Title:How the Removal of Deposit Rate Ceilings Has Changed Monetary Transmission in the US: Theory and Evidence
Author(s):MERTENS, KarelDate:2006Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI ECOAbstract:Establishing the existence and nature of changes in the conduct and transmission of
monetary policy is key in understanding the remarkable macroeconomic performance of the
US since the mid 1980s. This paper presents ...
Title:How to Attain Minimax Risk with Applications to Distribution-Free Nonparametric Estimation and Testing
Author(s):SCHLAG, Karl H.Date:2007Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI ECOAbstract:We show how to a derive exact distribution-free nonparametric results for minimax risk when underlying random variables have known finite bounds and means are the only parameters of interest. Transform the data with a ...
Title:How to rationalize the debate about 'EU Energy Third Package'? Revisiting criteria to compare electricity transmission organizations
Author(s):LÉVÊQUE, François; GLACHANT, Jean-Michel; SAGUAN, Marcelo; DE MUIZON, GildasDate:2009Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI RSCASAbstract:This article develops a theoretical framework to rank different electricity transmission organizations according five criteria (transaction cost saving, performance based regulation implementation, conflicts of interest, ...
Title:A Human Dignitas? The Contemporary Principle of Human Dignity as a Mere Reappraisal of an Ancient Legal Concept
Author(s):HENNETTE-VAUCHEZ, StéphanieDate:2008Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI LAWAbstract:This paper suggests that the contemporary principle of human dignity in so far as it is
used as means of limiting the exercise of individual freedom (in such landmark cases as
the dwarf-throwing ones, as well as when ...
Title:Human Rights and International Economic Law: Common constitutional challenges and changing structures
Author(s):PETERSMANN, Ernst-UlrichDate:2012Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI LAWAbstract:This contribution is based on my lecture at the SIDI XVI annual meeting of the Italian Society of International Law in June 2011 at Catania. Section I of this contribution recalls that – due to the ‘dual’ and ‘incomplete ...
Title:I Prefer Not to Know! Analyzing the decision of getting information about your ability
Author(s):GRANADOS ZAMBRANO, PaulinaDate:2012Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI ECOAbstract:The recognition that information is, most of the time, incomplete and imperfect is essential in understanding the nature of the formation of beliefs. To understand human behavior in the area of (academic) performance, the ...
Title:An I(2) Analysis of Inflation and the Markup
Author(s):BANERJEE, Anindya; COCKERELL, Lynne; RUSSELL, BillDate:1998Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI ECO