Hernández Vivanco, Alfonso Antonio (Date of defense: 2018-07-16)
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 ...
Singh, Manish Kumar (Date of defense: 2018-06-15)
This thesis consists of four self-contained but related papers trying to uncover different aspects of banking and sovereign risk in the member countries of European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU). ...
Díaz Sánchez, Juan Pablo (Date of defense: 2018-04-25)
This thesis provide a complete and updated understanding of the household overcrowding phenomenon, covering the topic all the way starting in its causes. This dissertation is organized in three ...
Blanco Aguirre, Cesar Francisco (Date of defense: 2018-01-12)
In this thesis I study observed patterns of structural change in developing countries and how differences in sectoral composition affect economic growth and economic policy. In particular, in chapter ...
Mussons, Joan Maria (Date of defense: 2018-07-12)
Concerns over sustainability and the cyclical pattern of public finances have been especially great since the onset of the global financial crisis. This thesis comprises four essays which aim to examine ...
Obaco Álvarez, Moisés Lenyn (Date of defense: 2018-09-25)
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 ...
González Pampillón, Nicolás (Date of defense: 2018-06-25)
This thesis contributes with empirical evidence on policies that attempt to reduce spatial inequalities and also studying the drivers of residential segregation. Specifically, the second chapter assesses ...
Vega Núñez, Adriana Patricia (Date of defense: 2018-10-18)
The dissertation deals with the analysis of informality in developing countries considering both the worker’s and the firm’s perspective. Within a context of a strong presence of this phenomenon in the ...
Barahona Márquez, Felix (Date of defense: 2018-01-19)
During the last decade, the emerging market multinational enterprises (EMNEs) appeared on the world scene, increasing their presence not only in emerging countries but in most of the developed countries ...
Granados Sánchez, Cristian (Date of defense: 2018-11-07)
In the last few decades Creative Industries (CIs) have been gaining ground as an important topic in academic and political agendas. CIs have their origin in creativity and individual talent to produce ...