Universitat de Barcelona
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In this thesis I study observed patterns of structural change in developing countries and how differences in sectoral composition affect economic growth and economic policy. In particular, in chapter one I ask how does ...
The article 1 addresses the role of political parties and studies whether popularity shocks are crucial for electoral accountability beyond their effects on voter behavior. It specifically examines the impact of the ...
The main aim of my doctoral thesis has been to provide new insights regarding the determinants, nature and effects of the barriers to innovation. The thesis is structured in three different but strictly related papers. ...
[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. Drawing from the fields ...
This dissertation is composed of three independent but related research articles, each one studying a specific Brazilian policy/program targeted to enhance access of vulnerable groups to higher education. While the articles ...
Esta tesis presentada resultados de tres evaluaciones de impacto implementadas en países en desarrollo en América Latina. Los dos primeros estudios son evaluaciones realizadas por el método experimental (pruebas aleatorias ...
This PhD thesis provides abundant empirical evidence on the effectiveness of environmental policy instruments alone and as a policy-mix, looking at its effect on green investment and employment. Finally, it also studies ...
[spa] Se puede definir el riesgo como la posibilidad de que un evento adverso o perjudicial ocurra. En el mundo de los negocios el riesgo se define como la posibilidad de que haya una pérdida económica inesperadamente ...
[eng] International trade experienced an unprecedented growth and the world economy has been more integrated than ever before in the last decades. During this period, access to international trade helped firms to produce ...
The general objective of the doctoral thesis is to evaluate the effects of macroeconomic policies on the economy and the environment. Chapter 2 examines the composition of fiscal policy and its transmission mechanisms on ...
Understanding what drives individuals to vote for parties or individuals who have often used violent rhetoric toward women and minorities and enacted discriminatory laws is critical. At the same time, it is crucial to ...
Three papers integrate the thesis. Each one has its hypotheses and methodology related to the study of industrial cluster. Paper 1: The concept of clusters has been popularized over the last two decades, mainly through ...
The purpose of the thesis is to investigate the impact of patterns of trade on the structural composition of an economy. We show that trade affects an economy’s productivity by shifting labor across broad sectors and ...
The dissertation deals with the analysis of informality in developing countries considering both the worker’s and the firm’s perspective. Within a context of a strong presence of this phenomenon in the majority of South ...
Esta tesis estudia dos factores clave para el funcionamiento adecuado del mercado de trabajo: la movilidad geográfica y los procesos de selección. Relacionado con el aspecto de movilidad geográfica, la cuestión es por ...
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 in financial markets ...
[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 energy economics and ...
Europe's cities – home to 70% of the EU population and generating over 80% of the Union's GDP - are connected by one of the world's best transport systems (European Commission Regional Policy, 2011). The Barcelona metropolitan ...
La delincuencia y el temor que genera son determinantes importantes del bienestar individual y de los retornos esperados de muchas actividades económicas. Intuitivamente, y confirmado por la literatura teórica reciente, ...
This thesis consists of three self-contained essays on non-stationary panel data. We propose novel approaches to both cointegration and unit root analysis in panel data models. The main contribution of this thesis is ...
