Savino, Carlo (Date of defense: 2008-11-18)
En el primer capítulo de la tesis se estudian las propiedades dinámicas de un contrato de crédito sostenible # es decir, robusto a episodios de insolvencia # entre una institución financiera y deudores ...
Spargoli, Fabrizio (Date of defense: 2013-07-04)
This thesis revolves around financial instability and banking regulation. The first chapter examines whether the disclosure of information about banks maximizes welfare in times of crisis. Contrary to ...
Ismailov, Adilzhan (Date of defense: 2022-05-23)
This thesis consists of two independent articles. In the first article, we examine the relationship between uncertainty and uncovered interest rate parity. It is well-known that uncovered interest ...
Caprettini, Bruno (Date of defense: 2015-07-24)
The thesis is a collection of three self-contained essays. In the first chapter, I study the effects of the adoption of new agricultural technologies on structural transformation. I exploit the ...
Matranga, Andrea (Date of defense: 2017-09-26)
This thesis looks at the interplay of nomadism and settlement in two different periods of history. In the first two chapters I develop a theory for the Neolithic Revolution, the transition form nomadic ...
Gánics, Gergely Ákos (Date of defense: 2017-09-26)
This thesis consists of three chapters on topics in macroeconometrics. Chapter 1 provides a novel estimator of combination weights which delivers well-calibrated density forecasts. In an empirical ...
Torrens i Dinarès, Miquel (Date of defense: 2022-07-26)
This thesis studies the capabilities of Bayesian estimators in high-dimen-sional generalised linear models, with a particular focus on treatment effect estimation. The first of four chapters provides ...
Cecioni, Martina (Date of defense: 2010-01-22)
Esta tesis extiende el modelo estándar Neo Keynesiano con el propósito de contestar dos preguntas: ¿cómo debe ser diseñada la política monetaria en uniones monetarias heterogéneas? y ¿cuál es el efecto ...
Giarda, Mario (Date of defense: 2021-09-28)
This thesis contributes to understanding how inequality affects the transmission of aggregate fluctuations through aggregate demand. First, we document how labor earnings inequality (between skilled ...
Fadinger, Harald (Date of defense: 2008-10-03)
El objetivo de la primera parte es de investigar diferencias de productividad entre países de una perspectiva de economía abierta utilizando un modelo de equilibrio mundial con comercio internacional. ...