Gomis Porquet, Roger Magí (Date of defense: 2018-02-16)
In this thesis I analyze 3 current empirical questions of interest in macroeconomics. The first concerns the effect of competition on cash holdings. The large increase in cash held by US firms has ...
Timón Pérez, Krystal (Date of defense: 2018-12-18)
During mitosis, the microtubules organize a bipolar spindle that segregates the chromosomes. In higher eukaryotes, these microtubules are nucleated through three different pathways involving the centrosomes ...
Kanngiesser, Derrick (Date of defense: 2018-11-16)
This dissertation consists of three chapters related to questions in monetary economics and financial stability. In the first chapter I develop a simple model of financial crises in which the key ...
Clemente Batalha Pardal, Diana (Date of defense: 2018-05-07)
Although universal and unavoidable, aging does not occur in a uniform way. In this dissertation, we assessed the effects of early life exposure to pro-inflammatory risk factors (air pollution and obesity) ...
Ullrich, Sebastian (Date of defense: 2018-12-19)
Gene regulation orchestrates the development of different cell types and organs from the same genetic blueprint. While the basic mode of gene regulation is driven by transcription factors, there are a ...
Soto, Paul Eduardo (Date of defense: 2018-07-02)
This thesis contributes to the understanding of how banks shift their supply of credit when confronted with uncertainty, regulatory supervision and macroprudential policies. The first chapter proposes ...
Ylla Bou, Guillem (Date of defense: 2018-01-24)
The evolutionary success of insects was particularly shaped by the innovation of the metamorphosis, especially by the transition from hemimetaboly to holometaboly. The mechanisms underlying this ...
Saenger Amoore, Victor Manuel (Date of defense: 2018-02-26)
The activity of the brain at rest reveals an intricate functional architecture and yet, the underlying mechanisms generating it are still not well understood. Whole-brain computational models have turned ...
Carreté Muñoz, Laia (Date of defense: 2018-01-23)
Infections caused by pathogenic fungi are becoming an increasingly serious threat for human health. Pathogenic fungi such as Candida glabrata or Candida albicans, belong to phylogenetically distinct ...
Ziegenbein, Alexander (Date of defense: 2018-07-04)
The thesis is a collection of three self-contained essays. In the first chapter, I present evidence that the effects of US tax changes on output depend on the level of economic slack. Tax cuts have large ...