This document describes the construction of a database of corporate bonds issued by firms in Argentina between 1989 and 2005. The database draws on two main sources, the Bolsa de Comercio de Buenos Aires and the Comisión Nacional de Valores, while some additional information comes from the...

Die maßgeblich von Walter Eucken geprägte Denkschule des 'Ordoliberalismus' will die Wirtschaft durch eine Verfassung ordnen. Der Staat soll die Spielregeln des Marktes gestalten, dann aber nicht weiter in die wettbewerblichen Spielzüge der Wirtschaftsakteure eingreifen. Der maßgeblich von...

Properly managed sanitation systems and improved wastewater treatment are important for safeguarding environment and enhancing sustainable livelihoods in vast areas of South and Southeast Asian countries. Recovering nutrients and energy from organic waste and wastewater is an effective option...

This paper has the purpose to offer an institutional and policy framework for the analysis of bio economy implications of sustainable development of nature's ecosystems. It begins reviewing the elements of bio economics to focus on the research trends methods to support the basic bio-economy...

Investment in ICT infrastructure development is crucial to international trade through its provision of reliable interconnectedness via communication. This can be augmented via institutional intervention, which addresses opportunistic or rent-seeking behaviours of ICT infrastructure providers...

There exists a huge amount of literature with regard to the new openness of firms or universities to trigger innovations. Among others the Triple-Helix approach conceptualizes the role of the state to fulfill the demand of social welfare. The state, universities and private companies together...

This study uses a systematic review in examining the factors that may have a negative impact on social enterprises in Indonesia within an institutional framework. An institutional framework was used in this study to update existing studies. Moreover, this study is also intended to explore the...

In this paper we develop an index of the governmental support for PPP - a 'PPP Governmental Support Index' - which aims to measure the extent to which national governments provide an institutional framework that is either conducive or preventive for the introduction and diffusion of PPPs within...

This study investigates performance reward preferences of employees in Germany and the USA. The investigation uses the following three constructs: The Institutional Framework and its formal and informal implications for incentive compensation, Diminishing Marginal Utility of individuals related...

Bei der Auslagerung staatlicher Tätigkeiten auf private Partner kommt es für den Bereich personalintensiver Dienstleistungen durch die anfallende deutsche Umsatzsteuer zu einer zusätzlichen Kostenbelastung, die die Hoheitsträger bisher oft von Outsourcing abhält. Für den Bereich der...