Department of Economics (ECO)
The research activities of the Department cover a wide range of topics in the fields of microeconomics, macroeconomics and econometrics with a focus on recent theoretical and methodological developments in economic sciences.
The department publishes Working Papers, Articles, etc. Most EUI ECO PhD theses are available in Open Access.Collections in this community
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ECO Working Papers
ECO Working Papers series (ISSN 1725-6704)
Recent Submissions
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Title:The economics of divestiture in merger control Author(s):DELAPREZ, Yann Allan
Date:2023Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2023Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; ECO; PhD ThesisAbstract:This thesis is a collection of three independent essays studying the effects of mergers and divestitures on welfare and their implications for competition policy in Europe and the United States. I develop a novel methodology ...
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Title:Targeting vaccine information framing to recipients’ education : a randomized trial Author(s):DOMINICI, Alice ; DAHLSTRÖM, Lisen ArnheimDate:2023Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI; ECO; Working Paper; 2023/02Abstract:We investigate tailoring information framing to recipients’ backgrounds to boost vaccination uptakes. 7616 Swedish mothers stratified by education and immigration background received a leaflet on their children’s upcoming ...
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Title:Structural interpretations of empirical regularities in macroeconomics Author(s):BUDRYS, Žymantas Date:2023Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2023Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; ECO; PhD ThesisAbstract:In the first chapter, joint with Andrej Sokol and Mario Porqueddu, we quantify the effects of wage bargaining shocks on macroeconomic aggregates. We identify exogenous variation in bargaining power from episodes of minimum ...
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Title:The long-term welfare effects of colonial institutions : evidence from Central India Author(s):COLLEONI, Marco Date:2023Citation:Journal of development economics, 2023, OnlineFirstType:ArticleAbstract:In Central India, the Narmada River separates two regions that have been ruled by different types of government only during the colonial period, and for reasons independent of their initial economic development. I implement ...
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Title:Team production and firm dynamics with search and matching models Author(s):MACCI, GabrieleDate:2023Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2023Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; ECO; PhD ThesisAbstract:This thesis investigates various aspects of the effects of technological change, capital subsidies, and firm dynamics on labor reallocation, wage inequality, the gender pay gap and, coworker learning in Italy. The first ...
