Žakelj, Blaž (Date of defense: 2012-03-23)
This thesis is a collection of three essays on inflation expectations, forecasting uncertainty, and the role of uncertainty in sequential auctions, all using experimental approach. Chapter 1 studies how ...
Sureda Gomila, Antoni (Date of defense: 2010-10-28)
This thesis consists of three essays on the behavior of corporate insiders and the optimal regulation of insider trading. The first of these three essays examines the welfare effects of insider trading ...
Konovalova, Elizaveta (Date of defense: 2018-01-31)
The three chapters of this thesis explore how previous experience and mental categories shape human judgments. Chapter One provides a sampling explanation for the in-group heterogeneity effect - a ...
Tikhonenko, Dmitrii (Date of defense: 2020-12-07)
Due to the emergence of new technologies, algorithm-assisted drivers are close to becoming a reality. In this thesis, different aspects of managing such drivers in a blocked-lane scenario are discussed. ...
Yang, Guohao (Date of defense: 2019-09-03)
This thesis aims to better understand China’s structural change and productivity growth in recent decades. In the first chapter, I study the impact of infrastructure, i.e, highway construction, on China’s ...
De Jesus, Miguel Karlo (Date of defense: 2018-01-25)
This dissertation consists of two chapters that explore some of the financial stability issues that concern mutual funds. The first chapter demonstrates that the massive sale by US funds of Mexican ...
Tekin, Müge (Date of defense: 2018-09-17)
This thesis incorporates three studies that revolve around competitive intelligence of a firm, available data sources and improvement of operations through data-informed decision-making. The studies ...
Parrondo Tort, Luz (Date of defense: 2016-04-04)
This thesis revolves around financial transparency and its relationship with social transparency (CSR disclosure) and risk management at the managerial level. The first chapter identifies regulatory ...
Bover Fonts, Neus (Date of defense: 2002-12-04)
La tesis consta de trs capítulos, además de un capítulo introductorio, relacionados con la teoría de contratos. El primer y segundo capítulo aplican la teoría de contratos incompletos al estudio de las ...
Rubí Barceló, Antoni (Date of defense: 2008-02-08)
This thesis aims to contribute to a fundamental objective of Network Economics: to provide based incentives explanations of real social network topologies. By using game theoretical tools, the three ...