Schwandt, Hannes (Date of defense: 2012-06-19)
The three chapters of this thesis investigate different aspects of the economics of health and wellbeing. The first chapter tests the rationality of life satisfaction forecasts. Contrary to the rational ...
Menicucci, Domenico (Date of defense: 2001-03-08)
Esta tesis examina un modelo de intercambio en el que un vendedor posee una o más unidades de un determinado bien que puede vender a diferentes compradores potenciales. Cada comprador conoce su propia ...
Nakov, Anton (Date of defense: 2007-11-19)
The thesis studies three distinct issues in monetary economics using a common dynamic general equilibrium approach under the assumptions of rational expectations and nominal price rigidity.<br/> The ...
Greulich, Anna Katharina (Date of defense: 2007-10-23)
This thesis comprises three chapters which share an emphasis on the importance of agent heterogeneity in different areas of macroeconomics. The first chapter shows that the introduction of heterogeneous ...
Turino, Francesco (Date of defense: 2009-11-30)
My dissertation is a collection of three essays that study various aspects of non-price competition among firms using fully microfounded general equilibrium models. The first two chapters, both coauthored ...
Todeschini, Federico A. (Date of defense: 2010-06-15)
Even though unhealthy habits, drinking, smoking and overeating, are among the most expensive burdens for the health system, much research is still needed to understand how individuals form them, how do ...
Ursino, Giovanni (Date of defense: 2009-10-28)
Esta tesis se compone de dos partes separadas y sin relación entre ellas. El primer capítulo, coautorado con el Profesor Greg Barron, es un experimento en toma de decisiones individuales. Este capítulo ...
Heineken, Janko (Date of defense: 2021-10-15)
My dissertation consists of three essays with the common theme of analyzing economic models of financial assets markets featuring heterogeneous market participants and testing the predictions of these ...
Reutskaja, Elena (Date of defense: 2008-12-10)
Whereas people are typically thought to be better off with more choices, large sets may lead to "choice paralysis". This thesis explores the processes underlying the choice from multiple alternatives ...
Liu, Shangyu (Date of defense: 2020-10-16)
This thesis explores the linkages among resource allocation, industry dynamics, and asset price bubbles in China. In the first chapter, I break the source of misallocation into four groups: uncertainty, ...