Title:The General Election in Costa Rica, February 2010
Author(s):WILSON, Bruce M.; RODRÍGUEZ-CORDERO, Juan CarlosDate:2011Type of Publication:ArticleSeries/Report no.:[EUDO Public Opinion Observatory]
Title:Getting European Universities into Shape
Author(s):JACOBS, Bas; VAN DER PLOEG, FrederickDate:2006Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:Most European universities lag behind the best universities in the Anglo-Saxon world. A key challenge is to raise resources per student in Europe to US levels. The Lisbon agenda demands fundamental reform of the European ...
Title:Global vs. Low Carbon Economy: The Case of the Revised European Union Emissions Trading Scheme
Author(s):AHNER, Nicole; MEEUS, LeonardoDate:2011Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:Europe is tightening its climate change policy and with that its pollution control legislation, supposedly to lead the way towards a low carbon economy. As the rest of the world is lagging behind in greenhouse gas emission ...
Title:The Globalization of Steam Coal Markets and the Role of Logistics: An empirical analysis
Author(s):ZAKLAN, Aleksandar; CULLMANN, Astrid; NEUMANN, Anne; VON HIRSCHHAUSEN, ChristianDate:2012Type of Publication:ArticleSeries/Report no.:[Loyola de Palacio Chair]Abstract:In this paper, we provide a comprehensive multivariate cointegration analysis of three parts of the steam coal value chain - export, transport and import prices. The analysis is based on a rich dataset of international ...
Title:Globalization, Empire and Natural Law
Author(s):JAMES, HaroldDate:2008Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:Three controversial concepts are central to discussion on how international order originates, how it operates, and ultimately how we should respect it: globalization, empire and natural law. Each of these is examined in ...
Title:"Going Local" as a Strategy to Enter Arab National Television Markets: Examples from Lebanon and Jordan
Author(s):NÖTZOLD, Katharina; PIES, JudithDate:2010Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:Nascent Jordanian television stations want to distinguish themselves from state-owned Jordan TV and pan-Arab satellite channels by announcing their intention to broadcast mostly 'local' items of interest. In Lebanon, several ...
Title:Greek Education Policy and the Challenge of Migration: An 'intercultural' view of assimilation
Author(s):GROPAS, Ruby; TRIANDAFYLLIDOU, AnnaDate:2011Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:This article explores the policy responses and conceptual underpinnings of intercultural education in Greece. In the past two decades, and as a result of migration, Greece has seen its demography significantly and irreversibly ...
Title:Growth and Finance, European Integration and the Lisbon Strategy
Author(s):PADOAN, Pier Carlo; MARIANI, FabioDate:2006Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:This article considers the relationship between financial and technological integration in Europe. It finds that market-based financial systems support output growth, investment and total factor productivity (TFP) more ...