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    Title: North African Migration and Europe’s Contextual Mediterranean Border in Light of the Lampedusa Migrant Crisis of 2011  Author(s): MCMAHON, Simon Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI SPS Abstract: In the opening months of 2011 thousands of migrants arrived on the small Italian island of Lampedusa. In their responses, national governments in Europe appeared to self-interestedly close their national borders, rather ...
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    Title: Impact of Renewables Deployment on the CO2 Price and the CO2 Emissions in the European Electricity Sector  Author(s): VAN DEN BERGH, Kenneth; DELARUE, Erik; D'HAESELEER, William Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI RSCAS Abstract: As of 2005, electricity generators in Europe operate under the European Union Emission Trading System (EU ETS). At the same time, European Member States have launched support mechanisms to stimulate the deployment of ...
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    Title: Regulating Future Offshore Grids: Economic impact analysis on wind parks and transmission system operators  Author(s): KITZING, Lena; SCHRÖDER, Sascha T. Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI RSCAS Abstract: The increasing development of offshore wind parks in the European offshore territory may lead to meshed offshore grids in which each wind park might be connected to several countries. Such offshore grids could be subject ...
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    Title: Two Concepts of Religious Freedom in the European Court of Human Rights  Author(s): BHUTA, Nehal Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI LAW Abstract: This paper considers the way in which recent historical work on the history of freedom of religion and freedom of conscience opens up a new interpretation of the decisions of the European Court of Human Rights in the ...
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    Title: Measuring Stateness, Ranking Political Orders: Indexes of state fragility and state failure  Author(s): BHUTA, Nehal Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI LAW Abstract: This paper examines two indexes of state failure and state fragility. It considers the wider historical context for the emergence of interest in state failure and state fragility, and examines attempts to define the concepts. ...
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    Title: WIPO and the Public-Private Web of Global Intellectual Property Governance  Author(s): WECHSLER, Andrea Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has always been recognized as an important international economic institution for the global governance of intellectual property (IP) law. Moreover, its role in promoting, ...
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    Title: The Handling of Insolvency within Trans-European Contractual Networks: Legal issues and possible solutions  Author(s): GIANI, Leonardo Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: This paper tries to identify some tools which, in case of insolvency, might prove to be effective in order to take care of the specificities which characterise inter-firm contractual networks. To summarise, this paper is ...
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    Title: The Impact of the Economic Crisis on the Western Balkans and their EU Accession Prospects  Author(s): PANAGIOTOU, Ritsa Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI RSCAS Abstract: The European Union’s enlargement towards the Western Balkans may be facing its most difficult challenge since its launch in Zagreb in 2000. The prospect of Balkan enlargement has been hard-hit by the deterioration of the ...
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    Title: Market Design with Wind: Managing low-predictability in intraday markets  Author(s): HENRIOT, Arthur Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI RSCAS Abstract: This paper evaluates the benefits for wind power producers to trade in the intraday electricity markets in a context of massive penetration of intermittent renewables. Using a simple analytical model we find out that there ...
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    Title: Sovereign Immunity and the Enforcement of International Cultural Property Law  Author(s): PAVONI, Riccardo Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI LAW Abstract: The present paper examines the intersection of the law of State immunity and cultural property issues. The primary interest in undertaking this investigation lies in the fact that, while immunity from seizure and other ...
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    Title: Strategic Bidding in Multi-unit Auctions with Capacity Constrained Bidders: The New York capacity market  Author(s): SCHWENEN, Sebastian Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI RSCAS Abstract: This paper employs a simple model to describe bidding behavior in multi-unit uniform price procurement auctions when firms are capacity constrained. Using data from the New York City capacity auctions, I find that capacity ...
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    Title: Impact on Reserves and Energy Delivery of Current UC-based Market-Clearing Formulations  Author(s): MORALES-ESPAÑA, German; GARCÍA-GONZÁLEZ, Javier; RAMOS, Andrés Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI RSCAS Abstract: Reserves are playing each time a more important role due to the massive penetration of renewable energy sources nowadays. Operating reserves must be used for unforeseen events. All predictable events must be directly ...
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    Title: A Citizen-Editors Model of News Media  Author(s): SOBBRIO, Francesco Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI RSCAS Abstract: This paper provides a model of the market for news where profit-maximizing media outlets choose their editors from a population of rational citizens. The analysis identifies a novel mechanism of media bias: the bias in a ...
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    Title: A Self-Sufficient European Private Law – A Viable Concept?  Author(s): MICKLITZ, Hans-Wolfgang; SVETIEV, Yane Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI LAW Abstract: This working paper collects the contributions to the first external workshop within the ERPL project that took place on 4 and 5 May 2012 at the EUI. The workshop aimed to clarify the key parameters to be used for analysing ...
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    Title: Choosing between the UN and OECD Tax Policy Models: An African case study  Author(s): DAURER, Veronika; KREVER, Richard Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI RSCAS Abstract: Almost all the world's tax treaties are based on precedents found in an OECD model tax convention or a UN model tax convention. Both model divide taxing rights on cross-border investment and business activities. The OECD ...
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    Title: Exponential GARCH Modeling with Realized Measures of Volatility  Author(s): HANSEN, Peter Reinhard; HUANG, Zhuo Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO Abstract: We introduce the Realized Exponential GARCH model that can utilize multiple realized volatility measures for the modeling of a return series. The model specifies the dynamic properties of both returns and realized measures, ...
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    Title: Social Networks and the Process of “Globalization”  Author(s): DUERNECKER, Georg; VEGA-REDONDO, Fernando Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO Abstract: We propose a stylised dynamic model to understand the role of social networks in the phenomenon we call “globalization.” This term refers to the process by which even agents who are geographically far apart come to interact, ...
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    Title: Democratic Diffusion under the Magnifying Glass: A micro perspective on the change of attitudes toward democratic governance through transnational linkages in authoritarian contexts  Author(s): FREYBURG, Tina Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: Students of democratic diffusion argue that strong ties to democracies foster political transformation in non-democratic regimes. They theoretically specify a long causal chain linking the micro-phenomenon of the democratic ...
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    Title: Social Origins and Inequality in Educational Returns in the Labour Market in Spain  Author(s): BERNARDI, Fabrizio Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI SPS Abstract: This paper addresses four descriptive research questions. First, is there a direct effect of social background on labour market success over and above the effect of own education? Second, has this effect declined over time? ...
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    Title: With Strings Attached: Grandparent-provided child care, fertility, and female labour market outcomes  Author(s): GARCIA-MORAN, Eva; KUEHN, Zoe Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: Grandparents are regular providers of free child care. Similar to any other form of child care, availability of grandparent-provided child care affects fertility and labor market decisions of women positively. We find that ...