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Title:Improving European rail freight Author(s):FINGER, Matthias

Date:2018Type:OtherSeries/Number:Policy Briefs; 2018/10; Florence School of Regulation; Transport; TransportAbstract:European Rail Freight could offer a way to solve many transport related problems, mainly heavy congestion and pollution. It is also, in theory, the more efficient way to transport goods on longer distances. There are good ...

Title:Improving fact-finding in treaty-based human rights mechanisms and the special procedures of the United Nations Human Rights Council Author(s):SCHEININ, Martin

Date:2013Citation:Morten BERGSMO (ed.), Quality-control in fact-finding, Florence : Torkel Opsahl Academic EPublisher 2013, pp. 54-72Type:Contribution to book

Title:Improving gas transmission network regulation in Ukraine by implementing Energy Community rules : a tailor made proposal Author(s):ZACHMANN, Georg; RUESTER, SophiaDate:2014Type:OtherSeries/Number:German Advisory Group; Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting; Policy Paper; 2014/03; [Florence School of Regulation]; [Gas]

Title:Improving generalizability in transnational bureaucratic influence research : a (modest) proposal Author(s):EGE, Jörn; BAUER, Michael W.

; WAGNER, NoraDate:2020Citation:International studies review, 2020, Vol. 22, No. 3, pp. 551-575Type:ArticleAbstract:An impressive amount of evidence has been collected underpinning the importance of international public administrations (i.e., the secretariats of international governmental organizations) in a variety of policy areas, ...

Title:Improving health resilience through better procurement of medical supplies : lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic Author(s):HANSPACH, Philip

Date:2021Type:Technical ReportSeries/Number:STG Resilience Papers; 2021; [ECO]Abstract:• Bias for procuring domestically (“home bias”) stands in the way of an integrated Single Market in procurement and is associated with malpractice that negatively affected the procurement of medical supplies in 2020. • ...

Title:Improving Inference with a 'Two-step' Approach: Theory and Limited Diversity in fs/QCA Author(s):SCHNEIDER, Carsten Q.; WAGEMANN, Claudius

Date:2003Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI SPS; 2003/07

Title:Improving migrants' labour market integration in Europe from the outset : a cooperative approach to predeparture measures Author(s):DESIDERIO, Maria Vincenza; HOOPER, KateDate:2015Type:OtherSeries/Number:Migration Policy Institute; Migration Policy Centre; INTERACT Research Report; 2015/06; Policy BriefsAbstract:This policy brief reviews promising examples of predeparture measures for labor market integration that are jointly designed and/or run by origin- and destination-country actors, illustrating their potential to help ...

Title:Improving Policies in the Field of Asylum and Human Rights Protection in the US and EU Author(s):GUILD, ElspethDate:2011-06-01Type:Technical ReportSeries/Number:EU-US Immigration Systems; 2011/13Abstract:Providing international protection to people fleeing persecution, torture and other inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment is recognised both in the US and EU as an important international obligation. Both the US ...

Title:Improving the EU Immigration System: Reflections in the Light of the Return Directive Author(s):OLMOS GIUPPONI, Maria BelenDate:2009Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI MWP; 2009/39Abstract:This paper focuses on the current state of EU immigration legislation and aims to provide a critical analysis and suggestions for improvement in the future. Over the past ten years, EU Summits have emphasized the need for ...

Title:Improving the monitoring indicators system to support DG competition's future policy : final report Author(s):BLAGOEVA, Tsvetelina; ILISESCU, Adriana; ATTSTROM, Karin; MONTI, Giorgio

; LE DEN, Xavier; BONFILS, WilliamDate:2017Citation:Luxembourg : Publications Office of the European Union, 2017Type:BookAbstract:The study to support the process of “Improving the Monitoring Indicators System to support DG Competition's Future Policy Assessments” mapped, categorised and systematised result and impact indicators used by DG Competition ...

Title:Improving workplace climate in large corporations : a clustered randomized intervention Author(s):ALAN, Sule

; COREKCIOGLU ISHAKOGLU, Gözde

; SUTTER, MatthiasDate:2023Citation:Quarterly journal of economics, 2023, Vol. 138, No. 1, pp. 151-203Type:ArticleAbstract:We evaluate the impact of a training program aimed at improving the relational atmosphere in the workplace. The program encourages prosocial behavior and the use of professional language, focusing primarily on leaders’ ...

Title:Impulse Response Confidence Intervals for Persistent Data: What Have We Learned? Author(s):PESAVENTO, Elena; ROSSI, BarbaraDate:2006Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI ECO; 2006/19

Title:Impulse Response Function Author(s):LUETKEPOHL, Helmut

Date:2008-01-01Citation:Steven N. DURLAUF and Lawrence E. BLUME (eds), The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, Second Edition, Palgrave Macmillan, 2008, online chapterType:Contribution to bookAbstract:Impulse response functions are useful for studying the interactions between variables in a vector autoregressive model. They represent the reactions of the variables to shocks hitting the system. It is often not clear, ...

Title:IMS : International Monetary System - or scandal? Author(s):TRIFFIN, RobertDate:1991Citation:Florence, European University Institute, 1991Type:OtherSeries/Number:Jean Monnet Chair Papers; 09

Title:In a permanent state of transition : theorising the east European condition Author(s):SZAKOLCZAI, Arpad

Date:1996Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI SPS; 1996/09

Title:In a spirit of solidarity? : justifying the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) in national parliamentary debates Author(s):CLOSA, Carlos

; MAATSCH, AlexandraDate:2014Citation:Journal of common market studies, 2014, Vol. 52, No. 4, pp. 826-842Type:ArticleSeries/Number:[Global Governance Programme]; [European, Transnational and Global Governance]Abstract:This article examines national parliamentarians’ approval of the increased budgetary capacity of the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) in autumn 2011. Following the analysis of vote outcome and plenary debates ...

Title:In conversation with : UACES lifetime achievement award winners Emily Linnemann speaks to Geoffrey Edwards, Emil Kirchner and Brigid Laffan Author(s):LINNEMANN, Emily; EDWARDS, Geoffrey; KIRCHNER, Emil J.; LAFFAN, Brigid

Date:2017Citation:Journal of contemporary European research, 2017, Vol. 13, No. 4, pp. 1454-1463Type:Article

Title:In defence of defence rights : the need for common rules of criminal procedure in the European Union Author(s):LONGRIDGE, CorriDate:2013Citation:European Journal of Legal Studies, 2013, Vol. 6, No. 2, pp. 136-156Type:ArticleAbstract:The phenomenon of globalization and the expansion of EU mobility rights have been a catalyst for cross-border crime and a driving force for Member State cooperation in the field of criminal law. This paper argues broadly ...

Title:In defence of Europe : can the European project be saved? Author(s):LAFFAN, Brigid

Date:2017Citation:Journal of common market studies (JCMS), 2017, Vol. 55, No. 5, pp. 1177-1178Type:Article

Title:In Defence of Pluralism in the Social Sciences Author(s):KEATING, Michael; DELLA PORTA, Donatella

Date:2010Citation:European Political Science, 2010, 9, 111–120Type:ArticleAbstract:There are five levels in social inquiry: ontology; epistemology; approaches; methodology; and methods, which we see as means of gathering information. There is no determinate relationship such that one school will consistently ...