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Title:Essays on empirical political economy and public policy Author(s):KABA, Mustafa Date:2020Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2020Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; ECO; PhD ThesisAbstract:This thesis is a collection of independent empirical essays in the field of political economy. The first chapter investigates the electoral effects of a local public good provision, using a local food subsidy program that ...
Title:Essays on employee's financial participation : employee ownership in the US and profit sharing in Portugal Author(s):MOURA RAMOS, LuisDate:1998Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 1998Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; ECO; PhD Thesis
Title:Essays on entry, exit and market structures Author(s):AGLIARDI, ElettraDate:1990Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 1990Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; ECO; PhD Thesis
Title:Essays on environmental economics Author(s):BORGHESI, Simone Date:2001Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2001Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; ECO; PhD Thesis
Title:Essays on family and urban economics Author(s):MORENO MALDONADO, Ana Date:2020Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2020Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; ECO; PhD ThesisAbstract:This dissertation analyses how the geographical sorting of individuals and households affects labour markets as well as gender and spatial inequality. In the ﬁrst chapter, I show that labour force participation increases ...
Title:Essays on financial conditions, firm dynamics, and plant survival Author(s):VARTIA, LauraDate:2006Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2006Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; ECO; PhD ThesisAbstract:This thesis consists of three empirical essays analysing firm and plant dynamics. In particular, the thesis examines the determinants of firm entry and exit, survival of new plants and firms’ decisions to open and close ...
Title:Essays on financial development and banking efficiency Author(s):O'BRIEN, Dermot M.Date:2002Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2002Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; ECO; PhD Thesis
Title:Essays on financial intermediation Author(s):SCHURE, PaulDate:2000Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2000Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; ECO; PhD Thesis
Title:Essays on financial macroeconomics and inequality Author(s):GONZÁLEZ, IgnacioDate:2016Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2016Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; ECO; PhD ThesisAbstract:This dissertation is composed of three self-contained chapters on the same topic: the impact of financial markets on inequality. The first paper investigates the connection between the increase of equity wealth, the rise ...
Title:Essays on financial stability Author(s):VOURDAS, John Date:2017Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2017Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; ECO; PhD ThesisAbstract:This thesis consists of two essays concerning how banking regulations may promote financial stability. The first chapter investigates the competition-concentration-stability nexus from a novel perspective, by considering ...
Title:Essays on financial stability and regulation in integrated markets Author(s):TONZER, LenaDate:2014Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2014Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; ECO; PhD ThesisAbstract:Financial stability is an as valuable as fragile good. Given recent experiences, it seems understandable that a lot of resources are spent on financial supervision and regulation. However, as financial crisis history would ...
Title:Essays on Firm Dynamics, Endogenous Growth and International Trade Author(s):BENEDETTI FASIL, CristianaDate:2011Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2011Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; ECO; PhD ThesisAbstract:Recent empirical firm level studies reveal the structural heterogeneity of firms in process and product innovation, as well as the central role of product quality in determining world trade patterns and intensities. This ...
Title:Essays on fiscal and monetary policy Author(s):TAGKALAKIS, AthanasiosDate:2005Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2005Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; ECO; PhD Thesis
Title:Essays on fiscal and monetary unions Author(s):GARCÍA-RODRÍGUEZ, AbiánDate:2015Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2015Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; ECO; PhD ThesisAbstract:Are we better together? Versions of this question have been heard repeatedly around Europe on the aftermath of the Great Recession. On the Eurozone, the suboptimal design of the monetary union has contributed to create ...
Title:Essays on fiscal policy and the macroeconomy Author(s):MAYR, Lukas Date:2018Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2018Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; ECO; PhD ThesisAbstract:The three chapters of this thesis provide a theoretical and quantitative analysis of three elements of the tax-transfer system which recently received increased attention in both the academic and the public policy debate ...
Title:Essays on fiscal policy in a monetary union Author(s):ONORANTE, LucaDate:2006Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2006Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; ECO; PhD ThesisAbstract:The economic and monetary union (EMU) is characterized by a framework for economic policy-making in Europe which is unique. While the single monetary policy is oriented towards a Union-wide objective, namely the maintenance ...
Title:Essays on fiscal policy, education and population dynamics Author(s):ROJAS, Juan A.Date:1999Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 1999Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; ECO; PhD Thesis
Title:Essays on global safety governance : challenges and solutions Editor(s):DABROWSKA, PatrycjaDate:2015Citation:Warsaw : Centre for Europe, University of Warsaw ; Oficyna Wydawnicza ASPRA-JR, 2015Type:BookSeries/Number:[Global Governance Programme]; [European, Transnational and Global Governance]Abstract:This book presents an interdisciplinary collection of essays providing analyses of global governance of safety and security in various policy fields, ranging from financial crises to cyber-security. The volume offers ...
Title:Essays on healthcare, long-term care and retirement Author(s):GOUSIA, AikateriniDate:2012Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2012Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; ECO; PhD ThesisAbstract:This thesis focuses on three distinct topics around healthcare and ageing. The first chapter assess the effectiveness of the current regime that regulates the entry and geographical distribution of pharmacies in Italy. ...
Title:Essays on heterogeneity in labor markets Author(s):LINDENLAUB, IlseDate:2014Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2014Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; ECO; PhD ThesisAbstract:In my thesis, I study the effects of agents' heterogeneity on labor market outcomes, with particular focus on sorting, performance, wages, and inequality. Chapter one studies multidimensional matching between workers and ...