Title:Arab State Broadcasting Systems in Transition: The Promise of the Public Service Broadcasting Model
Author(s):AYISH, MuhammadDate:2010Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:In an Arab region entangled in global political, economic, social, and technological transformations, it seems natural to see traditionally paternalistic state broadcasting systems going through transitions. It has been ...
Title:Are Intellectual Property Rights Hindering Technological Advance? the Need for Technological Commons
Author(s):ROUVINEN, Petri; STANKIEWICZ, RikardDate:2009Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:In the last quarter century, the scope of patenting has been expanded, the requirements for patentability have been lowered, the experimental use exemption has been narrowed, and patent holders' rights have been strengthened. ...
Title:Assessing the Impact of Issue Linkage in the Common Fisheries Policy
Author(s):DA CONCEICAO-HELDT, EugeniaDate:2008Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:Although issue linkage is often an important variable in negotiations, it remains an underdeveloped research area in European integration studies. This article attempts to assess the impact of issue linkage on EU bargaining ...
Title:An Assessment of the Tools of Incentive Regulation in Electricity Networks
Author(s):KHALFALLAH, Haikel; GLACHANT, Jean-MichelDate:2012Type of Publication:ArticleSeries/Report no.:[Loyola de Palacio Chair]Abstract:Network regulation is playing an active role in a context of restructuring energy systems for long term transition to a smart grid. Regulation of network companies’ activities should consider both cost efficiency objectives ...
Title:Big structures, social boundaries, and identity in Cyprus, 1400-1700
Author(s):DEMETRIOU, CharesDate:2008Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:This article examines the transformation of public identity among the Greek-speaking inhabitants of Cyprus during the late medieval period, when the island was ruled first under Western-style feudalism and then under Ottoman ...
Title:Block Order Restrictions in Combinatorial Electricity Energy Auctions
Author(s):MEEUS, Leonardo; VERHAEGEN, Karolien; BELMANS, RonnieDate:2009Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract: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:Breakthroughs in Faith
Author(s):ROY, OlivierDate:2011Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:Across the globe, a new form of religiosity is transforming the spiritual and secular landscape. Evangelical Christianity, Islamic fundamentalism, and many other modern religions, Olivier Roy argues, are no longer tied to ...
Title:Bringing macroeconomics into the lab
Author(s):RICCIUTI, RobertoDate:2008Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:This paper reviews experiments in macroeconomics, pointing out the theoretical justifications, the strengths and weaknesses of this approach. We identify two broad classes of experiments: general equilibrium and partial ...