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The financial instruments used by international financial institutions (IFIs) regarding the Southeast European countries: a critical assessment of their underlying philosophy and orientation [PDF]
After the fall of the communist regimes in the Southeast European countries, what was attempted was a systemic transformation which was called transition.
Maria-Eleni VOUTSA
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Sustainable Development and Structural Bottlenecks in Transition Economies: New Uzbekistan
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study assesses the sustainable development of Uzbekistan over 2016–2024. The methodology combines min–max normalization and unweighted aggregation to derive goal‐level composite scores and an overall SDG index, correlation analysis, and Principal Component Analysis (PCA) to characterize the goals that shape the country's progress; key ...
Khusanboy Abdufattokhov +1 more
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IMF in Theory: Sovereign Debts, Judicialisation and Multilateralism [PDF]
It is argued that the successive regimes for restructuring sovereign debts, since the early 20th century have been shaped by the articulation of three institutional functions: information gathering and economic expertise, then third-party mediation ...
Jerome Sgard
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The blue economy has emerged as a central pillar of sustainable development, yet empirical evidence on its macroeconomic contribution remains limited, particularly for advanced maritime economies. This study investigates the impact of key blue economy factors on economic development within the ANZUS bloc, comprising Australia, New Zealand and ...
Md. Hasanur Rahman +4 more
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Does Membership on the UN Security Council Influence IMF Decisions? Evidence from Panel Data [PDF]
We investigate whether temporary members of the UN Security Council receive favorable treatment from the IMF, using panel data for 191 countries over the period 1951 to 2004.
Axel Dreher +2 more
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA) faces pressing financing and structural transitions to achieve the 2030 Agenda, yet the distributional relationships linking financial inclusion and renewable energy adoption to sustainable development goal (SDG) achievement remain underexplored. This study investigates the roles of multidimensional financial inclusion
Mehdi Seraj +2 more
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Rainchecks and Risk: Climate Shocks, Policy Transitions and SME Credit Dynamics
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Small and medium enterprises rely heavily on bank credit. They also have the fewest tools to deal with climate risk. Using a panel of 45 countries from 2007 to 2022, we study how climate risk and the Paris Agreement shape SME bank lending. Climate‐related disasters are associated with lower SME credit, with post‐event estimates indicating a ...
Swapnanil SenGupta, Anshita Sachan
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Strategic Management Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Research Summary This study examines how legal design shapes contractual governance in public–private partnership (PPP). We argue that PPP‐specific laws do not simply strengthen institutional safeguards; by varying in detail, they also alter the flexibility available for project‐level contracting.
Mohammad Hosseini, Bertrand V. Quelin
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Safety Science and Technology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In light of exacerbating climate change issues, recent environmental policy reforms have attempted to balance economic growth and environmental conservation to foster a sustainable development transition. To further debate the scope of decarbonization policies, this study investigates the long‐run effects of tourism, nuclear energy, financial ...
Tuba Rasheed +5 more
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Regulation, Taxation, and Resources: Unpacking Greenhouse Gas Emission Drivers Across G7 Economies
Thunderbird International Business Review, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Advanced economies are under growing pressure to downscale greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions without undermining growth, yet G7 (Group of Seven) nations, representing almost 10% of the world's population, still generate one quarter of global GHGs.
Mohammad Imtiaz Hossain +5 more
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