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Title:Stakeholder preferences and priorities for the next WTO Director General Author(s):FIORINI, Matteo; HOEKMAN, Bernard M. ; MAVROIDIS, Petros C.; NELSON, Douglas; WOLFE, RobertDate:2020Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2020/43; Global Governance Programme-404; [Global Economics]Abstract:The WTO is looking for a new Director-General (DG). What does the trade community think is needed? This paper reports on the results of an expert survey undertaken as part of a research project on global trade governance ...
Title:Reshaping skills, industrial relations and social protection for the knowledge economy : evidence from Germany Author(s):DIESSNER, Sebastian; DURAZZI, Niccolo; HOPE, DavidDate:2020Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI MWP; 2020/07Abstract:Technological change has meant that university-educated workers have become crucial to the production strategies of ICT-intensive, high-end exporting firms in the knowledge economy. We argue that the centrality of high ...
Title:Impact of a health shock on lifestyle behaviours Author(s):VERDUN, Zoey SarahDate:2020Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI ECO; 2020/02Abstract:Following a healthier lifestyle can improve living quality. Yet mixed evidence exists for whether a health shock induces individuals to change their lifestyle. Panel data from the UK Household Longitudinal Study, Understanding ...
Title:International protection of consumer data Author(s):CHEN, Yongmin; HUA, Xinyu; MASKUS, Keith E.Date:2020Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2020/42; Global Governance Programme-403; [Global Economics]Abstract:We study the international protection of consumer data in a model where data usage benefits firms at the expense of their customers. We show that a multinational firm does not balance this trade-off efficiently if its data ...
Title:Describing and disentangling superdiversity through social networks Author(s):MEISSNER, FranDate:2020Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI MWP; 2020/06Abstract:This paper is based on the analysis of 54 ego-centric network interviews conducted with migrants living in London and Toronto. With the backdrop that both of these cities can be considered as superdiverse socialising ...