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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 ...
Title:Essays on heterogeneous agents, occupational choice, and development Author(s):STRAUSS, DavidDate:2014Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2014Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; ECO; PhD ThesisAbstract:The aim of this thesis is to contribute to our understanding of the consequences of economic development on the occupational choice of agents and its effects on macroeconomic variables, such as structural change and income ...
Title:Essays on household decision Author(s):GUSTAFSSON, MariaDate:2014Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2014Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; ECO; PhD ThesisAbstract:This thesis considers the fact that the majority of households consists of two adults whose characteristics and preferences matter for the households' decisions. The first chapter studies how an increase in the generosity ...
Title:Essays on household heterogeneity in macroeconomics Author(s):NORD, Lukas Date:2023Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2023Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; ECO; PhD ThesisAbstract:This thesis contains four independent essays studying the consequences of household heterogeneity for Macroeconomics. The first chapter studies the implications of household heterogeneity for equilibrium prices. I break ...
Title:Essays on Human Capital Accumulation and Inequality Author(s):TRENTINI, ClaudiaDate:2009Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2009Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; ECO; PhD ThesisAbstract:This thesis is composed by four independent chapters. Their common denominator is the process of human capital accumulation analyzed under different perspectives and using different techniques. In the following I will ...
Title:Essays on imperfect competition Author(s):CALCAGNO, Claudio A.Date:2011Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2011Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; ECO; PhD ThesisAbstract:This thesis in applied microeconomics explores different aspects of imperfect competition. All three chapters are motivated by recent developments in real-world economies. First, I explore the implications of a recent ...
Title:Essays on imperfect competition and firm heterogeneity Author(s):LEWIS, AndrewDate:1998Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 1998Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; ECO; PhD Thesis
Title:Essays on income inequality, political inequality and income redistribution in the U.S. Author(s):BRENDLER, Pavel Date:2016Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2016Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; ECO; PhD ThesisAbstract:The first chapter, entitled "Life-time earnings inequality and income redistribution through social security in the U.S.", is devoted to social security, which is the public pension system in the U.S. In 2015, the Social ...
Title:Essays on Innovation, R&D Policy and Industrial Clusters Author(s):HORAN, DavidDate:2012Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2012Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; ECO; PhD ThesisAbstract:The first chapter studies how government should allocate R&D subsidies when firms interact through their R&D decisions. In practice, public agencies often distribute funding on a case-by-case (CbC) basis ignoring indirect ...
Title:Essays on innovations, technology and the labor market Author(s):FAHR, StephanDate:2007Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2007Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; ECO; PhD ThesisAbstract:Innovative ideas, development of skills and job search- these are not only the constitutive elements in the life of a doctoral researcher but also of this dissertation. The three chapters presented in the following apply ...
Title:Essays on insurance, institutions and aggregate labor market Author(s):KOENIGER, WinfriedDate:2001Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2001Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; ECO; PhD Thesis
Title:Essays on international capital flows and macroeconomic applications of panel data models Author(s):LUSINYAN, LusineDate:2005Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2005Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; ECO; PhD Thesis
Title:Essays on international macroeconomics Author(s):PRADES, ElviraDate:2008Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2008Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; ECO; PhD ThesisAbstract:This thesis deals with different topics on international macroeconomics, in particular on business cycles in small open economies, the motives for net foreign asset accumulation and the transmission of shocks in an ...
Title:Essays on Labor and Development Economics Author(s):GOÑI-PACCHIONI, Edwin AntonioDate:2011Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2011Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; ECO; PhD ThesisAbstract:This work comprises four essays in two related areas: labor and development economics. On the labor side, two essays study (i) the effects of sizeable policy reforms over labor informality and (ii) the relation between ...
Title:Essays on labour economics, health economics and gender Author(s):SANZ DE GALDEANO, AnnaDate:2003Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2003Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; ECO; PhD Thesis
Title:Essays on labour standards, trade and welfare Author(s):MENASCE, EmmanuelleDate:2001Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2001Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; ECO; PhD Thesis
Title:Essays on local labor markets Author(s):MALGOUYRES, Clément Date:2016Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2016Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; ECO; PhD ThesisAbstract:This thesis studies empirically several issues regarding the functioning of local labor markets. In Chapter 1, I follow the methodology developed by Autor, Dorn, and Hanson (2013) to estimate the impact of Chinese imports ...