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On the roles of different foreign currencies in European bank lending
Krogstrup, Signe; Tille, Cédric - 2015
We draw on a new data set on the use of Swiss francs and other currencies by European banks to assess the patterns of foreign currency bank lending. We show that the patterns differ sharply across foreign currencies. The Swiss franc is used predominantly for lending to residents, especially...
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Fertile soil for structural funds?
Ederveen, Sjef; Groot, Henri L. F. de; Nahuis, Richard - 2002
Structural funds are the most intensively used policy instrument by the EuropeanUnion to promote economic growth in its member states and to speed up the process ofconvergence. This paper empirically explores the effectiveness of European Structural Fundsby means of a panel data analysis for 13...
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"Geschäftsmodell Deutschland" und außenwirtschaftliche Ungleichgewichte in der EU
Ohr, Renate; Zeddies, Götz - 2010
Die vergangenen Jahrzehnte waren weltweit durch eine Zunahme der außenwirtschaftlichen Ungleichgewichte gekennzeichnet. Den Leistungsbilanzüberschussländern, insbesondere Deutschland, wird in diesem Zusammenhang zunehmend vorgeworfen, durch zu moderate Lohnsteigerungen wesentlich zum Aufbau...
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Foreign aid, exports and development in Euromed
Martínez-Zarzoso, Inmaculada; Nowak-Lehmann D., Felicitas - 2012
This paper investigates the link between foreign aid and exports between the two shores of the Mediterranean. The main hypothesis is that the Euro-Mediterranean Process should promote not only trade but also stronger links between the European Union (EU) and the Middle East and North Africa...
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African migration to Europe : obscured responsibilities and common misconceptions
Kohnert, Dirk - 2007
The number of migrants from conflict regions in Africa has been increasing dramatically. The European Union shares dual responsibility for the continuing migration pressure: First, because it fostered over decades corrupt and autocratic regimes with dire disregard to principles of "good...
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Is EU support to Malawi agriculture effective?
Zant, Wouter - 2012
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Aid and social cohesion
Danquah, Michael; Ouattara, Bazoumana - 2021
A plethora of work has been done on the effectiveness of foreign aid. However, virtually none of the previous studies has investigated the impact of aid on social cohesion. Yet, in order to promote the achievement of the targets in SDG 16, donors and global partners of developing countries have...
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Foreign aid in dangerous places : the donors and Mali’s democracy
Van de Walle, Nicolas - 2012
Mali long seemed a model, low-income democracy. Yet, in a few short weeks in early 2012, more than half of the … reducing several of the underlying, structural constraints that were to prove the country's undoing in 2012. -- Mali …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009552202
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Putting Paris into practice : foreign aid, national ownership, and donor alignment in Mali and Ghana
Brown, Stephen - 2016
, namely ownership and alignment, to the cases of Mali and Ghana. It argues that Western donors and recipient governments have …, the impact on Mali’s and Ghana's relationships with their traditional donors has been minimal and short-lasting. To the … extent that donors and recipients have not significantly changed their practices in either Mali (a poor, fragile, aid …
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Evidence on aid (in)effectiveness in highly fragile states : a synthesis of three systematic reviews of aid to Afghanistan, Mali, and South Sudan, 2008-21
Zürcher, Christoph - 2022
This working paper provides a summary of three systematic reviews on the effectiveness of aid in Afghanistan, Mali, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013469623