eprintid: 25093
rev_number: 20
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datestamp: 2018-07-23 12:58:56
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status_changed: 2018-07-23 12:58:56
type: doctoralThesis
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creators_name: Lang, Valentin F.
title: Political Decisions, Economic Effects: How International Organizations Govern the Globalized Economy
subjects: 300
subjects: 310
subjects: 320
subjects: 330
subjects: 350
divisions: 181000
adv_faculty: af-18
cterms_swd: Internationale Organisation
cterms_swd: Internationaler Währungsfonds
cterms_swd: Global Governance
cterms_swd: Globalisierung
cterms_swd: Entwicklungszusammenarbeit
cterms_swd: Öffentliche Schulden
cterms_swd: Ungleichheit
abstract: This dissertation consists of four essays on the decision-making and the effects of international organizations. Its empirical focus is on the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The dissertation shows that political interests influence the IMF's decision-making and that IMF programs have important economic effects on sovereign creditworthiness and income inequality.
Chapter 1: Buying Votes and International Organizations: The Dirty-Work Hypothesis; 
Chapter 2: Room for Discretion: Biased Decision-Making in International Financial Institutions; 
Chapter 3: Stigma or Cushion? IMF Programs and Sovereign Creditworthiness; 
Chapter 4: The Economics of the Democratic Deficit: The Effect of IMF Programs on Inequality
date: 2018
id_scheme: DOI
id_number: 10.11588/heidok.00025093
ppn_swb: 1030841152
own_urn: urn:nbn:de:bsz:16-heidok-250938
date_accepted: 2018-07-02
advisor: HASH(0x564e1c3e46e8)
language: eng
bibsort: LANGVALENTPOLITICALD2018
full_text_status: public
citation:   Lang, Valentin F.  (2018) Political Decisions, Economic Effects: How International Organizations Govern the Globalized Economy.  [Dissertation]     
document_url: https://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/volltextserver/25093/1/Lang_2018_Dissertation_PDFA.pdf