Information on "Economic Theories" and "Political Regions"
December 2010
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Dec 2010
Postkommunismus, Ressourcenreichtum und Autoritarismus: eine mögliche Korrelation?
Author: Hauke Feil
Publisher: Research Centre for East European Studies (FSOE)
Dieses Arbeitspapier analysiert die Einflüsse von Rohstoff-Einkünften auf die demokratische Entwicklung in den postkommunistischen Ländern in Asien und Europa. More on «Postkommunismus, Ressourcenreichtum und Autoritarismus: eine mögliche Korrelation?»
June 2010
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Jun 2010
Mobile Phones and Economic Development in Africa
Author: Jenny C Aker, Isaac M Mbiti
Publisher: Center for Global Development (CGD)
The authors examine the growth of mobile phone technology over the past decade and consider its potential impacts upon quality of life in low-income countries, with a particular focus on sub-Saharan Africa. More on «Mobile Phones and Economic Development in Africa»
May 2010
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May 2010
The Resource Curse and Rentier States in the Caspian Region
Author: Hannes Meissner
Publisher: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
Although much attention is paid to the Caspian region with regard to energy issues, the domestic consequences of the region’s resource production have so far constituted a neglected field of research. More on «The Resource Curse and Rentier States in the Caspian Region» -
May 2010
The Washington Consensus: Assessing a Damaged Brand
Author: Nancy Birdsall, Augusto de la Torre, Felipe Valencia Caicedo
Publisher: Center for Global Development (CGD)
In this paper we analyze the Washington Consensus, which at its original formulation reflected views not only from Washington but also from Latin America. More on «The Washington Consensus: Assessing a Damaged Brand»
April 2010
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26 Apr 2010
No 16: The Political Economy of Oil in Azerbaijan
Author: Murad Ismayilov, Heidi Kjærnet, Kenan Aslanli
Publisher: Resource Security Institute (RSI) / Center for Security Studies (CSS) / Heinrich Böll Foundation / Research Centre for East European Studies (FSOE)
This issue of the Caucasus Analytical Digest examines the political economy of oil in Azerbaijan. More on «No 16: The Political Economy of Oil in Azerbaijan» -
Apr 2010
A Concise History of Exchange Rate Regimes in Latin America
Author: Roberto Frenkel, Martín Rapetti
Publisher: Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
This paper analyzes exchange rate regimes implemented by the major Latin American countries since the Second World War, with special attention to the period of the second globalization process beginning in the 1970s. More on «A Concise History of Exchange Rate Regimes in Latin America»
February 2010
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Feb 2010
Will Stabilisation Limit Protectionism? The 4th GTA Report
Author: Simon J Evenett, Giacomo Luciani, Eckart Woertz, John Sasuya, Samir Pradhan, Aruba Khalid
Publisher: Gulf Research Center (GRC)
After contracting sharply in the first half of 2009 many economies stabilised and some even began to recover in the last quarter of 2009. More on «Will Stabilisation Limit Protectionism? The 4th GTA Report»
January 2010
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2010
Challenges and Trajectories of Fiscal Policy and PFM Reform in CEE/CIS
Author: Branka Andjelkovic, Alexander Chubrik, Irina Sinitsina, Przemyslaw Wozniak
Publisher: Center for Social and Economic Research (CASE)
The purpose of this study is to provide an overview of fiscal policies and PFM reforms in 7 countries in the Western Balkans and 12 countries in the CIS, including major macroeconomic and poverty trends, fiscal policy, the size and role of the pub... More on «Challenges and Trajectories of Fiscal Policy and PFM Reform in CEE/CIS»
December 2009
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17 Dec 2009
The East European Financial Crisis
Author: Anders Aslund
Publisher: Center for Social and Economic Research (CASE)
This paper discusses the global financial crisis of 2008-2009 in 13 countries: the 10 new EU members that previously were communist and the three countries of western former Soviet Union. More on «The East European Financial Crisis»
October 2009
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Oct 2009
Prospective Membership and Institutional Change in Transition Countries
Author: Ansgar Belke, Ingo Bordon, Inna Melnyovska, Rainer Schweickert
Publisher: Kiel Institute for the World Economy
This paper quantifies the impact of incentives related to potential membership on institutional change as measured by the World Bank Governance Indicators (WBGI). More on «Prospective Membership and Institutional Change in Transition Countries»
