Browsing Department of Economics (ECO) by Title
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Title:Financial Literacy and Portfolio Diversification Author(s):GUISO, Luigi; JAPPELLI, TullioDate:2008Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI ECO; 2008/31Abstract:In this paper we focus on poor financial literacy as one potential factor explaining lack of portfolio diversification. We use the 2007 Unicredit Customers’ Survey, which has indicators of portfolio choice, financial ... -
Title:Financial market imperfections and macroeconomic policies Author(s):FROEMEL, MarenDate:2014Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2014Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI PhD theses; Department of EconomicsAbstract:This thesis contributes to the literature emphasizing the role of incomplete financial markets for the design of macroeconomic policies. I use two main frameworks for my analysis: In a small open economy model with default ...
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Title:Financial Markets as a Commitment Device for the Government Author(s):SIMON, JennyDate:2012Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI MWP; 2012/12Abstract:How does the presence of financial markets shape the government's ability to implement social redistribution? Individuals do not typically constrain consumption to equal their net-of-tax income every period. Instead, access ...
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Title:Financial Reform in Socialist Economies Editor(s):KESSIDES, Christine; KING, Timothy; NUTI, Domenico Mario; SOKIL, CatherineDate:1989Citation:Washington D.C, World Bank, 1989, EDI Seminar SeriesType:Book -
Title:Financial Returns and Efficiency As Seen By An Artificial Technical Analyst Author(s):SKOURAS, SpyrosDate:2001Citation:Journal of Economic Dynamics & Control, 2001, 25, 01-feb, 213-244Type:ArticleAbstract:We introduce trading rules which are selected by an artificially intelligent agent who learns from experience - an Artificial Technical Analyst. These rules restrict the data-mining concerns associated with the use of ...
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Title:Financing Education at the Local Level: A Study of the Russian Region of Novgorod Author(s):STEWART, KittyDate:1998Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI ECO; 1998/06
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Title:Financing the Future: Market-Based Innovations for Growth Author(s):ALLEN, Franklin; YAGO, GlennDate:2010Citation:Upper Saddle River, Wharton School Publishing, 2010, Series on Financial InnovationsType:BookAbstract:Explains how and why financial innovation drives economic growth and presents specific solutions to our most pressing economic challenges.--Shows how modern financial instruments and capital structures can be used to expand ... -
Title:Finding Evidence of Stock Market Integration Applying a CAPM or Testing for Common Stochastic Trends. Is there a Connection? Author(s):PEDERSEN, MichaelDate:2002Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI ECO; 2002/17
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Title:Finding out the routes to escape poverty : the relevance of demographic vs. labour market events in Spain Author(s):CANTÓ SANCHEZ, OlgaDate:2003Citation:Review of income and wealth, 2003, Vol. 49, No. 4, pp. 569-588Version:Based on content in the author's EUI PhD thesis, 1998 - http://hdl.handle.net/1814/4882Type:ArticleAbstract:The knowledge of which events are most effective in pushing households out of deprivation should help in designing poverty-alleviating social policy. Using longitudinal data for Spain, we analyze the nature of events pushing ...
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Title:Firm Dynamics Support the Importance of the Embodied Question Author(s):GABLER, Alain; LICANDRO, OmarDate:2009Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI ECO; 2009/35Abstract:This paper contributes to the literature on both embodied technical progress and firm dynamics, by formulating an endogenous growth model where selection and imitation play a fundamental role in helping capital good ...
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Title:Firm heterogeneity and macroeconomic performance Author(s):POSCHKE, MarkusDate:2007Citation:Florence, European University Institute, 2007Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI PhD theses; Department of EconomicsAbstract:The regulation of entry and aggregate productivity Euro Area economies have lower firm turnover rates, lower total factor and labor productivity, and higher capital intensity than the Unites States. I argue that differences ...
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Title:Firm heterogeneity and the macroeconomy Author(s):SCHOTT, ImmoDate:2014Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2014Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI PhD theses; Department of EconomicsAbstract:The three chapters of this thesis contribute to a literature which emphasizes the importance of microeconomic heterogeneity for macroeconomic outcomes. In my work I focus on firm heterogeneity. I investigate the US labor ...
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Title:Firm Heterogeneity and the Two Sources of Gains from Trade Author(s):AGUR, ItaiDate:2006Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI ECO; 2006/38Abstract:Recent empirical work identies two main channels through which consumers benefit from trade. Trade liberalization lowers prices, while it raises product variety. This paper develops the first model that connects both ...
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Title:Firm Size and Monetary Policy Transmission, Evidence from German Business Survey Data Author(s):EHRMANN, MichaelDate:2000Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI ECO; 2000/12
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Title:Firm Size and the Entire Distribution of Wages: A Semiparametric Approach Author(s):EL-ATTAR, Mayssun; LOPEZ-BAZO, EnriqueDate:2008Citation:Applied Economics Letters, 2008, 15, 6, 427-430Type:ArticleAbstract:In this article we argue that parametric regression analysis might well provide only partial evidence on the firm size-wage effect and propose a methodology that focuses on the entire distribution of wages. Results for a ...
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Title:Firm Size, Wages and Unobserved Skills: Evidence from Dual Job Holdings in the UK Author(s):MURAVYEV, AlexanderDate:2007Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:DIW Berlin Discussion Paper; 2007/681
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Title:Firm Structure and Market Structure: A Case Study of the Car Industry Author(s):LABORY, SandrineDate:1997Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI ECO; 1997/08
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Title:Fiscal and environmental policy : three essays on the effect on firms' investment and productivity Author(s):ALBRIZIO, SilviaDate:2015Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2015Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI PhD theses; Department of EconomicsAbstract:This thesis studies how fiscal and environmental policies affect firms' behavior and economic performance. In chapter 1, co-authored with Stefan Lamp, we focus on the effect of tax adjustment on firms' investment decisions. ...
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Title:Fiscal and monetary policy interaction : an empirical analysis Author(s):CLAEYS, PeterDate:2006Citation:Florence, European University Institute, 2006Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI PhD theses; Department of Economics
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Title:Fiscal austerity, unemployment and family firms Author(s):MUNKACSI, ZsuzsaDate:2015Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:Deutsche Bundesbank Discussion Paper; 2015/06Abstract:I calculate unemployment multipliers of fiscal consolidation policies in a standard, closed-economy New Keynesian framework with search and matching frictions, and, as an innovation, in the presence of sectoral heterogeneity. ...
