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Populism, economic policies and central banking
Gnan, Ernest (contributor); Masciandaro, Donato (contributor) - 2020
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012522723
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Populism, economic policies and central banking
Agur, Itai; Gnan, Ernest; Masciandaro, Donato; Binder, … - Populism, Economic Policies and Central Banking …; … - 2020
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012225066
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Taking Stock of Fiscal Health: Trends in Global, Regional, and Country Level Health Financing
Fleisher, Lisa; Leive, Adam; Schieber, George - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2013
This note analyzes levels and trends of health expenditures by country, income group, and region in the context of overall government revenue, expenditure, and GDP trends between 1995 and 2010. The study uses available data from the World Health Organization's (WHO) National Health Accounts, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010829330
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The demographics of expropriation risk
Harms, Philipp; Meulen, Philipp an de - 2009
It is often argued that capital should flow from aging industrialized economies to countries with fast-growing populations. However, institutional failures and the risk of expropriation substantially reduce developing economies' attractiveness for foreign investors. We analyze the influence of a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003882307
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COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE DETERMINANTS OF CAPITAL STRUCTURE OF QUOTED AND UNQUOTED AGRO-BASED FIRMS IN NIGERIA
Bassey, Nsikan Edet; Arene, Chukwuemeka John; Akpaeti, … - In: International Journal of Food and Agricultural … 2, 2
Ordinary Least Square (OLS) regression. The result revealed significant differences in capital structure (long term debt and … total debt use) between quoted and unquoted agro-based firms. Short-term debts constituted a higher proportion of total … significant positive relationships with both long and short term debt finance for both listed and unlisted agro-based firms …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010920509
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Why Don't Labor and Capital Flow Between Young and Old Countries?
an de Meulen, Philipp; Calahorrano, Lena - 2009
To counter the effects of population aging in rich industrialized countries, raising immigration from and raising capital exports to younger developing countries are often seen as alternative solutions. In this paper, we explicitly account for mobility constraints in the form of immigration...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010301477
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Contribution to productivity or pork barrel? The two faces of infrastructure investment
Cadot, Olivier; Röller, Lars-Hendrik; Stephan, Andreas - 2002
This paper proposes a simultaneous-equation approach to the estimation of the contribution of transport infrastructure accumulation to regional growth. We model explicitly the political-economy process driving infrastructure investments; in doing so, we eliminate a potential source of bias in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010330110
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Trade Protection in India: Economics vs. Politics?
Gang, Ira N.; Pandey, Mihir - 1996
This paper investigates economic and political determinants of protection across the secondary (manufacturing) sector. Economic factors can be summarized by the infant industry argument and we expect industries which are relatively efficient compared to the rest-of-the-world to have low levels...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010334289
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Contribution to Productivity or Pork Barrel? The Two Faces of Infrastructure Investment
Cadot, Olivier; Röller, Lars-Hendrik; Stephan, Andreas - 2004
This paper proposes a simultaneous-equation approach to the estimation of the contribution of transport infrastructure accumulation to regional growth. We model explicitly the political-economy process driving infrastructure investments; in doing so, we eliminate a potential source of bias in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010265699
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More groups, cheaper reforms?
Ahlfeld, Corinna - 2008
The topic of reforms is hotly debated among politicians and researchers. There are many approaches to explore the origins of reform deadlocks and budget deficits. Central to all these approaches are the costs generated either by the Status Quo or by eliminating the Status Quo via a reform. Costs...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010266845