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Title:The role of domestic factors in the EU’s governance of labour standards through trade Author(s):MADUKO, Franklin; PÁL, Timea; BRUSZT, Laszlo Date:2021Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSC; 2021/52; Global Governance Programme-445; [Global Economics]Abstract:This paper analyses the role of domestic factors in the ability of the EU to promote NTPOs through formal trade policies and market integration, as two distinct governance approaches. Focusing on labour standards, we examine ...
Title:The role of europarties in framing the European Union Foreign and Security Policy Author(s):CALOSSI, Enrico ; COTICCHIA, Fabrizio Date:2013Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2013/03; EUDO - European Union Democracy ObservatoryAbstract:The implementation of the Lisbon Treaty assessed new prerogatives to the European Parliament (EP) on the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and on the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP). This has increased ...
Title:The Role of Expectations in Sudden Stops Author(s):MERTENS, KarelDate:2007Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI ECO; 2007/16Abstract:This paper presents a flexible-price small open economy model with a “peso problem” in productivity states. Agents rationally adjust their beliefs about future productivity growth after the arrival of news. A downward ...
Title:The role of human rights bodies in climate litigation Author(s):LUPORINI, Riccardo; KODIVERI, Arpitha Upendra Date:2021Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI LAW; 2021/12Abstract:Climate litigation is rising to the surface as a valuable instrument to plug the accountability gaps left by international and national climate change law. Human rights arguments are increasingly used as a legal ground for ...
Title:The role of human rights in the regulation of private military and security companies general report : universal and regional systems : Latin America, Africa and Asia Author(s):FRANCIONI, Francesco ; LENZERINI, FedericoDate:2009Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI AEL; 2009/16; PRIV-WAR projectAbstract:Private Military and Security Companies (PMSCs) usually provide specialized expertise or services of a military or police nature, particularly high-tech intelligence, military training and support as well as surveillance ...
Title:The role of human rights in the regulation of private military and security companies general report – the European system Author(s):KALNINA, Ieva; ZELTINS, UgisDate:2009Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:PRIV-WAR Project; EUI AEL; 2009/17Abstract:This report assesses the impact of the activities carried out by PMSCs on the enjoyment of human rights under the EU human rights regime. It is submitted that that the state of nationality of a PMSC is bound to remedy the ...
Title:The role of ideas in welfare reforms in Central-Eastern Europe Author(s):POPIC, Tamara Date:2018Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:Centro Einaudi WP-LPF; 2018/04; Gli AnnaliAbstract:In the 2000s, in two Central Eastern European (CEE) countries - Slovakia and Hungary - governments proposed plans for welfare reforms that entailed radical shift from a state- to a market-oriented healthcare system. This ...
Title:The role of information for energy efficiency in the residential sector Author(s):RAMOS, Ana; GAGO, Alberto; LABANDEIRA, Xavier ; LINARES, PedroDate:2015Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2015/19; Florence School of Regulation; ClimateAbstract:In spite of the large potential and existing efforts to foster energy efficiency in the residential sector, much remains to be achieved. This may be partially due to the many barriers and market failures faced by energy ...
Title:The role of information in economics Author(s):HAMMOND, Peter J.Date:1990Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI ECO; 1990/10
Title:The Role of Institutions in Cosmopolitan Justice Author(s):MIKLOS, AndrasDate:2007Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI MWP; 2007/12Abstract:This paper focuses on a distinction between two kinds of theories about the role of institutions in cosmopolitan justice. Some philosophers claim that principles of egalitarian justice apply to institutional schemes only, ...
Title:The Role of Intellectual Property in Joint Innovation and Development Author(s):SVETIEV, Yane Date:2011Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI MWP; 2011/36Abstract:This paper focuses on the role of intellectual property (IP) in structuring and governing innovative ventures between independent firms. The issue is particularly important given the tendency towards vertical disintegration ...
Title:The role of Internet access in enabling individual’s rights and freedoms Author(s):LUCCHI, NicolaDate:2013Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2013/47; Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom (CMPF)Abstract:The paper discusses the scientific and policy debate as to whether access to the Internet can be considered so fundamental for human interaction as to deserve a special legal protection. In particular, it examines the ...
Title:The role of intuition and reasoning in driving aversion to risk and ambiguity Author(s):BUTLER, Jeffrey V.; GUISO, Luigi; JAPPELLI, TullioDate:2011Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI ECO; 2011/13Abstract:Using information on a large sample of retail investors and experimental data we find that risk aversion and risk ambiguity are correlated: individuals who dislike risk also dislike ambiguity. We show that what links these ...
Title:The role of investor-state arbitration in promoting climate change mitigation : from “shield” to “sword” through renewable energy disputes? Author(s):PANG, Hui HelenDate:2022Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI; LAW; AEL; Working Paper; 2022/05; European Society of International Law (ESIL) PaperAbstract:In international investment law, the principle of solidarity has contributed to the growing concern for the protection of the public interests in the host state, particularly in environmental protection. It is demonstrated ...
Title:The Role of log Transformation in Forecasting Economic Variables Author(s):LUETKEPOHL, Helmut ; XU, FangDate:2009Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI MWP; 2009/06Abstract:For forecasting and economic analysis many variables are used in logarithms (logs). In time series analysis this transformation is often considered to stabilize the variance of a series. We investigate under which ...
Title:The Role of Mothers and Fathers in Providing Skills: Evidence from Parental Deaths Author(s):ADDA, Jérôme; BJÖRKLUND, Anders; HOLMLUND, HelenaDate:2011Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI ECO; 2011/08Abstract:This paper evaluates the long-term consequences of parental death on children’s cognitive and noncognitive skills, as well as on labor market outcomes. We exploit a large administrative data set covering many Swedish ...
Title:The role of physical and financial constraints in export dynamics Author(s):CRESPO, Aranzazu ; MUÑOZ-SEPULVEDA, Jesus A.Date:2015Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI MWP; 2015/17Abstract:How do firms' sales interact across markets? Recent empirical work has suggested that foreign and domestic sales are substitutes for firms facing financial and physical capacity constraints. Using a large Spanish firm-level ...
Title:The role of private military and security companies in non-international armed conflicts: ius ad bellum and ius in bello issues Author(s):VIERUCCI, LuisaDate:2009Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI AEL; 2009/14; PRIV-WAR projectAbstract:The paper addresses ius ad bellum and ius in bello issues arising from the activities of private military and security companies (PMSCs) in non-international armed conflicts (NIAC). This legal analysis, which has so far ...
Title:The Role of Science in Risk Regulation under the SPS Agreement Author(s):GRUSZCZYNSKI, LukaszDate:2006Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI LAW; 2006/03Abstract:This paper attempts to present a comprehensive and coherent picture of the role performed by science under the SPS Agreement and SPS case law. It argues that the approach adopted by the Appellate Body is predominantly ...
Title:The role of the Delors Committee in the creation of EMU : an epistemic community? Author(s):VERDUN, Amy Date:1998Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 1998Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSC; 1998/44