Badillo Enciso, Erika Raquel (Date of defense: 2015-03-20)
This doctoral thesis consists of three different empirical studies which represent new contributions to the empirical research of firms’ R&D cooperation behaviour, one of the most relevant research ...
Rosell i Segura, Jordi (Date of defense: 2017-11-10)
Europe's cities – home to 70% of the EU population and generating over 80% of the Union's GDP - are connected by one of the world's best transport systems (European Commission Regional Policy, 2011). ...
Sanz Fernández, Àlex (Date of defense: 2016-01-11)
In this thesis I analyze access problems to basic services like water and energy in developing countries. The objective of the thesis is to show how to improve access to water services and clean energies ...
Robles Jiménez, Francisco Javier (Date of defense: 2017-06-09)
This thesis is devoted mainly to the study of assignment problems in two- sided markets. The thesis is divided into three parts. The underlying objective of this division is to provide different ...
Jung, Juan (Date of defense: 2017-09-04)
The objective of this thesis is to make a theoretical and empirical contribution, decoding the nature of productivity disparities across different economic actors, and providing reflections for policy ...
Serra-Burriel, Miquel (Date of defense: 2019-07-05)
This document is a summary of the first steps of my journey into academic research. The dissertation provides in-depth analysis of the theoretical basis of the British National Institute for Clinical ...
Herrera-Idárraga, Paula (Date of defense: 2014-07-18)
1) Informality and Overeducation in the Labor Market of a Developing Country This chapter explores the connection between labor market segmentation in two sectors, a modern protected formal sector ...
Valls Ruiz, Natàlia (Date of defense: 2014-12-12)
This dissertation focuses on volatility in financial markets, with a special concern for: (i) volatility transmission between different financial markets and asset categories and, (ii) the effect of ...
Belles Sampera, Jaume (Date of defense: 2015-07-30)
This work is focused on the study of risk measures and solutions to capital allocation problems, their suitability to answer practical questions in the framework of insurance and financial institutions ...
García-Hernández, Rosa (Date of defense: 2016-01-22)
The general goal of this thesis is to analyze, in some European countries, the connections of Variable Pay Systems with company behaviour, collective bargaining, wage determination and wage inequality. ...