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Title: "Those Who Give Are Not All Generous": Tips and bribes at the sixteenth-century papal court Author(s): FLETCHER, Catherine Date: 2011-01-01 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: Ambassadors in early modern Europe were frequent disbursers of tips, rewards and bribes, and usually expected something in return for their liberality. This paper considers the conventions, both written and unwritten, that ...

Title: The Threat of Selective Democracy: Popular dissatisfaction and exclusionary strategy of elites in East Central and Southeastern Europe Author(s): VARGA, Mihai; FREYBERG-INAN, Annette Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: The large dissatisfaction of citizens with post-communist democracy in Central and Eastern Europe favors populist and antisystemic parties and movements. These accuse their rivals of various forms of corruption and prescribe ...

Title: Three Stages in the Use of Cost-benefit Analysis as a Tool for Evaluating U.S. Regulatory Policy Author(s): LIVERMORE, Michael A.; REVESZ, Richard L. Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Other Series/Report no.: EUI MWP LS Abstract: Over the last thirty years a three-stage evolution has taken place in American politics with regard to the use of cost-benefit analysis as a tool for evaluating regulation. During that time, the appeal of costbenefit ...

Title: Three Worlds of Institutional Change: Back-End, Front-End, and Informal Change in the Contemporary Welfare State Author(s): GINGRICH, Jane Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: While the financing of many existing welfare programs have been ‘sticky’ and resistant to change, through the 1980s reformers have radically altered the ways services are produced and administered. Much of the literature ...

Title: Throughput- und Output-Legitimität gerichtlicher Rechtsdurchsetzung im Kontext der Europäischen Union Author(s): SLEPCEVIC, Reinhard Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Contribution to book

Title: Ties and Ruptures: Welfare States and Migration in Central and Eastern Europe Author(s): LENDVAI, Noemi Date: 2010 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: In the last 20 years, Central Eastern Europe has witnessed a number of momentous events that have marked landmark changes in its countries’ political, social, and economic systems. Throughout the momentous changes of the ...

Title: To Strike or not to Strike : Assessing the Legality of a Potential Strike against Iran’s Nuclear Facilities Author(s): HOFMEISTER, Hannes Date: 2008 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: This working paper deals with a highly topical issue in public international law: the legality of a preemptive military strike against Iran’s nuclear facilities. It analyses whether such a strike would violate the ...

Title: The Tortuous Path to the European System of Financial Supervision Author(s): GIANI, Leonardo Date: 2011 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: The regulatory response to the financial crisis has necessitated (and it still is necessitating) the adoption of a vast array of legal reforms. However, some of the elements of these reforms have departed from their ...

Title: Toward a Military History for the Cold War: a Bibliographic Essay Author(s): TRAUSCHWEIZER, Ingo Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: This essay discusses the historiography of the Cold War from the perspective of American policy and strategy, civil-military relations, and politico-military culture. It presents the history and historical literature of ...

Title: Towards socially sensitive corporate restructuring? Comparative remarks on collective bargaining developments in Germany, France and Italy Author(s): BONI, Guido Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: Rapidly changing markets in the context of globalization call for increasingly frequent restructuring to sustain the competitiveness of individual firms. To meet this need while minimizing consequent job loss, the social ...

Title: Trade and Labor Market Outcomes Author(s): HELPMAN, Elhanan; ITSKHOKI, Oleg; REDDING, Stephen Date: 2011-01-01 Type of Publication: Other Series/Report no.: 2011/03 Abstract: This paper reviews a new framework for analyzing the interrelationship between inequality, unemployment, labor market frictions, and foreign trade. This framework emphasizes firm heterogeneity and search and matching ...

Title: Trade Liberalization, Offshoring and Firm Heterogeneity Author(s): REBEYROL, Vincent Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: This paper analyses the impact of trade liberalization in a model where heterogeneous firms can freely offshore their production. Firms choose whether to produce, and if so whether to sell on the domestic market only or ...

Title: Trade Unions and New Member State Workers in Germany and the UK Author(s): ZAHN, Rebecca Date: 2011-01-01 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: This article compares German and British trade union responses in a European context following the European enlargements in 2004 and 2007 that are unprecedented in the history of the European Union (EU). In particular, ...

Title: Transformations of German Civil Society: Milieu Change and Community Spirit Author(s): JOAS, Hans; ADLOFF, Frank Date: 2006 Type of Publication: Contribution to book

Title: Transforming Memories: Workers’ Recollection of the Socialist Regimes in East Germany and Hungary Author(s): BARTHA, Eszter Date: 2008 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: This paper analyzes and compares workers’ memories of the late socialist regimes in East Germany and Hungary. It presents the results of an oral history project conducted in two factories, Rába MVG in Győr (Hungary) and ...

Title: Transgovernmental Networks as Catalysts for Democratic Change? EU Functional Cooperation with Arab Authoritarian Regimes and Socialization of Involved State Officials into Democratic Governance Author(s): FREYBURG, Tina Date: 2011 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: With the European Neighbourhood Policy, the European Union (EU) intensified functional cooperation in a wide range of sectors. This contribution investigates whether this kind of transnational exchange can trigger subtle ...

Title: Translating modernity : visions and uses of Europe in Finland Author(s): NYGÅRD, Stefan Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: Translating modernity to the periphery is a recurring theme in the discussions on Europe at its geocultural margins. In small and young countries such as Finland, “Europe” has been mobilized for nation-building in terms ...

Title: Transnational Employer Lobbying when one Size does not fit all: Anglo-German Wrangles under the UNICE Umbrella, 1970-2003 Author(s): CALLAGHAN, Helen Date: 2007 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: Transnational interest groups can lobby forcefully if and only if national member associations agree on a policy stance. This paper explores the conditions for transnational cohesion by examining German and British employer ...

Title: Transnational spaces in history Author(s): JONES, Heather; STEFFEN, Katrin; KOHLRAUSCH, Martin; TOKIĆ, Mate Nikola; LEBOUTTE, Rene; MULLER, Michael; TORP, Cornelius; GRELL, Ole Peter; TERRASA-LOZANO, Antonio; CRANG, Philip; ASHMORE, Sonia; LINDNER, Ulrike Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Article

Title: Trends in Income Inequality, Intertemporal Variability, and Mobility Risk in Thirty Countries Author(s): NICHOLS, Austin; REHM, Philipp Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: We apply a novel decomposition of panel data on individual incomes in 30 countries and find the US is exceptional in its increases of income risk over the last decades. Income risk is decomposed into long-run inequality, ...

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