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Die Länder der Welt bedürfen der Kooperation, um globale Probleme zu lösen. Zudem hatDeutschland als stark außenwirtschaftlich orientiertes Land ein besonderes Interesse an weltweiterZusammenarbeit. Die weltweit akzeptierten Menschenrechte scheinen dafür eine gute Grundlagezu sein, doch bei...
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Der russische Überfall auf die Ukraine wurde so nicht erwartet und hat entsprechend zu einer Neubewertung der Sicherheitslage geführt. Die entsprechenden Maßnahmen sind so einschneidend, dass der 24. 2. 2022 häufig als ein Zeitenbruch angesehen wird. Zweifellos gibt es diesen Bruch im...
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Wirtschaftspolitik in einer sozialen Marktwirtschaft möchte Wohlstand schaffen und verteilen. Dies zeigt sich in den Wahl- und Regierungsprogrammen auf Bundesebene seit 2002, allerdings mit sehr unterschiedlichen Akzenten. Zur Analyse wird deshalb die relative Häufigkeit der Begriffe...
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This paper provides novel evidence on exchange rate expectations of both chartists and fundamentalists separately. These groups indeed form expectations differently. Chartists change their expectations more often; however, all professionals´ expectations vary considerably as they generally...
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Nowadays foreign exchange interventions occur in emerging market economies whereas empirical studies on interventions mainly refer to advanced economies. However, interventions in emerging markets are different from those in advanced economies: they occur regularly and central banks have...
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We examine whether the experience of shocks influences individual risk attitude. We measure risk attitude via a simple survey item, compiled among more than 4,000 households in Thailand and Vietnam. The experience of adverse shocks, which is typical for poor and vulnerable households, is related...
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The village funds programme in Thailand is one of the biggest microfinance programmes in the world aiming at improving access to finance and income in rural areas. Earlier studies indicate that the programme is successful in realising its ambitions to some degree. We extend this work by...
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The paper estimates and compares cost efficiency of domestic and foreign banks in Thailand by using bank-panel data between 1995 and 2003. It also examines the effect of foreign bank entry on banking efficiency in Thailand since the significant acquisitions by foreign banks after the 1997...
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This paper examines the contribution of recently introduced village funds in rural Thailand, one of the largest microfinance programs ever implemented. We use a cross-sectional approach examining village funds in relation to competing financial institutions. We find, first, that village funds...
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