Title:Institutional Design and Conflict
Author(s):MORELLI, MassimoDate:2009Type of Publication:BookAbstract:Among the prevalent objectives that we should set for our society, reduction of conflicts of all kinds is probably one of the easiest to agree upon. Any social contract that establishes peaceful ways to resolve disputes ...
Title:The Institutional Design of European Competition Policy
Author(s):MANGANELLI, Antonio; NICITA, Antonio; ROSSI, Maria AlessandraDate:2010Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI RSCASAbstract:This paper analyzes the institutional design of the European competition policy system. Besides the
multi-level public enforcement, the paper describes other two fundamental dimensions of the
European competition policy ...
Title:The Institutional Economics of Reflexive Governance in the Area of Utility Regulation
Author(s):BROUSSEAU, Eric; GLACHANT, Jean-MichelDate:2010Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI RSCASAbstract:Regulation of utilities in the XXI Century is challenged by the fast pace of change notably the
acceleration of innovation, the restructuring of industry as sets of modular chains and the spreading of
new information and ...
Title:The Institutional Framework of European Private Law
Author(s):CAFAGGI, FabrizioDate:2006Type of Publication:BookSeries/Report no.:Collected Courses of the Academy of European LawAbstract:This volume explores the relationship between constitutional and regulatory questions on the one hand, and private law on the other hand, examining how European private law has developed under the influence of regional ...
Title:Institutional Openness and the Use of Referendums and Popular Initiatives: Evidence from Swiss Cantons
Author(s):TRECHSEL, Alexander H.; BARANKAY, Iwan; SCIARINI, PascalDate:2003Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:Despite the growing interest in direct democratic institutions – like referendums and popular initiatives – the empirical evidence on the relationship between institutional openness and use is still sparse. We use a novel ...
Title:Institutional Reforms and Age-Graded Labour Market Inequalities in Europe
Author(s):DIECKHOFF, Martina; STEIBER, NadiaDate:2012Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:This article examines how institutional change affects age-based labour market inequalities in Europe. We focus on the impact of labour regulation and of wagesetting institutions on the male population aged 25–54. Age-graded ...
Title:Institutional Responsibility for Private Military and Security Contractors
Author(s):WHITE, Nigel D.Date:2009Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI AELAbstract:This paper analyses issues of legal responsibility arising from the discernible trend among international organizations, including regional organizations, to use the services of Private Military and Security Contractors ...