CESifo Forum

2009

CESifo Forum 4/2009 (Winter)

Focus: Africa: Fallacies about the Global Financial Crisis Harms Recovery in the Poorest Countries (Wim Naud�) / A Brief History of Aid in East Africa: The Political Economy of Convergence (Howard Stein) / Agriculture as the Potential Engine for African Growth and the Role of NEPAD (Michael Br�ntrup and Roukayatou Zimmermann) / Fostering Economic Development in Sub-Saharan African: What Role for Reforming Business Regulations? (Christian von Drachenfels and Matthias Krause) / Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on the Social Services Sector in Ghana and Nigeria (Olusanya Ajakaiye, Tayo Fakiyesi and Mutiu Oyinlola) / Mobile Payments for Remittances in Latin America: Benchmarking with Africa ( Laura Recuero Vitro) / "First Mover" Investment Advantages in Sub-Saharan Africa: Why Northern Multinationals Should React (Quickly) to Their Southern Counterparts (Harry G. Broadman) Spotlight: How Long Will Resources Last? (Marc Gronwald and Jana Lippelt) / The New EBCD Dataset: An Innovative Combination of Survey and Financial Statement Data (Anja H�nig) Trends: Statistics Update

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Publisher: Ifo Institute for Economic Research, Munich 2009

Language of publication English

Article number 11132009004000

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CESifo Forum 3/2009 (Autumn)

Climate and energy: right goals, wrong approach?: Introduction (Christian Ude, J�rgen Chrobog, Mohamed Bin Dhaen Al Hamli) / Introductory Debate: The Green Paradoxon (Hans-Werner Sinn), Adapt, Mitigate, or Die? The Fallacy of a False Trade-off ( Ottmar Edenhofer and Steffen Brunner) / Panel 1: The Blind Alleys of Climate Policy / Panel 2: OPEC versus Kyoto (Hank Folmer) / Panel 3: The Road to Copenhagen: What Agreement Can Actually Be Effective and Stable? (Carlo Carraro) / Trends: Statistic Update

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Publisher: Ifo Institute for Economic Research, Munich 2009

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Article number 11132009003000

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CESifo Forum 2/2009 (Summer)

Focus: Fiscal Policy in Recession: US Fiscal Policy In Recession: What's Next? (Alan J. Auerbach) - The Lack Of An Empirical Rationale For A Revival Of Discretionary Fiscal Policy (John B. Taylor) - The Limits Of Fiscal Policy (John A. Tatom) - Keynesian Policies Stimulate Debate And Debt, Not Employment (James D. Foster) - Fiscal Policy For The Crisis (Antonio Spilimbergo, Steve Symansky, Olivier Blanchard and Carlo Cottarelli) - What Is Necessary And What Is Possible In Today's Economic Policy: The Infentive Effects Of German Economic Stimulus Packages (Wolfgang Eggert and Tim Krieger) - Specials: Why Tax Commercial Motor Fuel In The EU Member State Where It's Bought? Why Not Where It's Consumed? ( Charles E. McLure; Jr.) - Perspectives For The Global Economy- The Aftermath Of The Financial Shocks: Report On The 2009 CESifo International Spring Conference (Silvia Schula and Hans-G�nther Vieweg) - Spotlight: A Look At China In The Current Crisis (Christoph Zeiner) - Trends: Statistics Update

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Publisher: Ifo Institute for Economic Research, Munich 2009

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Article number 11132009002000

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CESifo Forum 1/2009 (Spring)

Munich Lecture: The Crisis: Basic Mechanisms and Appropriate Policies (Olivier Blanchard) - Focus: Food and Energy Prices: Policy Lessons Drawn from the Recent Food and Fuel Price Inflation (Karen H. Johnson) - Energy, Commodity and Food Price Volatility: What Policy Responses? (Ernest Gnan) - Econometric Models for Oil Price Forecasting: A Critical Survey (Giliola Frey, Matteo Manera, Anil Markandya and Elisa Scarpa) - Specials: Does Environmental Protection Hurt Low-Income Families? (Don Fullerton) - EU Climate and Energy Policies � Which Path Ahead? (Herbert Reul) - Are Older People Responsible for High Healthcare Costs? (Constantina Safiliou-Rothschild) - Spotlight: World Economic Prospects for 2009 and 2010 - Trends: Statistics Update

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Publisher: Ifo Institute for Economic Research, Munich 2009

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Article number 11132009001000

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