Title:The Design of the Internal Energy Market in Relation to Energy Supply Security and Climate Change
Author(s):RIOUS, VincentDate:2009Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI RSCASAbstract:The Clingendael International Energy Programme (CIEP), the Loyola de Palacio Chair on EU Energy Policy of the Robert Schuman Centre of Advanced Studies (European University Institute), the Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei ...
Title:Designing Non-Parametric Estimates and Tests for Means
Author(s):SCHLAG, Karl H.Date:2006Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI ECOAbstract:We show how to derive nonparametric estimates from results for Bernoulli distributions, provided the means are the only parameters of interest. The only information
is that the support of each random variable is contained ...
Title:Detecting Propagation Effects by Observing Aggregate Distributions: The Case of Lumpy Investments
Author(s):GUISO, Luigi; LAI, Chaoqun; NIREI, MakotoDate:2011-01-01Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI ECOAbstract:By using an extensive panel data set of Italian firms, we show empirically that the fraction of firms that engage in a lumpy investment follows a non-normal, double-exponential distribution across region-year. We propose ...
Title:The Determinants of Attitudes towards Strategic Default on Mortgages
Author(s):GUISO, Luigi; SAPIENZA, Paola; ZINGALES, LuigiDate:2010Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI ECOAbstract:We use survey data to study American households’ propensity to default when the value of their
mortgage exceeds the value of their house even if they can afford to pay their mortgage (strategic
default). The cost of ...
Title:Development and Migration: Lessons from Southern Europe
Author(s):VENTURINI, Alessandra; FAINI, RiccardoDate:2008Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:CHILD Working PapersAbstract:Policy-makers in OECD countries appear to be increasingly concerned about growing migration pressure from developing countries. At the same, at least within Europe, they typically complain about the low level of internal ...
Title:The Development of Minich and Cambridge Therapeutic Biotech Firms: A Case Study of Institutional Adaptation
Author(s):JONG, SimchaDate:2006Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI SPSAbstract:Defying institutional stereotypes which state that the German capitalist model does not support the formation of entrepreneurial high tech industries in technologically disruptive markets, Munich entrepreneurs have succeeded ...
Title:Development Scenarios for the North and Baltic Sea Grid: A welfare economic analysis
Author(s):EGERER, Jonas; KUNZ, Friedrich; VON HIRSCHHAUSEN, ChristianDate:2012Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI RSCASAbstract:The North and Baltic Sea Grid is one of the largest pan-European infrastructure projects raising high hopes regarding the potential of harnessing large amounts of renewable electricity, but also concerns about the ...
Title:DGSE Model Evaluation and Hybrid Models: A Comparison
Author(s):PACCAGNINI, AlessiaDate:2011-01-01Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI MWPAbstract:This paper discusses the estimation of Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium (DSGE) models using hybrid models. These econometric tools provide the combination of an atheoretical statistical representation and the theoretical ...
Title:Diaspora Politics and Transnational Terrorism: An Historical Case Study
Author(s):TOKIĆ, Mate NikolaDate:2009Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI RSCASAbstract:In recent years, the terms transnationalism and diaspora have both become the focus of increased
academic attention. Subsequently, the question has arisen as to how expanding theories surrounding
transnationalism—which ...