Browsing ECO Theses by Type "Thesis"

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Browsing ECO Theses by Type "Thesis"

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    Title: Three Essays in Macroeconomics  Author(s): SÁNCHEZ-MARTÍNEZ, Miguel Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: This thesis comprises three thorough investigations into different important economic issues. The common nexus between them is the long-horizon nature of the subjects covered, in which economic growth plays a central role. ...
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    Title: A Discrete-Choice Econometrician's Tale of Monetary Policy Identification and Predictability  Author(s): SIRCHENKO, Andrei Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: This thesis studies the econometric identification and predictability of monetary policy. It addresses the discrete and collective nature of policy decisions, and the use of the real-time versus currently available revised ...
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    Title: Financial Constraints, Financial Shocks, and Business Cycle Accounting  Author(s): RIMARCHI, Massimiliano Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: This thesis features three closely related chapters investigating the role of the investment wedge in affecting macroeconomic fluctuations. The first chapter shows that the Business Cycle Accounting (BCA) methodology is ...
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    Title: The Impacts of Housing Derivatives Trading on the Housing Market  Author(s): ULUC, Arzu Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: 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 ...
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    Title: Moment Condition Models in Empirical Economics  Author(s): RISCADO, Sara Maria de Almeida Duarte Lopes Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: 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 ...
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    Title: Three Essays in Competition and Banking  Author(s): LEONELLO, Agnese Date: 2011 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: No abstract available
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    Title: Dynamic Factor Models in Macro-finance  Author(s): SCHERRER, David Date: 2011 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: Macroeconomic concepts such as inflation and real economic activity are not directly observed. Researchers often use factor models in order to measure these unobserved concepts. The underlying view is that a small number ...
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    Title: Monetary Policy Committees, Universal Banks, and Public Recapitalisations  Author(s): MARIATHASAN, Mike Date: 2011 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: 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, ...
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    Title: Four Essays in Applied Economics  Author(s): BASTEN, Christoph Date: 2011 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: The four papers constituting this thesis cover a range of different topics, thus reflecting the breadth of issues I have worked on in the course of my PhD. All seek to rely as little as possible on prior assumptions, and ...
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    Title: Three Essays in Competition Policy  Author(s): MAGOS, Dimitrios Date: 2011 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: This thesis focuses on different aspects of Competition Policy and analyses questions related to market power, collusion and the European Commission's fining policy. The first chapter provides a theoretical setting to study ...
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    Title: Abilities, Attitudes, Behaviors and their Effects on Economic Outcomes  Author(s): WEISS, Christoph Date: 2011 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: This thesis takes latent variables seriously. It consists of three chapters discussing the determinants of economic success for a British cohort. The evidence presented shows that abilities during childhood and adolescence ...
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    Title: Three Essays in Macroeconomics  Author(s): UUSKULA, Lenno Date: 2011 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: Chapter 1: Traditional models of monetary transmission such as sticky price and limited partic- ipation abstract from firm creation and destruction. Only a few papers look at the empirical effects of the monetary shock on ...
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    Title: Psychological Factors and Labour Market Outcomes: The Case of Immigrants and their Children in Germany  Author(s): THUM, Anna-Elisabeth Date: 2011 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: Chapter I: Europe is facing the challenge of integrating a growing number of immigrants and their offspring. On the one hand immigration can be a necessity to overcome problems arising from demographic changes but on the ...
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    Title: Bayesian Vector Autoregressive Analysis  Author(s): MARKUN, Michal Date: 2011 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: The dissertation investigates various aspects of Bayesian inference in time series econometrics. It consists of one expository chapter and two research papers. The first chapter presents on an easy example of a production ...
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    Title: On the Dynamic Effects of Government Stimulus Measures in a Changing Economy  Author(s): HAUZENBERGER, Klemens Date: 2011 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: No abstract available
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    Title: Importance of History for Economic Development: Lessons from natural experiment of history  Author(s): WYSOKINSKA, Agnieszka Date: 2011 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: 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 ...
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    Title: Essays on imperfect competition  Author(s): CALCAGNO, Claudio A. Date: 2011 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: 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 ...
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    Title: Essays on Social and Economic Networks  Author(s): HILLER, Timo Date: 2011 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: This thesis consists of three papers in the field of social and economic networks. In the first, called "Peer Effects in Endogenous Networks", I build a model of endogenous net- work formation in the presence of peer ...
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    Title: Global Imbalances: Saving and Investment Imbalances  Author(s): CORNELI, Flavia Date: 2011 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: 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, ...
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    Title: Understanding Individuals' Beliefs  Author(s): GRANADOS ZAMBRANO, Paulina Date: 2011 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: We live in a world surrounded by uncertainty and within this uncertainty human beings have to decide every action, every turn of life. When individuals take decisions the true value of parameters relevant for that decision ...