Title:Location, internationalization and performance of firms in Italy : a multilevel approach
Author(s):GIOVANNETTI, Giorgia; RICCHIUTI, Giorgio; VELUCCHI, MargheritaDate:2013Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:Competition is increasingly global. However, location still matters: often firms cluster in the same geographic areas in order to exploit locational externalities and improve their competitiveness. This article analyses ...
Title:Long-run Cost Functions for Electricity Transmission
Author(s):ROSELLÓN, Juan; VOGELSANG, Ingo; WEIGT, HannesDate:2012Type of Publication:ArticleSeries/Report no.:[Florence School of Regulation]Abstract:Electricity transmission has become the pivotal industry segment for electricity restructuring. Yet, little is known about the shape of transmission cost functions. Reasons for this can be a lack of consensus about the ...
Title:Long-Term Capacity Adequacy in Electricity Markets: Reliability Contracts VS Capacity Obligations
Author(s):KHALFALLAH, HaikelDate:2009Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:In this paper, we study the problem of long-term capacity adequacy in electricity markets. Two investment incentive mechanisms - Capacity obligations and Reliability contracts - are analyzed and compared to the benchmark ...
Title:L’académie européenne. Savoirs, experts et savants dans le gouvernement de l’Union européenne
Author(s):ROBERT, Cécile; VAUCHEZ, AntoineDate:2010Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:The article draws a general framework for a political sociology of “European studies” here defined as an array of academic undertakings simultaneously devoted to and built with EU political and bureaucratic actors. Studying ...