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Fiscal Decentralization and Fiscal Policy: An Economic Analysis
Baskaran, Thushyanthan - 2009
Es ist noch immer nicht endgültig geklärt, wie fiskalische Dezentralisierung die Höhe und Struktur der öffentlichen Ausgaben beeinflusst. Diese Dissertation analysiert daher zwei zusammenhängende Fragen. Erstens werden die Auswirkungen der fiskalischen Dezentralisierung auf die...
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The Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence: Rewarding World-Class Practices
Chakravorty, Satya S.; Atwater, J. Bryan; Herbert, James I. - 2008
Established in 1988, the Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence recognises organisations in the USA, Mexico and Canada …
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Determinants of the Relations between Transitory Earnings and CEO Cash Compensation in the USA
Asthana, Sharad; Ye, Zhongxia Shelly - 2007
effect). This study has practical implications for regulators, corporations and investors, both in the USA and abroad. …
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A study of outsourcing of premedia services to India by US companies
Nayak, Rahul P. - 2009
Offshore outsourcing continues to gain prominence as the printing industrystrides into the future. With different segments of the industry looking at reducingcosts and, in exchange providing value-added services, more companies turntowards outsourcing services offshore as a solution. Although it...
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Politische Ökonomik der Staatsverschuldung : Erklärungsmodelle und ihre empirische Überprüfung
Weisser, Stephan - 2006
Die Staatsverschuldung vieler industrialisierter Länder hat seit Anfang der siebziger Jahre drastisch zugenommen. Zwar waren die meisten Länderhaushalte in der Zeit vom Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs bis in die frühen siebziger Jahre durch eine deutliche Abnahme der Staatsverschuldung...
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The impact of the 2007-09 credit crunch on the funding of public sector infrastructure in the UK
Bailey, Stephen J.; Asenova, Darinka - 2009
The 2007-09 credit crunch has not only created problems for the UK’s public finances in meeting the costs of bailing out commercial banks and dealing with recession but also for providing better public services. This paper analyses the causes of the credit crunch, government policies to...
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Responsible Sovereign Lending and Borrowing
Gulati, Mitu; Buchheit, Lee C. - 2010
There are three reasons for attempting to reach a common understanding of the responsibilities of sovereign borrowers and their lenders. First, the flow of capital to sovereign debtors is exceptionally important to the world economy. Industrialized countries rely on it to finance their budget...
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Essays on Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth
Christie, Tamoya A. L. - 2011
This dissertation comprises two essays. The first essay explores how the size of government, as measured by the level of spending, affects growth. Theoretical models suggest a nonlinear relationship; however, testing this hypothesis empirically in cross-country studies is complicated by the...
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Wirksame Begrenzung von Staatsverschuldung unter Ber?cksichtigung (polit-)?konomischer und ethischer Aspekte
Koch, Daniel Friedrich - 2011
In den letzten Jahrzehnten griff die Staatsverschuldung in den meisten westlichen Staaten um sich wie ein wucherndes Krebsgeschw?r. Die Ereignisse im Zuge der Euro-Krise haben ein Schlaglicht auf die Gefahren dieser Entwicklung geworfen. Diese Arbeit untersucht die Frage, wie sich...
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The Corporate Choice between Public Debt, Bank Loans, Traditional Private Debt Placements, and 144A Debt Issues
Arena, Matteo - 2010
debt have significantly lower credit quality and higher information asymmetry than firms that issue traditional non-bank … private debt. Further, the study shows that traditional private placements, rather than bank loans, are the favorite private … quality make extensive use of bank loans and poor credit quality firms preferentially issue 144A debt. …
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