This paper aims to examine how shocks arising from Economic Policy Uncertainty affect corporate investment in Brazil. The literature considers the propagation of uncertainty through real-options effect channel. On firm-level, the screening dataset considers 40 (forty) quarters (from 2010 to...

This book features an in-depth comparative study of South American National Development Bank’s governance systems. It explores the relationship between bank governance and performance frameworks, both in terms of financial-economic indicators and development impact. It seeks to observe,...

Contents: i - Angela Bergschmidt, Walter Dirksmeyer and Bernhard Forstner - Proceedings of the European Evaluation Workshop – Foreword -- PAPERS PRESENTED IN THE PLENARY SESSIONS -- 3 - Stefan Meyer - Methods for the Evaluation of Investment Support -- 15 - Andrea Pufahl - Programme Evaluation...

Die Konjunkturpakete I und II der Bundesregierung sollen zur Bewältigung der wirtschaftlichen Krise beitragen und die wirtschaftlichen Rahmenbedingungen in Deutschland verbessern. Ein wesentlicher Bestandteil sind zusätzliche öffentliche Investitionen in Höhe von 19,7 Milliarden Euro in...

This paper is a follow-up to the recommendations made by Jacques Drèze, Edmond Malinvaud and colleagues in 1993 (Drèze, Malinvaud et al., 1994). The key arguments that are of interest for discussion here are paraphrased below: 'For almost 20 years now, West European unemployment has been a...