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What are the implications of the planned US-EU free trade agreement for developing countries?

Berger, Axel / Clara Brandi / Julia Kubny (2013)
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Study on the vulnerability and resilience factors of tax revenues in developing countries

von Haldenwang, Christian / Oliver Morrissey / Maksym Ivanyna / Ingo Bordon / Armin von Schiller (2013)
Mitarbeiter sonstige

The future of Global Economic Governance and the IMF

Berlin, 04. Dezember 2013

This one-day seminar addressed the shifting sands of multilateral governance and consider the role of European nations in this changing environment in looking at the current IMF quota reform process and how the challenges associated with it are symptomatic of the deep-seated changes occurring in the global economy. The global economic…

Which factors determine the upgrading of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises? Evidence from Egypt, India and the Philippines

Hampel-Milagrosa, Aimée / Markus Loewe / Caroline Reeg (2013)
Discussion Paper 21/2013

Only few micro and small enterprises succeed to upgrade in low and middle income countries - and these tend to be the privileged ones: Most of them are owned by people with above-average education, financial reserves, good personal and business networks, motivation and readiness to take risks.

Macroprudential financial market regulation: aims, implementation, and implications for developing and emerging economies

Schmitz, Birgit (2013)
Discussion Paper 20/2013

A core element of the international policy response to the crisis has been to strengthen the macroprudential orientation of financial market regulation. Macroprudential policies stand for enhanced regulatory focus on systemic risks in the financial system and their repercussions for the macroeconomy.

A resolution for a quiet revolution: taking the United Nations to sustainable development ‘beyond aid’

Wennubst, Pio / Timo Casjen Mahn (2013)
Discussion Paper 22/2013

What is the future role of the United Nations development system, how will it function and what are the necessary means? This paper proposes a system-wide strategy and “quiet revolution” reforms to position the UN development system for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Agenda.

Post 2015: making migration work for sustainable development

Schraven, Benjamin / Niels Keijzer / Anna Knoll (2013)
Briefing Paper 21/2013

Discussions on a post-2015 framework pay increasing attention to the issue of migration, albeit with a main emphasis on its functionalist and non-contentious dimensions. Real progress necessitates a more holistic treatment of migration that covers all components of sustainable development.

Post 2015: why the development finance debate needs to make the move from quantity to quality

Dafe, Florence / Renate Hartwig / Heiner Janus (2013)
Briefing Paper 22/2013

The implementation of a future global development agenda replacing the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) after 2015 will require greater and more efficient financing. The failure to establish a sound financial foundation risks jeopardizing the success of any new development agenda.

Allocating the next European Development Fund for ACP countries

Negre, Mario (2013)
Die aktuelle Kolumne, 06. Dezember 2013

The European Development Fund (EDF) is the key instrument for the implementation the European Agenda for Change vis-à-vis Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific (ACP).

Realizing the Sustainable Development Agenda and the role of the United Nations Development System

New York, 10. Dezember 2013

Building on achievements of the 2012 UN Conference on Sustainable Development ("Rio+20"), Member States called for defining a universal development agenda, inclusive of sustainable development goals, based on common but differentiated principles. Since Rio+20, Member States and the UN system have been engaged, albeit distinctly, in…

Energy Efficiency & Behaviour in Developing Countries

Bonn, 12. Dezember 2013

The Expert Roundtable on Energy Efficiency & Behaviour in Developing Countries was hosted by the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) in Bonn on 12 December 2013. It brought together researchers and practitioners in the fields of behavioural economics and energy efficiency, including participants…

Envisioning New Partnerships for Africa’s Future

Bonn, 16. Dezember 2013

The GG2022 program (www.gg2022.net) was jointly organized by the Global Public Policy Institute, Hertie School of Governance, Tsinghua University, Fudan University, the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University and the Brookings Institution. The program was generously supported by the Robert Bosch…

Aid on the edge of chaos: review

Janus, Heiner / Sebastian Paulo (2013)
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Post-2015: how to design goals for (inter)national action?

Janus, Heiner / Niels Keijzer (2013)
Briefing Paper 23/2013

In September 2013 UN Member States called for a single post-2015 framework that would be universal in nature and apply to all countries. This paper compares the pros and cons of a top-down, bottom-up or hybrid approach to negotiating and formulating this new agenda.

Is the Earth flat or is it a cube? European foreign aid, political conditionality and democracy

Faust, Jörg (2013)
Briefing Paper 24/2013

For normative and empirical reasons, political conditionality in European foreign aid will remain high on the agenda. To make conditionality effective, however, donors need to overcome several challenges. Particularly, they need to advance the process towards a common foreign and development policy.

Women's political role and poverty in the educational dimension: a district-level anlysis in India

Burchi, Francesco (2013)
Discussion Paper 23/2013

The paper shows that a 10% increase in women’s political agency in Indian districts causes a 5.9% increase in primary school completion rates. Moreover, the effect is significantly higher for girls than boys. This should be considered in the current discussion about the Women’s Reservation Bill.

Contributing to democratic consolidation and sustainable peace in El Salvador and the Philippines: overcoming the quest for stability

Zulueta-Fülscher, Kimana (2013)
Discussion Paper 24/2013

In the context of high levels of violence, El Salvador and the Philippines have had relatively successful democratization processes. But despite decades of external institutional support, these countries have not yet achieved peace nor fully consolidated democracy.

Payment for environmental services and unequal resource control in Pimampiro, Ecuador

Rodríguez de Francisco, Jean Carlo / Jessica Budds / Rutgerd Boelens (2013)
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Finance that empowers, that motivates and that provides global public goods

Klingebiel, Stephan (2013)
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Value chains and trade: guides for value chain development - a comparative review

Donovan, Jason / Marcelo Cunha / Steven Franzel / Amos Gyau / Dagmar Mithöfer (2013)
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