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Title:Uncertainty and the macroeconomy Author(s):BONCIANI, Dario Date:2018Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2018Version:Chapter 1 ‘Uncertainty shocks, Banking Frictions and Economic Activity' of the PhD thesis draws upon an earlier version published as an article ' Uncertainty shocks, banking frictions and economic activity' (2016) in the 'Journal of economic dynamics and control'.Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; ECO; PhD ThesisAbstract:In this thesis, I study from various angles how uncertainty affects macroeconomic activity. Chapter 1 investigates the effects of uncertainty shocks on economic activity in the euro area by means of a Dynamic Stochastic ...
Title:Uncertainty, expectations, and the business cycle Author(s):LANG, Jan HannesDate:2012Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2012Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; ECO; PhD ThesisAbstract: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, ...
Title:Underdeveloped Europe : regional problems and policies in the context of European integration : a comparative study with reference to France, Italy and the Reublic of Ireland Author(s):BULL, Gregory H.Date:1983Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 1983Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; ECO; PhD ThesisAbstract:Introduction; One aspect of the analysis of regional problems is that it is easier to describe the symptoms than to point to the causes. We begin this chapter by highlighting a few of the most evident "symptoms" of the ...
Title:Understanding Individuals' Beliefs Author(s):GRANADOS ZAMBRANO, PaulinaDate:2011Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2011Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; ECO; PhD ThesisAbstract: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 ...
Title:Understanding migration and education choices under uncertainty Author(s):AYARZA, Alaitz Date:2023Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2023Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; ECO; PhD ThesisAbstract:This thesis is composed of two related and one independent chapters. The first two chapters use rich data on subjective expectations about migration decisions of highly educated young adults from a lagging-behind region ...
Title:Union coordination and economic integration Author(s):STROZZI, ChiaraDate:2002Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2002Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; ECO; PhD Thesis
Title:Univariate exchange rate forecasts : approximating nonlinearity of unknown form Author(s):GUARDA, PaoloDate:1998Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 1998Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; ECO; PhD Thesis
Title:University dropouts, returns to education, job displacement, and international risk sharing : four essays in empirical economics Author(s):BECKER, SaschaDate:2001Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2001Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; ECO; PhD Thesis
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, 2008Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; ECO; PhD ThesisAbstract: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:Vertical integration in the market for North Sea oil Author(s):SCHRADER, AlexanderDate:1995Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 1995Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; ECO; PhD Thesis
Title:Vertical relations, competition and innovation Author(s):MILLIOU, ChrysovalantouDate:2003Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2003Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; ECO; PhD Thesis
Title:Voting, bargaining and strategic delegation : theory and applications to European Central Bank policies Author(s):BRUECKNER, MatthiasDate:1999Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 1999Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; ECO; PhD Thesis
Title:Welfare and redistributive effects of sectoral economic integration :the common agricultural policy Author(s):CROCI ANGELINI, ElisabettaDate:1986Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 1986Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; ECO; PhD Thesis
Title:Why sisters are better than brothers : the effect of sibling gender on attitudes and other essays in gender and education economics Author(s):REUTER, Johanna Luise Date:2022Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2022Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; ECO; PhD ThesisAbstract:This thesis is composed of three independent essays in applied microeconomics. The first contributes to the field of gender and family economics and analyzes the effect of the gender of the second-born sibling on first-born ...
Title:Working mothers, children, and family policies Author(s):KOLL, David Date:2020Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2020Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; ECO; PhD ThesisAbstract:This thesis contains three independent chapters that investigate work decisions and labour market outcomes of mothers and their potential dynamic consequences. Furthermore, it focuses on intended and unintended effects of ...
Title:Working time and the productive process Author(s):BÖHME, MargitDate:1989Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 1989Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; ECO; PhD Thesis
Title:Young people in and out of the labour market Author(s):O'HIGGINS, NiallDate:1995Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 1995Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; ECO; PhD Thesis