Dynamics of Balance of Payment developments are still barely researched. Chapter 1 tries to summarize empirical evidence between institutional determinants and BoP movements and proposes a framework for the role of institutions in a debt cycle. It is found that “good” institutions do help a...

With this dissertation, I aim to find out how it is possible for statutory child protection workers to reach decisions when elements as different as a child's needs and the costs of a service are to be connected in the process. How is it possible, for instance, to count costs and sense the needs...

This thesis studies policy learning in the field of innovation policy. In particular, I look at the sources of policy learning, with a focus on evaluations and informal networks. I provide a comparative perspective across European Union (EU) member states on how they use these sources for policy...