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Türkei: Stärkung der außenwirtschaftlichen Flanke erforderlich
Schultz, Siegfried - In: DIW Wochenbericht 69 (2002) 5, pp. 81-86
Vor gut zwei Jahren hat die Türkei ein Stabilisierungsprogramm aufgelegt, das vor allem eine Senkung der sehr hohen Inflation zum Ziel hatte; vom Internationalen Währungsfonds (IWF) wurde es durch ein Beistandsabkommen finanziell unterstützt. Wegen erheblicher Probleme bei der Umsetzung des...
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A no-arbitrage analysis of macroeconomic determinants of term structures and the exchange rate
Chabi-Yo, Fousseni; Yang, Jun - 2007
We study the joint dynamics of macroeconomic variables, bond yields, and the exchange rate in an empirical two-country New-Keynesian model complemented with a no-arbitrage term structure model. With Canadian and US data, we are able to study the impact of macroeconomic shocks from both countries...
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Donor’s double talk undermines African agency: Comparative study of civic agency in Burkina Faso and Togo
Kohnert, Dirk - 2015
democratic revolutions in autocratic regimes. The differing outcome of 'democratic revolutions' in Togo and Burkina Faso – both … comparative au Burkina Faso et au Togo : En dépit d'une longue controverse à propos de l' efficacité de l'aide en général et de l … résultats des «révolutions démocratiques» au Togo et au Burkina Faso – les deux «chouchous des bailleurs» ces dernières …
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Extension of mandatory health insurance to informal sector workers in Togo
Djahini-Afawoubo, Dosse Mawussi; Atake, Esso-Hanam - In: Health Economics Review 8 (2018) 22, pp. 1-13
Background: About 90.4% of Togolese workers operate in the informal sector and account for between 20 and 30% of Togo …
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Benin's stealthy democracide: How Africa's model democracy kills itself bit by bit
Kohnert, Dirk; Preuss, Hans-Joachim - 2019
A 'democratic recession' is to be observed, which is not restricted to Sub-Sahara Africa but spreads worldwide since the beginning of the 21st century. Instead of concentrating on the outward appearance of a democratic form of government, greater attention should be paid to good governance and...
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Teacher shortages, teacher contracts and their impact on education in Africa
Bourdon, Jean; Frölich, Markus; Michaelowa, Katharina - 2007
the quantile treatment effects for Niger, Togo and Mali, based on very informative data, comparable across these countries …, somewhat mixed in Togo (with positive effects in 2nd and negative effects in 5th grade) and negative in Niger. This ordering is … contract teacher programme in the three countries. In Mali and, to some extent, in Togo, the contract teacher system works more …
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Aid and the real exchange rate: Dutch disease effects in African countries
Adenauer, Isabell; Vagassky, Laurence - In: Intereconomics 33 (1998) 4, pp. 177-185
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On the impact of the occult on state legitimacy and democratization aid in Africa
Kohnert, Dirk - In: Sociologus 47 (2020) 1, pp. 24-50
The impact of occult belief on legitimacy of the state and on aid for democratization in Africa: Among politicians and development experts in Africa alike there is a growing awareness of the never decreasing importance of the belief in magic and witchcraft on political decision making since...
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L’emprise de l'occulte sur la légitimité de l'état et l'aide à la démocratisation en Afrique
Kohnert, Dirk - In: Sociologus 47 (1997) 1, pp. 24-50
The impact of occult belief on legitimacy of the state and on aid for democratization in Africa: Among politicians and development experts in Africa alike there is a growing awareness of the never decreasing importance of the belief in magic and witchcraft on political decision making since...
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The Sahel conflict: Economic & security spillovers on West Africa
Raga, Sherillyn; Lemma, Alberto; Keane, Jodie - 2023
moving south towards the four countries of interest of this paper (Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Senegal and Togo). At the time of …
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