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Determinants of Human Capital Formation
(2020-08-25)
Human capital is crucial for individuals’ economic prosperity. As such, differences in human capital are largely responsible for existing inequalities within society, making it essential to understand the determinants of ...
The hidden risk of conventional floodplain mapping: Diagnosis in Cali, Colombia
(2022-04-05)
Flood hazard maps display the geographical areas inundated by water bodies after extreme rainfall events take place, helping governments focus their efforts and resources on performing works to mitigate disasters produced ...
Essays in Microeconomic Theory
(2020-11-23)
This dissertation consists of three self-contained essays in microeconomic theory. The first chapter examines how pre-election polls affect the election outcome through the voters’ participation decision and studies the ...
Essays in Applied Microeconomics
(2021-07-19)
Two topics are covered in this dissertation. One topic is about individual's contribution decisions in social dilemmas situations (situations, when everyone is better off keeping their endowments for themselves but everybody ...
Essays in Macroeconomics
(2021-08-26)
The Political Economy of Currency Unions:
How can a currency union be sustained when member states have an exit option? This paper derives how fiscal and monetary policies can ensure the survival of a common currency, ...
How can a currency union be sustained when member states have an exit option? This paper derives how fiscal and monetary policies can ensure the survival of a common currency, ...
Intergenerational Mobility and the Children of Migrants in Indonesia
(2022-02-23)
Although there has been substantial increase in human development in Indonesia, individual inequality has not reduced significantly.
This dissertation focuses on intergenerational mobility and its interplay with ...
This dissertation focuses on intergenerational mobility and its interplay with ...
Essays in Behavioral Economics
(2021-08-26)
This thesis consists of five chapters that contribute to understanding the consequences, measurement, and origins of heterogeneity in preferences.
Underneath this overarching topic, several different threads are weaving ......
Essays on Information in Politics and Social Decisions
(2020-09-17)
This thesis consists of two parts. The first part consists of two chapters. The second part has one chapter.
How does the information of citizens shape the democratic process? This is the question asked in the ...
How does the information of citizens shape the democratic process? This is the question asked in the ...
Quantitative modelling of the Rural Development Programs of the Common Agricultural Policy - EU-wide and region-specific effects
(2021-03-18)
Rural Developments Programmes (RDPs) of EUs Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) are implemented to promote agricultural competitiveness, sustainable management of natural resources and climate protection, and a balanced ...
Essays in Behavioral Economics
(2020-09-17)
This dissertation presents three chapters revolving around the common theme ‘motivated reasoning.’ Motivated reasoning occurs when individuals tradeoff accurate beliefs and desirable beliefs (Bénabou and Tirole, 2016). ...