Title:Subnational Lobbying and Structural Funds: a French-Scottish Comparison
Author(s):VAN DEN HOVEN, Adrian; SUTCLIFFE, John B.Date:2003Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:This article examines subnational actors' engagement with the European Union's structural funds, and whether these actors are significant in this policy sector It examines this question by comparing one French regional ...
Title:Successes in Social Protection: What lessons can be learned?
Author(s):GIOVANNETTI, Giorgia; DE HAAN, Arjan; SABATES-WHEELER, Rachel; SANFILIPPO, MarcoDate:2011Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:The recent food, fuel and financial crises have triggered innovation in social protection programmes around the world. Existing evidence suggests that such programmes both protect people from shocks and enable them to ...
Title:Supply Security in Natural Gas
Author(s):VON HIRSCHHAUSEN, Christian; HOLZ, Franziska; NEUMANN, Anne; RUESTER, SophiaDate:2010Type of Publication:Contribution to book
Title:Supporting Clean Energy RD&D: Grants for all?
Author(s):RUESTER, Sophia; OLMOS, LuisDate:2012Type of Publication:Contribution to bookSeries/Report no.:[Loyola de Palacio Chair]
Title:The Surprising Convergence of Antitrust and Regulation in Europe
Author(s):PARCU, Pier LuigiDate:2011-06-21Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI RSCASAbstract:This paper examines the progressive steps of convergence of antitrust enforcement and regulation in Europe. As far as competition law enforcement is concerned, both classical essential facilities remedies and recent changes ...
Title:Sustainable Social Spending and Stagnant Public Services: Baumol's Cost Disease Revisited
Author(s):VAN DER PLOEG, FrederickDate:2007Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:If demand for human services is inelastic or manufactured goods are necessities, labor shifts from manufacturing to services and the budget share of services rises. Higher productivity growth in the market sector pushes ...
Title:The Svenska Kraftnät Case: Introduction of bidding zones in Sweden
Author(s):DE HAUTECLOCQUE, Adrien; HANCHER, LeighDate:2011Type of Publication:ArticleSeries/Report no.:[Florence School of Regulation]Abstract:The recent Svenska Kraftnät case has shown that even ownership-unbundled TSOs pursuing non-economic goals can feel the cold wind of EU competition law.
Title:Swedish Case Study: Indian migration and population in Sweden
Author(s):MYRVOLD, KristinaDate:2012Type of Publication:Technical ReportSeries/Report no.:Migration Policy CentreAbstract:The Indian migration to Sweden began in the twentieth century with students, labour migrants, and asylum seekers settling in the country and children being adopted from India by Swedish parents. In the beginning of the ...