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 ...
Javed, Omer (Date of defense: 2015-09-10)
This study is motivated by the overall poor performance of International Monetary Fund (IMF) programs in recipient countries in terms of economic growth consequences, and tries to explore the relevance ...
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 ...
Castany Teixidor, Laia (Date of defense: 2007-06-18)
A) OBJECTIVES AND HYPOTHESES:<br/><br/>The main purpose of this PhD thesis is analysing the behaviour of different factors that contribute to increase total factor productivity (TFP) in the context of ...
Solé i Auró, Aïda (Date of defense: 2009-09-17)
a) Scenarios for the impact of immigration on longevity and dependency of the elderly in the Spanish population<br/><br/>The composition of the Spanish population has recently changed due to immigration. ...
Gonzalez Aregall, Marta (Date of defense: 2016-02-01)
The present thesis carries out an empirical and economic analysis of the port infrastructure across the evaluation of specific policies. First, the thesis focuses on quantifying the economic impact of ...
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 ...
Alvarez-Klee, Roser (Date of defense: 2021-11-26)
En esta Tesis Doctoral se investiga el nivel de vida en China durante la época Maoísta (1949-1976). Este periodo de la historia de China está caracterizado por una época de crecimiento económico y ...
Martínez Santos, Fernando (Date of defense: 2015-07-07)
This thesis analyses the pricing policies used by operators when they establish broadband tariffs. The studies draw on datasets that combine broadband plans’ characteristics and tariffs with other sources ...