Fouka, Vasiliki (Date of defense: 2015-06-20)
This thesis examines how culture | in the sense of identity and preferences | relates to economic decision-making. The rst chapter investigates how a prohibition of their native language in school a ...
Puerta, Juan Manuel (Date of defense: 2011-06-03)
This thesis studies the economic effects of child labor and compulsory schooling laws (CLLs and CSLs). In the first two chapters I study the consequences of the enactment of CSLs on education and ...
Mladjan, Mrdjan M. (Date of defense: 2013-05-27)
Esta tesis proporciona evidencia empírica sobre el rol de las quiebras bancarias durante la Gran Depresión. En el primer capítulo, se presentan las vulnerabilidades previas del sistema bancario de cada ...
Pereira Garmendia, Diego (Date of defense: 2011-09-05)
La presente tesis estudia la correlación negativa entre inflación y precios reales de las acciones. En primer lugar, muestro evidencia de que la inflación impone costos reales en la economía, en particular ...
Stahl, Jörg Rolf (Date of defense: 2017-07-13)
This thesis explores the interactions between the political and corporate environment. In the first chapter, I examine the high concentration of headquarters in capital cities and the incentives for ...
Silli, Bernhard (Date of defense: 2009-09-21)
En el capítulo I, se examina el rendimiento de los activos financieros que representan las "mejores ideas" de los gestores de los fondos de inversión. Las inversiones para las que un gestor activo ...
Valencia Caicedo, Felipe (Date of defense: 2015-06-30)
This dissertation investigates economic persistence in the Americas. The first chapter shows the positive long-term economic impact of the Guarani Jesuit Missions in South America. I find that ...
Koudijs, Peter Arie Eliza (Date of defense: 2011-06-06)
The three chapters of this thesis revolve around the trade in English stocks in the Amsterdam market during the 18th century. In the first chapter I use the primitive communication technology of that ...
Matranga, Andrea (Date of defense: 2017-09-26)
This thesis looks at the interplay of nomadism and settlement in two different periods of history. In the first two chapters I develop a theory for the Neolithic Revolution, the transition form nomadic ...
Gissler, Stefan (Date of defense: 2014-09-22)
Do market frictions influence asset prices? The first part examines whether financial intermediaries’ balance sheet capacity, their funding liquidity, can influence market liquidity, volatility, and ...