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Seit Kurzem gewinnen Ansätze zur Anpassung an den Klimawandel als komplementäre Strategie zum Klimaschutz immer stärker an Bedeutung. Ein wichtiges Handlungsfeld stellt dabei die Bewirtschaftung der Ressource Wasser dar. Das vom Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) geförderte...
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In this study we investigate how both local environment and individual characteristics explain incidence of corruption. More specifically, we explore how city size, and residing in a capital city influence the two aspects of corruption, notably in individuals' contact with officials, and in the...
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'). The more generalized trust is, it is expected that there will be more cooperation. Furthermore strong institutions that … role of institutions; since it is difficult to evaluate the effective contribution of formal institutions to economic … performance. The simple existence of institutions, understood as formal 'rules of the game', does not guarantee that they are …
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the interdependencies of institutions of different types and spatial scales. It aims at developing a conceptual framework … institutional change and economic evolution in regions. The paper offers a review on how institutions have been conceptualised in … interdependencies between different types of institutions for institutional change as well as economic outcomes. The concept of …
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This paper empirically examines the heterogeneity in the effects of multiple dimensions of distance on trade across detailed product groups. Using finite mixture modelling on bilateral trade data at the 3-digit SITC level, we endogenously group product categories into an, a priori unknown,...
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this paper we frame our starting question within the general debate about the importance of good/bad institutions as … are in fact driven by the presence of growth enhancing institutions. Our empirical analysis exploits newly available … institutions is important for growth. Yet our results strongly suggest that the weight of tourism in an economy is an independent …
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Many cross-country studies acknowledge the indispensable role of institutions in promoting economic growth and in … sustaining economic development. So, their emphases have shifted to determine the most influential institution(s) in order to be … specific. While these papers are widespread in the recent literature, the role of institutions within-country level has not …
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