Title:Genetic Resources, Biotechnology and Human Rights: The International Legal Framework
Author(s):FRANCIONI, FrancescoDate:2006Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI LAWAbstract:As with any rapid technological developments, the biotechnology revolution is putting great
strains on the law and its ability to adapt to new realities and challenges. One particularly
pressing need is to assess the ...
Title:Genuine Savings and the Voracity Effect
Author(s):VAN DER PLOEG, FrederickDate:2007Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI ECOAbstract:Many resource-rich countries have negative genuine saving rates, so deplete their exhaustible
natural resource wealth faster than they build up wealth in other assets. This phenomenon is
stronger in more fractionalized ...
Title:Geographic access rules and investments
Author(s):BOURREAU, Marc; CAMBINI, Carlo; HOERNIG, SteffenDate:2013Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI RSCASAbstract:We analyze competition between vertically-integrated operators who build infrastructure and provide access in different geographical areas. Under full commitment, the regulator sets socially-optimal access rates that depend ...
Title:German and British Trade Unions: Problems and opportunities after enlargement
Author(s):ZAHN, RebeccaDate:2011-01-01Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI MWPAbstract:This paper examines and compares German and British trade union responses in a European context following the recent European enlargements in 2004 and 2007, enlargements that are unprecedented in the history of the European ...