Title:The African Financial Development Gap
Author(s):ALLEN, Franklin; CARLETTI, Elena; CULL, Robert; QIAN, Jun 'QJ'; SENBET, LemmaDate:2010-10-01Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:Wharton Financial Institutions CenterAbstract:Economic growth in Africa has long been disappointing. We document that the financial sectors of most sub-Saharan African countries remain significantly underdeveloped by the standards of other developing countries. We ...
Title:The African Financial Development Gap
Author(s):ALLEN, Franklin; CARLETTI, Elena; CULL, Robert; QIAN, Jun 'QJ'; SENBET, LemmaDate:2010Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI ECOAbstract:Economic growth in Africa has long been disappointing. We document that the financial sectors of most sub-Saharan African countries remain significantly underdeveloped by the standards of other developing countries. We ...
Title:African Refugees' Influx in Israel from a Socio-Political Perspective
Author(s):YACOBI, HaimDate:2009Type of Publication:Technical ReportSeries/Report no.:[Migration Policy Centre]Abstract:This paper focuses on socio-political dynamics in Israel in relation to the increased flow of African refugees and asylum seekers. The main argument presented here is that there is an inherent tension between the ethnocentric ...
Title:Agency and the Structure of Party Competition: Alignment, Stability and the Role of Political Elites
Author(s):DEEGAN-KRAUSE, Kevin; ENYEDI, ZsoltDate:2010Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI RSCASAbstract:The study of cleavages focuses primarily on constraints imposed by socio-demographic factors. While
scholars have not ignored the agency of political elites, such scholarship remains fragmented among
sub-fields and lacks ...
Title:An Agenda for a Growing Europe: The Sapir Report
Author(s):WALLACE, Helen; SAPIR, André; AGHION, Philippe; BERTOLA, Giuseppe; HELLWIG, Martin; PISANI-FERRY, Jean; ROSATI, Dariusz; VINALS, JoseDate:2004Type of Publication:Book
Title:Albanian Immigrants in Italy: Migration Plans, Coping Strategies and Identity Issues
Author(s):KOSIC, Ankica; TRIANDAFYLLIDOU, AnnaDate:2003Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:This paper studies the adaptation and survival strategies that immigrants develop from the beginning of their migration project through to their establishment in the host country. We are particularly interested in how ...