Queirós, Francisco (Date of defense: 2018-06-26)
This thesis is composed of three independent articles. The first two chapters are on the topic of asset bubbles. In the first chapter, I study the interactions between rational asset bubbles and product ...
Umlauft, Roland (Date of defense: 2013-06-28)
In Chapter 1 I investigate the economic importance of correlation in mutual fund flows for funds with overlapping portfolio positions. I illustrate theoretically that commonality in trading by funds due ...
Coronado Saleh, Francisco Javier (Date of defense: 2010-03-10)
Esta tesis trata sobre la competencia y regulación en mercados farmacéuticos.El primer capítulo presenta un modelo de oligopolio donde se demuestra que la regulación de precios sólo aumenta los beneficios ...
Puig Pomés, David (Date of defense: 2023-04-04)
This thesis consists of three independent essays on decision theory, behavioral economics, and experimental economics. The first article (Chapter 2) studies variety-seeking behavior, an empirically ...
Xavier, Inés (Date of defense: 2021-07-01)
This thesis investigates how asset markets affect macroeconomic outcomes and inequality. In the first chapter, I study the contribution of return heterogeneity for wealth inequality. First, I document ...
Zymek, Robert (Date of defense: 2011-07-20)
This thesis sheds light on several macroeconomic aspects of international and domestic goods trade during the last three decades. The first chapter investigates the causes of the growth of world trade ...
Geng, Yining (Date of defense: 2019-06-21)
This thesis consists of three chapters on topics in development economics. In the first chapter, I study the impact of family planning policies on gender-specific outcomes. I find positive impacts of ...
Schwandt, Hannes (Date of defense: 2012-06-19)
The three chapters of this thesis investigate different aspects of the economics of health and wellbeing. The first chapter tests the rationality of life satisfaction forecasts. Contrary to the rational ...
Menicucci, Domenico (Date of defense: 2001-03-08)
Esta tesis examina un modelo de intercambio en el que un vendedor posee una o más unidades de un determinado bien que puede vender a diferentes compradores potenciales. Cada comprador conoce su propia ...
Nakov, Anton (Date of defense: 2007-11-19)
The thesis studies three distinct issues in monetary economics using a common dynamic general equilibrium approach under the assumptions of rational expectations and nominal price rigidity.<br/> The ...