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Title:The shadow line : railway and society in colonial East Africa, c. 1890–1914 Author(s):ASELMEYER, Norman
Date:2022Citation:
- Florence : European University Institute, 2022
Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI PhD theses; Department of History and CivilizationAbstract:The era of ‘imperial globalization’ at the turn of the twentieth century was also the age of colonial railways. The global network of railway lines has never expanded faster than in the decades before and after 1900. ...
Date:2022Citation:
Title:Essays in political economy, migration, and public economics Author(s):BROBERG, NikolajDate:2022Citation:
- Florence : European University Institute, 2022
Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI PhD theses; Department of EconomicsAbstract:This thesis in four chapters focuses on political economy, migration, and public economics. The first chapter, joint with Vincent Pons and Clémence Tricaud, investigates the effects of campaign finance rules on electoral ...
Date:2022Citation:
Title:Disparando imágenes : una historia visual de la guerra de descolonización del África portuguesa contada desde el caso de estudio del Frente de Liberación de Mozambique (FRELIMO), 1955-1975 Author(s):MARTIN LUQUE, AlbaDate:2022Citation:
- Florence : European University Institute, 2022
Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI PhD theses; Department of History and CivilizationAbstract:En 1955, la entrada del Estado Novo en Naciones Unidas marca el inicio de una guerra que será primero de imágenes y luego de balas por la descolonización del África portuguesa. Mientras que éste buscará legitimar su ...
Date:2022Citation:
Title:Limited liability, strategic default and bargaining power Author(s):BALATTI, Mirco; LOPEZ-QUILES CENTENO, CarolinaDate:2021Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:ECB Working Paper; 2021/2519Abstract:In this paper we examine the effects of limited liability on mortgage dynamics. While
the literature has focused on default rates, renegotiation, or loan rates individually,
we study them together as equilibrium outcomes ...
Date:2021Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:ECB Working Paper; 2021/2519Abstract:In this paper we examine the effects of limited liability on mortgage dynamics. While
the literature has focused on default rates, renegotiation, or loan rates individually,
we study them together as equilibrium outcomes ...
Title:No democracy without comprehension : political intelligibility as a democratic problem Author(s):INNERARITY, DanielDate:2021Citation:
- Polity, 2021, Vol. 53, No. 2, pp. 264-287
Type:ArticleAbstract:Democracy is possible because of an increase in the complexity of society, but that same complexity seems to threaten democracy. There is a clear imbalance between people’s actual competence and the expectation that citizens ...
Date:2021Citation:
Title:Financial crises and shadow banks : a quantitative analysis Author(s):ROTTNER, Matthias Christian 
Date:2021Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI ECO; 2021/02Abstract:Motivated by the build-up of shadow bank leverage prior to the Great Recession, I develop a nonlinear macroeconomic model that features excessive leverage accumulation and show how this can cause a bank run. Introducing ...
Date:2021Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI ECO; 2021/02Abstract:Motivated by the build-up of shadow bank leverage prior to the Great Recession, I develop a nonlinear macroeconomic model that features excessive leverage accumulation and show how this can cause a bank run. Introducing ...
Title:Transformative nations, regions & cities as vectors for change Author(s):CHARVERIAT, Céline; GIOVANNINI, Enrico; TATAJ, Daria; HIDALGO, César; ISAKSSON, Darja; MARTINS, Francisca; MORLET, Andrew; RENDA, Andrea ; SCHWAAG SERGER, Sylvia; DUNLOP, Kirsten; BRIA, Francesca; HUANG, Ailin; MIR ROCA, Montserrat; DIXSON-DECLÈVE, Sandrine; BALLAND, Pierre-AlexandreDate:2021Type:Technical ReportSeries/Number:ESIR Focus Paper; Transformation post-COVID; 2021Abstract:This ESIR Focus Paper provides a ‘deeper dive’ into the role of nations, regions and cities as vectors for systemic change in the post-pandemic economy and society. It builds on and complements ESIR’s second Policy Brief, ...
; SCHWAAG SERGER, Sylvia; DUNLOP, Kirsten; BRIA, Francesca; HUANG, Ailin; MIR ROCA, Montserrat; DIXSON-DECLÈVE, Sandrine; BALLAND, Pierre-AlexandreDate:2021Type:Technical ReportSeries/Number:ESIR Focus Paper; Transformation post-COVID; 2021Abstract:This ESIR Focus Paper provides a ‘deeper dive’ into the role of nations, regions and cities as vectors for systemic change in the post-pandemic economy and society. It builds on and complements ESIR’s second Policy Brief, ...
Title:The reputation trap Author(s):LEVINE, David K.Date:2021Citation:
- Econometrica, 2021, Vol. 89, No. 6, pp. 2659-2678
Type:ArticleAbstract:Few want to do business with a partner who has a bad reputation. Consequently, once a bad reputation is established, it can be difficult to get rid of. This leads on the one hand to the intuitive idea that a good reputation ...
Date:2021Citation:
Title:Political multiplier effects of austerity : explaining the contention in different arenas under the great recession Author(s):WANG, Chendi Date:2021Citation:
- Florence : European University Institute, 2021
Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI PhD theses; Department of Political and Social SciencesAbstract:What are the political impacts of austerity policies? This dissertation sheds light on this question by offering five independent but interrelated empirical contributions that seek to understand and explain variegated ...
Date:2021Citation:
Title:Essays in applied economics Author(s):VIRKOLA, TuomoDate:2021Citation:
- Florence : European University Institute, 2021
Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI PhD theses; Department of EconomicsAbstract:This thesis consists of three articles in applied economics. In the first essay, I consider the extent to which informational frictions between workers and jobs can be alleviated with short-term contracts in the early ...
Date:2021Citation: