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The Political Economy of Corporate Responsibility in Germany, 1995-2008 德国企业责任的政治经济学，1995-2008

PSN: Other Comparative Capitalism (Topic) Pub Date : 2008-03-07 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.2229690

Daniel Kinderman

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引用次数: 31

An Overview of Brazil's Balance of Payment 巴西国际收支概况

PSN: Other Comparative Capitalism (Topic) Pub Date : 2008-01-30 DOI: 10.2139/SSRN.2388121

R. Cysne, Paulo Gustavo Grahl

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Are There Thresholds of Current Account Adjustment in the G7? 七国集团经常账户调整是否存在门槛?

PSN: Other Comparative Capitalism (Topic) Pub Date : 2006-05-01 DOI: 10.3386/W12193

Richard Clarida, Manuela Goretti, Mark P. Taylor

引用次数: 72

Gender Quota Spill-Over in Sweden: From Politics to Business? 瑞典性别配额溢出:从政治到商业?

PSN: Other Comparative Capitalism (Topic) Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.2665250

Lenita Freidenvall

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引用次数: 3

Defining Anarchy as Rock 'N' Roll: Rethinking Hogarty's Three Cases 把无政府状态定义为摇滚:重新思考霍加蒂的三个案例

PSN: Other Comparative Capitalism (Topic) Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.4337/9781845428242.00017

V. Storr

引用次数: 5

Role and Effectiveness of ASIC Compared with the SEC: Shedding Light on Regulation and Enforcement in the United States and Australia ASIC与SEC的作用与有效性:对美国和澳大利亚监管与执法的启示

PSN: Other Comparative Capitalism (Topic) Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3612987

Zehra G. Kavame Eroglu, Karen Powell

引用次数: 1

Designing Optimal Macroeconomic Policy Rules Under Parameter Uncertainty: A Stochastic Dominance Approach 参数不确定性下最优宏观经济政策规则设计:随机优势方法

PSN: Other Comparative Capitalism (Topic) Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3915515

Mariusz Górajski, Zbigniew Kuchta

引用次数: 0

Solidarity across Classes: The Swedish Employers' Mass Lockouts and the Spirit of Saltsjöbaden 跨阶层的团结:瑞典雇主集体停工和Saltsjöbaden精神

PSN: Other Comparative Capitalism (Topic) Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.2961300

Peter A. Swenson

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