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Klepper, Gernot (contributor); Peterson, Sonja (contributor) - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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Felbermayr, Gabriel; Larch, Mario; Lechthaler, Wolfgang - 2009

We introduce search and matching unemployment into a model of trade with differentiated goods and heterogeneous firms. Countries may differ with respect to size, geographical location, and labor market institutions. Contrary to the literature, our single-sector perspective pays special attention...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003872021

Unemployment in an interdependent world

Felbermayr, Gabriel; Larch, Mario; Lechthaler, Wolfgang - 2012

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DART97 : a description of the multi-regional, multi-sectoral trade model for the analysis of climate policies

Klepper, Gernot (contributor); Peterson, Sonja (contributor) - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001749100

Multinational firms and heterogeneous labor

Larch, Mario (contributor); Lechthaler, Wolfgang (contributor) - 2008

In the presence of increasing specialization of workers it becomes more and more difficult for firms to find the most suitable workers. In such an environment a multinational corporation has an advantage because it can exchange workers between plants in different countries. In this way it can...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003757817

Fair, optimal or detrimental? : Environmental vs. strategic use of border carbon adjustment

Weitzel, Matthias; Hübler, Michael; Peterson, Sonja - 2012

We carry out a detailed sensitivity analysis of border carbon adjustment (rates) by applying a global Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) GTAP7-based model. We find different incentives for the regions in the climate coalition to raise carbon-based border tax rates (BTAX) above the standard...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009624457

Are stricter investment rules contagious? : host country competition for foreign direct investment through international agreements

Neumayer, Eric; Nunnenkamp, Peter; Roy, Martin - 2014

We argue that the trend toward international investment agreements (IIAs) with stricter investment rules is driven by competitive diffusion, namely defensive moves of developing countries concerned about foreign direct investment (FDI) diversion in favor of competing host countries. Accounting...

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Shooting the messenger of good news : a critical look at the World Bank's success story of effective aid

Nunnenkamp, Peter - 2002

In a report presented at the UN Conference on Financing for Development in March 2002, the World Bank claims that the … policies. However, the World Bank's success story rests on an extremely weak foundation: First, the institution's contribution … the distribution of World Bank financing. Second, the picture portrayed in the report takes a bad turn if only two …

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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...

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The contribution of economics to the analysis of climate change and uncertainty : a survey of approaches and findings

Peterson, Sonja (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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