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Shams, Rasul - 2002

recent opposite views on the appropriateness of a common world currency for this purpose. Referring to an adequately … formulated theory of world money, it is shown that there is presently no alternative to a flexible exchange rate system. This … system might, under specific conditions, gradually evolve into a world monetary system with a global currency. Developing …

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Why do countries form regions? The political economy of regional integration

Shams, Rasul - 2002

it considers regional groupings as strategical coalitions with a deep impact on the future of the world economy. …

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Transaction costs of the Kyoto mechanisms

Michaelowa, Axel; Stronzik, Marcus - 2002

current estimates of world market prices for greenhouse gas emission permits, projects with annual emission reductions of less …

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Integration effects in border regions: A survey of economic theory and empirical studies

Niebuhr, Annekatrin; Stiller, Silvia - 2002

Border regions and border effects currently attract a lot of attention in political practice and economic research. Substantial interest in regions located along the frontiers of integrating countries is predominantly inspired by the presumption that their specific geographic position might...

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Do transnational corporations care about labour standards?

Busse, Matthias - 2002

This paper explores the relationship between foreign direct investment, or the activities of transnational corporations, and core labour standards. It discusses the channels through which labour standards may influence foreign direct investment and presents the results of an empirical test of...

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Protektion passé?

Hasse, Rolf H. - 2002

The question of the state and the evolution of protectionism often gets a simplified answer: The main view is that the GATT Rounds have been achieving a continuous reduction. This view is partly revised based on four propositions: (1) Protectionism is an integral part of the international...

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Trade and investment effects of forced labour: An empirical assessment

Busse, Matthias; Braun, Sebastian - 2002

This paper explores the international economic effects of forced labour, namely the linkages of forced labour with comparative advantage (trade) and foreign direct investment flows. It discusses several forms and the prevalence of forced labour and presents the results of empirical tests of...

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Standards in the international telecommunications regime

Werle, Raymund - 2001

Technical standards in telecommunications – the central focus of this paper - were traditionally developed by official government accredited or intergovernmental organizations. In the last two decades, however, private forums and consortia of standardization have evolved which initiated a...

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Making GHG emissions trading work – Crucial issues in designing national and international emmissions trading systems

Butzengeiger, Sonja; Betz, Regina; Bode, Sven - 2001

Art. 17 of the Kyoto Protocol defines International Emissions Trading exclusively on country level, sub-national entities like industrial installations or households are not included initially. However, there are some arguments for such an expansion, of which the most important ones are a...

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Mitigation versus adaptation: The political economy of competition between climate policy strategies and the consequences for developing countries

Michaelowa, Axel - 2001

So far, the dominant paradigm in international climate policy has been mitigation while adaptation has been a low-key issue. However, with LDCs starting to push for adaptation side payments it has recently gained importance. The allocation of funds and the definition of adaptation activities are...

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