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Foreign Direct Investment in Times of Global Economic Crisis: Spotlight on New Europe
(UNU-MERIT Working Paper, June 2009), UNU-MERIT Working Paper by Sergey Filippov and Kalman Kalotay | DOWNLOAD

After the G-20 Summit: What Prospects for Global Development?
(UNU-WIDER Angle article, April 2009) | DOWNLOAD

Wealth Distribution, the Financial Crisis and Entrepreneurship
(UNU-WIDER Angle article, March 2009) | DOWNLOAD

How Will the Financial Crisis Impact on the Developing World and What Can Be Done About It?
(UNU-WIDER Angle article, February 2009)  |DOWNLOAD

The Financial Crisis of 2008 and the Developing Countries (UNU-WIDER Working Paper, January 2009)
Following the financial crisis that broke in the US and other Western economies in late 2008, there is now serious concern about its impact on the developing countries. The world media almost daily reports scenarios of gloom and doom, with many predicting a deep global recession. |DOWNLOAD

What Lessons have been learnt since the East Asian Crisis in 1997/98? CIBS, Capital Flows, and Exchange Rates
(UNU-WIDER Working Paper, September 2008)

This paper discusses the movement of capital flows to and from the exchange rate regimes and monetary policies of China, India, Brazil, and South Africa (CIBS). Furthermore, we compare the level of financial stability, and the composition and duration of capital flows of the countries on a policy level according to the "third generation" crisis models'; following which the East Asian Crisis of 1997/98 linkages between the corporate and financial sectors, and foreign short-term debt are given further attention. The paper concludes by comparing all four countries and analysing possible risks in CIBS financial systems. |DOWNLOAD

Malthus Revenge
 As part of a foresight exercise about "The World in 2025" on the request of the European Commission, Directorate for Science, Economy and Society in close collaboration with the Bureau of Economic Policy Advisors. Author: Dr. Luc Soete, Professor of International Economic Relations and Director of the Maastricht Economic and social Research and training centre on Innovation nd Technology of the United Nations University (UNU-MERIT), University of Maastricht, The Netherlands. DOWNLOAD

List ofUNU Publications related to the Global Economic Crisis

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