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Title: Fixing the Quorum: Representation versus Abstention Author(s): ZWART, Sanne Date: 2007 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO; 2007/07 Abstract: The majority of the participating voters in referenda does not necessarily re°ect the majority of the whole population since voters can ab- stain. This paper shows that a quorum exists for which the outcome of the referendum ...

Title: Focusing the Mind? How the European Union Affects Issue Coverage in National Elections Author(s): NANOU, Kyriaki Date: 2011-01-01 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP; 2011/16 Abstract: It is commonplace to assume that what determines the coverage of issues in parties’ political agendas are domestic factors such as their own issue priorities and those of their political rivals, the attention devoted by ...

Title: "For One More Year with You": Changes in Compulsory Schooling, Education and the Distribution of Wages in Europe Author(s): BRUNELLO, Giorgio; FORT, Margherita; WEBER, Guglielmo Date: 2008 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP; 2008/01 Abstract: Using data from 12 European countries and the variation across countries and over time in the changes of minimum school leaving age, we study the effects of the quantity of education on the distribution of earnings. We ...

Title: For One More Year with You: Changes in Compulsory Schooling, Education and the Distribution of Wages in Europe Author(s): FORT, Margherita; BRUNELLO, Giorgio; WEBER, Guglielmo Date: 2007 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: 3102 Abstract: Using data from 12 European countries and the variation across countries and over time in the changes of minimum school leaving age, we study the effects of the quantity of education on the distribution of earnings. We ...

Title: Forecasting Annual Inflation with Seasonal Monthly Data: Using Levels versus Logs of the Underlying Price Index Author(s): LUETKEPOHL, Helmut; XU, Fang Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP; 2009/37 Abstract: This paper investigates whether using natural logarithms (logs) of price indices for forecasting inflation rates is preferable to employing the original series. Univariate forecasts for annual inflation rates for a number ...

Title: Formation des opinions militaires face aux autorités dans la seconde moitié du XVIIIe siècle Author(s): SERIU, Naoko Date: 2008 Type of Publication: Article

Title: Fractional Integration and Cointegration Testing Using the Sample Mean Author(s): DEMETRESCU, Matei Date: 2008 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP; 2008/06 Abstract: The convergence rate of the sample mean of fractionally integrated processes is exploited to build test statistics for the fractional integration parameter d of univariate series, as well as for the rank of fractional ...

Title: Free Trade Agreements and WTO Law: A Perspective on the Trade in Services Author(s): WANG, Heng Date: 2011 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP; 2011/05 Abstract: China’s free trade agreements in services are developing at a fast pace. This paper examines the major differences between these agreements and the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) and their relationship with ...

Title: French in the eyes of others : cultural citizenship, marginalization, and France’s middle-class North African second-generation Author(s): BEAMAN, Jean Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP; 2013/09 Abstract: In this paper, based on 45 interviews with adult children of North African immigrants in the Paris metropolitan area, I discuss those individuals who, despite their educational and professional successes, remain excluded ...

Title: From an Old Foe to a New Friend? Analyzing the Shift in France’s Security Policy Towards Germany after WWII from a Pragmatist Perspective Author(s): DELORI, Mathias Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP; 2009/42 Abstract: From 1945 to 1949, France implemented a security policy towards Germany based on annexing border territories, dismantling German industry and impeding the reconstitution of German political institutions. On 9 May 1950, ...

Title: From Max Weber's 'Science as a Vocation (1917)' to 'Horizon 2020' Author(s): MAYER, Karl Ulrich Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Other Series/Report no.: EUI MWP LS; 2013/06 Abstract: In this lecture, I reconstruct the position of Max Weber in “Science as a Vocation” with regard to the motivation of scholars. I will contrast Weber’s position with the current debate on basic vs. applied science and offer ...

Title: From Workers to Enemies: National security, state building, and America's war on 'illegal' immigrants Author(s): KING, Desmond; VALDEZ, Inés Date: 2011 Type of Publication: Contribution to book Abstract: In this chapter we argue that since the mid- 1980s immigration policy toward “illegal” immigrants has assumed the character of a war expressed in growing border militarization and fortification, expanded border manpower, ...

Title: Fundamental Guarantees in the Armed Conflict in the Slovenian Context: Lessons Learnt? Author(s): LETNAR CERNIC, Jernej Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: This article explores the treatment of detainees in treaty and customary international humanitarian law. Detainees are persons who do not or have ceased to take a direct part in hostilities or are hors de combat. It ...

Title: Fundamental human rights obligations of corporations Author(s): LETNAR CERNIC, Jernej Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Contribution to book Abstract: Globalization has in last decades assumed a prominent position in the international trade and in contemporary societies worldwide. In this way, it has stirred a number of positive and negative developments in national and ...

Title: Funeral Oratory at the Medici Court: the Representation of the First Grand Dukes Author(s): MENCHINI, Carmen Date: 2008 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP; 2008/20 Abstract: Over 420 works on the Grand Dukes of the Medici family were written in the two centuries during which they ruled Florence and later all of Tuscany (1532-1737). Funeral orations and biographies can be considered the main ...

Title: 'Furnished with Gentlemen': The ambassador’s house in sixteenth-century Italy Author(s): FLETCHER, Catherine Date: 2010-01-01 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: This article responds to recent calls for a ‘new diplomatic history’ of early modern Europe with an investigation of an important subset of Renaissance diplomatic practices: those related to the house, household and ...

Title: The Future of Democractic Sovereignty and Transnational Law Author(s): BENHABIB, Seyla Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Other Series/Report no.: EUI MWP LS; 2012/04 Abstract: This essay examines the rise of legal cosmopolitanism in the period since the UDHR of 1948 as it gives rise to two very distinct sets of literature and preoccupations. I contrast the mainly negative conclusions drawn by ...

Title: Gender and public policy in Europe Author(s): MAZUR, Amy G.; MORGAN, Kimberly J.; ENGELI, Isabelle; SAUER, Birgit; CELIS, Karen; HAFNER-BURTON, Emilie M.; POLLACK, Mark A.; ZIPPEL, Kathrin; AVDEYEVA, Olga Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Article

Title: Gender and the division of labor in grandparent couples Author(s): LEOPOLD, Thomas; SKOPEK, Jan Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP; 2013/13 Abstract: Grandmothers provide far more childcare assistance than do grandfathers. This gender gap in grandparenting is well-documented, but not well-understood. The present study investigated whether, and to what extent, this gap ...

Title: Gender differences in trajectories of health limitations and subsequent mortality. A study based on the German Socio-Economic Panel 1995-2001 with a mortality follow up 2002-2005 Author(s): DOBLHAMMER, Gabriele; HOFFMANN, Rasmus Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: Objectives: Although research on health limitations has investigated gender differences in health and mortality, gender differentials in individual-level trajectories have been studied less frequently. Moreover, there are ...

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