Einarsson, Bjarni F. (Date of defense: 2023-10-02)
This thesis consists of three chapters on topics in Macroeconometrics. Chapter 1 presents a method for online evaluation of the optimality of the current stance of monetary policy given the most up ...
Muñoz Galeano, Esteban (Date of defense: 2023-12-18)
The main objective of this dissertation is to analyze the international authority of the International Court of Justice in the Asia-Pacific region against a scenario of redistribution of power and ...
Ayala García, Amaya (Date of defense: 2023-12-04)
The project focuses on cancer and its effects on work trajectories from a life course perspective, both from a qualitative and quantitative approach. Quantitative analyses were based on a retrospective ...
Chiavari, Andrea (Date of defense: 2022-07-01)
This thesis documents novel firm-level facts and shows their implication for aggregate phenomena. The first chapter documents an increase in returns to scale in production. It proposes a novel ...
Puig Tintó, Marta (Date of defense: 2023-05-02)
The exocyst is an heterooctameric protein complex that tethers secretory vesicles to the plasma membrane during exocytosis. Each exocytic event is mediated by 10-15 exocysts. However, how multiple ...
Pérez Núñez, Iván (Date of defense: 2023-03-13)
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) fuels tumours and are involved in therapy resistance, yet their contribution immunotherapy resistance and immunological properties are poorly understood. Herein, we show that ...
Ilango, Akhil (Date of defense: 2023-04-13)
This thesis contains three chapters, each developing a theory and providing evidence on a unique and novel determinant of firms’ outcomes in the emerging and developed economies of 21st century. The ...
Gutiérrez-Daza, Ángelo (Date of defense: 2022-06-08)
Empirical evidence suggests that consumers rely on their shopping experiences to form beliefs about inflation. In other words, they learn by shopping. This dissertation studies the implications of ...
Gavan, Malachy James (Date of defense: 2023-05-29)
This thesis aims to understand negotiations over the behaviour agents will take in a game and, separately, robust implementation. Chapter 1 examines the binding agreements that result from a negotiation ...
Costa, Josep (Date of defense: 2023-12-15)
This thesis develops normative arguments about nationalism in multinational contexts. It draws consequences from the arguments used by advocates of nationalism, and analyzes their implications for a ...