Discussion Paper

Do preferential trade agreements increase their members’ foreign direct investment?

Büge, Max (2014)
Discussion Paper 37/2014

Understanding regime support in new and old democracies: the role of performance and democratic experience

Camacho, Luis A. (2014)
Discussion Paper 10/2014

To what extent does performance shape public support for democracy? This paper shows that economic performance is more important in new than in old democracies. In contrast, political performance is equally important in both contexts.

When do disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration programmes succeed?

Banholzer, Lilli (2014)
Discussion Paper 8/2014

Determining how to effectively demobilize and reintegrate combatants is essential for the peace process. This paper provides a synthesis of what current research can tell us about the factors maximizing chances for the successful implementation of demobilization and reintegration programs.

Towards renewal or oblivion? Prospects for post–2020 cooperation between the European Union and the Africa, Caribbean and Pacific Group

Negre, Mario / Niels Keijzer / Brecht Lein / Nicola Tissi (2013)
Discussion Paper 9/2013

A forest convention - yes or no? Position paper of the BMZ on the state and the perspectives for creating a legally binding instrument for international forest policy

Scholz, Imme (2004)
Discussion Paper 6/2004

Challenges in measuring the state of the environment in developing countries: a literature review

Stepping, Katharina M.K. (2013)
Discussion Paper 25/2013

The first comprehensive comparison of cross-country environmental composite indicators evaluates their conceptual and methodological strengths and weaknesses. The study also assesses how useful these environmental indices are in the context of developing countries.

Making energy efficiency pro-poor: insights from behavioural economics for policy design

Never, Babette (2014)
Discussion Paper 11/2014

This paper reviews the current state of the art in behavioural economics and its applications to energy efficiency in developing countries. Taking energy efficient lighting in Ghana, Uganda and Rwanda as examples, it develops hypotheses on how behavioural factors can improve energy policy design.

China’s impact on the global wind power industry

Lema, Rasmus / Axel Berger / Hubert Schmitz (2012)
Discussion Paper 16/2012

China's capacities for mitigating climate change

Richerzhagen, Carmen / Imme Scholz (2007)
Discussion Paper 22/2007

Universelle Verantwortung: die Bedeutung der 2030-Agenda für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung der deutschen Bundesländer

Fischer, Cecilia / Imme Scholz (2015)
Discussion Paper 12/2015

Die 2030-Agenda ist ein Meilenstein auf dem Weg zu einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung. Sie fordert von den deutschen Bundesländern ihre Nachhaltigkeits- und Entwicklungspolitik besser zu verzahnen und im Rahmen der internationalen Zusammenarbeit neu auszurichten, um menschliches Wohlergehen zu sichern.

Trade flows in developing countries: what is the role of trade finance?

Brandi, Clara / Birgit Schmitz (2015)
Discussion Paper 13/2015

Trade finance can be an important driver for international trade. We analyse a panel data set on export credit insurance and trade flows for 215 destinations for the period 2005-2013 and find that imports to developing countries are heavily supported by a higher flow of trade credit insurance.

How can public works programmes create sustainable employment?

Gehrke, Esther / Renate Hartwig (2015)
Discussion Paper 11/2015

Public works programmes are becoming increasingly popular in international development cooperation. Still we know very little about long-terms effects of such programmes on employment. This paper addresses this gab and reviews existing evidence from 16 programmes throughout the developing world.

Can public works infrastructure affect employment outcomes? Evidence from the NREGS in India

Gehrke, Esther (2015)
Discussion Paper 9/2015

Public works programmes are becoming increasingly popular in developing countries. Still we know very little about the long-terms effects of the infrastructure created in such programmes. This paper addresses this gab using data from the Indian National Rural Employment Guarantee Act.

State fragility: towards a multi-dimensional empirical typology

Grävingholt, Jörn / Sebastian Ziaja / Merle Kreibaum (2012)
Discussion Paper 3/2012

Linking results-based aid and capacity development support: conceptual and practical challenges

Keijzer, Niels / Heiner Janus (2014)
Discussion Paper 25/2014

This paper assesses how result-based aid interventions relate to capacity development support on both a conceptual and practical level, and concludes that irrespective of the approach chosen the effectiveness hinges on adequate investment in design and space for adaptation to ongoing changes.

The effects of conditional cash transfers on social engagement and trust in institutions: evidence from Peru's Juntos Programme

Camacho, Luis A. (2014)
Discussion Paper 24/2014

Little is known about the unitended effects of conditional cash transfer programmes on outcomes that may be important for improving development prospects. This paper addresses this gap by evaluating the effects of Peru's Juntos programme on social engagement and trust in institutions.

The impact of Russia on governance structures in Ukraine

Sushko, Oleksandr (2008)
Discussion Paper 24/2008

Does Russia impact on governance structures in Ukraine? Does the Russian leadership have either a motive or leverage to shape Ukraine’s political system?

Global value chains and deep preferential trade agreements: promoting trade at the cost of domestic policy autonomy?

Bruhn, Dominique (2014)
Discussion Paper 23/2014

Deep preferential trade agreements contribute to global value chain trade by eliminating trade barriers and providing an economic governance framework regulating behind-the-border policies. While they are an important commitment device for a reliable business environment, they also tend to restrict policy autonomy.

Boosting or hindering aid effectiveness? An assessment of systems for measuring agency results

Holzapfel, Sarah (2014)
Discussion Paper 31/2014

This paper analyses the results reporting practices of ten bi- and multilateral donor agencies and assesses the implications of agency-wide results measurement systems for aid effectiveness.

Different perspectives on differentiated responsibilities: a state-of-the-art review of the notion of common but differentiated responsibilities in international negotiations

Pauw, Pieter / Steffen Bauer / Carmen Richerzhagen / Clara Brandi / Hanna Schmole (2014)
Discussion Paper 6/2014

This paper discusses options on how the international climate regime under the UNFCCC can move forward with one of its fundamental yet often disputed principles: Common But Differentiated Responsibility (CBDR).