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The Neoliberal Globalization Link to the Belt and Road Initiative: The State and State-Owned-Enterprises in China [alternative title: Bilateral and Multilateral Dualities of the Chinese State in the Construction of the Belt and Road Initiative]
Bayari, Celal - 2020
increased its weight in the Bretton Woods financial institutions, the IMF, and World Bank, while institutionalizing its reach in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015226089
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The Economics of Global Peace
Obregon, Carlos - 2022
be the future of the world. And realism is restricted to the discussion of the balance of power, leaves aside the …, there are no ideal solutions. But strong global institutions are required in a globalized world. These institutions will … will not end military conflicts around the world, and global progress will continue to be challenged by populist …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015214332
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Firms as monitor of other firms: mutual guarantee institutions and SME finance
Columba, Francesco; Leonardo, Gambacorta; Paolo Emilio, … - 2008
A large body of literature has shown that small firms, due to their opaqueness, may find it difficult to access the credit market. Informational asymmetries may be mitigated by posting collateral or by building relationships with lenders (relationship lending). However, in some cases, due to a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015216049
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The effects of mutual guarantee consortia on the quality of bank lending
Columba, Francesco; Gambacorta, Leonardo; Mistrulli, … - 2009
In this paper we investigate whether or not mutual guarantee consortia (MGC), a financial institution well developed in Italy, alleviate the difficulties that Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) face when they ask for a bank loan. We find that the probability of a small firm affiliated to a MGC...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015218013
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Performance and corporate governance in microfinance institutions
Mersland, Roy; Strøm, Reidar Øystein - 2007
We trace the relationship between firm performance and corporate governance in microfinance institutions (MFI) utilising a self constructed global data set on MFIs, collected from third-party rating agencies. We study the effect of board characteristics, ownership type, competition and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015232106
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Performance and corporate governance in microfinance institutions
Mersland, Roy; Strøm, Reidar Øystein - 2007
We trace the relationship between firm performance and corporate governance in microfinance institutions (MFI) utilising a self constructed global data set on MFIs, collected from third-party rating agencies. We study the effect of board characteristics, ownership type, competition and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015232113
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The Dynamics of House Prices - International Evidence
Sorensen, Jens Kjaer - 2006
‘New’ long run data regarding Norway, the Netherlands, United Kingdom and USA has been collected and will be graphically, statistically and econometrically compiled and analyzed to prove that real house prices in the long run are constant and mean reverting. Co-integration of nominal house...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015216215
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The middle way between flexible and fixed exchange rates
Deabes, Tosson - 2005
This paper addresses Ihe new-orthodox view that the choice of exchange rate regime lias been hollowed out to a choice between the two comer solutions of firmly fixed and more or less freely floating exchange rates. While conceding that both these regimes have an advantage over intermediate...
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FDI, local Financial Markets, employment and poverty alleviation
Abdel Aal Mahmoud, Ashraf - 2010
This paper examines the precise links between foreign direct investment (henceforth, FDI) and poverty alleviation, where so far there are few studies attempted to analyze empirically this relationship. The FDI inflows vary across international borders, therefore FDI reduces poverty only under...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015222189
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L’intégration financière internationale :Une comparaison descriptive des effets sur les pays industrialisés et les pays émergents
Saadaoui, Zied - 2007
After reviewing the literature that identify and measure the effect of financial integration on the depth and the efficiency of financial markets in emerging countries, on capital flows towards these countries and finally on economic growth, this paper provides a descriptive analysis of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015223330