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Afghanistan: Withdrawal and a Regional Solution?
(2012)CSS Analyses in Security PolicyOther Publication -
PPPs in Security Policy: Opportunities and Limitations
(2012)CSS Analyses in Security PolicyOther Publication -
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What determines democracy? And what helps to maintain it?
(2012)VOX CEPR's Policy PortalThere are many stories of democracy but little consensus over which variables robustly determine its emergence and survival. We apply extreme bounds analysis to test the robustness of 59 factors proposed in the literature, evaluating over 3 million regressions. The most robust determinants of the transition to democracy are GDP growth (a negative effect), past transitions (a positive effect), and OECD membership (a positive effect). There ...Other Publication -
Das Abschneiden der Nobelpreisträger im Handelsblattranking
(2012)ÖkonomenstimmeWe compile a ranking of the research output of all Nobel Laureates in economics using the Handelsblatt methodology and compare the outcome to the Handelsblatt ranking of economists in the Germanspeaking area. Our analysis focuses on whether the overall rating scores of the Nobel Laureates are indicative of their high achievements. We discuss the role of the convexity of the employed journal weights and draw conclusions on the Handelsblatt’s ...Other Publication -
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Drehtüre zwischen Politik und Wirtschaft: Eine Quelle für Interessenskonflikte?
(2012)ÖkonomenstimmeOther Publication -
Flussrevitalisierungen: eine Übersicht
(2012)Merkblatt-Sammlung Wasserbau und ÖkologieOther Publication -
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