Title:Global Imbalances: Saving and Investment Imbalances
Author(s):CORNELI, FlaviaDate:2011Type of Publication:ThesisSeries/Report no.:EUI PhD thesesAbstract:The goal of the present thesis is to analyze the diverging savings and investment behavior among countries. The purpose of this work is to suggest possible explanations for the so called .global imbalances.. In particular, ...
Title:Globalisation and Labour Markets
Author(s):O'FARRELL, RoryDate:2010Type of Publication:ThesisSeries/Report no.:EUI PhD thesesAbstract:In this thesis how labour markets are affected by globalisation is examined. The thesis takes the form of three chapters. The first chapter looks at the state of trade unions in Europe and how they have been affected by ...
Title:Granger-Causal Analysis of Conditional Mean and Volatility Models
Author(s):WOŹNIAK, TomaszDate:2012Type of Publication:ThesisSeries/Report no.:EUI PhD thesesAbstract:Recent economic developments have shown the importance of spillover and contagion effects in financial markets as well as in macroeconomic reality. Such effects are not limited to relations between the levels of variables ...
Title:Heterogeneous Individuals in the International Economy
Author(s):BROER, TobiasDate:2009Type of Publication:ThesisSeries/Report no.:EUI PhD thesesAbstract:Does financial globalisation increase inequality? Should households with little financial wealth still hold foreign assets? Are consumption patterns of low income earners more dispersed than those of the rich? Do aggregate ...
Title:Heterogeneous switching costs and vertical mergers : cases for state intervention?
Author(s):WIENRICH, UlrikeDate:2010Type of Publication:ThesisSeries/Report no.:EUI PhD thesesAbstract:Over the last months economic discussions have been as intense as rarely before, questioning the foundations of economic theory as well as practice. The financial and economic crisis has had a strong impact on economic ...
Title:Identification and Estimation of Latent Variables and their Effect on Social and Economic Outcomes
Author(s):EL-ATTAR VILALTA, MayssunDate:2010Type of Publication:ThesisSeries/Report no.:EUI PhD thesesAbstract:Recently, there has been strong interest among economists in the impact of social and cultural factors on economic outcomes. For instance, concepts like culture, social capital or social attitudes have been used to explain ...
Title:Identification and Estimation of Sources of Common Fluctuations: New methodologies and applications
Author(s):MACIEJOWSKA, KatarzynaDate:2010Type of Publication:ThesisSeries/Report no.:EUI PhD thesesAbstract:This thesis addresses the problem of how to identify and model sources of common fluctuations of economic variables. It is an interesting question not only for researchers but also for policy makers and other authorities. ...
Title:The Impacts of Housing Derivatives Trading on the Housing Market
Author(s):ULUC, ArzuDate:2012Type of Publication:ThesisSeries/Report no.:EUI PhD thesesAbstract:Housing is the largest asset class in the world. However, in contrast to other major asset classes, including stocks and bonds, it does not have a well-developed derivatives market. In fact, housing derivatives can provide ...
Title:Importance of History for Economic Development: Lessons from natural experiment of history
Author(s):WYSOKINSKA, AgnieszkaDate:2011Type of Publication:ThesisSeries/Report no.:EUI PhD thesesAbstract:Does history matter for economic development? How do events taking place a long time ago continue to affect long term economic performance? To answer these questions I examine the long run impacts of the 19th century ...