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Kyrgyz Republic; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Progress Report
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004
This paper on the Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) on the Kyrgyz Republic explains macroeconomic, structural, and social policies in support of growth and poverty reduction, as well as associated external financing needs and major sources of financing. Partnerships developed by the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825248
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The Challenge of Enforcement in Securities Markets; Mission Impossible?
Carvajal, Ana; Elliott, Jennifer A. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009
Weaknesses in the enforcement of regulation have been targeted by the G-20 as a priority concern for reform. But enforcement efforts in securities markets have proven difficult and uneven. The recent scandal in the United States, wherein a Ponzi scheme orchestrated by Bernard Madoff went...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008528638
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Albania; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper-National Strategy for Development and Integration
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008
This paper focuses on the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper—National Strategy for Development and Integration (PRSP–NSDI) for Albania. The paper provides an overview of the key challenges facing the country. It presents a brief statement of the national vision, identifies the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011243649
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Kindergrundfreibetrag als Lösung der vom Bundesverfassungsgericht geforderten Familienentlastung geeignet?
Parsche, Rüdiger - In: Ifo Schnelldienst 52 (1999) 15, pp. 10-13
Das Bundesverfassungsgericht hat eine deutliche Entlastung der Familien gefordert und dabei vor allem die horizontale Gerechtigkeit im Auge gehabt. Auf der Suche nach einer Neuregelung, die erstens nicht viel kostet und von der zweitens alle Familien in gleichem Umfang profitieren, wurde auch...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005048264
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The Quality of the Recent High-Growth Episode in Sub-Saharan Africa
Martinez, Marcelo; Mlachila, Montfort - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
The paper explores the quality of the recent high-growth episode in sub-Saharan Africa by examining the following two questions: (i) what has been the nature and pattern of SSA growth over the past 15 years and how does it compare with previous episodes? (ii) has this growth had an impact on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011123863
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Organizational Climate and Company Productivity: the Role of Employee Affect and Employee Level
Patterson, M; Warr, P; West, M - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2004
provides no impetus for action, it was predicted thatassociations between company climate and productivity would be mediated by … average levelof job satisfaction. In a study of 42 manufacturing companies, subsequent productivity wassignificantly … would bemore closely linked to company productivity than would those of non-managers, was notsupported. However, managers …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005670579
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Organizational climate and company productivity: the role of employee affect and employee level
Patterson, Malcolm; Warr, Peter; West, Michael - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2004
provides no impetus for action, it was predicted that associations between company climate and productivity would be mediated … by average level of job satisfaction. In a study of 42 manufacturing companies, subsequent productivity was significantly … for separate aspects of climate. In addition, an overall analysis showed that company productivity was more strongly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011071389
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Althoff's Administration of the Academic System: An Economic Approach
Vereeck, Lode - In: Journal of Economic Studies 20 (1993) September, pp. 71-89
administration. Property-rights theory further suggests that the centralized autocratic managing style improved academic productivity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004987097
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The University as a Social Institution: The Change in Academic Institutions in Germany at the End of the Nineteenth Century
Prisching, Manfred - In: Journal of Economic Studies 20 (1993) September, pp. 30-51
Looks at the university at the end of the nineteenth century using the concept of a “social institution”, and applying four approaches. A functional analysis provides insights into the kinds of knowledge a university produces. Examination of changes in these functions in the nineteenth...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004987106
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Implementations- und Governanceanalyse (Untersuchungsfeld 2)
Main, Fachhochschule Frankfurt am; Berlin, … - infas-Institut für Angewandte Sozialwissenschaft GmbH - In: Ifo Schnelldienst 62 (2009) 01, pp. 31-38
Für das Untersuchungsfeld 2 stellte sich die Aufgabe, die Umsetzung des gesetzlichen Auftrags bei den kommunalen Trägern und bei den ARGEn zu untersuchen.
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