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Buying Votes and International Organizations
, 2011 This study explores a basic idea in political economy: Trading money for political influence. Our focus is at the level of international institutions, where governments may exploit their influence in one organization to gain leverage over another.
Dreher, Axel +1 more
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT A major transformation in China's energy mix is underway as the country pursues carbon neutrality by 2060, posing significant structural challenges for Australia as a major exporter of carbon‐intensive resources. This study examines the economic impacts of China's decarbonisation on Australia by applying static and dynamic input–output (IO ...
Jinyong (Edward) Sung
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IMF Surveillance and Financial Markets - A Political Economy Analysis [PDF]
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is in the process of re-inventing itself with bilateral and multilateral surveillance emerging as a key function. The paper analyses how IMF surveillance announcements may be influenced by political power that member
Julien Reynaud, Marcel Fratzscher
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Projects are typically viewed as mechanisms for delivering products and services; however, this study examines projects from the distinct perspective of grand challenges (GCs). The selected case is the Ravi Riverfront Urban Development Project in Lahore, Pakistan—a grand challenge project (GCP).
Rehab Iftikhar, Syed Nayyer Abbas Kazmi
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What Determines Trust in International Organizations? [PDF]
So far no existing study has analyzed what determines people’s trust in the IMF, the World Bank, and the WTO even though – in the absence of democratic accountability – this is one of the few ways to assess the legitimacy of these institutions.
Zohal Hessami
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Financial Inclusion and Carbon‐Intensive Path Dependence: Evidence From Oil‐Exporting Economies
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper examines whether financial inclusion mitigates environmental degradation or, conversely, reinforces carbon‐intensive development pathways in oil‐exporting economies, consistent with carbon lock‐in dynamics. Drawing on resource curse and structural specialization frameworks, we argue that financial deepening may amplify carbon ...
Tasos Stylianou +2 more
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On The Role and Effects of IMF Seniority [PDF]
We analyze the IMF as a lender to countries in financial distress, highlighting the fact that it is a senior creditor. One advantage of delegating senior lending to a single institution rather than to competitive markets is that the former would be able ...
Diego Saravia
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Managing sustainability transitions demands not only adopting the newest technology and innovations but also policy alignment that reduces ecological pressure. Linking to ecological modernization theory, this study examines the U.S. time series data spanning 1990–2023 to understand how the combined innovation activities related to green ...
Md. Rashed +5 more
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New Evidence on the Impact of Energy Poverty on Industrial Performance in Africa
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Industrialisation is essential for Africa's long‐term development, offering a pathway to economic diversification, employment creation and resilience to external shocks. Given the continent's demographic and structural challenges, transitioning to higher value‐added, technologically advanced industries is a necessity.
Abdoul Karim Théophile Ouedraogo +1 more
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines the associations among geopolitical risk, financial development, economic freedom, foreign direct investment, urbanization, and ecological footprint in a BRICS‐10 sample comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Indonesia, and the United Arab Emirates over the period 2000–2024.
Mohammad Ridwan +8 more
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