Die wirtschaftlichen Entwicklungen rohstoffreicher Länder fallen bisweilen sehr unterschiedlich aus. Folgt man der wissenschaftlichen Literatur, steht den segensreichen Rohstofferträgen eine Reihe unerwünschter Nebenwirkungen gegenüber. So kann es im Zuge von Rohstoffexporten zu einer...

It is often argued that capital should flow from aging industrialized economies to countries with fast-growing populations. However, institutional failures and the risk of expropriation substantially reduce developing economies' attractiveness for foreign investors. We analyze the influence of a...

In this paper we investigate the twofold effect of demographics on international factor flows in a model with endogenous policy constraints on both foreign direct investment and migration. Factor price differences between industrialized and developing countries create economic incentives for...

Preventive policy measures such as bailouts often pass parliament very narrowly. We present a model of asymmetric information between politicians and voters which rationalizes this narrow parliamentary outcome. A successful preventive policy impedes the verification of its own necessity. When...