Essays about: "FINANCE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES"

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  1. 11. E-finance, Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth in Developing Countries

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Achraf Haddad; [2018]
    Keywords : E-finance; Entrepreneurship; Economic Growth; Developing countries;

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  2. 12. Being vulnerable; it’s attractive to a point. An exploration of the major determinants of climate change adaptation finance allocation.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Nicholas Saunders; [2017-07-28]
    Keywords : climate change; vulnerability; finance; aid; two-step hurdle model;

    Abstract : I study the major determinants of climate change adaptation finance allocation. Both the intensive margin decision and the extensive margin decision are considered. All adaptation finance allocations made by OECD Development Assistance Committee nations to eligible developing countries or territories since 2011 are considered. READ MORE

  3. 13. Growing technology and innovation in Sub-Saharan Africa through Business Innovation Centres: Case study of Ghana

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Blaise Bayuo; [2017]
    Keywords : Innovation; technology incubators; Sub-Saharan Africa; startups; innovation systems.; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Bridging the technological innovation gap in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is a concern to governments and development partners. Investments in programmes that will facilitate the diffusion of technology into the public and private sectors have been pursued over the past two decades. READ MORE

  4. 14. Do Inaccessible and Lootable Natural Resources Influence the Incidence of Civil Conflicts? Opportunities and Limits in the Study of the Resource Curse in Developing Countries

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Lorenzo Schirato; [2017]
    Keywords : Resource Curse; Geographic Inaccessibility; Lootable Resources; Civil Conflict; Developing Countries;

    Abstract : The literature on the so-called resource curse has provided evidence showing that third-world countries rich in natural resources tend to suffer from low levels of economic growth, poor political outcomes and severe intrastate conflicts. In particular, resource abundance is associated with more frequent and longer civil wars, especially in developing countries. READ MORE

  5. 15. Renewable energy investments - a panel data study of public policy influence in developing and emerging countries

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Annika Berghäuser; [2017]
    Keywords : renewable energy; finance; investors; policy instrument choice; developing and emerging countries;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to examine how public policy measures can induce investment in renewable electricity-generating capacity in developing and emerging markets. Using a novel combination of datasets for the time frame 2000-2014 and adopting a panel corrected standard error estimator, it tests the impact of economic and regulatory instruments, as well as policy support, on newly installed generation capacity. READ MORE