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

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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

Manufacturers and retailers in the global economy

Raff, Horst; Schmitt, Nicolas - 2011

We develop a general-equilibrium model to capture key features of the retailing and of the manufacturing industry in order to understand how these two industries interact and how labor is allocated between them. We show that the observed shift in employment from manufacturing to retailing, the...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009160798

Tax rate and tax base competition for foreign direct investment

Egger, Peter; Raff, Horst - 2011

This paper argues that the large reduction in corporate tax rates and only gradual widening of tax bases in many countries over the last decades are consistent with tougher international competition for foreign direct investment (FDI). To make this point we develop a model in which governments...

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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...

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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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Exploring the politics of poverty reduction : how are the poorest represented?

Hickey, Sam (ed.); Bracking, Sarah (ed.) - 2005

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