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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Black markets"”.
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Three essays on the black market for the Dollar in Brazil
The existence of black markets for foreign exchanges has been a common characteristic of economies of many developing countries. These markets surge as a direct consequence of adoption of exchange rate controls in economies facing substantial macroeconomic imbalances.
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The Toppler Effect : irregular leader transitions and the rate of state failure recovery
… across the globe, creating human suffering, black markets, lost economic opportunities, and safe havens for militant actors. It is imperative that the international community find a way to combat state failure. This study investigates the effects of irregular leadership transitions on state …
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‘I Need to Work to Be Legal, I Need to Be Legal to Work.’ Migrant Encounters, Haitian Women, and the Chilean State
… of states and bureaucracies, work and markets, sameness and difference, and their effects on people’s lives. I begin with an overview of the project’s main themes of migration, states, bureaucracy, legality, and formality, and I reflect on encounters as a critical site through which …
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The Economics of Proliferation: An Examination of the Changing Nature of the Nuclear Marketplace
<p>Nuclear proliferation in its purest sense is an economic problem. Actors seek security in an unpredictable international environment through the acquisition of a weapon that has the potential to inflict a tremendous amount of pain upon an adversary for a minimal price. Because of the high value …
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Sterling and the Stability of the International Monetary System, 1944-1971
This dissertation studies the role of sterling during the Bretton Woods period (1944-1971). The Bretton Woods system has often been described as a dollar system with sterling having lost its relevance as reserve currency. However, despite being a secondary reserve currency and having lost …