Defence date: 18 October 1996
Examining board: Prof. Samuel Bentolilla, CEMFI, Madrid ; Prof. Fabio Canova, University of Catania and Universitat Pompeu Fabra ; Prof. Juan Francisco Jimeno, Universidad Alcala de Henares, Madrid ; Prof. Ramon Marimon, E.U.I. ; Prof. Robert Waldmann, E.U.I., Supervisor