Title:Global governance of international competitiveness spillovers
Author(s):HOEKMAN, Bernard M.Date:2013Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI RSCASAbstract:Reducing public sector deficits and high debt burdens in part will require an increase in net exports – which is only possible if the countries concerned are able to produce goods and services that are ‘competitive’ on ...
Title:Bite the bullet : trade retaliation, EU jurisprudence and the law and economics of ‘taking one for the team’
Author(s):HOEKMAN, Bernard M.; MAVROIDIS, Petros C.Date:2013Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI RSCASAbstract:This paper discusses the Fedon case law of the European Court of Justice (ECJ), which involved a claim for compensation by Fedon (an Italian producer of eye glass cases) from the EU for the imposition of WTO-authorized ...
Title:The Euro crisis and the state of European democracy
Author(s):DE WITTE, Bruno; HERITIER, Adrienne; TRECHSEL, Alexander H.Date:2013Type of Publication:BookAbstract:The book is divided in five sections. The first two sections explore the diverse ways in which the institutional system of the European Union has been affected by the unfolding Euro crisis and the efforts to contain that ...