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Title: Wage dispersion over the business cycle Author(s): MORIN, Annaïg Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP; 2013/28 Abstract: In this paper, I establish a positive correlation between wage dispersion and GDP at business cycle frequencies. Moreover, I provide a rationale for the procyclical properties of wage dispersion by studying a dynamic search ... -
Title: Westphalia, Dualism and Contextual Interpretation: How to Better Engage International Law in Domestic Judicial Decisions Author(s): BEAULAC, Stephane Date: 2007 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP; 2007/03 Abstract: The matrix within which the states operate and international affairs are conducted continues to be based on the Westphalian model, with its external-internal dichotomy. Consequently, the constitutional mandate of domestic ...
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Title: What can we learn about news shocks from the late 1990s and early 2000s boom-bust period? Author(s): BEN ZEEV, Nadav Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP; 2013/25 Abstract: The boom-bust period of 1997-2003 is commonly viewed as an expectations-driven episode in which overly optimistic expectations about information and communications technology (ICT) were followed by their downward revision. ...
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Title: What Makes for Charitable Giving and Philanthropy? The Case of the Childless Elderly in Germany and the U.S. Author(s): ADLOFF, Frank Date: 2007 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP; 2007/20 Abstract: It has been suggested that the growing number of childless elderly may develop into charitable donors and pioneers in the field of a post-familial civic engagement. They may do so by giving to existing charities or by ...
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Title: What Makes Social Mortality Differences Decline in Old Age? Author(s): HOFFMANN, Rasmus Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP; 2009/17 Abstract: In many empirical studies mortality differences between socioeconomic groups (SES) decrease in the higher age groups. However, the mechanism behind this convergence is unknown. This study presents empirical evidence and ...
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Title: What the Bombing of Hanoi Tells Us About Compellence Theory Author(s): DEKKER, Willem Martijn Date: 2011-01-01 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP; 2011/28 Abstract: This paper analyses the dynamics of coercion and counter-coercion and argues that, for compellence to be successful, the opponent’s counter-coercive strategy must be undermined. Existing theories rely on a cost-benefit ...
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Title: What's Left to Trade: the Changing Logic of Corporatist Policymaking in Europe Author(s): AFONSO, Alexandre Date: 2011 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP; 2011/14 Abstract: This paper outlines evolutions in the underlying logic of corporatist policymaking in Western Europe. Starting from the discrepancy between the observable decline in the power of organised labour on the one hand, and the ...
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Title: Which are the SIFIs? : a Component Expected Shortfall (CES) approach to systemic risk Author(s): BANULESCU, Georgiana-Denisa; DUMITRESCU, Elena-Ivona Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP; 2013/23 Abstract: This paper proposes a component approach to systemic risk which allows to decompose the risk of the aggregate financial system (measured by Expected Shortfall, ES) while accounting for the firm characteristics. Developed ...
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Title: Why do People Choose to be Silent? Simulating Electoral Behaviour Author(s): BARTHA, Eszter; WOLSZCZAK-DERLACZ, Joanna Date: 2008 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP; 2008/26 Abstract: This paper investigates opinion contagion in collective behaviour, using an extension of Granovetter’s (1978) and Krassa’s (1988) threshold models. The theoretical background is the spiral of silence concept developed ...
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Title: WIPO and the Public-Private Web of Global Intellectual Property Governance Author(s): WECHSLER, Andrea Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP; 2012/32 Abstract: The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has always been recognized as an important international economic institution for the global governance of intellectual property (IP) law. Moreover, its role in promoting, ...
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Title: With Strings Attached: Grandparent-provided child care, fertility, and female labour market outcomes Author(s): GARCIA-MORAN, Eva; KUEHN, Zoe Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP; 2012/29 Abstract: Grandparents are regular providers of free child care. Similar to any other form of child care, availability of grandparent-provided child care affects fertility and labor market decisions of women positively. We find that ...
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