Title:Macroeconomic Policies and Agent Heterogeneity
Author(s):GOTTLIEB, CharlesDate:2012Type of Publication:ThesisSeries/Report no.:EUI PhD thesesAbstract:This thesis contributes to the understanding of macroeconomic policies’ impact on the distribution of wealth. It belongs to the strand of literature that departs from the representative agent assumption and perceives agent ...
Title:Matching in a DSGE Framework
Author(s):HERTWECK, Matthias S.Date:2010Type of Publication:ThesisSeries/Report no.:EUI PhD thesesAbstract:This thesis consists of three chapters that examine different aspects of frictional labor markets in a DSGE framework. In particular, my thesis investigates the implications of different wage bargaining regimes, labor ...
Title:Moment Condition Models in Empirical Economics
Author(s):RISCADO, Sara Maria de Almeida Duarte LopesDate:2012Type of Publication:ThesisSeries/Report no.:EUI PhD thesesAbstract:In the first chapter of this dissertation, we approach the estimation of dynamic stochastic general equilibrium models through a moments-based estimator, the empirical likelihood. We try to show that this inference process ...
Title:Monetary Policy Committees, Universal Banks, and Public Recapitalisations
Author(s):MARIATHASAN, MikeDate:2011Type of Publication:ThesisSeries/Report no.:EUI PhD thesesAbstract:The three papers in this thesis differ considerably with respect to methodology and topic; yet, they all reflect my overarching interest in the design of economic policies and the institutions that execute them. They are, ...