Tsiachtsiras, Georgios (Date of defense: 2022-03-25)
The long-term growth of economies depends crucially on their capacity to introduce technological progress. Innovation and technological change are at the heart of economic growth. The diffusion of ...
González Pampillón, Nicolás (Date of defense: 2018-06-25)
This thesis contributes with empirical evidence on policies that attempt to reduce spatial inequalities and also studying the drivers of residential segregation. Specifically, the second chapter assesses ...
Pérez Marín, Ana María (Date of defense: 2006-03-06)
El tema central de esta tesis es la fidelización de clientes y la gestión del riesgo de negocio en entidades aseguradoras.<br/><br/>En la tesis se analiza el tiempo de permanencia del asegurado como ...
Tojeiro Rivero, Damián (Date of defense: 2019-09-13)
In my research, R&D offshoring is the central area of work about which I have built my thesis. Even though not a recent strategy, firms have recently realized about the importance of accessing to others’ ...
Santos, Miguel Ángel (Date of defense: 2016-09-05)
Fifteen years into the twentieth century, Venezuela displays the same income per capita than in 1955. Sixty years of stagnation, where the country managed to elude its portentous luck in the natural ...
Koser, Christoph (Date of defense: 2020-09-14)
This dissertation contributes to a better understanding of liquidity in financial markets. Relying on the latest proxies for liquidity and TAQ benchmark data, this dissertation investigates liquidity ...
Choi, Hoon (Date of defense: 2018-05-03)
This thesis provides an analysis of the problems associated with the dual labor market structure and credentialism in Korea. In Chapter 2, I evaluate the effectiveness of an education policy in Korea ...
Fuentes Vásquez, María José (Date of defense: 2021-01-25)
Las diferencias económicas regionales en Colombia han persistido en el tiempo. El presente trabajo busca contribuir al debate sobre las diferencias territoriales y la persistencia de la pobreza a ...
Katito, José (Date of defense: 2014-12-18)
The core argument of the present work is articulated in four points. First, social- science knowledge is crucial to understand and combat HIV/AIDS; second, integrated and engaged social-science is ...
Puigmulé-Solà, Marc (Date of defense: 2020-09-17)
This PhD thesis presents empirical evidence about the effects of political fragmentation on some of the main political challenges society has faced to date in the 21st century. For governments to behave ...