Title:‘Those Crazy Turks’ that Got Caught in the ‘Metal Storm’: Nationalism in Turkey’s Best Seller Lists
Author(s):YANIK, Lerna K.Date:2008Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI RSCASAbstract:Nationalism manifests itself in different forms and styles. This paper, through recently published books that have made to the best seller lists in Turkey, analyzes the rise of the nationalist wave in Turkey in the past ...
Title:Tight Volume Coupling: Analytical model, adverse flow causality and potential improvements
Author(s):JANSSEN, Tanguy; REBOURS, Yann; DESSANTE, PhilippeDate:2012Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI RSCASAbstract:The European Market Coupling Company (EMCC) operates an interim tight volume coupling (ITVC) that implicitly allocates the interconnection capacities between Central West European (CWE) and Nordic (Nordpool) day-ahead ...
Title:Toothless Parliament, Powerless Courts, and Omnipotent Incumbents? The Case of Bahrain
Author(s):SCHMIDMAYR, MichaelDate:2009Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI RSCASAbstract:Parliaments and courts, while not necessarily deeply rooted in political tradition, have their place in
the Arab part of the Mediterranean and adjacent countries. Still, parliamentarianism and increased
prominence of ...
Title:Toward a Smart EU Energy Policy: Rationale and 22 Recommendations
Author(s):GLACHANT, Jean-Michel; GRANT, Robert; HAFNER, Manfred; DE JONG, JacquesDate:2010Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI RSCASAbstract:We are in desperate need of an EU Energy Policy. The facts are that, yes, there is indeed an EU Energy Policy. It is a policy based on a vision, a vision with three components. The policy is aiming for “markets, competition ...
Title:Toward a zero carbon energy policy in Europe: Defining a feasible and viable solution
Author(s):JONES, Christopher; GLACHANT, Jean-MichelDate:2010Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI RSCASAbstract:Reducing the European Union GHG emissions by at least 80% by 2050 will require a near zero carbon electricity, road and rail transport industry, and heating and cooling in buildings. As compared to “business as usual” the ...
Title:Towards a Sustainable Global Energy Supply Infrastructure: Net Energy Balance and Density Considerations
Author(s):KESSIDES, Ioannis N.; WADE, David C.Date:2010Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI RSCASAbstract:This paper employs a framework of dynamic energy analysis to model the growth potential
of alternative electricity supply infrastructures as constrained by innate physical energy balance
and dynamic response limits. Coal- ...
Title:Towards a Theory of Firm Entry and Stabilization Policy
Author(s):CORSETTI, Giancarlo; BERGIN, PaulDate:2005Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:CEPR Discussion PapersAbstract:This paper explores the role of stabilization policy in a model where firm entry responds to shocks and uncertainty. We evaluate stabilization policy in the context of a simple analytically solvable sticky price model, ...
Title:Towards a Theory of Firm Entry and Stabilization Policy
Author(s):CORSETTI, Giancarlo; BERGIN, PaulDate:2005Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:NBER Working PapersAbstract:This paper studies the role of stabilization policy in a model where firm entry responds to shocks and uncertainty. We evaluate stabilization policy in the context of a simple analytically solvable sticky price model, where ...
Title:Towards a Theory of Firm Entry and Stabilization Policy
Author(s):BERGIN, Paul; CORSETTI, GiancarloDate:2005Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI ECOAbstract:This paper studies the role of stabilization policy in a model where firm entry responds to shocks and uncertainty. We evaluate stabilization policy in the context of a simple analytically solvable sticky price model, where ...
Title:Towards Policy-Seeking Europarties? The Development of European Political Foundations
Author(s):GAGATEK, Wojciech; VAN HECKE, StevenDate:2011Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI RSCASAbstract:Political parties at the European level – Europarties – do not only seek to be represented in the institutions of the EU (office-seeking) and to strengthen their role in the European Parliament elections (vote-seeking). ...
Title:Trade Across the Mediterranean: An exploratory investigation
Author(s):HALEVI, Nadav; KLEIMAN, EphraimDate:2009Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI RSCASAbstract:This paper examines trade across the Mediterranean against the background of the efforts to foster
both North-South and intra-South trade flows as engines of growth. We first consider the shares of
these regions (and of ...
Title:Trade Regionalisation and Openness in Africa
Author(s):IAPADRE, Lelio; LUCHETTI, FrancescaDate:2010Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI RSCASAbstract:The intensity of trade among countries belonging to the same region depends not only on the existence
and effectiveness of a regional integration agreement, but also on other factors, which include the
overall trade ...