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An estimation of Armington elasticities at the EU-28 level
(2019)The Armington substitution elasticity is a key parameter for trade-policy analysis. The purpose of this study then is no other than to re-estimate NEST 11 Armington elasticities making use of the upgraded versions of WIOD ... -
Analysing energy poverty in Spain
(2019)In this thesis we study energy poverty in Spain both at the level of concept and reality, using the Spanish family budgets survey for the year 2010. First we introduce the phenomenon of energy poverty analysing lightly its ... -
Analyzing the beginning of the career path of young professionals from a gender perspective
(2020)Young graduates are confronted with rough conditions when they want to enter the labor market. They face higher unemployment rates and are more often engaged in precarious employment, like part-time and/ or temporary ... -
Asset pricing: analysis of multi-factor models using Fama and French factors
(2021)The present paper considers the five factors proposed by Fama and French (1992, 2015), plus the factor proposed by Carhartt (1997): market premium, size, book-to-market ratio, profitabil- ity, investment, and momentum. The ... -
Common p-belief in rationality in centipede games
(2020)Centipede Games represent a classic puzzle in game theory. In this work, we employ p-beliefs to show that almost any behavior is consistent with rationality and almost Common Belief in Rationality. However, Common p-Belief ... -
Determinants for cultural and sports attendance and practice in the U.S.A.
(2020)Cultural and sport events are two of the most common leisure activities nowadays. However, leisure time is limited and there may not be sufficient time to enjoy all activities desired. This research studies the effect of ... -
Earnings-based vs assets-based borrowing constraints and their impact on output
(2020)We present an overlapping generations model in order to assess the quantitative effects of financial frictions on output depending on the type of loan contract. Financial frictions are one of the major obstacles of the ... -
Estimation of costs and benefits of debris mitigation
(2021)Space debris is an ever escalating problem that is increasing the orbital scarcity and threatening its sustainability. In this document, we present a model for the market of satellite services where firms’ activity imposes ... -
Fiscal policy asymmetries and the sustainability of government debt in the Euro Area
(2020)This paper empirically analyzes fiscal policy sustainability and the cyclicality in 19 Euro Area countries using data on government debt, primary deficit and the output gap. We investigate this over quarterly intervals, ... -
Gender gap in the energy sector. Evidence from Spain
(2021)The energy transition is at the heart of the current energy debate and its social dimension is becoming more relevant in the latest policy developments. This Master Thesis aims to develop the research on one of the ... -
Geometry of Diffusion: structure of connectivity and systemic risk in financial networks.
(2021)Ever since the 2008 global financial crises, both scholars and practitioners have argued that the interconnectivity of financial and banking networks is a key determinant of global systemic risk. Employing a simple diffusion ... -
Green jobs in the Spanish renewable energy sectors: an input-output approach
(2020)After the Paris agreement, the transition to a low carbon economy is at the heart of the debate of the European energy and climate policy. One of the central targets of this transformation proposes changes in the energy ... -
Health in cities: neighborhood effects and scioeconomic determinants in the Spanish case
(2020)The impact of place on individual outcomes, like health, presents many causal challenges that have disputed treatments in the literature. A 2011 study by Bilger Carrieri addresses them via instrumentation, to surprising ... -
Impact of the phase out of French nuclear plants on the Spanish electricity market
(2020)One of the key elements in the transition to low carbon economies is the phase-out of fossil-fuel based technologies. Nuclear power, despite not being a high emitting source, is one of the technologies at the heart of the ... -
Measuring economic segregation in the US-Metropolitan areas
(2021)This paper aims to provide empirical evidence on “Income Ethnical Segregation” by constructing an index that analyses US Census Data from 1990 until 2010. Following the groundwork of the “SSI” the results can be considered ... -
Measuring school income segregation in Spain
(2020)In this work, our goal is to answer if Spanish students are differently located among schools depending on their standard of living. In other words, we analyse the segregation by income in schools in Spain. To do so, we ... -
Opportunity bias in Spain: empirical evidence, drivers and trends
(2021)The aim of this study is to measure opportunity bias in Spain. This purpose requires to analyse current outcomes as a function of opportunities, and how the latter affect the first. Opportunities are defined in terms of ... -
Pigmentocracy, social mobility and inequality of opportunity in Mexico
(2020)Wealth inequality in Mexico has gained attention in recent years, with a public responding to economic realities that precipitate less security and a more narrow horizon of opportunity for its citizens. This paper examines ... -
Poverty in the Basque Country and poverty reduction measures
(2019)After the Great Recession, there is a wide debate about the implementation of Minimum Income Schemes (MIS) in order to reduce poverty. In this paper, we analyze the evolution of poverty and inequality in the Basque Country ... -
Public and private interest politics
(2019)This paper analyses the factors that influence politicians to enter politics. The objective of the project is to examine if the main motivation of politicians to enter politics is public interest or private interest. In ...