention as a climate change mitigation option. However, CO2 suppressed in geological reservoirs is likely to lead to future releases of the CO2 stored. This...

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Dollar-Euro Exchange Rate 1999-2004: Dollar and Euro as International Currencies

Shams, Rasul - 2005

international currency. In this paper, first we present a concise summary of the theory of world money. Then we apply the theory to …

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Principal-Agent-Probleme in internationalen Organisationen

Vaubel, Roland - 2003

Der Aufsatz zeigt anhand zahlreicher Beispiele und quantitativer Analysen, dass internationale Organisationen – mehr als alle anderen staatlichen Institutionen – ein extremes Kontrolldefizit aufweisen. Umfragen belegen, dass sie andere Interessen als die Bürger haben. Sie können diese...

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Kyoto-Protokoll, Wettbewerb und WTO-Handelssystem

Shin, Soonjae - 2003

Es wird häufig angenommen, dass nationale und grenzüberschreitende Klimapolitik, die aufgrund des Kyoto-Protokolls in den Industriestaaten eingeführt wird, durch die Einschränkung der Nutzung fossiler Energieträger ökonomische Kosten verursacht. Damit kann es zwischen den...

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