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Title:Inventing Russian History: ‘Reflections on Russia’ – an unearthed essay by Yakov Ivanovič Bulgakov (1743-1809) Author(s):VELIZHEV, MikhailDate:2008Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI MWP; 2008/37Abstract:This paper analyzes the anonymous article “Reflections on Russia, or Some Remarks on Russians Civil and Moral Status Until Peter I’s Reign” published in 1807 in the Moscow literary magazine “Messenger of Europe”. ‘Reflections’ ...
Title:Inventors and Impostors: an Economic Analysis of Patent Examination Author(s):SCHUETT, FlorianDate:2009Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI MWP; 2009/15Abstract:The objective of patent examination is to separate the wheat from the chaff. Good applications – those satisfying the patentability criteria, particularly novelty and non-obviousness – should be accepted, while bad ...
Title:Inventors and Impostors: An Economic Analysis of Patent Examination Author(s):SCHUETT, FlorianDate:2009Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI ECO; 2009/28Abstract:The objective of patent examination is to separate the wheat from the chaff. Good applications - those satisfying the patentability criteria, particularly novelty and nonobviousness - should be accepted, while bad applications ...
Title:Inventory holdings by a monopolist middleman Author(s):FINGLETON, JohnDate:1991Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI ECO; 1991/60
Title:Investigating the working conditions of Filipino and Indian-born nurses in the UK Author(s):CALENDA, Davide Date:2014Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:ILO Asia-Pacific Working Paper; 2014; [Global Governance Programme]; [Cultural Pluralism]Abstract:Situated within the framework of the ILO’s Decent Work Across Borders Project, this study is primarily intended to investigate the recruitment experiences and the working conditions of migrant workers in the health sector. ...
Title:Investing abroad from the bottom of the productivity ladder, BRICS multinationals in Europe Author(s):SANFILIPPO, Marco Date:2013Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:Bank of Finland; Institute for Economies in Transition BOFIT Discussion Papers; 2013/26; [Global Governance Programme]; [Global Economics]
Title:Investitionspolitik in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland 1949-1951 Author(s):ADAMSEN, Heiner R.Date:1984Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 1984Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI Working Papers; 082
Title:The investment effect of fiscal consolidation Author(s):ALBRIZIO, Silvia; LAMP, StefanDate:2014Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI ECO; 2014/10Abstract:This paper investigates the relationship between fiscal consolidation, business plans and firm investment. Based on a detailed narrative of tax changes in Germany covering 40 years of fiscal adjustments, we define and ...
Title:Investment treaty reform when regulatory chill causes global warming Author(s):HORN, HenrikDate:2023Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI; RSC; Working Paper; 2023/12; Global Governance Programme-496Abstract:State-to-state investment protection treaties, and the Energy Charter Treaty in particular, are alleged to dissuade host countries from regulating foreign-owned investment with adverse climate impact. This paper examines ...
Title:Investment-based citizenship and residence programmes in the EU Author(s):DZANKIC, Jelena Date:2015Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2015/08; [GLOBALCIT]; EUDO Citizenship ObservatoryAbstract:This paper has two objectives. First, by mapping investment-based the legal provisions that may result in the direct acquisition of citizenship or residence rights through a pecuniary contribution in all the 28 European ...
Title:Investor-consumer or overall welfare : searching for the paradigm of recent reforms in financial services contracts Author(s):GRUNDMANN, Stefan ; ESPOSITO, Fabrizio Date:2017Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI LAW; 2017/05Abstract:This article challenges the assumption that from an economic perspective the distribution of value (be it surplus or well-being) between parties in voluntary transactions matters at most for instrumental reasons—that is, ...
Title:The Iraq Crisis and the Future of the Western Alliance: An American View Author(s):TRACHTENBERG, MarcDate:2004Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSC; 2004/27
Title:Irreducibility, resource relatedness and survival with individual non-convexities Author(s):HAMMOND, Peter J.Date:1989Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 1989Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI Working Papers; 427
Title:Is combination of nodal pricing and average participation tariff the best solution to coordinate the location of power plants with lumpy transmission investments? Author(s):RIOUS, Vincent; DESSANTE, Philippe; PEREZ, Yannick Date:2009Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2009/14; Loyola de Palacio Programme on Energy PolicyAbstract:This paper evaluates the opportunity and efficiency to introduce a two-part tariff to coordinate the location of power plants with lumpy transmission investments. Nodal pricing sends the short run component of such a ...
Title:Is Discrete Time a Good Representation of Continuous Time? Author(s):LICANDRO, Omar; PUCH, Luis A.Date:2006Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI ECO; 2006/28Abstract:Economists model time as continuous or discrete. The recent literature on continuous time models with delays should help to bridge the gap between these two families of models. In this note, we propose a simple time–to–build ...
Title:Is ethnic diversity a poverty trap? : a complex relationship between ethnicity, trust, and tax morale Author(s):TUSICISNY, AndrejDate:2014Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI MWP; 2014/09Abstract:Much research indicates that ethnic diversity leads to suboptimal public goods provision and hinders economic development. However, similar levels of ethnic diversity are often associated with very different outcomes. This ...
Title:Is Europe ready for power politics? Author(s):LAÏDI, ZakiDate:2019Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2019/42Abstract:Among the misunderstandings that are constantly fueling the debate on Europe, is its collective inability to shape the global game. And this at the moment when it faces American nationalism, Russian revisionism and China’s ...
Title:Is geo-blocking a real cause for concern in Europe? Author(s):MAZZIOTTI, Giuseppe Date:2015Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI LAW; 2015/43Abstract:From the perspective of the ‘Digital Single Market’ geo-blocking widely frustrates the increasingly high expectations of European citizens to access culture, services and entertainment on a EU-wide basis. Geo-blocking also ...
Title:Is globalization the cause of the crises of welfare states? Author(s):FLIGSTEIN, NeilDate:1998Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI SPS; 1998/05
Title:Is honesty always the best policy? Author(s):EHRBECK, Tilman; WALDMANN, RobertDate:1995Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI ECO; 1995/44