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    Title: Financial intermediation and the great recession : microeconomic and macroeconomic issues  Author(s): OLIVIERO, Tommaso Date: 2014 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses; Department of Economics Abstract: This thesis consists of three manuscripts that analyze the role of financial intermediation in the Great Recession from both a microeconomic and macroeconomic perspective. Although these papers differ in the adopted ...
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    Title: Topics in quantitative macroeconomics  Author(s): MENNO, Dominik Date: 2014 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses; Department of Economics Abstract: This thesis contributes to two traditional debates in quantitative macroeconomics: (i) the welfare costs of aggregate shocks and (ii) the role of financial integration for international business cycle co-movement and ...
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    Title: Essays in economics of education and elections  Author(s): ŚPIEWANOWSKI, Piotr Date: 2014 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses; Department of Economics Abstract: How economic agents can make sense from imperfect information is a central challenge in economic theory. In this thesis, I first explore how voters try to infer the quality of their government based not only on the information ...
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    Title: Essays on household decision  Author(s): GUSTAFSSON, Maria Date: 2014 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses; Department of Economics Abstract: 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 ...
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    Title: Essays on heterogeneity in labor markets  Author(s): LINDENLAUB, Ilse Date: 2014 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses; Department of Economics Abstract: 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 ...
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    Title: Financial market imperfections and macroeconomic policies  Author(s): FROEMEL, Maren Date: 2014 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses; Department of Economics Abstract: 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: Three essays in macroeconomics and finance  Author(s): PUY, Damien Date: 2014 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses; Department of Economics Abstract: This thesis addresses three issues in the fields of macroeconomics and international finance. The first chapter examines how institutional investors, such as mutual funds and hedge funds, tend to transmit economic and ...
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    Title: Firm heterogeneity and the macroeconomy  Author(s): SCHOTT, Immo Date: 2014 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses; Department of Economics Abstract: 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: Essays on public and private insurance of income shocks  Author(s): TORSTENSEN, Kjersti Næss Date: 2014 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses; Department of Economics Abstract: This thesis explores issues related to public and private insurance of income shocks, and the importance of human capital accumulation. The first chapter argues that the intertemporal elasticity of substitution of labor ...
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    Title: Essays on financial stability and regulation in integrated markets  Author(s): TONZER, Lena Date: 2014 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses; Department of Economics Abstract: 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 ...
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    Title: Essays in empirical labor economics  Author(s): BOSSAVIE, Laurent Date: 2014 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses; Department of Economics Abstract: The aim of this PhD thesis is to provide a better understanding of the determinants of observed educational outcomes internationally, by focusing on two potentially important vectors of educational attainment: classroom ...
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    Title: Three essays on frictional labour markets  Author(s): POTHIER, David Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses; Department of Economics Abstract: This thesis contributes to the understanding of how socio-economic factors affect the functioning of modern labour markets. It belongs to the strand of academic literature that departs from the standard Walrasian model of ...
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    Title: Structural vector autoregressions with Markov switching : identification via heteroskedasticity  Author(s): NETŠUNAJEV, Aleksei Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses; Department of Economics Abstract: Structural vector autoregressions are of great importance in applied macroeconometric work. The main di culty associated with structural analysis is to identify unique shocks of interest. In a conventional approach this ...
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    Title: Intermediation and leadership : essays on the economics of networks  Author(s): SIEDLAREK, Jan-Peter Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses; Department of Economics Abstract: This thesis offers a contribution to the economic literature applying a networks perspective to economic issues. The focus of my thesis is the role of agents that are in particularly prominent positions within networks and ...
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    Title: Putting firms in context : the role of embeddedness in shaping corporate strategies  Author(s): ROMANO, Livio Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses; Department of Economics Abstract: This thesis investigates the social dimension of entrepreneurial activity, showing the importance of embeddedness with local communities and institutions in affecting corporate strategies. The first two chapters contribute ...
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    Title: Essays in applied microeconomics and finance  Author(s): IANCU, Emanuela Maria Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses; Department of Economics Abstract: The topics covered in this paper cover a broad range of subjects, from a reputation system in a discrete and infinite time model over to a three period game on a network and concluding with the optimal default decision in ...
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    Title: Essays in applied economics  Author(s): ANDINI, Monica Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses; Department of Economics Abstract: The thesis is a collection of essays in Applied Economics. The first essay employs unique Italian data to jointly consider different aspects of the relationship between agglomeration and labor market pooling. The paper ...
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    Title: Three essays on financial markets and banking  Author(s): BERTSCH, Christoph Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses; Department of Economics Abstract: This thesis comprises theoretical work on financial markets and banking. The first essay features a model of liquidity provision. I analyze how the severity of adverse selection problems in one market is affected if ...
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    Title: On using Markov switching time series models to verify structural identifying restrictions and to assess public debt sustainability  Author(s): VELINOV, Anton Stoyanov Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses; Department of Economics Abstract: The first paper in this thesis deals with the issue of whether there are bubble components in stock prices. This is joint research with Wenjuan Chen (Free Universtiy Berlin). We investigate existing bivariate structural ...
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    Title: Industrial organization and behaviour  Author(s): GNUTZMANN, Hinnerk Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses; Department of Economics Abstract: This thesis collects three papers in industrial organization and behaviour, unified in their focus on the digital economy. The first two papers study markets for subscription goods, which by the nature of the contract allow ...