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Vom Nutzen afrikanischer Zuwanderer für Europa. Wende in der EU-Einwanderungspolitik?
Kohnert, Dirk - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006
A growing number of Africans flees from their desolate economic situation or violent conflicts and political persecution at home to Europe. The European Union shares responsibil-ity for this growing economic misery, in view of its egoistic external trade policy. Neverthe-less, it intensifies the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005790377
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Assessing the contribution of donor agencies to aid effectiveness: The impact of World Bank preparation on project outcomes
Kilby, Christopher - Economics Department, School of Business - 2012
This paper assesses the impact of World Bank project preparation on project outcomes. Using a stochastic frontier model …, I generate a measure of World Bank project preparation duration based on variation in political economy factors that are … effects are conditional on the degree of economic vulnerability. The impact of World Bank preparation is greater in countries …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011093706
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Desperately seeking model countries: The World Bank in Vietnam
Cling, Jean-Pierre; Razafindrakoto, Mireille; Roubaud, … - DIAL - 2009
(english) Vietnam is a very important country for the World Bank. It is the first recipient of IDA credits. It is also …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008566262
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Desperately seeking model countries: The World Bank in Vietnam
Cling, Jean-Pierre; Razafindrakoto, Mireille; Roubaud, … - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2009
Vietnam is a very important country for the World Bank. It is the first recipient of IDA credits. It is also presented …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011072101
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Can Foreign Health Assistance Reduce the Medical Brain Drain?
MOULLAN, Yasser - Institut de Recherche Économique et Sociale (IRES), … - 2009
This paper analyses the impact of foreign health aid on the emigration rates of physicians. We use a panel database to investigate the emigration of physicians from 192 source countries to 17 destination countries between 1995 and 2004. First, we investigate the direct impact of health...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008505485
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Can Health Foreign Assistance Break the Medical Brain Drain ?.
Moullan, Yasser - Centre d'Économie de la Sorbonne, Université Paris 1 … - 2009
This paper analyse the impact of health foreign assistance on physicians' brain drain. We use the database from Bhargava and Docquier (2008) to explain physicians' brain drain and health foreign assistance from 1995 to 2003 using a bilateral gravity equation model. In the first time, we propose...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005036273
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Are Remittances More Effective Than Aid To Improve Child Health? An Empirical Assessment using Inter and Intra-Country Data
Chauvet, Lisa; Gubert, Flore; Mesplé-Somps, Sandrine - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2008
The objective of the paper is to analyze the respective impact of aid and remittances on human development as measured by infant and child mortality rates and stunting incidence. Panel data on a sample of 98 developing countries, and cross-country quintile-level data on a sample of 47 developing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010707178
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Can Health Foreign Assistance Break the Medical Brain Drain?
Moullan, Yasser - Verein für Socialpolitik, Ausschuss für … - 2009
This paper analyses the impact of health foreign assistance on physicians' brain drain. We use the database from Bhargava and Docquier (2008) to explain physicians' brain drain and health foreign assistance from 1995 to 2003 using a bilateral gravity equation model. In the first time, we propose...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008565010
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Does Aid for Education Attract Foreign Investors? An Empirical Analysis for Latin America
Donaubauer, Julian; Herzer, Dierk; Nunnenkamp, Peter - FIW - 2013
We address the question of whether foreign aid helps attract foreign direct investment (FDI). This could be achieved if well targeted aid removed critical impediments to higher FDI inflows. In particular, we test the hypothesis that aid for education is an effective means to increase FDI flows...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010856797
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Does Aid for Education Attract Foreign Investors? An Empirical Analysis for Latin America
Donaubauer, Julian; Herzer, Dierk; Nunnenkamp, Peter - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2012
We address the question of whether foreign aid helps attract foreign direct investment (FDI). This could be achieved if well targeted aid removed critical impediments to higher FDI inflows. In particular, test the hypothesis that aid for education is an effective means to increase FDI flows to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010886964