Title:Macroeconomics of Subsistence Points
Author(s):RAVN, Morten O.; SCHMITT-GROHE, Stephanie; URIBE, MartinDate:2004Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:NBER Working Paper
Title:Mafia and Public Spending: Evidence on the Fiscal Multiplier from a Quasi-experiment
Author(s):ACCONCIA, Antonio; CORSETTI, Giancarlo; SIMONELLI, SaverioDate:2011-01-01Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI ECOAbstract:We estimate the multiplier by relying on differences in spending in infrastructure across Italian provinces and an instrument identifying investment changes that are large and exogenous to local cyclical conditions. We ...
Title:Mainstreaming Gender in Global Governance
Author(s):HAFNER-BURTON, Emilie M.; POLLACK, Mark A.Date:2001Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI RSC
Title:Majority Rule, Legitimacy and Political Equality
Author(s):SADURSKI, WojciechDate:2005Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI LAWAbstract:This paper claims that the intuitive and widespread legitimating power of majority rule (MR)
arises from the link between majority rule and the principle of equality of political
opportunity. The egalitarian character ...
Title:Making Freedom of Religion or Belief a True EU Priority
Author(s):THAMES, KnoxDate:2012Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI RSCASAbstract:The Council of the European Union recently released its Strategic Framework on Human Rights and Democracy, which included freedom of religion or belief in a list of 36 desired outcomes. The timing is good, as countries ...
Title:Making Sense of Judicial Lawmaking: a Theory of Theories of Adjudication
Author(s):DYEVRE, ArthurDate:2008Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI MWPAbstract:Engaging with the literature on courts and judicial politics, this article argues that one
should distinguish between three theoretical approaches to adjudication and,
correspondingly, three families of theories of ...
Title:Managing Demand-Side Economic and Political Constraints on Electricity Industry Re-structuring Processes
Author(s):WOLAK, Frank A.Date:2011Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI RSCASAbstract:This paper identifies the major political and economic constraints that impact the demand-side of
electricity industry re-structuring processes. It then describes how these constraints have been
addressed and how this ...
Title:Managing European Conflicts through Devolution: Lessons from the League of Nations
Author(s):JENNE, Erin K.Date:2010Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI RSCASAbstract:This paper conducts comparative historical analysis on three cases of devolution in interwar Europe
(Aland Islands, Danzig and Memel) to identify the conditions under which devolving autonomy to
minority regions is most ...