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    Optimal management of natural resources. Accounting for heterogeneity 

    Xabadia i Palmada, Àngels (Date of defense: 2003-06-06)

    Dynamic optimization methods have become increasingly important over the last years in economics. Within the dynamic optimization techniques employed, optimal control has emerged as the most powerful tool for the theoretical ...

    Pobresa, privació i rendes mínimes a Catalunya 

    Ballester González, Ramon (Date of defense: 2014-03-14)

    The current economic crisis has increased severe poverty as well as severe deprivation levels in our society, putting under stress the existing social protection system. In the Spanish system of social protection, the very ...

    Predictors of knowledge creation performance. A quantitative qualitative comparative study of European doctorandi 

    Capó Artigues, Aina Maria (Date of defense: 2009-06-16)

    Aquesta tesi forma part d'un projecte destinat a predir el rendiment acadèmic dels estudiants de doctorat portat a terme per l'INSOC (International Network on Social Capital and Performance). El grup de recerca INSOC està ...

    Social networks and performance in knowledge creation. An application and a methodological proposal 

    Coromina Soler, Lluís (Date of defense: 2006-04-24)

    El objetivo de esta tesis es predecir el rendimiento de los estudiantes de doctorado en la Universidad de Girona según características personales (background), actitudinales y de redes sociales de los estudiantes. La ...

    Statistical methods to manage and analyse real world data. Development of a health observatory in Alt Empordà 

    Franquet Bonet, Álvaro (Date of defense: 2021-12-01)

    The objective of this thesis is to explore in greater depth the process of creating a public health observatory and the processing of the information needed to take territorial decisions in the county of Alt Empordà. The ...

    Survival analysis of lymphoid neoplasms and impact of comorbidity in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia in Girona: a population-based study 

    Villavicencio Obando, Alicia Silvana (Date of defense: 2022-03-29)

    Comprehensive population-based studies assessing the survival of hematological entities are scarce and typically conducted using old classifications schemes, which hampers their interpretation and international comparisons. ...

    Temporal trends of incidence and survival of myeloid malignancies in Girona: a population-based study during the recent fifteen years 

    Osca-Gelis, Gemma (Date of defense: 2014-10-17)

    Myeloid malignancies (MMs) are a heterogeneous group of haematological malignancies presenting different incidence, prognosis and survival. Changing classifications (French-American-British (FAB), World Health Organization ...

    The effects of information and communication technologies on the banking sector and the payments system 

    Arbussà i Reixach, Anna (Date of defense: 2001-11-22)

    This dissertation studies the effects of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) on the banking sector and the payments system. It provides insight into how technology-induced changes occur, by exploring both the ...

    Three essays on hard skills, soft skills, risk attitudes and entrepreneurship 

    Correa Pinzón, John Enrique (Date of defense: 2022-11-18)

    This thesis studies the effects of hard skills and soft skills and risk attitudes on the likelihood of starting a company in the US. Hard skills are those skills that can be learned and trained. They are cognitive in nature. ...

    Three essays on housing economics: the impact of COVID-19 on short-, medium- and long-term rental housing 

    Llaneza Hesse, Catalina (Date of defense: 2023-12-19)

    This dissertation evaluates the pandemic's impact on three coexisting urban rental markets: traditional long-term rentals (LTR), short-term rentals (STR) primarily catering to tourists, and seasonal month-by-month rentals ...

    Tourism demand in Spain: trip duration and budget structure, a comparison of low cost and legacy airline users 

    Ferrer Rosell, Berta (Date of defense: 2014-05-27)

    This thesis compares the behaviour of tourists arriving to Spain by low cost airlines or by legacy airlines, in terms of length of stay and travel budget allocation. It also segments low cost users according to travel ...

    Turisme i nuclis urbans, determinants del finançament municipal a Espanya 2000-2018 

    Guixeras López, Xavier (Date of defense: 2023-03-03)

    In recent decades, studies on the management and financing of public services have gained special relevance in the context of the local economy. In this context, the debate has revolved around which determinants directly ...