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    Title: Long-run Cost Functions for Electricity Transmission  Author(s): ROSELLÓN, Juan; VOGELSANG, Ingo; WEIGT, Hannes Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Article Series/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 ...
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    Title: Public Support to Low-Carbon Innovation: Grants for all?  Author(s): RUESTER, Sophia; OLMOS, Luis Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Article Series/Report no.: [Loyola de Palacio Chair] Abstract: Sophia Ruester and Luis Olmos focus on research, development and demonstration activities that belong to the early, highly risky stages of innovation and, thus, need direct public support.
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    Title: Interculturalism in the classroom. The strengths and limitations of teachers in managing relations with children and parents of foreign origin  Author(s): CANEVA, Elena Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Article Series/Report no.: [ACCEPT-PLURALISM] Abstract: The article addresses the issue of interculturalism in Italian schools. Intercultural education has become a fundamental principle of the Italian school system since the ‘80s, when students of foreign origin began to ...
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    Title: Voting Advice Applications under Review: The state of research  Author(s): GARZIA, Diego; MARSCHALL, Stefan Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: In recent years, Voting Advice Applications (VAAs) have become a relevant object of political science research. The aim of this paper is to develop a map of the existing literature and to outline a research agenda for this ...
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    Title: Financial Crises and the Balance of Power in International Finance, 1890-2010  Author(s): CASSIS, Youssef Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: Has the centre of gravity of international finance irreversibly started to shift from the Atlantic to the Pacific since the financial debacle of 2007-2008? This article discusses this highly topical question in a historical ...
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    Title: Forecasting Italian Electricity Zonal Prices with Exogenous Variables  Author(s): GIANFREDA, Angelica; GROSSI, Luigi Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Article Series/Report no.: [Florence School of Regulation] Abstract: In the last few years we have observed the deregulation in electricity markets and an increasing interest in price dynamics has been developed especially to consider all stylized facts shown by spot prices. Only few papers ...
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    Title: The Study of the European Integration Process in the United States  Author(s): DOMÍNGUEZ, Roberto; ROYO, Sebastián Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: This article explores the institutional development of European studies in the United States. We show the extent to which the study of European integration reflects the deep roots that sustain the vitality and strength of ...
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    Title: Muslims' Support for European Integration: The role of organizational capacities  Author(s): ELBASANI, Arolda; SAATÇIOGLU, Beken Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: What explains Islamic organizations' differing support for European integration and the democratic reforms that it entails? The question is highly relevant in the context of European Union (EU) enlargement towards ...
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    Title: The Transnational Politics of Warfare Accountability: Human Rights watch vs. the Israel defense forces  Author(s): VENNESSON, Pascal; RAJKOVIC, Nikolas Milan Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Article Series/Report no.: [Global Governance Programme] Abstract: Transnational human rights networks span the globe, and have become more numerous and influential since the 1970s. Yet we still know relatively little about the strategic interaction between transnational advocates and ...
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    Title: Debating the Sources and Prospects of European Integration  Author(s): KROTZ, Ulrich; MAHER, Richard; MCCOURT, David M.; GLENCROSS, Andrew; RIPSMAN, Norrin M.; SHEETZ, Mark S.; HAINE, Jean-Yves; ROSATO, Sebastian Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Article
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    Title: The Regulation of Cross-Border Clearing and Settlement in the European Union from a Legitimacy Perspective  Author(s): IGLESIAS-RODRÍGUEZ, Pablo Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: Post-trading activities such as clearing and settlement (C&S) constitute a central element in the integration of European financial markets. However, unlike other areas of financial services, C&S has received little ...
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    Title: ¿Importa Europa en las Elecciones Europeas? Un modelo explicativo de las elecciones del 2009 al Parlamento Europeo  Author(s): BELLUCCI, Paolo; GARZIA, Diego; RUBAL MASEDA, Martiño Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: Este trabajo evalúa la validez de diferentes modelos interpretativos del comportamiento electoral en las elecciones europeas partiendo del resultado de junio de 2009. Nos centramos, en primer lugar, en modelos que conectan ...
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    Title: Return Migration and the Survival of Entrepreneurial Activities in Egypt  Author(s): MARCHETTA, Francesca Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: The literature shows that temporary international migrants have a high propensity to opt for an entrepreneurial activity upon return, but the prospects of survival of these activities have not been explored. We address ...
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    Title: The Editorial: Regulation and competition in communications markets  Author(s): CAMBINI, Carlo; HOERNIG, Steffen; BOHLIN, Erik Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Article Series/Report no.: [Florence School of Regulation] Abstract: The special issue of Telecommunications Policy contains a series of papers presented at the first Scientific Seminar of the Communications and Media area of the Florence School of Regulation. All deal with hotly debated ...
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    Title: The "China effect" on EU exports to OECD markets : a focus on Italy  Author(s): GIOVANNETTI, Giorgia; SANFILIPPO, Marco; VELUCCHI, Margherita Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Contribution to book
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    Title: L'"effetto Cina" sui prezzi alle esportazioni italiane: una spinta all’upgrading qualitativo  Author(s): SANFILIPPO, Marco; GIOVANNETTI, Giorgia Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Article
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    Title: Party Identification, Leader Effects and Vote Choice in Italy, 1990-2008  Author(s): GARZIA, Diego; VIOTTI, Federico Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: Previous studies have portrayed the personalization of politics as a consequence of the changes in the electoral market and the resulting transformations at the party level. However, empirical research has not reached a ...
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    Title: Regulating Networks in the New Economy  Author(s): GLACHANT, Jean-Michel Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Article Series/Report no.: [Loyola de Palacio Chair] Abstract: The regulation of network industries has undergone profound transformation in the past twenty years. The regulated industry is no longer the same, being exposed to new competitive dynamics having revolutionized their ...
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    Title: Designing the European Gas Market: More liquid & less natural?  Author(s): VAZQUEZ, Miguel; HALLACK, Michelle; GLACHANT, Jean-Michel Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Article Series/Report no.: [Florence School of Regulation] Abstract: Designing a gas market is defining how the commodity, the transmission and ancillary services are traded. The European Union has built the commoditization of natural gas through the socialization of several costs of trade. ...
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    Title: A Fragile Guideline to Development Assistance  Author(s): BERTOLI, Simone; TICCI, Elisa Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: The concept of fragility has gained an increasing relevance in development discourse. Nevertheless, it remains a fuzzy and elusive concept. This article presents a review of the literature, and identifies two main sets of ...