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The political economy of water and sanitation in developing countries : cross-country evidence and a case study on Colombia
Krause, Matthias - 2007
Advances in human development are closely linked to increasing access to water and sanitation services in developing countries. The present study investigates the role of governance for mastering this challenge. The motivation for choosing this subject is the insight that the focus on...
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Four Essays on University Economics
Hein, Miriam - 2008
This dissertation is a collection of four research papers written during my doctoral studies at the University of Konstanz between October 2004 and November 2008. These papers are empirical studies dealing with different aspects in the field of university economics. The focus of the first two...
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Rural-to-Urban Migration in Developing Countries : The Applicability of the Harris Todaro Model with a Special Focus on the Chinese Economy
Bahns, Karin Margarethe - 2005
Die Arbeit untersucht die Anwendbarkeit des HarrisTodaro Modells für Land-Stadt-Migrations-Prozesse inEntwicklungsländern. Dabei geht es nicht nur um das Basismodel,sondern auch um die Modell-Erweiterungen, die internationalenHandel, einen städtischen informellen Sektor und die Aspekte...
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Konsequenzen des TRIPS-Übereinkommens für die Arzneimittelversorgung von Entwicklungsländern
Oppermann, Julia - 2008
Mit der Gründung der WTO am 1.1.1995 trat das TRIPS-Übereinkommen in Kraft. Es verpflichtet alle WTO Mitglieder zur Umsetzung von Rechten zum Schutze des geistigen Eigentums, welche dem Niveau industrialisierter Staaten nahezu entsprechen. Die Stärkung internationaler Immaterialgüterrechte...
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Evaluation of Consumption-Based Tax Reforms in Developing Countries : A Computable General Equilibrium Analysis for Thailand
Niyomthai, Pilanya - 2004
consumption-based taxes the Interest Adjusted Income and Profit Tax (IAIPT) which is also known as the so-called Allowance for … Corporate Equity (ACE) has been successfully implemented so far in the Republic Croatia from 1994-2000. The effects of a ACE tax … the Thai base case data of the year 2000 suggest that the tax reform generate moderate long-term efficiency gains. While …
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Development and Gender Inequality ; Development and Gender Inequality
Lamanna, Francesca - 2013
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The impact of taxes on optimal portfolio choice : an Australian study
Turvey, Phillip - 2011
the present value of tax liabilities are calculated, by using an after-tax risk-free discount rate, and incorporating any … new or reduced tax liabilities generated into its expected risk and return estimates. The asset allocation problem is … marginal tax rates, investment horizons, borrowing premiums, high or low inflation environments, and different starting cost …
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Industry Partnerships and Targeted Amnesties at Ingrained Evasion - A New Approach to an Old Tax Problem?
Sawyer, Adrian - 2006
run counter to one of the core concepts for tax administration in New Zealand – the protection of the integrity of the tax …
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Identifying Online Professional Poker Players: A Revealed and Stated Analysis Approach
Philander, Kahlil; Abarbanel, Brett LL - 2011
behavior between these two approaches, then this may indicate that the current tax policy institutions are failing and need …
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