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A geopolitical gem: How Greenland can be a test case for a more ambitious EU
(2023)Mit der Eröffnung eines diplomatischen Büros in Grönland unternimmt die EU Schritte, um ihre Arktis-Strategie in die Praxis umzusetzen. Der Inselstaat wird ein Akteur des 21. Jahrhunderts in den Bereichen Nordpol-Logistik, ... -
A Post‐Area Studies Approach to the Study of Hill Irrigation across the Alai – Pamir – Karakoram – Himalaya
(2012-06)Due to the geo-political history of the mountainous region stretching from the Alai in the south of Kyrgyzstan to the north-western Himalaya of India, language barriers, and also perhaps the nature of traditional area ... -
A pure theory of population distribution when preferences are ordinal
(2023-01)We model an environment in which individuals prefer to be in a space in which their rank is higher, be it a social space, a geographical space, a work environment, or any other comparison sphere which we refer to in this ... -
The access and welfare impacts of telecommunications technology in Peru
(2000-06)This paper attempts to assess three main issues on Peruvian telecommunications technology: what are the main variables that explain the demand for access to telephone services; how important is access to telephone services ... -
Accountability in the parliament of Malaysia: A study on interruptions by the Chairperson in the Dewan Rakyat
(2021-09-03)The election of the chairman of the House of Representatives, a chamber of the Malaysian parliament, has always been determined by the ruling party. The centralization of executive power has also absorbed the function of ... -
An adverse social welfare consequence of a rich-to-poor income transfer: A relative deprivation approach
(2017-09)A transfer from a richer individual to a poorer one seems to be the most intuitive and straightforward way of reducing income inequality in a society. However, can such a transfer reduce the welfare of the society? We show ... -
An adverse social welfare effect of a doubly gainful trade
(2018-05)Acknowledging individuals’ distaste for low relative income renders trade less appealing when trade is viewed as a technology that integrates economies by merging separate social spheres into one. We define a “trembling ... -
An adverse social welfare effect of quadruply gainful trade
(2020-11)Acknowledging that individuals dislike having low relative income renders trade less attractive when seen as a technology that integrates two economies by merging separate social spheres into one. We define a “trembling ... -
Africa – EU Relations: The evolution of an agenda of partnership
(2024-01)This paper gives an overview of the evolution of the Africa-EU Partnership and its priorities between the years 2000 and 2022. It delves into the complex and dynamic relations between the two partners, whilst exploring ... -
Agency, opportunity structure and empowerment in everyday refugee life: Enduring and overcoming challenges of daily living in Cologne refugee shelters
(2021-11-22)To what extent are refugees empowered in their daily lives to overcome legal, material and sociocultural challenges that governmental institutional structures create? In Germany, where over 1 million individuals have ... -
Agglomeration, pollution, and migration: A substantial link, and policy design
(2022-12)We study a developing countries setting in which agglomeration efficiency of urban production attracts rural-to-urban migration, whereas urban pollution deters rural-to-urban migration. By means of a general equilibrium ... -
Agri-food policies and Sustainable Development Goals: Quantitative food system analyses
(2022-08-23)The agricultural and food system is key to reaching several of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), foremost those on food security (SDG2), reducing waste (SDG12), combatting climate change (SDG13), and reducing ... -
Agricultural commodity prices, governance, and land supply in the Tropics
(2023-04)Sustainable use of land resources is at the core of the bioeconomy, and it is of central importance for development in the coming decades. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals reflect this aspect of development ... -
Agricultural Credit System in India: Evolution, Effectiveness and Innovations
(2019-09)Indian agriculture is dominated by smallholders. With an average holding size of just 1.08 ha (in 2015-16), and 86 percent of holdings being of less than 2 ha size, Indian agriculture produces sufficient food, feed, and ... -
Agricultural Innovations at the Technological Frontier in India
(2017-07)Innovations in agriculture hold the key to unlocking sustainable, inclusive growth potential while securing employment opportunities for young people. In India, this has given rise to a new generation of entrepreneurs and ... -
Agricultural policies in Vietnam: Producer support estimates, 1986-2002
(2004-12)Since 1986, Vietnam has moved from a centrally planned towards a market-oriented system through several major economic and trade reforms. First positive results of the reform process became visible in the early 1990s when ...
