Hernández-Pizarro, Helena M. (Date of defense: 2017-10-27)
This thesis analyses the effects of expanding public Long-Term Care (LTC) benefits in Spain, using three different approaches. In the first chapter, I estimate the impact of public LTC allowances on ...
Caracciolo, Giacomo (Date of defense: 2019-10-29)
Limited asset market participation is a well-known stylized fact and a widespread phenomenon even in developed economies. While existing models have already examined the effects of social security and ...
Gürgüç, Zeynep (Date of defense: 2009-10-02)
Esta tesis consta de tres proyectos sobre coordinación y los conflictos utilizando un enfoque experimental. El capítulo 1 estudia si un mecanismo de votación incentiva una coordinación eficiente y ...
Schreibweis, Michael (Date of defense: 2014-05-05)
The thesis deals with monitoring strategies designed to implement self-enforcing collusive agreements when individual choices remain hidden and firms use public information stemming from different ...
Žakelj, Blaž (Date of defense: 2012-03-23)
This thesis is a collection of three essays on inflation expectations, forecasting uncertainty, and the role of uncertainty in sequential auctions, all using experimental approach. Chapter 1 studies how ...
Sureda Gomila, Antoni (Date of defense: 2010-10-28)
This thesis consists of three essays on the behavior of corporate insiders and the optimal regulation of insider trading. The first of these three essays examines the welfare effects of insider trading ...
Konovalova, Elizaveta (Date of defense: 2018-01-31)
The three chapters of this thesis explore how previous experience and mental categories shape human judgments. Chapter One provides a sampling explanation for the in-group heterogeneity effect - a ...
Tikhonenko, Dmitrii (Date of defense: 2020-12-07)
Due to the emergence of new technologies, algorithm-assisted drivers are close to becoming a reality. In this thesis, different aspects of managing such drivers in a blocked-lane scenario are discussed. ...
Yang, Guohao (Date of defense: 2019-09-03)
This thesis aims to better understand China’s structural change and productivity growth in recent decades. In the first chapter, I study the impact of infrastructure, i.e, highway construction, on China’s ...
De Jesus, Miguel Karlo (Date of defense: 2018-01-25)
This dissertation consists of two chapters that explore some of the financial stability issues that concern mutual funds. The first chapter demonstrates that the massive sale by US funds of Mexican ...