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State fragility, rent seeking and lobbying: evidence from African data

Kodila-Tedika, Oasis; Simplice, Asongu - In: International Journal of Social Economics 43 (2016) 10, pp. 1016-1030

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess the determinants of state fragility in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) using hitherto unexplored variables in the literature. Design/methodology/approach The previously missing dimension of nation building is integrated and the hypothesis of state...

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Influences and aspirations in the production of national projects in Lebanon and Kuwait

Mazzetto, Silvia; El-Khoury, Roula - In: Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural … 14 (2020) 3, pp. 599-614

Purpose By looking at a selection of iconic modern projects designed by or commissioned to the prominent but not well-examined architect Sami Abdul Baki both in Lebanon and Kuwait during his most productive years in the 50s, this paper attempts to identify first main trends, influences and...

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Analyzing HRD and NHRD: the road ahead for Afghanistan

Demartis, Walter; Matthews, Candice D.; Khilji, Shaista E. - In: South Asian Journal of Global Business Research 1 (2012) 1, pp. 128-142

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the concepts of national human resource development (NHRD) and human resource development (HRD) in order to demonstrate their mutually reinforcing strategic value in the nation building process of Afghanistan. Design/methodology/approach –...

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Determining Values Using Options Contracts

Seiglie, Carlos; Xiang, Jun - In: Asian Journal of Law and Economics 8 (2016) 1

Abstract This paper presents a simple mechanism for allocating a single good in partnership dissolution. Since in the areas of probate, family, partnership and bankruptcy law the establishment of the value of assets is essential this mechanism can be useful. We illustrate its application for the...

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War or Peace

Cai, Hongbin - In: Contributions in Economic Analysis & Policy 2 (2003) 1, pp. 1-26

This paper studies a simple two-stage model of conflict in which two players allocate resources between arms and …

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Classical, Modern, and New Game Theory / Klassische, Moderne und Neue Spieltheorie

Holler, Manfred J. - In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik 222 (2002) 5, pp. 556-583

Summary This paper is a brief history of game theory with its main theme being the nature of the decision makers assumed in the various stages of its historical development. It demonstrates that changes in the “image of man” nourished the developments of what many believe to be progress in...

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Remittances and Conflict: Some Conceptual Considerations

Lindley, Anna - In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik 229 (2009) 6, pp. 774-786

the fact that migration and remitting are often entangled in processes of violent conflict and political upheaval is often … in conflict-affected settings. The implications of the violent causation of migration, the on-going conditions in the … conflict situations may differ from those in more peaceful settings. …

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The Association Between Own Unemployment and Violence Victimization Among Female Youths

Tertilt, Michèle; Berg, Gerard J. van den - In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik 235 (2015) 4-5, pp. 499-516

Summary We estimate the association between the unemployment status of young women and the probability that they are subject to violence, using Swedish population register data covering the period 1999-2008. These data contain the highest-level classification of diagnoses made by medical experts...

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Conflict and Conflict Management with Interdependent Instruments and Asymmetric Stakes, (The Good-Cop and the Bad-Cop Game)

Caruso, Raul - In: Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policy 12 (2006) 1, pp. 1-53

This paper considers a partial equilibrium model of conflict where two asymmetric, rational and risk-neutral opponents … option of choosing a second instrument to affect the outcome of the conflict. The second instrument is assumed to capture a … complex bundle of Conflict Management Procedures (CMPs). Through comparative statics, different scenarios are studied. A …

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#Migrantcrisis: “tagging” the European migration crisis on Twitter

Ferra, Ioanna; Nguyen, Dennis - In: Journal of Communication Management 21 (2017) 4, pp. 411-426

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore how the transnational discourse on the migrant crisis materialized on Twitter; it analyses how different stakeholders make use of online platforms to engage in the transnational digital public sphere in a crisis context. Design/methodology/approach...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014851192

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