Browsing ECO Theses by Type "Thesis"

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    Title: Essays on wage inequality from a macroeconomic perspective  Author(s): FORSTNER, Susanne Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: This thesis contains two chapters on the sources of residual wage inequality. The first chapter contributes to attempts to explain the increase in wage inequality in the U.S. labor market over the past few decades. I address ...
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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 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: Essays in applied microeconomics and finance  Author(s): IANCU, Emanuela Maria Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses 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: 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 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: 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 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: Three essays on frictional labour markets  Author(s): POTHIER, David Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses 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: Single Equation Instrumental Variable Models: Identification under discrete variation  Author(s): SMOLINSKI, Konrad Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: Over the last decade, substantial interest in theoretical econometrics and microeconometrics has been directed towards nonparametric models. Much work has been devoted to the development of novel identification and estimation ...
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    Title: Essays on Innovation, R&D Policy and Industrial Clusters  Author(s): HORAN, David Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: The first chapter studies how government should allocate R&D subsidies when firms interact through their R&D decisions. In practice, public agencies often distribute funding on a case-by-case (CbC) basis ignoring indirect ...
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    Title: Three Essays in Household Finance  Author(s): FAGERENG, Andreas Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: This thesis contains three chapters relating to the field of household finance. In the first chapter household life cycle investment behaviour is investigated using a panel of Norwegian administrative data and tax records. ...
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    Title: Keeping up with the Medici! Three essays on social comparison, consumption and risk  Author(s): DIJK, Oege Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: This thesis investigates the influence of social comparison (i.e. comparing ones outcomes with others such as neighbours, colleagues, etc) on consumption and risk-taking. The first essay (joint with Robert H. Frank and ...
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    Title: Essays on the Cost of Debt Capital for Private Firms  Author(s): VALENZUELA, Patricio Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: Since corporate investment is a key driver for economic growth, it is very important to find out what are the drivers of the cost of financing for private firms. In particular, this thesis studies the determinants of spreads ...
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    Title: Essays on Sovereign Default and the Link with the Domestic Economy  Author(s): ANDREASEN, Eugenia Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: This thesis studies the causes and consequences of sovereign defaults focusing on non traditional links between sovereign default and the domestic economy: the impact of sovereign defaults on the external financial conditions ...
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    Title: Banking across Borders: Evidence and implications  Author(s): NIEPMANN, Friederike Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: This thesis sheds light on the motives, the nature and the implications of banking across borders. In Chapter 1, co-authored with Tim Schmidt-Eisenlohr, I examine the challenges that increased financial integration presents ...
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    Title: Macroeconomic Policies and Agent Heterogeneity  Author(s): GOTTLIEB, Charles Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: 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 ...
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    Title: Essays on Healthcare, Long-term Care and Retirement  Author(s): GOUSIA, Aikaterini Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: This thesis focuses on three distinct topics around healthcare and ageing. The first chapter assess the effectiveness of the current regime that regulates the entry and geographical distribution of pharmacies in Italy. ...
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    Title: Three Essays on Imbalances in a Monetary Union  Author(s): HJORTSØ, Ida Maria Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: This thesis investigates the implications of imbalances within a monetary union. In the first chapter, I study how international financial frictions lead to international imbalances and affect optimal fiscal policy in a ...
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    Title: Uncertainty, expectations, and the business cycle  Author(s): LANG, Jan Hannes Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: This thesis adds to the recent quantitative literature that considers variations in uncertainty as impulses driving the business cycle. In chapter one a flexible partial equilibrium model that features heterogeneous firms, ...
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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 ...