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Welfare and Economy-Wide Effects of Azerbaijan’s Accession to the World Trade Organization: A Quantitative Assessment
(2015-11-10)
Azerbaijan applied for membership in the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 1997 and negotiations are still ongoing. Accession to the WTO requires the applicant countries to align economic policies with the organization’s ...
An empirical Investigation into the factors critical to the effectiveness of ABS implementation at the national and international levels
(2015-07-15)
The research presented in this thesis firstly investigates critical factors for assessing the effectiveness of existing Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) instruments at the national and international levels with respect to ...
Bio-Based Energy, Rural Livelihoods and Energy Security in Ethiopia
(2015-09-21)
The energy consumption in Ethiopia is based mainly (90%) on the traditional use of biomass for domestic needs, mostly using rudimentary cooking stoves. Against this background, the present study examines the importance of ...
International analyses of natural resource curse and Kazakhstan’s related economic performance with special attention to its wheat and energy sectors
(2015-09-09)
The bottom line of this study is to examine the role of natural resource endowments for economic growth and institutional quality with special focus on Kazakhstan and CIS countries. It is documented that resource rents ...
Volatility of International Food Prices: Impacts on Resource Allocation and on Food Supply Response
(2015-06-08)
Uncertainty is a quintessential feature of agricultural commodity prices. After about three decades of low and relatively stable price levels, we have experienced a dramatic rise and volatility in international food prices ...
The private sector and the marginalized poor: An assessment of the potential role of business in reducing poverty and marginality in rural Ethiopia
(2015-04-16)
The present research analyzes the role that the private sector can play in reducing poverty and marginality in Ethiopia by providing improved agricultural inputs to marginalized poor farmers. Two important insights motivate ...
Farmer Innovation in Rural Ghana: Determinants, Impacts and Identification
(2015-11-23)
Innovation is essential for agricultural and economic development, especially in today’s rapidly changing global environment. While farmers have been recognised as one of the key sources of innovation, many studies on ...
The Opportunity Cost of Financing Oportunidades: A General Equilibrium Assessment for Poverty Reduction in Mexico
(2015-03-18)
Despite the fact that Mexico has achieved macroeconomic stability after the financial crisis in 1995, it has failed to generate sustained high economic growth rates and to substantially reduce poverty and income inequality. ......
Obwohl Mexiko nach der Finanzkrise 1995 wieder makroökonomische Stabilität erreicht hat, ist es nicht gelungen, stabile hohe ökonomische Wachstumsraten zu generieren und die Armut und Einkommensungleichheit substantiell ......
Obwohl Mexiko nach der Finanzkrise 1995 wieder makroökonomische Stabilität erreicht hat, ist es nicht gelungen, stabile hohe ökonomische Wachstumsraten zu generieren und die Armut und Einkommensungleichheit substantiell ......
Resource Allocation for Health in Tanzania – Determinants and Development Implications
(2015-04-09)
The optimal allocation of scarce resources for health improvement is a crucial factor to lower the burden of disease and to strengthen the productive capacities of people living in developing countries. This research project ...
Price effects from the financialization of agricultural commodity markets
(2015-05-12)
Supposed portfolio benefits of commodities and the increased availability of commodity linked investment products such as index funds contribute to a financialization of agricultural commodity markets. The parallel increase ...