The Technological Innovation Systems (TIS) literature has made considerable strides in exploring the spatial aspect of technological innovation dynamics over the past decade. Abandoning the purely national focus on TISs, scholars have theorized TIS dynamics simultaneously along multiple...

It is well known that EU law tends to offer rather generous protection for product shapes, not least under industrial design and copyright law. Until recently, however, the statement had to be qualified with regard to works or designs not originating in the EU (or the EEA). For designs, this...

An ongoing challenge in seizing and confiscating proceeds of crime, is establishing a link between a specific asset and a particular crime, the years it can take to get from investigation to prosecution stage can make it hard to demonstrate such links. To address this issue, equivalent...

We study the impact of cyclical systemic risks on banks' profitability in the euro area within a panel quantile regression model, with the ultimate goal to inform the calibration of the Countercyclical Capital buffer (CCyB). Compared to previous studies, we augment our model to control for...

We study the impact of cyclical systemic risks on banks' profitability in the euro area within a panel quantile regression model, with the ultimate goal to inform the calibration of the Countercyclical Capital buffer (CCyB). Compared to previous studies, we augment our model to control for...