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Title:A Purely Formal Theory of Law – The Deontic Network Author(s):QUIRICO, OttavioDate:2009Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI MWP; 2009/11Abstract:From the analytical viewpoint a norm can formally be regarded as a right-duty (or claim-obligation) relation (1) that regulates behaviour (action/inaction) (2) among subjects (3) in definite space (4) and time (5). ...

Title:The Global Order as a Potential Case of Background Injustice Author(s):RONZONI, MiriamDate:2009Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI MWP; 2009/23Abstract:Is the global order unjust? And if so, why? The paper argues that the central question to be asked within the debate on global distributive and economic justice is not whether the global order is characterized by the ...

Title:Nested Models and Model Uncertainty Author(s):KRIWOLUZKY, Alexander; STOLTENBERG, Christian A.Date:2009Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI MWP; 2009/31Abstract:Uncertainty about the appropriate choice among nested models is a central concern for optimal policy when policy prescriptions from those models differ. The standard procedure is to specify a prior over the parameter space ...

Title:Responding to Crimes against Humanity committed in Slovenia after the Second World War Author(s):LETNAR CERNIC, JernejDate:2009Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:Law Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia; 2009/01Abstract:This article explores responses to crimes against humanity committed on the Slovenian territory in the months following the end of the Second World War. As many as one hundred thirty thousands person are estimated to have ...

Title:Financial Factors and the Margins of Trade: Evidence from cross-country firm-level data Author(s):BERMAN, Nicolas; HÉRICOURT, JérômeDate:2008Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:Working Paper University Paris 1; 08050

Title:Migration-Regime Liberalization and Social Security: Political-Economy Effect Author(s):SAND, Edith; RAZIN, AssafDate:2009Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:NBER Working Paper; w15013

Title:Matching Theory and Data: Bayesian Vector Autoregression and Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium Models Author(s):KRIWOLUZKY, AlexanderDate:2009Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI ECO; 2009/29Abstract:This paper shows how to identify the structural shocks of a Vector Autoregression (VAR) while simultaneously estimating a dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) model that is not assumed to replicate the data-generating ...

Title:Explaining Trends and Patterns of Immigrants’ Partner Choice in Britain Author(s):MUTTARAK, RayaDate:2009Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI MWP; 2009/33Abstract:Based on the 1988–2006 General Household Survey (N=121,964), this paper investigates trends and patterns of partnership formation of immigrants in Britain and explains underlying factors influencing partner choice. The ...

Title:Are Socioeconomic Differences in Mortality Greater in a more Equal Society? Author(s):HOFFMANN, Rasmus EUI affiliated

Date:2009Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI MWP; 2009/16Abstract:The magnitude of socioeconomic mortality differences changes between countries. This could be attributed to the level of social inequality and explicit policy interventions to address social inequality in health. However, ...

Title:Forecasting Annual Inflation with Seasonal Monthly Data: Using Levels versus Logs of the Underlying Price Index Author(s):LUETKEPOHL, Helmut EUI affiliated

; XU, FangDate:2009Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI MWP; 2009/37Abstract:This paper investigates whether using natural logarithms (logs) of price indices for forecasting inflation rates is preferable to employing the original series. Univariate forecasts for annual inflation rates for a number ...

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