Browsing Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies (RSC) by Title

Title:A new chance for Georgian democracy Author(s):FAIRBANKS JR, Charles H.; GUGUSHVILI, AlexiDate:2013Citation:Journal of democracy, 2013, Vol. 24, No. 1, pp. 116-127Type:ArticleAbstract:Something amazing happened in Georgia’s 1 October 2012 parliamentary elections. The government lost and it gave up power, aside from the now-weakened presidency that it will hold for another year. A new coalition known as ...

Title:A new EU energy technology policy towards 2050 : which way to go? Author(s):RUESTER, Sophia; FINGER, Matthias

; SCHWENEN, Sebastian; LASSOURCE, Adeline; GLACHANT, Jean-Michel

Date:2013Type:Technical ReportSeries/Number:Florence School of Regulation; THINK; Reports; EnergyAbstract:Challenges for policy makers are huge if the EU climate policy goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to 80-95% below 1990 levels by 2050 shall be reached. There is no doubt that a new energy technology policy design ...

Title:A new EU energy technology policy towards 2050 : which way to go? Author(s):RUESTER, Sophia; SCHWENEN, Sebastian; LASSOURCE, Adeline; FINGER, Matthias

; GLACHANT, Jean-Michel

Date:2013Type:OtherSeries/Number:Florence School of Regulation; 2013/01; Policy Briefs; EnergyAbstract:–– Market actors are calling for a post-2020 energy technology policy framework now. As a result, the policy is likely to be negotiated in a time of fierce global competition in clean-tech markets, financial crisis and ...

Title:A New Social Contract? Le traitement de l'intégration et de la marginalisation culturelle en France Author(s):BODY-GENDROT, SophieDate:1996Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 1996Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSC; 1996/38

Title:A note on openness and economic growth in Italy, 1861-1994 Author(s):MARGANI, Patrizia; RICCIUTI, RobertoDate:2009Citation:Historical social research, 2009, Vol. 34, No. 4, pp. 390-396Type:ArticleAbstract:This paper analyzes the long-run relationship between trade (exports, imports and their sum) and growth for Italy using a nonparametric cointegration approach, which is less demanding than conventional methods in terms of ...

Title:A note on Syrian refugees in the Gulf : attempting to assess data and policies Author(s):DE BEL-AIR, FrançoiseDate:2015Type:Technical ReportSeries/Number:Migration Policy Centre; GLMM; Explanatory note; 11/2015Abstract:As the migrant crisis escalates at Europe’s borders, the Gulf States have been blamed for having offered “zero resettlement” to Syrian refugees. In response to these statements, some Gulf States claim that they have actually ...

Title:A parametric estimation method for dynamic factor models of large dimensions Author(s):MARCELLINO, Massimiliano

; KAPETANIOS, GeorgeDate:2006Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:IGIER Working Paper; 2006/305Abstract:The estimation of dynamic factor models for large sets of variables has attracted considerable attention recently, due to the increased availability of large datasets. In this paper we propose a new parametric methodology ...

Title:À quoi sert la libre circulation? Author(s):RECCHI, Ettore

Date:2019Citation:Revue projet, 2019, No. 369, OnlineOnlyType:ArticleSeries/Number:[Migration Policy Centre]Abstract:La libre circulation, clé de voûte de la citoyenneté européenne, est garante de la vision cosmopolite originelle de l’Union. Face aux frontières qui partout se ferment, il est essentiel de la défendre au nom d’un monde ...

Title:A reappraisal of the Hirschman 'exit, voice and loyalty' scheme to interpret immigrants’ political participation in their origin countries Author(s):GABRIELLI, Lorenzo; ZAPATA-BARRERO, RicardDate:2015Type:Technical ReportSeries/Number:Migration Policy Centre; INTERACT Research Report; Conceptual Paper; 2015/11Abstract:In this article, we apply Hirschman’s well-known distinction between voice, exit, and loyalty as an interpretative framework for looking at the political participation of immigrants in their origin countries and at their ...

Title:A report on national integration policies in Malta Author(s):CAMILLERI, CarlaDate:2014Type:Technical ReportSeries/Number:Migration Policy Centre; INTERACT Research Report; Country Reports; 2014/04Abstract:This paper gives an outline of existing national and political discourse pertaining to integration policies and actions in Malta. We will show how, although the number of migrants residing in Malta has increased and doubled ...

Title:A review of China's financial system and initiatives for the future Author(s):ALLEN, Franklin; QIAN, Jun; QIAN, Meijun; ZHAO, MengxinDate:2009Citation:James A. BARTH, John A. TATOM and Glenn YAGO (eds), China's emerging financial markets : challenges and opportunities, Cham : Springer, 2009, The Milken Institute Series on financial innovation and economic growth, pp. 3-72Type:Contribution to bookAbstract:We provide a comprehensive review of China's financial system and explore directions of future development. First, the current financial system is dominated by a large banking sector. In recent years, banks have made ...

Title:A review of the monitoring of market power Author(s):TWOMEY, Paul; GREEN, Richard; NEUHOFF, Karsten; NEWBERY, DavidDate:2006Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:CMI Working Paper; CWPE; 2006/71Abstract:The paper surveys the literature and publicly available information on market power monitoring in electricity wholesale markets. After briefly reviewing definitions, strategies and methods of mitigating market power we ...

Title:A Revised Role for Trade Unions as Designed By New Labour: The Representation Pyramid and 'Partnership' Author(s):NOVITZ, ToniaDate:2002Citation:Journal of Law and Society, 2002, 29, 3, 487-509Type:ArticleAbstract:A key objective of British unions is to develop their representative role so as to establish their relevance to the workforce and thereby reverse the overall decline in trade union membership. To many, the legislative ...

Title:A shrinkage instrumental variable estimator for large datasets Author(s):CARRIERO, Andrea; KAPETANIOS, George; MARCELLINO, Massimiliano

Date:2008Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:Queen Mary University of London; Working Papers; 2008/626Abstract:This paper proposes and discusses an instrumental variable estimator that can be of particular relevance when many instruments are available. Intuition and recent work (see, e.g., Hahn (2002)) suggest that parsimonious ...

Title:A simple benchmark for forecasts of growth and inflation Author(s):MARCELLINO, Massimiliano

Date:2006Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:CEPR Discussion Paper; 2006/6012Abstract:A theoretical model for growth or inflation should be able to reproduce the empirical features of these variables better than competing alternatives. Therefore, it is common practice in the literature, whenever a new model ...

Title:A spillover analysis of shocks from US, UK and China on African financial markets Author(s):GIOVANNETTI, Giorgia

; VELUCCHI, MargheritaDate:2013Citation:Review of development finance, 2013, Vol. 3, No. 4, pp. 169-179Type:ArticleAbstract:Emerging African financial markets have been recently put forward as an interesting and profitable alternative to diversify risk for international investors. At the same time, they became more integrated with developed ...

Title:A strategy for EU foreign policy Editor(s):DE VASCONCELOS, ÁlvaroDate:2010Type:Technical ReportSeries/Number:EUISS Report; 2010/7Abstract:The EUISS Report for 2010 seeks to define what should be the basic guiding principles of EU foreign policy and how they should be applied in a set of priority areas. The Lisbon Treaty did not transform the European Union ...

Title:A survey of econometric methods for mixed-frequency data Author(s):FORONI, Claudia; MARCELLINO, Massimiliano

Date:2013Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:Norges Bank Working Paper; 2013/06

Title:A tale of party primaries and outsider candidates : the 2017 French presidential election Author(s):MENY, YvesDate:2017Citation:French politics, 2017, Vol. 15, No. 3, pp. 265-278Type:ArticleAbstract:The 2017 French presidential election was astonishing. It returned a candidate, Emmanuel Macron, with no established party political support. This article places the 2017 election in context. It argues that the introduction ...

Title:A tale of two oceans : market integration over the high seas, 1800-1940 Author(s):FEDERICO, GiovanniDate:2011Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EHES Working Paper; 2011/11Abstract:Long-range market integration is an essential component of globalization but it is still comparatively under-researched. The conventional wisdom relies heavily on the case of Atlantic trade in the period after 1870. This ...