Universitat de Barcelona
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Informality is a very complex subject, with the informal workers we see on the streets as only the surface of larger and more complicated issues. The word "informality," when applied to labour, has negative associations. ...
This thesis focuses on analyzing agglomeration effects in Ecuador. The thesis is divided into five chapters. The first chapter is an introductory chapter where it is focused on the motivation of the case study and the ...
La tesis es el resultado de tres ensayos sobre los grupos empresariales en Chile. A través los datos obtenidos sobre conglomerados empresariales chilenos se utilizan distintas metodologías que ayudan a la determinación del ...
In the first part of our thesis, we present an analysis of a group of small commodity exporting countries' price differentials relative to the US dollar. Using unrestricted self exciting threshold autoregressive models ...
[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, a field within ...
Our work has focused on the theme of open innovation and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Specifically, we have investigated open innovation, its effects and its connection with the sectors of Low Medium Technology ...
The long-term growth of economies depends crucially on their capacity to introduce technological progress. Innovation and technological change are at the heart of economic growth. The diffusion of knowledge and ideas is a ...
The Romani Women’s Association Drom Kotar Mestipen (DKM) was at the centre of this academic investigation. The association is based in Barcelona, Catalonia and their approach to engaging with Roma women and advocating for ...
Esta pesquisa tem como objetivo elaborar um estudo sobre o patrimônio cultural e o turismo na cidade de Pelotas no sul do Brasil enfocando a importância do patrimônio para o desenvolvimento do turismo cultural. A cidade ...
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, the natural ...
In an increasingly competitive world driven by fast changes, where resources are limited and where stakeholders are more and more demanding, societies, from individuals to companies and governments, are challenged to pursue ...
My general objective with this thesis is to contribute to the search for connections between postcolonial and critical understandings in urban studies. Building on my analysis of the urban trajectories of Rio de Janeiro’s ...
[spa] La complejidad de la toma de decisiones en el campo de la economía y las finanzas se ha incrementado en los últimos años. Como resultado, se está prestando cada vez más atención al desarrollo e implementación de ...
[spa] La presente tesis doctoral tiene como objetivo evidenciar y describir los procesos en los que las mujeres negras/afrocolombianas víctimas de desplazamiento forzado viven y (re)construyen sus identidades étnicas y sus ...
Newspapers and television are full of stories about inappropriate behaviour by political and business leaders published weekly. According to Guinote (2008), an individual's behaviour will be changed when they reach a ...
