Escalante Álamo, Raúl (Date of defense: 2022-10-11)
One of the most important sectors for developed economies is the restaurant industry. It is a sector closely linked to tourism, which under the umbrella of the hospitality industry employs millions of ...
Daví-Arderius, Daniel (Date of defense: 2020-10-09)
Environmental awareness is of increasing concern for society and leads heavy pressure to adopt challenging political decisions. In this context, electricity systems are facing a massive transformation ...
Olivieri Agazzi, María Cecilia (Date of defense: 2019-10-15)
The dissertation addresses the analysis of inequality in various aspects of the economy and aims to contribute to the evaluation of public policies, as well as to the identification of possible effects ...
Michailidis, Gianko (Date of defense: 2019-07-19)
Low fertility and mortality rates combined with the retirement of the generation of “baby boomers” bring about dramatic population ageing and are projected to reverse the demographic pyramid in many ...
Romarri, Alessio (Date of defense: 2021-07-02)
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, ...
Cuccu, Liliana (Date of defense: 2023-06-20)
[eng] The question of whether automation will cause mass unemployment has been a pressing concern in recent years. While estimates on the number of automatable occupations vary, the prospect of a ...
Mazaira Font, Ferran A. (Date of defense: 2023-09-29)
[eng] Economic policies and institutional design and decision-making vary greatly accross countries. Germany, the US and Canada, are federal states, where decision-making and economic policies are highly ...
García-Barrero, José Antonio (Date of defense: 2022-07-07)
Circular migrations have played an important role in multiple migratory episodes in the past and present. They have also increasingly been a source of interest for political institutions. Based on the ...
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 ...