Title:The first European grain invasion: a study in the integration of the European market 1750-1870
Author(s):FEDERICO, GiovanniDate:2008Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI HECAbstract:This paper argues that market integration should be measured as σ-convergence over
the largest possible sample of markets. It test this claim with an empirical analysis of the
European market for wheat, rye and candles ...
Title:Fiscal Stimulus with Spending Reversals
Author(s):CORSETTI, Giancarlo; MEIER, André; MÜLLER, Gernot J.Date:2009Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:IMF working paper
Title:Fiscal Stimulus with spending reversals
Author(s):CORSETTI, Giancarlo; MEIER, André; MÜLLER, Gernot J.Date:2009Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:CEPR discussion paperAbstract:The impact of fiscal stimulus depends not only on short-term tax and spending policies, but also on expectations about offsetting measures in the future. This paper analyzes the effects of an increase in government spending ...
Title:Fixing the Quorum: Representation versus Abstention
Author(s):ZWART, SanneDate:2007Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI ECOAbstract:The majority of the participating voters in referenda does not
necessarily re°ect the majority of the whole population since voters can ab-
stain. This paper shows that a quorum exists for which the outcome of the
referendum ...
Title:Flexible Contracts
Author(s):GOTTARDI, Piero; TALLON, Jean Marc; GHIRARDATO, PaoloDate:2011-01-01Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI ECOAbstract:This paper studies the costs and benefits of delegating decisions to superiorly informed agents relative to the use of rigid, non discretionary contracts. The main focus of the paper lies in the analysis of the costs of ...
Title:Flexible Contracts
Author(s):GOTTARDI, Piero; TALLON, Jean Marc; GHIRARDATO, PaoloDate:2009Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI ECOAbstract:This paper studies the costs and benefits of delegating decisions to superiorly informed agents relative to the use of rigid, non discretionary contracts. Delegation grants some flexibility in the choice of the action by ...
Title:Flexible Global Carbon Pricing: A Backward-Compatible Upgrade for the Kyoto Protocol
Author(s):STOFT, StevenDate:2009Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI RSCASAbstract:The Kyoto Protocol’s approach of assigning emission targets, or “caps,” promises certainty that it cannot deliver, because it exacerbates problems with international cooperation and commitment. Global carbon pricing addresses ...
Title:Focusing the Mind? How the European Union Affects Issue Coverage in National Elections
Author(s):NANOU, KyriakiDate:2011-01-01Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI MWPAbstract:It is commonplace to assume that what determines the coverage of issues in parties’ political agendas are domestic factors such as their own issue priorities and those of their political rivals, the attention devoted by ...