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Essays on the Use of Unstructured Data in Macroeconomics
(2018-08-15)
Economists need data to find patterns and test theories, but many concepts are hard to measure. This work contains three chapters showing how new unstructured data sources, such as text corpora, can be used to overcome ...
Three Essays in Econometrics
(2018-08-14)
This thesis consists of three self-contained essays in econometrics and statistics. It discusses methodological topics in semi- and nonparametric statistics as well as empirical questions in financial econometrics. My ...
Essays in Microeconomic Theory
(2018-07-20)
This dissertation contains three chapters in microeconomic theory, which analyze the impact of asymmetry, information acquisition and disclosure in strategic environments, in particular in auctions and elections. In the ...
Essays in International Macroeconomics
(2018-08-15)
What are the conditions for a well-functioning currency union? Since the 1960s', there has been a long stream of literature dedicated to this question. Through studying the historical fixed exchange rate regime of the Gold ...
Macroeconomic Effects of Financial Integration, Demographic Aging and Automation Technology
(2018-07-23)
This thesis combines work on three important long-run trends and their macroeconomic implications: Financial integration, demographic aging and the use of automation technology in the production process. The first chapter ...
Contributions to Functional Data Analysis With a Focus on Points of Impact in Functional Regression
(2018-05-16)
The focus of this thesis is on the estimation of an unknown number of unknown specific locations (points of impact) at which a functional predictor has a specific effect on a real valued dependent variable.
Two general ...
Two general ...
Four Essays in Auction Theory and Contest Theory
(2018-07-06)
This thesis consists of four essays that belong to the literature on the theory of auctions and the theory of contests. Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 are devoted to the research on auctions and study the role of symmetry in ...
Die Systematik der Voraussetzungen einer Gläubigeranfechtung: Ein Diskussionsvorschlag zur Vermeidung von Kasuistik
(2018-06-27)
Die Arbeit betrachtet die Voraussetzungen einer Gläubigeranfechtung aus einem alternativen Blickwinkel, der sich von der traditionell herrschenden Sichtweise grundlegend unterscheidet. Die Arbeit setzt sich dabei zum Ziel, ...
Essays in Behavioral and Experimental Economics
(2019-12-20)
In Chapter 1 (joint with Markus Dertwinkel-Kalt, Holger Gerhardt, Gerhard Riener, and Frederik Schwerter), I examine asymmetries of intertemporal trade-offs and their implications for the patience of individuals. According ...
Das semipräsidiale Regierungssystem der Weimarer Republik im Vergleich mit dem heutigen türkischen Regierungssystem nach den Verfassungsänderungen in 2007 und 2017
(2019-03-22)
Diese Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit dieser Frage, ob die Weimarer Reichsverfassung und die Verfassung von 1982 der Türkei durch die Verfassungswirklickeit bezüglich der Stellung des Staatsoberhauptes eine Wandlung erlebt ...