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 ...
Sebő, Marianna (Date of defense: 2022-11-10)
[eng] This dissertation is composed of four empirical studies on local public service provision, production, and local politics. The first study, Chapter 2, looks at inter-municipal cooperation (IMC). ...
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 ...
Vidal Llana, Juan José (Date of defense: 2023-06-12)
[eng] This thesis provides research catalogued in the area of risk assessment. Specifically, it contributes to the fields of international finance and asset pricing in finance, and risk assessment in ...
Gu, Linzhi (Date of defense: 2023-01-13)
[eng] In this PhD thesis, I have analyzed the happiness, life satisfaction and work satisfaction of foreign scientists working in China, as well as which factors influence them. The main goal of my PhD ...
Garrón Vedia, Ignacio (Date of defense: 2023-07-14)
[eng] This thesis contributes to two problems identified in the literature: i) How do US financial conditions impact funding markets (credit and stocks) in a large set of countries around the world under ...
Mañó-Cabello, Carles (Date of defense: 2023-07-21)
[eng] This PhD thesis examines the complex interplay between dynamic games, environmental economics, behavioral economics, and economic growth, with a particular emphasis on natural resource issues. ...
Garofalo, Arianna (Date of defense: 2023-02-06)
[eng] The thesis is composed of an introduction, conclusions, and three chapters that investigate three characteristics of developing countries: structural change, fertility, and informality. In Chapter ...
Cuccu, Liliana (Date of defense: 2023-06-20)
[eng] The question of whether automation will cause mass unemployment has been a pressing concern in recent years. While estimates on the number of automatable occupations vary, the prospect of a ...
Sáez Ortuño, Laura (Date of defense: 2023-09-21)
[spa] Las redes sociales se han convertido en una herramienta poderosa para crear y compartir contenido generado por usuarios en todo internet. El amplio uso de las redes sociales ha llevado a generar ...