Title:The value of social networks in financial markets
Author(s):RANCAN, MichelaDate:2013Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI RSCASAbstract:Social contacts influence decisions and economic outputs in a variety of contexts. Does social network matter also in financial markets? In this paper I investigate the effect of social networks on mutual funds performance ...
Title:Variation in Ec Environmental Policy Integration: Agency Push Within Complex Institutional Structures
Author(s):LENSCHOW, AndreaDate:1997Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:The principle of environmental policy integration (EPI) has been adopted by the European Community and gained priority status in its fifth Environmental Action Programme. This article investigates the reasons for considerable ...
Title:Varieties and the Transfer Problem: The Extensive Margin of Current Account Adjustment
Author(s):CORSETTI, Giancarlo; MARTIN, Philippe; PESENTI, PaoloDate:2008Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI RSCASAbstract:Most analyses of the macroeconomic adjustment required to correct global imbalances ignore net exports of new varieties of goods and services and do not account for firms'net entry in the product market. In this paper we ...
Title:Varieties of Cooperation: Government Networks in International Security
Author(s):EILSTRUP-SANGIOVANNI, MetteDate:2007Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI RSCASAbstract:A growing literature touts the prominence of international cooperation among substate officials
through so-called transgovernmental networks (TGNs). These networks are allegedly faster, cheaper
and more flexible than ...
Title:Vereingtes Königreich
Author(s):WALLACE, HelenDate:2001Type of Publication:Article
Title:Verso l'Unione europea
Author(s):SPINELLI, AltieroDate:1983Type of Publication:OtherSeries/Report no.:EUI Jean Monnet Lecture
Title:The Very British Worldview of Chris Patten, External Relations Commissioner 1999-2004
Author(s):MCCOURT, DavidDate:2008Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI RSCASAbstract:This paper examines the worldview of Chris Patten, EU Commissioner for External Relations between September 1999 and 2004. It forms part of a collective project designed to offer insights into the ‘operational codes’ EU ...
Title:The Vicious Cycle of Palestinian Workers in Israeli Settlements
Author(s):KHALIL, AsemDate:2009Type of Publication:Technical ReportSeries/Report no.:[Migration Policy Centre]Abstract:This paper is interested in presenting the status of rights of Palestinians working in Israeli settlements.
Available reports suggest that these are subjected to discrimination, exploitation and human-rights
violations ...
Title:A Visa for Schengen's Europe: Consular practices and regular migration from Senegal to Italy
Author(s):ZAMPAGNI, FrancescaDate:2011Type of Publication:Technical ReportSeries/Report no.:[Migration Policy Centre]Abstract:In this paper I am going to explore the process of visa issuance of a European Union Member State's consulate in a country of high emigration, taking the Italian Embassy in Dakar as a case-study. The paper falls into two ...
Title:A Vision for the EU Gas Target Model: the MECO-S Model
Author(s):GLACHANT, Jean-MichelDate:2011-06-24Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI RSCASAbstract:The discussion on a target model for European gas network access started at the 18th Madrid Forum in
2010. This model shall provide a unifying vision on the future layout of the European gas market
architecture. That ...
Title:The Vocational School Fallacy Revised - Technical Secondary Schoold in Egypt
Author(s):ANTONINIS, ManosDate:2001Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI RSCAbstract:Egypt based its development aspirations, more than most countries in Africa and Asia, upon the expansion of an extensive system of technical schools. This policy was directly linked to the Nasser experiment of centrally ...