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Title:Essays in applied economics Author(s):VIRKOLA, Tuomo EUI affiliated

Date:2021Citation: Florence : European University Institute, 2021 Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI PhD theses; Department of EconomicsAbstract:This thesis consists of three articles in applied economics. In the first essay, I consider the extent to which informational frictions between workers and jobs can be alleviated with short-term contracts in the early ...

Title:Essays on financial macroeconomics and inequality Author(s):GONZÁLEZ, IgnacioDate:2016Citation: Florence : European University Institute, 2016 Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI PhD theses; Department of EconomicsAbstract:This dissertation is composed of three self-contained chapters on the same topic: the impact of financial markets on inequality. The first paper investigates the connection between the increase of equity wealth, the rise ...

Title:Essays in applied econometrics of high frequency financial data Author(s):ARCHAKOV, Ilya EUI affiliated

Date:2016Citation: Florence : European University Institute, 2016 Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI PhD theses; Department of EconomicsAbstract:In the first chapter, co-authored with Peter Hansen and Asger Lunde, we suggest a novel approach to modeling and measuring systematic risk in equity markets. We develop a new modeling framework that treats an asset return ...

Title:Three essays on macroeconomics Author(s):SHAKHNOV, Kirill EUI affiliated

Date:2015Citation: Florence : European University Institute, 2015 Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI PhD theses; Department of EconomicsAbstract:This dissertation contains two lines of research: the allocation of talent and development; and sovereign default. The first chapter contributes to the policy debate on whether the rapid growth of the US financial sector ...

Title:Identification and estimation of sources of common fluctuations : new methodologies and applications Author(s):MACIEJOWSKA, KatarzynaDate:2010Citation: Florence : European University Institute, 2010 Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI PhD theses; Department of EconomicsAbstract: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:International Capital Flows, Technology Spillovers and Local Credit Markets Author(s):VILLEGAS SANCHEZ, CarolinaDate:2008Citation: Florence : European University Institute, 2008 Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI PhD theses; Department of EconomicsAbstract:No abstract available

Title:Urban Growth Across Three Continents: The Blessing of Human Capital and the Curse of Volatility Author(s):POELHEKKE, StevenDate:2008Citation: Florence : European University Institute, 2008 Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI PhD theses; Department of EconomicsAbstract:This dissertation is concerned with the empirical determinants of urban growth in developed countries, and the effects of macroeconomic volatility in less developed countries, on urbanization and long run income growth. ...

Title:Essays in Competition Economics Author(s):LANGUS, GregorDate:2008Citation: Florence : European University Institute, 2008 Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI PhD theses; Department of EconomicsAbstract:No abstract available

Title:Essays in empirical macroeconomics Author(s):KOZLUK, TomaszDate:2007Citation: Florence, European University Institute, 2007 Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI PhD theses; Department of EconomicsAbstract:On the Ist of January 1999 eleven European Union (EU) members fixed their currencies to form the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU). In the run-up to the formation of the euro area candidate countries had to fulfil a set ...