This paper surveys the foreign exchange markets, money and secondary government security markets, and stock exchanges in 107 smaller economy countries. The underdevelopment of these markets impedes risk transfer, monetary policy, corporate financing, and the capacity to absorb capital inflows....

In reaction to the recent financial crisis, increased attention has recently been given to financial transaction taxes (FTTs) as a means of (1) raising revenue for a variety of possible purposes and/or (2) helping to curb financial market excesses. This paper reviews existing theory and evidence...

This paper considers how a tax on financial transactions could be applied to three broad and partially overlapping categories of financial instruments: (1) exchange-traded instruments; (2) over-the-counter instruments; and, (3) foreign exchange instruments. For each category, the paper examines...

Report of a meeting of representatives of European forestry contracting associations and contractors. Includes papers on the use of contract labour in European forestry, the organization and services of forestry contractors' associations, the management of health and safety in forestry, the...

Dieser Artikel präsentiert qualitative Erkenntnisse der wichtigsten Kanäle über die immaterielle Vermögenswerte in Innovationsprozessen von Multinationalen Unternehmen (MNUs) verstärkt werden und beschreibt ihre räumlichen Wurzeln und Auswirkungen. Der Schwerpunkt liegt auf den drei...

Esta contribucion presenta los principales resultados de un programa de investigacion europeo titulado Iniciativas COmerciales en agriculture ecologica y desarrollo rural. En una primera parte se presenta el comportamiento de los consumidores, sus valores y expectatovas, asi como los motivos y...