International humanitarian aid is pivotal in the response to natural disasters suffered by low-and middle-income countries. While its allocation has been shown to be influenced by donors' foreign policy considerations, power relations within recipient countries have not been addressed. This...

Motiviert durch die wachsende globale Bedeutung der sogenannten Emerging Economies werden in dieser Arbeit Analysen im Bereich von drei Unterdisziplinen der empirischen Wirtschaftsforschung durchgeführt. In drei Kapitel wird hierbei das Thema der wachsenden Bedeutung dieser Länder mit den...

Central bank governor changes in emerging markets may convey important signals about future monetary policy. Based on a new daily data set, this paper examines the reactions of foreign exchange markets, domestic stock market indices and sovereign bond spreads to central bank governor changes....

The bulk of International Finance Corporation (IFC) lending benefits companies from rich countries, and projects in countries with middle income. Large conglomerates such as Lidl or Mövenpick have been among its direct beneficiaries. This contrasts to some extent with the IFC's official...