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Title: David Hume on Norms and Institutions. Conference Proceedings Author(s): ZALUSKI, Wojciech Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP -
Title: Decentralising the Active Welfare State: The relevance of intergovernmental structures in Italy and Spain Author(s): LÓPEZ-SANTANA, Mariely; MOYER, Rossella Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: This article contributes to the literatures on the governance of activation and the territorial structure of the welfare state by drawing attention to the institutional designs of active welfare states and the architectures ...
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Title: Decision Makers Facing Uncertainty: Theory versus Evidence Author(s): GIORDANI, Paolo; SCHLAG, Karl H.; ZWART, Sanne Date: 2007 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: We consider three competing normative theories of how to make choices when facing uncertainty: subjective expected utility, maximin utility and minimax regret. In simple decision problems, we compare how decision makers ...
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Title: Decision Rules, Social Norms and the Expression of Disagreement: The case of qualified majority voting in the Council of the European Union Author(s): NOVAK, Stéphanie Date: 2010-01-01 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: When a group has to make a decision, one can assume that the members’ incentives to state their position vary according to the different decision rules. Decision-making in the Council of the European Union offers an ...
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Title: The Decline and Fall of the American Republic: Obama's Libyan Intervention Author(s): ACKERMAN, Bruce Date: 2011-01-01 Type of Publication: Other Series/Report no.: EUI MWP LS Abstract: The lecture traces a series of political, bureaucratic, and military transformations that have, over the past forty years, transformed the American presidency into a potential platform for charismatic extremism and ...
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Title: Democracy Promotion through Functional Cooperation? The case of the European neighbourhood policy Author(s): FREYBURG, Tina; LAVENEX, Sandra; SCHIMMELFENNIG, Frank; SKRIPKA, Tatiana; WETZEL, Anne Date: 2011 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: This contribution explores whether and under what conditions functional sectoral cooperation between the EU and the countries of the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) promotes democratic governance. In an analysis of ...
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Title: Democratic Diffusion under the Magnifying Glass: A micro perspective on the change of attitudes toward democratic governance through transnational linkages in authoritarian contexts Author(s): FREYBURG, Tina Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: Students of democratic diffusion argue that strong ties to democracies foster political transformation in non-democratic regimes. They theoretically specify a long causal chain linking the micro-phenomenon of the democratic ...
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Title: Demokratisierung durch Zusammenarbeit? Funktionale Kooperation mit autoritären Regimen und Sozialisation in demokratischem Regieren Author(s): FREYBURG, Tina Date: 2011 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: Is functional cooperation with authoritarian regimes a blessing or a curse for democratization? Scholars predominantly view cooperation with authoritarian regimes as counterproductive in terms of democratization because ...
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Title: Development with Chinese Characteristics? Convergence and Divergence in Long-run and Comparative Perspective Author(s): POMERANZ, Kenneth Date: 2011-01-01 Type of Publication: Other Series/Report no.: EUI MWP LS Abstract: Looked at in comparative perspective, among the most striking features of Qing political economy are the combination of highly commercialized agriculture with the strength of peasant land use rights – both through smallholding ...
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Title: DGSE Model Evaluation and Hybrid Models: A Comparison Author(s): PACCAGNINI, Alessia Date: 2011-01-01 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: 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 ...
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Title: Die Moderne übersetzen: Visionen und Gebrauchsweisen von Europa in Finnland Author(s): NYGÅRD, Stefan Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Contribution to book
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Title: Die Stationierung fremder Truppen im Völkerrecht und ihre demokratische Kontrolle. Eine Untersuchung unter besonderer Berücksichtigung Georgiens Author(s): VASHAKMADZE, Mindia Date: 2008 Type of Publication: Book Abstract: Ausgehend von der Frage der Stationierung russischer Truppen in Georgien untersucht Mindia Vashakmadze aus völkerrechtlicher Sicht das Problem der Stationierung fremder Truppen auf dem Gebiet eines Staates. Im deutschsprachigen ...
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Title: Dignity, Rights and Responsibilities Author(s): WALDRON, Jeremy Date: 2010-10-28 Type of Publication: Other Series/Report no.: EUI MWP LS Abstract: Last year (March 23, 2009), the government in the United Kingdom issued a Green Paper entitled “Rights and Responsibilities: Developing our Constitutional Framework.” In it, the authors (Jack Straw, Secretary of State for ...
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Title: Distribution-Free Learning Author(s): SCHLAG, Karl H. Date: 2007 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO Abstract: We select among rules for learning which of two actions in a stationary decision problem achieves a higher expected payoffs when payoffs realized by both actions are known in previous instances. Only a bounded set containing ...
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Title: Do all Good Things Go Together? Conflicting objectives in democracy promotion Author(s): FREYBURG, Tina; GRIMM, Sonja; LEININGER, Julia Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Book Abstract: The promotion of democracy in post-conflict or transition countries often does not prove to be successful. Trying to achieve peace, security, prosperity and other desirable goals at the same time often leads to conflicting ...
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Title: Do Sunspots Matter under Complete Ignorance? Author(s): GIORDANI, Paolo; COZZI, Guido Date: 2006 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: In a two-period, sunspot, pure-exchange economy we analyse the case in which agents do not assign subjective probabilistic beliefs to the ‘sunspot activity’. Two generations, each of which is made up of identical agents, ...
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Title: Does Europeanisation Weaken the Left? Changing coalitions and veto power in Swiss decision-making processes Author(s): AFONSO, Alexandre; FONTANA, Marie-Christine; PAPADOPOULOS, Yannis Date: 2010 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: This article analyses how Europeanisation affects the power resources of social democratic forces in Switzerland. Whereas political economy arguments would assume that processes of internationalisation invariably weaken ...
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Title: Does One Currency Mean One Price? Author(s): WOLSZCZAK-DERLACZ, Joanna Date: 2008 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: European Monetary Union was expected to have many consequences for the economies of participant countries. Theory suggested that through a higher volume of trade and stronger competition in the Eurozone, a single currency ...
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Title: Does Political Culture Matter? Deciphering the Whys of Ukrainian Tax Compliance Author(s): BERENSON, Marc P. Date: 2008 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: In gauging how well residents in the new post-communist states such as Ukraine become true citizens, who are capable of fulfilling their obligations to their governments, it is necessary to measure how compliant the populace ...
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Title: Does Trade Foster Institutions? An Empirical Assessment Author(s): NICOLINI, Marcella; PACCAGNINI, Alessia Date: 2011 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: The relationship between trade and institutions has been extensively debated by trade economists and political scientists. The aim of the present paper is to provide some empirical evidence on the causal relationship between ...
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