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The Two Transitions in Central and Eastern Europe and the Relation between Path Dependent and Politically Implemented Institutional Change

Zweynert, Joachim; Goldschmidt, Nils - HWWA Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung - 2005

societal environment. Taking a cultural approach and referring to the newer literature on the transfer of institutions, we try … to improve the understanding of the interrelation between formal and informal institutions. Our central thesis is that … the ?reaction rate? of informal institutions depends on their compatibility with imported formal institutions. The …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010957356

Baseline Determination at Government Discretion Multi-Project Baselines for the First Track of Joint Implementation?

Schmitz, Simon; Michaelowa, Axel - HWWA Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung - 2003

The ?first track? of Joint Implementation under the Kyoto Protocol gives host and investor countries total freedom in choosing a baseline for a project reducing or sequestering greenhouse gases. This is due to the fact that an overly generous granting of emission credits leads to a corresponding...

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Political Risk, Institutions and Foreign Direct Investment

Hefeker, Carsten; Busse, Matthias - HWWA Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung - 2005

The paper explores the linkages between political risk, institutions and foreign direct investment inflows. Using … and institutions are employed in the empirical analysis. The results show that government stability, the absence of …

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Conflicting Patterns of Thought in the Russian Debate on Transition: 1992-2002

Zweynert, Joachim - HWWA Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung - 2006

The present study is a continuation of an earlier paper by the same author dealing with the economic debates in the Soviet Union between 1987 and 1991 (HWWA Discussion Paper 324; Europe-Asia Studies vol. 58, no. 2). After there had been a paradigm shift in Russian economics around 1990, in the...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010957406

FDI, Regulations and Growth

Busse, Matthias; Cardosa, Groizard; Luis, José - HWWA Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung - 2006

The paper explores the linkage between income growth rates and foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows. So far the evidence is rather mixed, as no robust relationship between FDI and income growth has been established. We argue that countries need a sound business environment in the form of good...

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Aid, Governance, and Private Foreign Investment: Some Puzzling Findings and a Possible Explanation

Harms, Philipp; Lutz, Matthias - HWWA Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung - 2003

Does official aid pave the road for private foreign investment or does it suffocate private initiative by diverting resources towards unproductive activities? In this paper we explore this question using data for a large number of developing and emerging economies. Controlling for countries?...

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Assessment of CDM Capacity Building Activities in Cambodia, Lao PDR and Vietnam: Lessons Learned

Hanh, Dang Thi - HWWA Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung - 2006

Since the adoption of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1992, developing countries have continuously emphasized that assistance and capacity building are essential for them to implement the Convention effectively. The entry into...

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Measuring the Potential of Unilateral CDM : A Pilot Study

Raubenheimer, Stefan; Michaelowa, Axel; Jahn, Michael; … - HWWA Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung - 2004

The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) was originally seen as an instrument with a bilateral character where an entity from an industrialised country invests in a project in a developing country (DC). Also, multilateral funds were envisaged that would bundle investments to spread project risks....

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The Two Transitions in Central and Eastern Europe and the Relation between Path Dependent and Politically Implemented Institutional Change

Zweynert, Joachim; Goldschmidt, Nils - HWWA Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung - 2005

societal environment. Taking a cultural approach and referring to the newer literature on the transfer of institutions, we try … to improve the understanding of the interrelation between formal and informal institutions. Our central thesis is that … the "reaction rate" of informal institutions depends on their compatibility with imported formal institutions. The …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005801324

Political Risk, Institutions and Foreign Direct Investment

Busse, Matthias; Hefeker, Carsten - HWWA Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung - 2005

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005801329