Discussion Paper sind kurze wissenschaftliche Papiere, die konkrete und eng gefasste Themen behandeln. Wissenschaftler*innen des German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) stellen darin Zwischenergebnisse von Forschungsprojekten, Thesen, Einschätzungen sowie politische Gutachten und andere praxisorientierte wissenschaftliche Arbeiten zur Diskussion. Die Papiere können kostenlos als PDF heruntergeladen oder zum Preis von 6,00 € bei der Publikationstelle per E-Mail oder postalisch bestellt werden.
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Our case study on South Africa’s Green Finance Taxonomy (GFT) investigates challenges associated with the implementation of sustainability taxonomies as they are currently developed in many jurisdictions with the aim to increase transparency and redirect capital flows to sustainable investments.
Dörrbecker, Nicola M. (2023)
Discussion Paper, 14/2023
How can German development cooperation learn from evaluations that are primarily used to monitor success and are also rarely read? Nicola Dörrbecker analyses such conflicts of interest with a focus on ex-post evaluations (EPE) by the development bank of the Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW).
Combining a national panel data set on social cohesion from Afrobarometer with urbanisation and other socioeconomic data from world development indicators, the study shows that urbanisation is negatively correlated with the social cohesion.
How do business-state relations in the MENA region affect firms' participation in global value chains? To answer this question, this paper explores the complex relations between lobbying, political connections, and corruption in the region.
This paper focuses on analysing how Chinese firms operate in Latin America, Asia and Africa in regard to ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) standards and sustainability issues.
Leininger, Julia / Francesco Burchi / Charlotte Fiedler / Karina Mross / Daniel Nowack / Armin von Schiller / Christoph Sommer / Christoph Strupat / Sebastian Ziaja (2021)
Discussion Paper, 31/2021
The paper offers a definition of social cohesion that is broad enough to cover the essentials holding societies together while keeping it lean enough to analyse the causes and consequences of social cohesion. Methodologically, we provide an application of our concept to the African context.
Dörrbecker, Nicola M. (2023)
Discussion Paper, 12/2023
Wie kann die deutsche Entwicklungszusammenarbeit aus Evaluierungen lernen, die primär der Erfolgskontrolle dienen und zudem kaum gelesen werden? Nicola Dörrbecker untersucht solche Zielkonflikte mit Fokus auf Ex-post-Evaluierungen (EPE) der Entwicklungsbank der Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW).
Stender, Frederik / Tim Vogel (2023)
Discussion Paper, 13/2023
Trade agreements cover an increasing range of policy areas, but little is known about the impact of this new focus on interactions with other trade-related policies. This IDOS Discussion Paper fills this gap by examining the effectiveness of bilateral aid for trade in deep North-South PTA relations.
This study focuses on circular business models in packaging (CBMPs) that offer alternatives to plastic packaging as a major lever of the circular economy (CE). The study introduces CBMPs and their policy enablers in the context of India, followed by policy recommendations on further fostering CBMPs.
Leininger, Julia / Christoph Strupat / Yonas Adeto / Abebe Shimeles / Wilson Wasike (2021)
Discussion Paper, 11/2021
Direct and indirect effects' of the Covid-19 pandemic on the prospects of structural transformation in Africa are at the core of this study. It is comprehensive and identifies patterns of country groups. Social cohesion matters for effective policy responses and longer-term sustainable development.