Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Transparency and the Formation of International Agreements: Evidence from EU-Treaty Making -- Chapter 3. Transparency in International Adjudication: Opening Up International Adjudication -- Chapter 4. From Transparency to Information: the Salience of ECtHR...

Quantitative indicators at the local level play an increasingly important role in the formulation and evaluation of regional policies. Regional statistical indicators are available from several sources, but comparability of their time-series is often affected by breaks caused by boundary changes...

After the global financial crisis and until 2021, the primary objective of central banks in advanced economies was to implement policies aimed at increasing inflation, given that inflation had been too low for too long. Having reached the effective lower bound (ELB) of nominal interest rates,...

"This book focuses on empirical experiences related to market development, and specifically new markets with structurally different characteristics than mainstream markets. Europe, Brazil, China and the rather robust and complex African experiences are covered to provide a rich multidisciplinary...