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Immigration, integration and terrorism: is there a clash of cultures?
Fischer, Justina AV - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
We test whether immigrants are more prone to support terror than natives because of lower opportunity costs, using the … irrelevant to terror support. As robustness test we relate individual attitude to real-life behavior: using country panels of … transnational terrorist attacks in OECD countries, we show that the population attitudes towards violence and terror determine the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008777376
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Diseguaglianza, conflitto sociale e sindacati in America
Lettieri, Antonio - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
A comparison of the 2007-08 crisis with that of 1929 showed its extreme gravity, but it also may have implied that the old harmful mistakes would not be repeated. After four years, the crisis has not been solved and it even threatens to worsen. Neo-conservative Republicans claim that this is...
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The Institutional Framework and Decision Making in Sudan
Mohamed, Issam A.W. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
The study here reviews the institutional structure of the Sudanese government. Truly, though it is stigmatized as totalitarian, the structure is phenotypically perfect. Ministry of Ministries council is supposed to cater for analyzing data concerning ministries performance, drawing strategic...
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La información y el rumor en zonas de conflicto
Fernando, Estrada - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
Information sources, creation of informant networks and labors of local intelligence have become very important goals in political power calculations of the paramilitary and insurgents. Phenomena of information and rumor can disclose central aspects to understand the direction of events yet to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008623464
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The effects of terrorist activities on foreign direct investment: nonlinear Evidence
Omay, Tolga; Takay Araz, Bahar; Ilalan, Deniz - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
In this study, we examine the relationship between foreign direct investment and terrorist incidents that took place in Turkey for the period from 1991:12 to 2003:12. This research contributes to the literature by checking for a possible non-linear relationship between terrorism and foreign...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009022006
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Demokratie , öffentliche Güter und Europa
Mavrozacharakis, Emmanouil - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2015
The rise of the extreme poles in the European political Spectrum, corresponds currently with a clear call for help by the site of simple People, combined with the desire for a serious confrontation with the tragic impasse reproduced by the extreme Problems of the everyday live . In this case,...
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The choice of domestic policies in a globalized economy: Extended Version
Fischer, Justina A.V. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
This paper describes the socio-economic adjustment effects exerted by globalization (taking as starting points competitive pressure, sectoral shifts, and financial market contagion) and discusses their relevance for domestic policy-making. I argue that these economic pressures and the resulting...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011259135
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A comparison of structural productivity levels in the major industrialised countries
Bourlès, Renaud; Cette, Gilbert - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2005
Hourly labour productivity levels in a number of European countries are thought to be very close to, or possibly even higher than the level ‘observed’ in the United States. At the same time, however, there are big differentials between hours worked and/or employment rates in these countries...
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Recent trends in the world economy: a case study of Africa
Rena, Ravinder - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
In 2006, world economic growth improved slightly to 3.8 per cent from 3.5 per cent in 2005. Globally, growth rates were highest in South-east Europe, Commonwealth of Independent States, and countries in East and South Asia. Similarly, African economies continued to sustain the growth momentum of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005260308
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Homo oeconomicus vs. homo academicus - provocări și dileme din perspectiva globalizării
Hălăngescu, Constantin I. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
Structured as an essay, this workpaper aims to present sui generis one point of view on the relationship between two models of the social-human typology in the context of globalization: homo oeconomicus and homo academicus. Being only a starting point for futher research into a tripartite...
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