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Title:Black swan events and safe havens : the role of gold in globally integrated emerging markets Author(s):BEKIROS, Stelios D.; BOUBAKER, Sabri; KHUONG NGUYEN, Duc; UDDIN, Gazi SalahDate:2017Citation:Journal of international money and finance, 2017, Vol. 73, Part B, pp. 317-334Type:ArticleAbstract:There is evidence to suggest that gold acts as both a hedge and a safe haven for equity markets over recent years, and particularly during crises periods. Our work extends the recent literature on hedging and diversification ...
Title:Blackstone's support for the militia Author(s):SKINNER, StephenDate:2000Citation:American journal of legal history, 2000, Vol. 44, No. 1, pp. 1-18Type:Article
Title:The blame game for the financial crisis (2007-2010) : a sociological theory of fields of accusation Author(s):NICOL, OliviaDate:2016Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI MWP; 2016/03Abstract:This article introduces a sociological theory of blame games, focusing on the recent financial crisis in the United States (2007-2010). Many actors could be held responsible for the crisis. Such a situation is socially ...
Title:Blame it on my youth : the origins of attitudes towards immigration Author(s):JEANNET, Anne-Marie ; DRAŽANOVÁ, Lenka Date:2023Citation:Acta politica, 2023, OnlineFirstType:ArticleSeries/Number:[Migration Policy Centre]Abstract:Recent studies have demonstrated generational differences in attitudes towards immigration, however, less is known about what are the exact factors behind these differences. Our study investigates why cohorts formulate ...
Title:Blaming the Crisis on the Political Classes: Yes, but why? Author(s):PAPPAS, Takis S.Date:2012Citation:Othon ANASTASAKIS and Dorian SINGH (eds), Reforming Greece: Sisyphean task or Herculean challenge?, Oxford, South East European Studies at Oxford (SEESOX), 2012, 29-38Type:Contribution to book
Title:Blanket criminal record disclosure system incompatible with privacy rights Author(s):ZALNIERIUTE, MonikaDate:2013Citation:International data privacy law, 2013, Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 197-201Type:ArticleAbstract:This article considers issues relating to the mandatory criminal record data disclosure regime in the United Kingdom and its compatibility with privacy rights under the European Convention of Human Rights. It analyses the ...
Title:Blasphemy, secularisation and multiculturalism : a study of the Rushdie affair, the Theo van Gogh affair and the Mohammad caricature crisis Author(s):NIELSEN, Anne MarkDate:2010Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2010Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; HEC; PhD ThesisAbstract:This thesis examines secularisation theories and explores the question of their capability to capture and explain contemporary conflicts in Europe centred on the space and role for, primarily Muslims, religion in the public ...
Title:Bloc formation in international monetary policy coordination Author(s):KOHLER, MarionDate:1997Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI ECO; 1997/31
Title:Block order restrictions in combinatorial electricity energy auctions Author(s):MEEUS, Leonardo ; VERHAEGEN, Karolien; BELMANS, RonnieDate:2009Citation:European Journal of Operational Research, 2009, Vol. 196, No. 3, pp. 1202-1206Type:ArticleSeries/Number:[Florence School of Regulation]; [Electricity]Abstract:In Europe, the auctions organized by “power exchanges” one day ahead of delivery are multi-unit, double-sided, uniformly priced combinatorial auctions. Generators, retailers, large consumers and traders participate at the ...
Title:Blockchain as a confidence machine : the problem of trust & challenges of governance Author(s):DE FILIPPI, Primavera ; MANNAN, Morshed ; REIJERS, Wessel Date:2020Citation:Technology in society, 2020, Vol. 62, Art. 101284, OnlineOnlyType:ArticleAbstract:Blockchain technology was created as a response to the trust crisis that swept the world in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. Bitcoin and other blockchain-based systems were presented as a "trustless" alternative to ...
Title:Blockchain meets energy : digital solutions for a decentralized and decarbonized sector Author(s):PETER, Viktor; PAREDES, Juan; ROSADO RIVIAL, Moisés; SOTO SEPÚLVEDA, Eduardo; HERMOSILLA ASTORGA, Diego A.Date:2019Citation:German-Mexican Energy Partnership (EP) and Florence School of Regulation (FSR), 2019Type:BookSeries/Number:Florence School of Regulation; EnergyAbstract:The FSR partners with the EP. Why? Because understanding “blockchain”, its nature and potential, has become a duty for a school like us, offering an energy policy and regulatory knowledge hub to both energy practitioners ...
Title:Blockchain’s weakest links : a modified UTAUT model analysis of the TradeLens case Author(s):WAFULA, Clarke Sumbule Date:2023Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2023Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; STG; Master Thesis; 2023Abstract:The recent withdrawal of TradeLens, an enterprise blockchain consortium, emphasizes that, while blockchain can revolutionize the supply chain industry, its successful deployment and adoption remain limited. I analyse the ...
Title:'Blocked' youth : the politics of migration from South and East Mediterranean countries before and after the Arab uprisings Author(s):DE BEL-AIR, FrançoiseDate:2018Citation:International spectator, 2018, Vol. 53, No. 2, pp. 52-73Type:ArticleAbstract:Migration from South and East Mediterranean (SEM) countries has been considered a growing security threat in the EU and Gulf states following the 9/11 attacks and the Arab uprisings. Since 2011, the economic slowdown, ...
Title:Blok, Vincent : Heidegger’s concept of philosophical method : innovating philosophy in the age of global warming Author(s):REIJERS, Wessel Date:2021Citation:Continental philosophy review, 2021, Vol. 54, pp. 99–106Type:ArticleAbstract:This review discusses Vincent Blok’s book Heidegger’s Concept of Philosophical Method. Blok’s daring and important argument is that Heidegger has been misunderstood by contemporary philosophers who dismiss his thinking as ...
Title:Bloodlines and belonging : time to abandon 'ius sanguinis'? Editor(s):DUMBRAVA, Costica; BAUBÖCK, Rainer Date:2015Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2015/80; [GLOBALCIT]; EUDO Citizenship ObservatoryAbstract:This EUDO Citizenship Forum Debate discusses whether the widespread legal rule of ius sanguinis, through which citizenship is transmitted at birth from parent to child, can still be justified in the contemporary world. ...
Title:Blow up : explaining European armaments cooperation from 1992 until 2005 Author(s):TEICHLER, ThomasDate:2008Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2008Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD ThesisAbstract:The subject of this thesis is European armaments cooperation between 1992 and 2005. During this period, European governments moved the institutional forum of cooperation from a transatlantic to a European context, extended ...
Title:Blowing up the self-management bubble : Yugoslav propaganda and Italian reception in the early 1970s Author(s):ZACCARIA, Benedetto Date:2019Citation:Acta histriae, 2019, Vol. 27, No. 1, pp. 125-142Type:ArticleAbstract:Drawing on primary sources from the Archives of Yugoslavia and several Italian archival collections, this article shows that, in the early 1970s, faced with mounting internal problems, the Yugoslav leadership reappraised ...
Title:Blue helmets and black robes : cooperation between UN peacekeepers and the ICC Author(s):BUITELAAR, Thomas Johannes Adriaan Date:2020Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2020Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD ThesisAbstract:Under what conditions do UN peace operations assist the International Criminal Court by sharing information, providing logistical assistance, and executing arrest warrants? Even though international criminal tribunals often ...
Title:The blue shirts : Portuguese fascists and the new state Author(s):COSTA PINTO, AntonioDate:2000Citation:Boulder : Columbia University Press, 2000, Social science monographsVersion:Published version of EUI PhD thesis, 1992Type:BookAbstract:Focuses on the National Syndicalist Movement of the early 1930's, exploring its defeat in 1935 by Oliveira Salazar, the rising Catholic dictator of Portugal, and comparing the entire history of Portuguese fascism to other ...
Title:Blueprints of Nordic Integration. Dynamics and Institutions in Nordic Cooperation 1945-72 Author(s):LAURSEN, JohnnyDate:1994Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 1994Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSC; 1994/20