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Category: Economy & Trade
“Market-based but state-led: The role of public development banks in shaping market-based finance in the European Union. Competition and Change”, Daniel MERTENS et Matthias THIEMANN, février 2018, (SciencePo, France)
This paper examines the European Union’s strategy of governing the economy through financial markets by focusing on the largely unacknowledged […]
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“Brexit means Br(EEA)xit – The UK withdrawal from the EU and its implications for the EEA”, Christophe Hillion (NUPI, Norway)
Because it extends the Single Market to the three EFTA States Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, the Agreement on the European […]
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“Tariffs: Trump´s three ploys”, Andrés Ortega (Elcano, Spain)
Elcano Blog The Trump Administration´s announcement of import duties on steel and aluminium may trigger a spiral that leads to a trade […]
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“What you need to know about Trump´s trade war”, Federico Steinberg (Elcano, Spain)
Elcano Expert Comments If with more delay than expected, the aggressive and protectionist Trump has finally moved into action. The US is unilaterally […]
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“The world economy in 2018”, Federico Steinberg, José Pablo Martínez (Elcano, Spain)
The world economy seems to be rebounding definitively from the Great Recession, but many and varied risks still threaten consolidation […]
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IWE Working Papers: “Managing energy supply security and gas diversification in Hungary – Putting theory into practice”, Csaba Weiner (IWE, Hungary)
For a long time, gas has been the fuel that Hungary is particularly sensitive to in terms of security of […]
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“EU trade policy towards neighbours: experiences and perspectives” Sakariya Yayincili (IWE, Hungary)
(eds.): The EU effect. Perspectives on the EU from Central and Eastern Europe. Sakariya Yayincilik. Sakarya (Turkey) 2017. (ISBN: 978-605-4229-80-2), pp. […]
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“Trade and investment in Central Europe: the lessons of transition for post-socialist Southeast Asia” Ágnes Orosz- Ágnes Szunomár (IWE, Hungary)
In: Bolesta, Andrzej (ed.): Post-Communist Development: Europe’s Experiences, Asia’s Challenges. Warsaw: Collegium Civitas Press, 2017. pp. 101-132. Read it here
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TEPSA Brief: “How to make TSD chapters more effective?”, Verena Füller
TEPSA is happy two present a new policy brief on “How to make TSD chapters more effective?“ written by Verena Füller […]
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Big states, big business, troubled societies, Andrés Ortega (Elcano Spain)
in Elcano Blog, 30 January 2018 Shop window, megaphone and venue for discreet meetings: Davos is all these things. The main […]
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A year of Trump and trade policy, Federico Steinberg (Elcano, Spain)
in Experts Comments, 1 February 2018 Trump protectionist’s measures in the arena of trade have been taken as a vital challenge […]
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Spain’s continuing export boom, William Chislett (Elcano, Spain)
in Experts Comments, 21 February 2018 Spain’s exporting prowess continued in 2017 when sales of goods abroad increased for the eighth […]
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Chinese investment in Spain: open for business, but not at any price, Mario Esteban, Miguel Otero-Iglesias (Elcano, Spain)
in Analyses of the Elcano Royal Institute (ARI), 6 February 2018 Reluctance to Chinese investments in Spain may grow if its […]
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International expansion of Russian multinationals – A focus on home-country push factors, Europe and five CEE countries, Csaba Weiner (IWE, Hungary)
in: IWE Working Papers, December 2017 Read it here
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Driving forces behind the international expansion strategies of Chinese MNEs, Ágnes Szunomár (IWE, Hungary)
in: IWE Working Papers, December 2017 Read it here
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South Africa – A re-emerging player in outward FDI, Judit Kiss (IWE, Hungary)
in: IWE Working Papers, November 2017 Read it here
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Understanding and Correctly Addressing Globalization, András Inotai (IWE, Hungary)
In: Case News online Read it here
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“Foreign investors on Slovenian business environment: Research results of the 2017 survey among companies with foreign equity”, Andreja Jaklič, Iris Koleša and Matija Rojec, December 2017 (CIR, Slovenia)
For the past 10 years Centre of International Relations (CIR) has been conducting an annual survey among firms with foreign […]
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“Global presence is neither good, nor bad”, Iliana Olivé, December 2017(Elcano, Spain)
It is assumed that is a good thing for countries to be ranked in the top positions of “Elcano Global […]
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“Spain in the world: an analysis of the Elcano Global Presence Index 2016”, Iliana Olivé, Manuel García and María Dolores Gomariz, December 2017(Elcano, Spain)
Incorporating the latest data from 2016, Spain received a total global presence index value of 204.1. As a result, Spain […]
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The Joint Africa-EU strategy, Nicoletta Pirozzi, Nicoló Sartori and Bernardo Venturi (European Parliament)
TEPSA has recently coordinated a publication for the European Parliament’s Subcommittee the European Parliament’s Committee on Development (DEVE) on The […]
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“Economic Relations between China and Central and Eastern Europe: Trade and Investment Issues”, Ágnes Szunomár, Agnieszka Mccaleb, Xin Chen (IWE, Hungary)
In Weiqing Song (ed), China’s Relations with Central and Eastern Europe – From “Old Comrades” to New Partners, Oxford, United Kingdom: Routledge, pp. […]
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“Harsh expectations versus a modest reality – Economic relations between the Visegrad countries and Russia surrounding the Ukrainian crisis.”, András Deák, Csaba Weiner, Simona Blašková, Barbora Chrzová, Dušan Fischer, Jonáš Syrovátka, Jakub Tomášek, Ernest Wyciszkiewicz (IWE, Hungary)
Prague Security Studies Institute, Prague. (2017) With the beginning of the millennium, the Visegrad countries – the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary […]
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Background report: “Public Debate with Thomas Westphal, Director General for EU Affairs at the German Federal Ministry of Finance” (IEP, Berlin)
The Public Debate with Thomas Westphal, Director General for EU Affairs at the German Federal Ministry of Finance, on the […]
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“GEPS No 06/17: Stability and growth in the Eurozone – who plays the main role?”Sabine Lautenschläger, (IEP, Berlin)
The IEP Lunch Debate on the topic “Stability and growth in the Eurozone – who plays the main role?” was […]
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A time of general distrust, Andrés Ortega (Elcano Institute)
Distrust permeates our societies: distrust in governments, in parliaments, in the news media, and even corporations have lost ground in […]
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The United Kingdom is Spain’s major global partner, Iliana Olivié, (Elcano Institute)
With an index value of 204.1 points, Spain ranks 12th (out of 100 countries) in the latest edition of Elcano […]
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The Coming Crisis, Colin Hay et Tom Hunt dir. (Sciences Po, France)
Palgrave Macmillan, 2017. 125 p. (Building a Sustainable Political Economy: SPERI Research & Policy). This book provides a timely warning of […]
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The Trade Policy of the European Union, Sieglinde Gstöhl & Dirk De Bièvre (College of Europe Bruges)
Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, 2018. The European Union is the world’s largest trading entity and donor of official development aid, and […]
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Trumponomics, Baechler, Laurent (CIFE)
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Innovative practices of Croatian trade unions: is there sufficient ground for optimism?, H. Butković (IRMO, Croatia)
In Magdalena Bernaciak and Marta Kahancová (eds.) Innovative union practices in Central-Eastern Europe. Brussels: European Trade Union Institute. This chapter […]
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Good news: synchronized global economic acceleration, Federico Steinberg (Elcano, Spain)
Expert Comments, October 2017 After several years of the global economy growing at an increasingly slower rate, most countries –including […]
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The conundrum of Spain’s recovering economy and stubbornly high unemployment, William Chislett (Elcano, Spain)
Analyses by Elcano Royal Institute (ARI), September 2017 The economy has recovered from a deep crisis and is growing at […]
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Emerging multinational enterprises from East and Southeast Asia in V4 countries and Slovenia, Katalin Völgyi (IWE, Hungary)
in: IWE Working Papers, October 2017 Read it here.
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Turkish investments abroad, with a special focus on Central and Eastern Europe, Tamás Szigetvári (IWE, Hungary)
in: IWE Working Papers, October 2017 Read it here.
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Industry 4.0 in ‘factory economies’, Andrea Szalavetz (IWE, Hungary)
In: Béla Galgóczi and Jan Drahokoupil (eds.): Condemned to be left behind ? Can Central and Eastern Europe emerge […]
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The Impact of the Fintech Phenomenon – Radical Change Occurs in the Financial Sector?, Ádám Kerényi, Júlia Molnár (IWE, Hungary)
In: Financial and Economic Review, Vol. 16, Issue 3, pp. 32-50, September (2017) Read it here.
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Spain and Asia: harnessing trade, soft power and the EU in the Asia-Pacific Century, Ramón Pacheco Pardo (Elcano, Spain)
Since the first framework plan for the Asia-Pacific region in 2000, three Asia-Pacific plans have established Madrid’s strategic stance. Spain’s […]
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The 8% leap in the Philippines: rebalancing partnerships and leading Asian growth, Ricardo G. Barcelona & Bernardo M. Villegas (Elcano, Spain)
The Philippines continues to confound its critics. Prognoses of ‘political crises’ sinking the economy have become unfulfilled expectations. European diplomacy’s […]
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Brazilian companies going global (working paper no. 231), Judit Ricz (IWE, Hungary)
Recently we have seen a fundamental shift in the news regarding Brazilian multinational companies: as long as during the 2000s […]
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Different interpretations of the automotive industry and its role in three semi-peripheral regions of the EU (working paper no. 230), Gábor Túry (IWE, Hungary)
The paper investigates the role of the automotive industry in the Baltic, Visegrád and Iberian region, summarizing the relevant literature. […]
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Impacts of the Crisis on the FDI-Led Development Model in Hungary: Emergence of Economic Patriotism or Shift from the Competition State to Patronage? Miklós Szanyi (IWE, Hungary)
The 2008–2009 crisis generated much criticism concerning the efficacy of policies favouring global markets and multinational business. Economic patriotism became […]
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Impact of Global Companies’ Real Options Implementation on Their Hungarian Subsidiaries, Andrea Szalavetz (IWE, Hungary)
This paper analyzes the crisis-driven organizational reconfiguration actions in global companies, the timing of investments/divestments and their impact on Hungarian […]
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Trade between Indonesia and Hungary – Mutual Interests, Geographical limitations, Judit Kiss (IWE, hungary)
Economic and trade relations between geographically distant countries are always difficult to be strengthened. High level diplomatic and economic meetings, […]
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Interorganisational Network Management for Successful Business Internationalisation, Iris Koleša & Andreja Jaklič (CIR, Slovenia)
Iris Koleša and Andreja Jaklič, members of the Centre of International Relations, Slovenia, published a scientific paper on the role […]
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Research of European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy: Disciplinary Boundaries and Beyond, Marko Lovec & Emil Erjavec (CIR, Slovenia)
Marko Lovec together with Emil Erjavec published an article on the Research of European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy: Disciplinary Boundaries and […]
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Labour rights in GSP+ beneficiary countries with a focus on Export Processing Zones, Benjamin Richardson, James Harrison and Liam Campling (European Parliament)
TEPSA has recently coordinated a publication for the European Parliament’s Subcommittee the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) on Labour rights […]
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Energy once again in the spotlight: New forms of Russian investment presence in Hungary, Csaba Weiner (IWE, Hungary)
The author, Csaba Weiner, joins the latest trend of focusing on Russian attempts at developing their political but also economic […]
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Export Promotion Aims and Reality: A Comparison of the Iberian, Baltic and Central European Region; Andrea Éltető and Katalin Antalóczy (IWE, Hungary)
The authors of this research paper, Andrea Éltető and Katalin Antalóczy, propose an explanation of the differences between the aims […]
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The Potential Advantages and Synergies of an EU-Turkey Cooperation in Science, Technology and Innovation; Ágota Dávid and Tamás Szigetvári (IWE, Hungary)
In this research paper, Ágota Dávid and Tamás Szigetvári analyse the benefits of cooperation between the European Union and Turkey in the […]
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Industrial relations in Croatia and impacts of digitalization on the labor market, V. Samardžija, H. Butković and I. Skazlić (IRMO, Croatia)
This book is a result of research activities carried out in Croatia within the project ‘Industrial relations in Central and […]
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European Politeia 1 2016 (EKEME-EPLO, Greece)
This edition of the journal focuses both on the Statehood of the EU as well as on the impact of […]
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Global Spain: the country’s economic, military and soft presence, William Chislett (Elcano, Spain)
Almost 500 years since Juan Sebastián Elcano completed the first circumnavigation of the world and a vast empire was created, […]
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Elcano Global Presence Report 2017 (Elcano, Spain)
Elcano Global Presence Index is a synthetic index that orders, quantifies, and aggregates the external projection of different countries. […]
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Trade liberalization at a crossroads: The US and China play key roles, Tuuli Koivu (FIIA, Finland)
The overall developments in world trade have been weak since the financial crisis, but the increasing protectionism accounts for only […]
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Export as a form of SME-internationalisation after the crisis – experiences of three European regions, Andrea Éltető (IWE, Hungary)
European small and medium-sized enterprises were severely hit by the international crisis of 2008 and export activity – as a […]
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FDI promotion of the Visegrád countries in the era of global value chains, Andrea Éltető and Katalin Antalóczy (IWE, Hungary)
Investments (FDI) have become more connected to the global value chains (GVCs) in the past decated. As known, the Visegrád […]
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Conference report: Les enjeux européens dans la présidentielle française, comptes-rendus (Sciences Po)
Les Cahiers européens de Sciences Po: cycle de conférences “Les enjeux européens dans la présidentielle française”, comptes-rendus L’Europe d’aujourd’hui est […]
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Enjeux et défis du TAFTA, Jean-Claude Vérez (CIFE)
Le Trans-Atlantic Free Trade Agreement (TAFTA) ou encore Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) entre l’Union européenne (UE) et les […]
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Algeria: reform before demands turn revolutionary, Dalia Ghanem-Yazbeck (Elcano, Spain)
In a context of social and economic distress, Algeria is no longer able to maintain its current approach to the welfare state while […]
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In depth, Volume 14 Issue 2, April 2017 (University of Nicosia, Cyprus)
The volume is accessible here. Charles ELLINAS – Energy Boost Success Panayiotis TILLIROS – The Role of East Med Gas in […]
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Upgrading and value capture in global value chains in Hungary: more complex than what the smile curve suggests, Andrea Szalavetz (IWE, Hungary)
In: Szent-Iványi Balázs (ed.) Foreign direct investment in Central and Eastern Europe: post-crisis perspectives. 266 p. Basingstoke; London; New York: […]
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“Wise Cities & the Universal Basic Income: Facing the Challenges of Inequality, the 4th Industrial Revolution and the New Socioeconomic Paradigm”, Josep M. Coll (CIDOB, Spain)
Josep M. Coll, “Wise Cities & the Universal Basic Income: Facing the Challenges of Inequality, the 4th Industrial Revolution and the […]
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A Bismarckian Type of Fiscal Welfare? Insights on the Use of Social Tax Expenditures in French Social and Employment Policy, Nathalie Morel, Michaël Zemmour and Chloé Touzet (Sciences Po, France)
This article argues that situated approaches are necessary to reveal institution-specific or regime specific structures, forms and uses of fiscal […]
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Explaining Variation in Public Debt: A Quantitative Analysis of the Effects of Governance, Andreas Eisl (Sciences Po, France)
This paper examines the main political influence factors accounting for the variation in public debt accumulation on a global scale. […]
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Study for the European Parliament: “Possible impacts of Brexit on EU development and humanitarian policies”, by Aitor Peréz and Iliana Olivié (Elcano, Spain)
TEPSA has recently coordinated a study for the European Parliament Committee on Development (DEVE), authored by Aitor Peréz and Iliana […]
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Study for the European Parliament: “Human rights provisions in Economic Partnership Agreements in light of the expiry of the Cotonou Agreement in 2020”, by Lorand Bartels
TEPSA has coordinated a study commissioned by the European parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights, and authored by Prof Lorand Bartels, […]
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Intangible investments at multinational companies’ manufacturing subsidiaries: do they promote innovation-based upgrading?, Andrea Szalavetz (IWE, Hungary)
Research background: Despite a widely acknowledged importance of intangible capital as the main driver of value creation, papers discussing corporate […]
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The euro as a social bond: why do Eurozone citizens still back the single currency?, Miguel Otero-Iglesias (Elcano, Spain)
This paper tries to understand why despite the pain in the South of the Eurozone and the anger in the […]
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The Challenges of Artificial Intelligence, Miron Wolnicki and Ryszard Piasecki (CIFE)
26 March 2017, CIFE Policy Paper n° 52 Link: www.cife.eu/Ressources/FCK/files/publications/policy%20paper/Policy_Paper_Challenges_of_Artificial_Intelligence_Wolnicki_Piasecki_CIFE52.pdf
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Avoiding a Clash between the Middle Classes of the Developed and Emerging Economies, Andrés Ortega, Miguel Otero-Iglesias and Federico Steinberg (Elcano, Spain)
Recommendations and visions to the G20 by Andrés Ortega, Miguel Otero-Iglesias and Federico Steinberg – Senior Analysts at the Elcano […]
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The EU-Japan Partnership: Stepping Stone for a Stronger Presence in Asia?, Bart Gaens (FIIA, Finland)
The EU increasingly aims for Free Trade Agreements (FTA) that are accompanied by a Strategic Partnership, in Asia as well […]
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Reasons for rejecting globalisation: beyond inequality and xenophobia, Miguel Otero-Iglesias and Federico Steinberg (Elcano, Spain)
The authors analyse reasons accounting for the growing discontent with globalisation and the liberal establishment in advanced democracies. Link: http://www.realinstitutoelcano.org/wps/portal/rielcano_en/contenido?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/elcano/elcano_in/zonas_in/ari20-2017-oteroiglesias-steinberg-reasons-rejecting-globalisation-beyond-inequality-xenofobia
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The Regulation of Executive Pay in the Public and Semi-Public Sector across the European Union, Paola Bruni (EIPA)
The regulation of top income, especially, the remuneration of senior civil servants, public officials and top-level executives in the semi-public […]
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The Rise and Fall (?) of a New Developmental State in Brazil, Judit Ricz (IWE, Hungary)
We investigate the most recent experiment of the state-led development approach in Brazil, and reveal some of its merits and […]
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WoPSI – the World Politics of Social Investment: An international research project to explain variance in social investment agendas and social investment reforms across countries and world regions, Julian L. Garritzmann, Silja Hausermann and Bruno Palier (Sciences Po, France)
The “World Politics of Social Investment” (WoPSI) project aims at explaining variance in social investment agendas and social investment reforms […]
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Reconfiguring European States in Crisis, Desmond King and Patrick Le Galès (ed.) (Sciences Po, France)
Reconfiguring European States in Crisis offers a ground-breaking analysis by some of Europe’s leading political scientists, examining how the European national […]
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The Future of a More Differentiated E(M)U – Necessities, Options, Choices, Janis Emmanouilidis (IAI, Italy)
This paper argues that future EMU reforms will require a higher level of differentiation between Euro and non-Euro countries. However, […]
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Study for the European Parliament: “Impacts of the CETA Agreement on Developing Countries”, by Peter Draper
TEPSA coordinated a study for the European Parliament Committee on Development (DEVE), authored by Peter Draper, Senior Fellow at ECIPE and Director of […]
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Study for the European Parliament: “Implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights”, by Beata Faracik
TEPSA coordinated a study for the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI), authored by Beata Faracik, President of the Board of […]
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Upgrading and Value Capture in Global Value Chains in Hungary: More Complex than What the Smile Curve Suggests, Andrea Szalavetz (IWE, Hungary)
Upgrading and Value Capture in Global Value Chains in Hungary: More Complex than What the Smile Curve Suggests. In: Balázs […]
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Inequalities of Accumulation: The Case of Central and Eastern Europe, Annamária Artner (IWE, Hungary)
Inequalities of accumulation: The case of Central and Eastern Europe. In: Balázs Szentiványi (ed.): Foreign direct investment in Central and […]
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Germany’s role in the handling of the European monetary and refugee crisis, Simon Bulmer and William Paterson (IEP, Germany)
The “Yearbook of European Integration 2016” was published in December 2016, in times of multiple crises as well as growing […]
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Can the Investment Court System (ICS) save TTIP and CETA?, Wolfgang Koeth (EIPA)
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) currently under negotiation between the EU and the US continues to divide public […]
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New developmentalist experiments in Brazil and Egypt – a comparative study, Judit Ricz (IWE, Hungary)
The financial and economic crisis of 2008-9 and the following difficulties have brought back the analysis of active state involvement […]
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