Caum-Julio, Jordi (Date of defense: 2023-04-27)
[eng] The determinants of economic development have been largely studied in social sciences. Researchers have mostly pointed at geographic (Roy, 2014; Sachs and Warner, 2001) and institutional factors ...
Guzmán Ordóñez, Anabel (Date of defense: 2024-01-22)
[eng] The use of new technologies, especially social media, has played a vital role in government efforts to coordinate responses to extraordinary events such as the pandemic and ensure public collaboration ...
Parajuá Carpintero, Noelia (Date of defense: 2023-12-20)
[eng] In this PhD Thesis, I examine the transformations of the Spanish food system from 1980 to the present, focusing on its socioeconomic structural changes and their impacts on sustainability and ...
Verd Llabrés, Guillem (Date of defense: 2023-11-27)
[eng] The low development of family policies has been considered a fundamental feature of contemporary southern European welfare states. As a result, family relations and inter-generational solidarity ...
Minaei, Vahid (Date of defense: 2023-09-06)
[eng] This thesis sought to address the underlying mechanisms through which servant leadership influences employees’ work outcomes, exploring the boundary conditions, mediators, and moderators related ...
Ouasbaa Azzouani, Ghizlen (Date of defense: 2024-03-08)
[eng] The dissertation examines how rising housing costs and booming tourism affect local economies. The first chapter provides an introduction to the topic. The second chapter studies developers' ...
Pahlevan, Sara (Date of defense: 2024-03-13)
[eng] In response to the growing global trade in counterfeit goods, researchers and industry professionals in the luxury brand sector are working to combat these practices, safeguard international ...
Castillo Mezarina, José Luis (Date of defense: 2024-05-10)
[eng] The thesis contains three essays that are linked to Development Economics. The first essay is an evaluation of the impact on the Telecommunications sector of the Free Trade Agreements that the ...
Abou-Ali, Adeline (Date of defense: 2024-05-14)
[eng] This dissertation is presented as a collection of papers. Therefore, chapters 2 to 5 are written in the format of four stand-alone articles. Each chapter is intending to meet the specific objectives ...
Jia Zheng, Yuan (Date of defense: 2023-05-31)
[eng] Over the last four decades, China has emerged as the world's main economic actor. This thesis aims to provide a new understanding of the re-emergence of the Chinese economy. The main hypothesis ...