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The political economy of water and sanitation in developing countries : cross-country evidence and a case study on Colombia
Krause, Matthias - 2007
, dass die Frage nach den Effekten der Privatisierung, welche die akademische und politische Debatte bisher dominiert hat, zu … Privatisierung kann festgestellt werden, dass diese sich in der Regel positiv auf die Produktionseffizienz von Versorgungsunternehmen … auswirkt. Allerdings zeigen die Ergebnisse auch, dass Privatisierung keine notwendige und erst recht keine hinreichende …
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Four Essays on University Economics
Hein, Miriam - 2008
This dissertation is a collection of four research papers written during my doctoral studies at the University of Konstanz between October 2004 and November 2008. These papers are empirical studies dealing with different aspects in the field of university economics. The focus of the first two...
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Rural-to-Urban Migration in Developing Countries : The Applicability of the Harris Todaro Model with a Special Focus on the Chinese Economy
Bahns, Karin Margarethe - 2005
Die Arbeit untersucht die Anwendbarkeit des HarrisTodaro Modells für Land-Stadt-Migrations-Prozesse inEntwicklungsländern. Dabei geht es nicht nur um das Basismodel,sondern auch um die Modell-Erweiterungen, die internationalenHandel, einen städtischen informellen Sektor und die Aspekte...
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Bewertung konsumorientierter Steuerreformen in Entwicklungsländern : eine numerische Allgemeine Gleichgewichtsanalyse für Thailand
Niyomthai, Pilanya - 2004
In der Steuerreformdiskussion sind sich Ökonomen durchaus über die theoretischen Vorzüge der konsomorientierten Besteuerung gegenüber dem Konzept der Einkommensbesteuerung einig. Aus der qualitativen Analyse in der vorliegenden Arbeit stellen sich die zwischen 1994-2000 in Kroatien...
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Development and Gender Inequality ; Development and Gender Inequality
Lamanna, Francesca - 2013
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Road crash and injury of bus and taxi drivers in Hanoi, Vietnam
La, Quang Ngoc - 2011
Injury due to road traffic crash is a major cause of ill health and premature death in developing countries for adult men aged 15-44 years. Previous studies have focused on different road user groups, such as pedestrians, bicyclists, motorcyclists and motor vehicle drivers. There is relatively...
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Doorways to Development: Foreign Direct InvestmentPolicies in Developing Countries
Hess, Michael - 2008
Foreign direct investment (FDI) is a key option for economic growth in most, if not all, developing countries. However, not all developing countries are equally open to foreign investment. Some restrict foreign equity, while others encourage multinational corporations to enter their markets....
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ESSAYS ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND INEQUALITY
Paz, Lourenco Senne - 2009
In this dissertation I assess the impact of developing country trade liberalization on their wage inequality by focusing on two possible channels, namely job formality and inter-industry wage premium. Informal workers are a large share of the workforce, more than 30% in Brazil and Colombia, and...
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A Macroeconomic Analysis of Investment under Public-Private Partnerships and its Policy Implications - the Case of Developing Countries
Checherita, Cristina D. - 2009
economic impact of PPP investment, are tested empirically for the case of developing countries, using the World Bank database …
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Firm performance and default risk for publicly listed companies in emerging markets : a case study of Jordan
Zeitun, Rami M. A. - University of Western Sydney; College of Law and Business; … - 2006
This thesis examines the determinants of corporate performance and likelihood of default of Jordanian publicly listed companies. Despite the large body of work that has investigated the determinants of corporate performance and default, no comprehensive study has emerged in an emerging market....
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