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    Title: Race for the WTO director - general job : seven candidates speak  Author(s): HOEKMAN, Bernard M.; MAVROIDIS, Petros C. Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Book Abstract: The race for Director-General (DG) of the WTO has never attracted so much interest. Indeed, this is the first time ever nine individuals from different parts of the globe, all with extensive experience in the area of trade ...
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    Title: Embedded Bilateralism : Deutsch-französische Beziehungen in der europäischen Politik  Author(s): KROTZ, Ulrich; SCHILD, Joachim Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: Die zentrale Rolle Deutschlands und Frankreichs in der Geschichte der europäischen Integration und in der Politik der Europäischen Union (EU) ist längst zur Binsenweisheit geworden. Passend dazu hat der politische, ...
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    Title: Why do emitters trade carbon permits? : firm-level evidence from the European Emission Trading Scheme  Author(s): ZAKLAN, Aleksandar Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI RSCAS Abstract: The creation of the EU’s Emission Trading Scheme (EU ETS) has turned the right to emit CO2 into a positively priced intermediate good for the affected firms. Firms thus face the decision whether to source compliance with ...
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    Title: Location, internationalization and performance of firms in Italy : a multilevel approach  Author(s): GIOVANNETTI, Giorgia; RICCHIUTI, Giorgio; VELUCCHI, Margherita Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: Competition is increasingly global. However, location still matters: often firms cluster in the same geographic areas in order to exploit locational externalities and improve their competitiveness. This article analyses ...
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    Title: Network analysis to detect common strategies in the Italian foreign direct investment  Author(s): DE MASI, Giulia; GIOVANNETTI, Giorgia; RICCHIUTI, Giorgio Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: In this paper we reconstruct and discuss the network of Italian firms investing abroad, exploiting information from complex network analysis. This method, detecting the key nodes of the system (both in terms of firms and ...
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    Title: Cost benefit analysis in the context of the energy infrastructure package  Author(s): MEEUS, Leonardo; VON DER FEHR, Nils-Henrik; AZEVEDO, Isabel; HE, Xian; OLMOS, Luis; GLACHANT, Jean-Michel Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Technical Report Series/Report no.: Florence School of Regulation Abstract: - Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) has proven to be a useful tool to support the economic appraisal of important projects in many sectors. In the energy domain, a single CBA method has been proposed at EU level to evaluate and ...
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    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: 2013 Type of Publication: Technical Report Series/Report no.: Florence School of Regulation Abstract: –– 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 ...
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    Title: Transitional justice in Albania : historical burden, weak civil society, and conflicting interests  Author(s): ELBASANI, Arolda; LIPINSKI, Artur Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Contribution to book Abstract: This chapter asks why postcommunist Albania has failed to ensure transitional justice for the abuses committed during one of the harshest communist dictatorships in Eastern Europe. The analysis takes into account alternative ...
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    Title: Crossing the border : self selection, earnings and international migration decisions  Author(s): BERTOLI, Simone; FERNÁNDEZ-HUERTAS MORAGA, Jesus; ORTEGA, Francesco Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: We analyze an international migration episode for which we are able to gather individual-level data covering all relevant countries, namely the exodus of Ecuadorians to Spain and the US in the aftermath of the economic ...
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    Title: Global economy report : January 2013  Author(s): LIMONTA, Daniele; MARCELLINO, Massimiliano; PANELLI, Francesca; STANZINI, Alessandro; TRAVERSO, Maria Eleonora; MARTINO, Alberta Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Technical Report Series/Report no.: Global Governance Programme Abstract: The objective of the Report is to provide an analysis of the current and expected macroeconomic and financial conditions at the global level, with also a focus on key economic areas such as Europe, the USA and ASIA.
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    Title: Online collective action and policy change citation  Author(s): CALDERARO, Andrea; KAVADA, Anastasia Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Book Abstract: The Internet has multiplied the platforms available to influence public opinion and policy making. It has also provided citizens with a greater capacity for coordination and mobilisation, which can strengthen their voice ...
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    Title: Challenges and opportunities of online collective action for policy change  Author(s): CALDERARO, Andrea; KAVADA, Anastasia Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: The Internet has multiplied the platforms available to influence public opinion and policymaking. It has also provided citizens with a greater capacity for coordination and mobilization, which can strengthen their voice ...
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    Title: Geographic access rules and investments  Author(s): BOURREAU, Marc; CAMBINI, Carlo; HOERNIG, Steffen Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI RSCAS Abstract: We analyze competition between vertically-integrated operators who build infrastructure and provide access in different geographical areas. Under full commitment, the regulator sets socially-optimal access rates that depend ...
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    Title: Assessing tolerance in the curriculum  Author(s): DOBBERNACK, Jan Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Technical Report Series/Report no.: ACCEPT-PLURALISM
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    Title: L’Union européenne en crise face au dogme de l’efficience des marchés financiers  Author(s): PRÜM, André Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI RSCAS Abstract: The European Union crisis responses and the Efficient Capital Markets Hypothesis (ECMH) : The hypothesis that capital markets naturally function in an efficient way - possibly one of the widest accepted dogmas of contemporary ...
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    Title: Shaping Europe : France, Germany, and embedded bilateralism from the Elysée Treaty to twenty-first century politics  Author(s): KROTZ, Ulrich; SCHILD, Joachim Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Book Abstract: France and Germany have played a pivotal role in the history and politics of European integration. Yet, paradoxically, a study that systematically investigates the interrelated reality of Franco-German bilateralism and ...
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    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: 2013 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI RSCAS Abstract: 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 ...
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    Title: Financing investment in the European electricity transmission network : consequences on long-term sustainability of the TSOs financial structure  Author(s): HENRIOT, Arthur Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI RSCAS Abstract: This article focuses on the ability of European TSOs to meet the demand for substantial investments in the electricity transmission grid over the next two decades. We employ quantitative analysis to assess the impact of ...
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    Title: Prince or pariah? : the place of freedom of religion in a system of international human rights  Author(s): ZUCCA, Lorenzo Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI RSCAS Abstract: The human right to freedom of religion (HRFR) at the international level is a deeply contested concept and is interpreted in radically different ways in the respective historical constitutional instruments of the US and ...
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    Title: The Euro crisis and the state of European democracy  Author(s): DE WITTE, Bruno; HERITIER, Adrienne; TRECHSEL, Alexander H. Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Book Abstract: 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 ...