Title:The Europeanization of Political Parties: Influencing the Regulations on Political Finance
Author(s):WALECKI, MarcinDate:2007Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI MWPAbstract:Europe does matter for political parties because of the impact of its rules, directives and norms into the domestic sphere. Drawing on new evidence, this paper sheds light on largely hidden aspects of the Europeanization ...
Title:Everyone’s a winner (almost) : bargaining success in the Council of Ministers of the European Union
Author(s):CROSS, James P.Date:2013Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:This paper examines member state bargaining success in legislative negotiations in the European Union. Bargaining success is thought to be determined by factors attributable to intervention behaviour, relative policy ...
Title:Evolutionary View of Human Nature and the Goals of Law
Author(s):ZALUSKI, WojciechDate:2008Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI MWPAbstract:In this paper an attempt is made to show that evolutionary theory may be used to define the
goals of law. While addressing the problem of defining the goals of law, one can use
evolutionary theory in two radically different ...
Title:Explaining Trends and Patterns of Immigrants’ Partner Choice in Britain
Author(s):MUTTARAK, RayaDate:2009Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI MWPAbstract:Based on the 1988–2006 General Household Survey (N=121,964), this paper investigates trends and
patterns of partnership formation of immigrants in Britain and explains underlying factors influencing
partner choice. The ...
Title:Exporter Dynamics and Productivity Growth
Author(s):BERMAN, Nicolas; REBEYROL, VincentDate:2010Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI MWPAbstract:Using a large firm-level database containing information on export flows of French firms by destination, over the period 1995-2005, we study the impact of exporter dynamics on their future productivity growth. Our empirical ...
Title:Exporting the Acquis Communautaire into the Legal Systems of Third Countries
Author(s):PETROV, RomanDate:2008Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:This article explores the role of the EU as a global actor in international relations and
a promoter of its own standards and values abroad. In particular, this article studies selected
substantive and procedural means ...
Title:The External Dimension of the Acquis Communautaire
Author(s):PETROV, RomanDate:2007Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI MWPAbstract:The aim of this article is to study the concept of the acquis communautaire in the domain of EU external relations. It is argued that the acquis communautaire varies according to the specific aims of its internal and ...
Title:Family Life and Individual Welfare in Post-war Europe. Britain and Italy Compared
Author(s):BERNINI, StefaniaDate:2007Type of Publication:BookAbstract:Throughout the postwar period, changes in individual behaviour and legal reforms have transformed traditional notions of family life throughout Western Europe. However, interpretations of what constituted a desirable family ...
Title:Fear Reverence Terror. Reading Hobbes Today
Author(s):GINZBURG, CarloDate:2008Type of Publication:OtherSeries/Report no.:EUI MW LSAbstract:Lecture Delivered February 13th 2008
Title:Fears and Hope in Numbers: Financial Data and the Writing of History
Author(s):MARCUS, NathanDate:2011Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI MWPAbstract:This paper puts forward the methodological view that certain data produced by financial markets can be used without the need to look into how they were compiled. It argues that when trying to understand the causes of the ...
Title:Financial Crises and International Trade: The Long Way to Recovery
Author(s):BERMAN, NicolasDate:2009Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI MWPAbstract:Standard theoretical models would predict that a currency depreciation generates an increase in net
exports. However, recent emerging market crises, accompanied by sharp exchange rate devaluation,
have often been followed ...
Title:Financial Crisis Resolution
Author(s):SCHROTH, JosefDate:2012Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI MWPAbstract:This paper studies a dynamic version of the Holmstrom-Tirole model of intermediated finance. I show that competitive equilibria are not constrained efficient when the economy experiences a financial crises. A pecuniary ...