This paper analyzes cooperation between sovereign national authorities in the supervision and regulation of a multinational bank. We take a political economy approach to regulation and assume that supervisors maximize the welfare of their own country. The communication between the supervisors is...

This assessment of global megatrends focuses on the impact of global pressures on Europe. A global-to-European perspective is relevant for European environmental policy making because Europe’s environmental challenges and management options are being reshaped by global drivers such as...

The purpose of this note is to provide a brief overview of: 1. the impacts that climate change is having on the Indian economy (section 1) 2. government policies that are in place that assist in adaptation to climate change (section 2) 3. Indiau0092s contribution to global greenhouse gases and...

This evaluation commissioned by the European Commission aims at providing an overall independent assessment of its external cooperation with partner countries through the organisations of the UN family. It covers the partnership between the Commission and the UN to the extent of the...

Societies provide institutions that are costly to use, but able to enforce long-run relationships. We study the optimal decision problem of using self-governance for risk sharing or governance through enforcement provided by these institutions. Third-party enforcement is modelled as a costly...

As one of the most important consumer markets of wild animals and plants, their parts and derivatives, the European Union (EU) has a special responsibility for ensuring that trade in wildlife and wildlife products is sustainable and does not lead to species concerned becoming endangered. For...

The migratory flows between the European Union (EU) and Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) have a historical continuity, their nature varying according to the period in question. It is possible to identify a transatlantic migratory system dating back to the age of colonisation, the specific...