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    Title: Wage assimilation : migrants versus natives and foreign migrants versus internal migrants  Author(s): STRØM, Steinar; VENTURINI, Alessandra; VILLOSIO, Claudia Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI RSCAS Abstract: The paper wants to understand the assimilation pattern of foreign migrants in Italy. Three novelties characterize this study. First, the research compares the wage assimilation of international migrants with both internal ...
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    Title: The WTO dispute settlement system at 18 : effective at controlling the major players?  Author(s): DAVEY, William J. Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI RSCAS Abstract: This paper examines the major developments in WTO dispute settlement during three time periods (1995-1999, 2000-2004, 2005-2012) and considers the effectiveness of the system in restraining the use of trade measures by the ...
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    Title: The cost of abating CO2 emissions by renewable energy incentives in Germany  Author(s): MARCANTONINI, Claudio; ELLERMAN, A. Denny Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI RSCAS Abstract: Incentives for the development of renewable energy have increasingly become an instrument of climate policy, that is, as a means to reduce GHG emissions. This research analyzes the German experience in promoting renewable ...
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    Title: National parties, political processes and the EU democratic deficit : The problem of europarties institutionalization  Author(s): SOZZI, Fabio Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI RSCAS Abstract: In classical party democracy, elections serve as an “instrument of democracy” (Powell 2000): they are the mechanism to connect policy preferences of the electors (within the electoral arena) to the political production ...
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    Title: The role of europarties in framing the European Union Foreign and Security Policy  Author(s): CALOSSI, Enrico; COTICCHIA, Fabrizio Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI RSCAS Abstract: The implementation of the Lisbon Treaty assessed new prerogatives to the European Parliament (EP) on the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and on the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP). This has increased ...
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    Title: The value of social networks in financial markets  Author(s): RANCAN, Michela Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI RSCAS Abstract: 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 ...
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    Title: Overlapping regionalism, no integration : conceptual issues and the Latin American experiences  Author(s): MALAMUD, Andres Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI RSCAS Abstract: Twenty years after its foundation, MERCOSUR has failed to meet its declared goals. Far from being a common market and not yet a customs union, it has neither deepened nor (legally) enlarged. All the other regionalist ...
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    Title: Liberalizing trade in services: lessons from regional and WTO negotiations  Author(s): HOEKMAN, Bernard M.; MATTOO, Aaditya Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI RSCAS Abstract: Liberalization of trade and investment in services through trade agreements has progressed less than trade in goods. We review the limited progress achieved to date in the WTO and major regional agreements on services and ...
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    Title: Estimating alternative technology sets in nonparametric efficiency analysis : restriction tests for panel and clustered data  Author(s): NEUMANN, Anne; NIESWAND, Maria; SCHUBERT, Torben Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI RSCAS Abstract: Nonparametric efficiency analysis has become a widely applied technique to support industrial benchmarking as well as a variety of incentive-based regulation policies. In practice such exercises are often plagued by ...
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    Title: The use of economics in WTO Appellate Body decisions  Author(s): PRUSA, Thomas J. Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI RSCAS Abstract: While WTO disputes involve legal rights and obligations, economics often can help the Appellate Body (AB) make sense of the dispute and the implications of ambiguous language in the Agreements. This paper reviews three ...
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    Title: Exchange of information and validity of global standards in tax law : abstractionism and expressionism or where the truth lies  Author(s): DOURADO, Ana Paula Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI RSCAS Abstract: This paper analyses the question on whether a Hercules legislator would validly propose a global standard, in particular, exchange of information between tax officials and those taxpayers who have a connection with one of ...
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    Title: An economic analysis of the closure of markets and other dysfunctions in the awarding of concession contracts  Author(s): SAUSSIER, Stéphane Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI RSCAS Abstract: Because concession contracts are long-term agreements that are inherently incomplete, the economic literature suggests that rigid award rules are inadequate. We suggest that the Directive should contain a right mix of ...
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    Title: Understanding institutional change : the development of institutions for the regulation of natural gas transportation systems in the US and the EU  Author(s): CORRELJÉ, Aad; GROENLEER, Martijn; VELDMAN, Jasper Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI RSCAS Abstract: This paper compares the development of the institutions for regulation of the natural gas transportation systems in the United States and the European Union. Given the fact that these systems are technically similar, it ...
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    Title: European Defense: Past legacy, present changes, future challenges  Author(s): TEIXEIRA, Nuno Severiano Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI RSCAS Abstract: This working paper argues on European Defense issues, considering a triple perspective: Past Legacy, Present Changes and Future Challenges. The first part looks at European defense from an historical perspective; from its ...
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    Title: Cross-Border Electricity Transmission Investments  Author(s): SUPPONEN, Matti Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI RSCAS Abstract: The objective of this paper is to analyse what targets and criteria should be followed for electricity transmission investments which would be beneficial for Europe. The paper indicates that there is serious underinvestment ...
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    Title: Which Electricity Market Design to Encourage the Development of Demand Response?  Author(s): RIOUS, Vincent; ROQUES, Fabien; PEREZ, Yannick Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI RSCAS Abstract: Demand response is a cornerstone problem in electricity markets under climate change constraint. Most liberalized electricity markets have a poor track record at encouraging the deployment of smart meters and the development ...
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    Title: Innovative Features in Conditional Cash Transfers: The impact evaluation of Chile Solidario on households and children  Author(s): MARTORANO, Bruno; SANFILIPPO, Marco Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: UNICEF Innocenti Working Paper Abstract: Social protection represents an important tool to mitigate poverty and to promote adequate living standards and conditions. In Latin America social protection has largely taken the form of large scale implementation of ...
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    Title: The Pros and Cons of Ius Pecuniae: Investor citizenship in comparative perspective  Author(s): DZANKIC, Jelena Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI RSCAS Abstract: The aim of this paper is to look at economic aspects of citizenship and compare states offering naturalisation to investors. By analysing different investor citizenship programs, the paper highlights the normative tension ...
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    Title: Carbon Price as Renewable Energy Support? Empirical analysis on wind power in Denmark  Author(s): GAVARD, Claire Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI RSCAS Abstract: Empirical analysis on wind energy in Denmark is used to quantify the impact of the various support policies in place in the last decade and infer the carbon price that would lead to the same level of deployment under the ...
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    Title: A Volatility-based Theory of Fiscal Union Formation  Author(s): LUQUE, Jaime; MORELLI, Massimo; TAVARES, José Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI RSCAS Abstract: In a setting where heterogeneous jurisdictions share a common policy, an increase in volatility breaks unanimous support for the status-quo and may prompt a subset of jurisdictions to favor either deepening the agreement ...