Browsing RSCAS Working Papers by Type "Working Paper"

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    Title: European networking and training for national competition enforcers (ENTRANCE 2011) : selected case notes  Author(s): MONTI, Giorgio; PARCU, Pier Luigi Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI RSCAS Abstract: The working paper includes a collection of the case notes written by the national judges who attended the European Networking and Training for National Competition Enforcers (ENTRANCE 2011). The training program was organized ...
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    Title: A concept of the global to conceive global governance : four metaphorical proposals  Author(s): INNERARITY, Daniel Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI RSCAS Abstract: This paper suggests four metaphors to correct our habitual way of thinking about globalization. It begins with the idea that the world can be understood more effectively based on the properties of gases, rather than liquids; ...
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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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: The EU and India : common interests, divergent policies  Author(s): KUMAR, Radha Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI RSCAS Abstract: 2013 marks 50 years of India-EU relations. Most of this period witnessed cordial but largely unsubstantial relations. It was only a decade ago that relations took a leap forward, when the EU and India launched a Strategic ...
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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: Intellectual Property, innovation and the governance of the internet  Author(s): LEVINE, David K. Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI RSCAS Abstract: I discuss both the causes and consequences of the Internet being squeezed by copyright proponents. The striking fact is that while this squeeze has a broad and negative impact on society broadly, it brings very little ...
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    Title: Net neutrality is imperfect and should remain so!  Author(s): CURIEN, Nicolas Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI RSCAS Abstract: Network neutrality is often mistakenly assimilated with the non-discrimination of Internet usage. Although this rough view is acceptable at first sight, as far as blocking of content or clearly anti-competitive discrimination ...
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    Title: European Foreign Policy and the Euro-crisis  Author(s): ZIELONKA, Jan Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI RSCAS Abstract: This paper will try to explain the nature of European actorness, the mode of European policy-making, and the formation of common European interests. What are the pillars of EU power and how does the EU engage in power ...
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    Title: Budget support in fragile states : feeding the beast or building resilience?  Author(s): DE CATHEU, Juana Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI RSCAS Abstract: Budget support is an aid modality that has been making headlines, usually triggered by cases of corruption or unsavoury moves by recipient governments. Such headlines raise questions about the impact of budget support, and ...
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    Title: The role of the rule of law in ASEAN integration  Author(s): EWING-CHOW, Michael; HSIEN-LI, Tan Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI RSCAS Abstract: From its establishment in 1967, ASEAN has relied more on diplomacy rather than law. Political relations were managed by consultation and consensus and declaratory statements, while treaties denoting binding legal obligations ...
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    Title: Religious freedom and the German circumcision debate  Author(s): HEIMBACH-STEINS, Marianne Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI RSCAS Abstract: In May 2012, a German court in Cologne ruled that circumcising young boys represents grievous bodily harm. This decision, which touched upon the questions of freedom of religious practice, identity and children’s rights, ...
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    Title: The impact of emissions-performance benchmarking on free allocations in EU ETS phase 3  Author(s): LECOURT, Stephen; PALLIÈRE, Clément; SARTOR, Oliver Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI RSCAS Abstract: From Phase 3 (2013-20) of the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme carbon-intensive industrial emitters will receive free allocations based on harmonised, EU-wide benchmarks. This paper analyses and evaluates the impacts ...
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    Title: Environmental policy and directed technological change : evidence from the European carbon market  Author(s): CALEL, Raphael; DECHEZLEPRÊTRE, Antoine Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI RSCAS Abstract: This paper investigates the impact of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) on technological change. We exploit installations-level inclusion criteria to estimate the impact of the EU ETS on firms patenting. We find ...
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    Title: EU policy toward Asia and the Pacific : a view from Japan  Author(s): UETA, Takako Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI RSCAS Abstract: This paper explains the changing feature of EU policy toward Asia and the Pacific from the viewpoint of Japan. In the era of global power shift, and because of the impressive economic growth in Asia, the EU’s interest in ...