The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has a long history of intellectual independence. This article details how Western countries tried to marginalise the organisation and its work - which is often critical of Western powers - during the 2012 UNCTAD conference. While developing...

[Einführung und Motivation ...] Die Studie bietet eine erste Orientierungshilfe für Praxis und Wissenschaft. Sie leistet damit auch eine notwendige Basis für weiterführende vergleichende Analysen des Beteiligungsberichtswesens im internationalen Kontext. In Kapitel 2 werden Relevanz von und...

[Einleitung ...] In diesem Diskussionspapier soll der Emissionshandel als marktwirtschaftliches Instrument zur Begrenzung von Treibhausgasemissionen näher beleuchtet und die Unterschiede der bereits implementierten Systeme vorgestellt werden. Dazu wird in Kapitel 2 zunächst die grundlegende...

Since there are no broadly accepted macro-level estimations for the size of the hidden economy, the interrelationships of the hidden economy with different segments of the labor market have to be approached in a number of different ways. In our cross-country analysis, in parts 2 and 3 we use...

Studying all possible pairs of eleven major currencies and eleven portfolios in 1976-2008 we show that, when there is no leverage, carry trade is significantly profitable for most currency pairs and portfolios. Positive returns do not diminish in time providing a strong case against the...

Voting power in voting situations is measured by the probability of changing decisions by altering the cast 'yes' or 'no' votes. Recently this analysis has been extended by strategic abstention. Abstention, just as 'yes' or 'no' votes can change decisions. This theory is often applied to...