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Title:A Bartlett Correction Factor for Tests On the Cointegrating Relations Author(s):JOHANSEN, SorenDate:2000Citation:Econometric Theory, 2000, 16, 5, 740-778Version:The article is a published version of EUI ECO WP; 1999/10Type:ArticleAbstract:Likelihood ratio tests for restrictions on cointegrating vectors are asymptotically chi (2) distributed. For some values of the parameters this asymptotic distribution does not give a good approximation to the finite sample ...

Title:A bias for hope Author(s):MOLLER, JorgenDate:2006Citation:Forum for development studies, 2006, 33, 2, 397-400Type:ArticleAbstract:The two competing currents of `monism' and `pluralism' have fought a pitched battle within Western philosophy for centuries - and have also infused national developmental policies for the better part of this period. In ...

Title:A bibliographical essay on Southern Europe and its recent transition to political democracy Author(s):DIAMANDOUROS, Nikiforos P.; RIVILLA, Pilar; LOPEZ NOVO, Joaquin Pedro; TÜRSAN, Huri; SCHMITTER, Philippe C.

Date:1986Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 1986Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI Working Papers; 208Abstract:The major impetus behind the original version of this essay was the belief that there are theoretical benefits to be derived from the comparative study of relatively homogeneous regions viewed from a macro-historical and ...

Title:A bibliography of corporatism Author(s):CAWSON, AlanDate:1984Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 1984Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI Working Papers; 115

Title:A bottleneck model of e-voting : why technology fails to boost turnout Author(s):VASSIL, Kristjan; WEBER, TillDate:2011Citation:New media and society, 2011, Vol. 13, No. 8, pp. 1336-1354Type:ArticleAbstract:Recent years have seen increasing interest in internet voting in theory and practice. Proponents hope that modernizing the electoral process will boost turnout. Less optimistic scholars object that the new technology merely ...

Title:A case of failed interregionalism? : analyzing the EU-ASEAN free trade agreement negotiations Author(s):MEISSNER, Katharina L.

Date:2016Citation:Asia Europe journal, 2016, Vol. 14, No. 3, pp. 319-336Type:ArticleAbstract:In 2007, the European Union (EU) and the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) started interregional negotiations on a free trade agreement, which failed 2 years later. Relying on document analysis and elite ...

Title:A Clash of Cultures? Corruption and the Ethics of Administration in Western Europe Author(s):PUJAS, Veronique; RHODES, MartinDate:1999Citation:Parliamentary Affairs, 1999, 52, 4, 688-702Type:Article

Title:A Comment on the Economics of Labor Adjustment: Mind the Gap: Evidence From A Monte Carlo Experiment: Reply Author(s):COOPER, Russell

; WILLIS, Jonathan L.Date:2009Citation:American Economic Review, 2009, 99, 5, 2267-2276Type:Article

Title:A comparative analysis of the migration and integration of Indian and Chinese immigrants in the United States Author(s):HOOPER, Kate; GROVES, SusannaDate:2014Type:Technical ReportSeries/Number:Migration Policy Centre; INTERACT Research Report; Corridor Report; 2014/32Abstract:Indian and Chinese nationals comprise two of the largest foreign-born nationality groups in the United States - and are growing rapidly. Indian and Chinese immigrants tend to enter the United States through skilled migration ...

Title:A comparison of crime and its treatment amongst girls in Britain and Belgium Author(s):EATON, MaryDate:1987Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 1987Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI Working Papers; 303

Title:A comparison of direct and iterated multistep AR methods for forecasting macroeconomic time series Author(s):MARCELLINO, Massimiliano

; STOCK, James H.; WATSON, Mark W.Date:2006Citation:Journal of econometrics, 2006, Vol. 135, No. 1-2, pp. 499-526Type:ArticleAbstract:“Iterated” multiperiod-ahead time series forecasts are made using a one-period ahead model, iterated forward for the desired number of periods, whereas “direct” forecasts are made using a horizon-specific estimated model, ...

Title:A comparison of methods for the construction of composite coincident and leading indexes for the UK Author(s):CARRIERO, Andrea; MARCELLINO, Massimiliano

Date:2007Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:Queen Mary University of London; Working Papers; 2007/590Abstract:In this paper we provide an overview of recent developments in the methodology for the construction of composite coincident and leading indexes, and apply them to the UK. In particular, we evaluate the relative merits of ...

Title:A comparison of methods for the construction of composite coincident and leading indexes for the UK Author(s):CARRIERO, Andrea; MARCELLINO, Massimiliano

Date:2007Citation:International journal of forecasting, 2007, Vol. 23, No. 2, pp. 219-236Type:ArticleAbstract:In this paper, we provide an overview of recent developments in the methodology for the construction of composite coincident and leading indexes, and apply them to the UK. In particular, we evaluate the relative merits of ...

Title:A comparison of mixed frequency approaches for nowcasting Euro area macroeconomic aggregates Author(s):FORONI, Claudia; MARCELLINO, Massimiliano

Date:2014Citation:International journal of forecasting, 2014, Vol. 30, No. 3, pp. 554-568Type:ArticleAbstract:In this paper, we focus on the different methods which have been proposed in the literature to date for dealing with mixed-frequency and ragged-edge datasets: bridge equations, mixed-data sampling (MIDAS), and mixed-frequency ...

Title:A Comparison of Risk-Premium Forecasts Implied By Parametric Versus Nonparametric Conditional Mean Estimators Author(s):MCCURDY, Thomas H.; STENGOS, ThanasisDate:1992Citation:Journal of Econometrics, 1992, 52, 01-feb, 225-244Version:The article is a published version of EUI ECO WP; 1991/46Type:ArticleAbstract:This paper computes parametric estimates of a time-varying risk premium model and compares the one-step-ahead forecasts implied by that model with those given by a nonparametric kernel estimator of the conditional mean ...

Title:A competitive model of credit intermediation Author(s):BENASSI, CorradoDate:1989Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 1989Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI Working Papers; 420

Title:A comprehensive labour market approach to EU labour migration policy Author(s):MARTIN, Iván; VENTURINI, Alessandra

Date:2015Type:OtherSeries/Number:Migration Policy Centre; Policy Briefs; 2015/07Abstract:Opening up new legal migration channels' to respond to economic needs for labour is one of the four priorities of the European Commission for its upcoming European Agenda on Migration. The EU approach to legal labour ...

Title:A conceptual framework for the evolution of the operation and regulation of electricity transmission systems towards a decarbonised and increasingly integrated electricity system in the EU Author(s):GLACHANT, Jean-Michel

; VASCONCELOS, Jorge; RIOUS, VincentDate:2015Type:Technical ReportSeries/Number:Florence School of Regulation; 2015; Research Reports; Energy; ElectricityAbstract:The electricity industry is undergoing major changes mainly dictated by the need to simultaneously accomplish integration of European energy markets and build a low-carbon economy. This process was facilitated if not ...

Title:A conditional Markov regime switching model to study margins : application to the French fuel retail markets Author(s):HOMAYOUN BOROUMAND, Raphaël; GOUTTE, Stéphane; PORCHER, Simon; PORCHER, ThomasDate:2014Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:INSMI Working Paper; 2014/hal-01090837; [Florence School of Regulation]Abstract:This paper uses a regime-switching model that is built on mean-reverting and local volatility processes combined with two Markov regime-switching processes to understand the market structure of the French fuel retail market ...

Title:A content analysis of media reports on the Indian community in Finland Author(s):MUSTONEN, Liina

Date:2015Type:Technical ReportSeries/Number:Migration Policy Centre; DEMO-India Research Report; Thematic Report; 2015/02Abstract:The report analyses the media representation of Indian community resident in Finland. The four major Finnish newspapers were analysed during the period between 2012 and 2015. In comparison with many other European countries ...