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Title: Financial Crisis Resolution Author(s): SCHROTH, Josef Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP; 2012/14 Abstract: 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 ...

Title: Financial Factors and the Margins of Trade: Evidence from cross-country firm-level data Author(s): BERMAN, Nicolas; HÉRICOURT, Jérôme Date: 2008 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: Working Paper University Paris 1; 08050

Title: Financial Market Imperfections and the Impact of Exchange Rate Movements on Exports Author(s): BERMAN, Nicolas; BERTHOU, Antoine Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Article

Title: Financial Markets as a Commitment Device for the Government Author(s): SIMON, Jenny Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP; 2012/12 Abstract: How does the presence of financial markets shape the government's ability to implement social redistribution? Individuals do not typically constrain consumption to equal their net-of-tax income every period. Instead, access ...

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: Flexibilisation of the Euro area : challenges and opportunities Author(s): BEUKERS, Thomas Date: 2014 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP; 2014/01 Abstract: This working paper explores the challenges and opportunities of a possible euro area flexibility clause. Such a clause, if introduced through a limited revision of the current EU Treaties, could be used to partially respond ...

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 bad to worse? : reflections on the crisis in Greece and in Europe Author(s): LEFKOFRIDI, Zoe Date: 2014 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: Welche Auswirkungen hatten die tief greifenden Maßnahmen, die seit Ausbruch der Krise in Griechenland eingeleitet wurden? In dem Essay werden die positiven und negativen Konsequenzen analysiert, und sodann wird diskutiert, ...

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 ...

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