Universitat de Barcelona
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In countries in the developed world, income inequality is increasing, while technological and societal changes open labour market opportunities for women. At the same time they are undergoing an important demographical ...
[eng] Health across the life cycle is an important component of well-being and quality of life. Bad health is linked to negative child and adulthood socioeconomic outcomes such as educational achievement, future health, ...
The objective of this thesis is to make a theoretical and empirical contribution, decoding the nature of productivity disparities across different economic actors, and providing reflections for policy advice. One of the ...
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 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
[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 ...
[eng] In the thesis I make use of the tools provided by game theory to study the incentives of members of a variety of institutions. The three works that make up for the core of the dissertation, stress the importance of ...
This doctoral thesis talks about the importance of the analysis and evaluation of public policies. The case of Mexico is used to illustrate this importance of this stage during the policy making process. The first policy ...
[eng] This dissertation contributes to this debate by studying redistribution from three different perspectives. The first chapter provides an introduction to the topic. The second and third chapters explore redistribution ...
The aim of this research has been to advance the understanding of RMC units, especially springboard subsidiaries, by identifying factors that contribute to the development of an ordinary subsidiary into springboard, ...
The general motivation of this research is to explore the effects of the coexistence of public and private companies on the allocative efficiency of the supply of electricity. In particular, this thesis investigates from ...
