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  1. An empirical analysis of German casino locations
    Published: March 2022
    Publisher:  Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE), Düsseldorf, Germany

    In this paper we provide an empirical analysis of German casino locations. Due to the "mercantilistic background" of casinos, we assume that casinos are more likely to be found at borders and tourist areas. Although the location decision has been... more

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    In this paper we provide an empirical analysis of German casino locations. Due to the "mercantilistic background" of casinos, we assume that casinos are more likely to be found at borders and tourist areas. Although the location decision has been made in the past, we use cross-sectional data at county level to analyze whether the current locations of casinos are consistent with current policy objectives. We discuss whether fiscal incentives and/or regulatory objectives to prevent harmful gambling are relevant for the locations of German casinos. For our empirical analysis we use location and tourism indicators which are both significant factors for the location of German casinos. We find that the likelihood of a casino location increases if a county is located on a state border. We conjecture this is due to the following reasons: On the one hand there is increased out-of state demand on borders and on the other hand negative externalities of a casino can be shared with neighbor states. This is inconsistent, however, with the objectives of the State Treaty, which is to provide legal gambling opportunities for the population within the state. For better implementation of the objectives, a more balanced distribution of casinos throughout the urbanized regions in Germany is recommended.

     

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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9783863043803
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    hdl: 10419/250903
    Series: Discussion paper / Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE) ; no 381
    Subjects: casinos locations; negative externalities; gambling regulation; stateborder effect; logit model; urbanization
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (circa 25 Seiten), Illustrationen
  2. The impact of national home grown school feeding programme (NHGSFP) on rural communities in Nigeria
    Published: [2022]
    Publisher:  African Governance and Development Institute, [Yaoundé]

    The purpose of this paper is to critically examine the national home grown school feeding programme (NHGSFP) in Nigeria. Its special focus is to investigate the impact of NHGSFP on rural communities in Nigeria. This paper adopts a survey research... more

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    The purpose of this paper is to critically examine the national home grown school feeding programme (NHGSFP) in Nigeria. Its special focus is to investigate the impact of NHGSFP on rural communities in Nigeria. This paper adopts a survey research technique, aimed at gathering information from a representative sample of the population, as it is essentially cross-sectional, describing and interpreting the current situation. A total of 2400 households were sampled across the six geopolitical regions of Nigeria. The results from the use of a combined propensity score matching and logit model indicate that NHGSFP makes significant contributions to improving the health and educational status of rural school children, stimulate job creation and boost rural economy. This implies that a well-designed and integrated home grown school feeding programme can make significant contributions to improving food security at the household level, spurring job creation and boosting agricultural markets. This suggests the need for a purposeful engagement and support from all stakeholders to ensure the success of home grown school feeding programmes. This research adds to the literature on school feeding in low-income countries. It concludes that school feeding programmes have been shown to directly increase the educational and nutritional status of recipient children, and indirectly impact the economic and social lives of themselves and their family.

     

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    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    Format: Online
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    Series: AGDI working paper ; WP/22, 018
    Subjects: School feeding programme; propensity score matching; logit model; rural communities; sub Saharan Africa
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (circa 28 Seiten), Illustrationen
  3. Financial exposure and bank mergers
    micro and macro evidence from the EU
    Published: [2022]
    Publisher:  European Central Bank, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

    This paper studies for the first time the links between interbank liability and equity markets (financial exposure), and mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in the European banking sector, both at the micro and macro level. Using a binary logit model,... more

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    This paper studies for the first time the links between interbank liability and equity markets (financial exposure), and mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in the European banking sector, both at the micro and macro level. Using a binary logit model, the paper first examines - at the micro level - how financial exposures between banks affect the probability of M&A. It finds that financial interlinkages significantly increase the chances of them taking place. Using a gravity model, the paper then investigates - at the macro level - whether the micro results hold. Not only do financial links are positively and significantly correlated with the number of M&As between countries, but they are also a better predictor than trade - traditionally used in the macro literature on M&A. Since the Capital Market Union would help to geographically diversify banks' portfolio, it would therefore also foster cross-border M&As. Finally, the paper builds a M&A compatibility index for each pair of EU countries. The study highlights strong M&As prospects linked to high financial interlinkages in core Europe, which could be the sign of a future asymmetrical financial integration in the EU.

     

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    Language: English
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    ISBN: 9789289953115
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    hdl: 10419/269131
    Series: Working paper series / European Central Bank ; no 2724 (September 2022)
    Subjects: Bank consolidation; financial exposure; logit model; gravity model
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (circa 47 Seiten), Illustrationen