Kowszyk, Yanina (Date of defense: 2022-12-15)
[eng] This thesis is about discourses in the field of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and specifically the discussion around the role of business and their contribution towards social development. ...
Alderborn, Joakim (Date of defense: 2023-01-17)
[eng] The thesis is divided into three chapters (excluding the concluding chapter and this introduction). Each of them falls within a separate field in Economics. The first is on business cycle theory, ...
Fernández Navia, Tania (Date of defense: 2020-07-20)
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, ...
Mas Montserrat, Mariona (Date of defense: 2020-01-24)
This PhD thesis contributes to the ongoing debate about wealth taxation by providing empirical evidence on this matter. On the one hand, it studies behavioural responses to taxes that levy broad stocks ...
Espinoza Solís, Eduardo (Date of defense: 2020-09-30)
There are many factors involved in the low survival rate of Ecuadorian SMEs, among which we can highlight: a lack of R & D, poor managerial orientation to improve processes, poor relations with universities, ...
Arroyo Carrasco, Lizbeth Elaine (Date of defense: 2022-04-25)
The Industry 4.0 revolution is undergoing a profound transformation due to the unstoppable digitalization of our society. This historic dynamic is characterised by hyperconnectivity, where the Technosphere, ...
Suárez, Carlos (Date of defense: 2020-07-15)
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 ...
Sebő, Marianna (Date of defense: 2022-11-10)
[eng] This dissertation is composed of four empirical studies on local public service provision, production, and local politics. The first study, Chapter 2, looks at inter-municipal cooperation (IMC). ...
Vidal Llana, Juan José (Date of defense: 2023-06-12)
[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 ...
Garrón Vedia, Ignacio (Date of defense: 2023-07-14)
[eng] This thesis contributes to two problems identified in the literature: i) How do US financial conditions impact funding markets (credit and stocks) in a large set of countries around the world under ...