Master in Economics: Empirical Applications and Policies

Measuring economic segregation in the US-Metropolitan areas

Kurtz, Robert (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 ...
Opportunity bias in Spain: empirical evidence, drivers and trends

Curull Sentís, Marta (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 ...
Asset pricing: analysis of multi-factor models using Fama and French factors

Goicoechea Piélago, Maider (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 ...
The relation between electricity and natural gas spot prices in Spain: cointegration and volatility spill-over analysis

González Sánchez, Luis María (2021)

The relation between electricity and natural gas prices got increased attention recently, after their joint rise in many European countries. The present Master Thesis explains the theoretical relation between both markets ...