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Pseudomarkets with priorities in large random assignment economies
I study large random assignment economies with a continuum of agents and a finite number of object types. I consider the existence of weak priorities discriminating among agents with respect to their rights concerning the ...
Intergenerational mobility and reference groups
We model the role of reference groups as a mechanism for inequality persistence across generations. Reference group theory suggests that culturally shaped processes alter individuals' ambition. As a result, relative ...
Acadèmia 2.0 : anàlisi crítica i propostes
Anàlisi crítica i propostes d'eines 2.0 per a la recerca acadèmica.
Evolución de la distribución territorial y la movilidad geográfica de la población extranjera en España
El objetivo de este trabajo es subrayar las tendencias implícitas en la evolución reciente de la distribución espacial y la movilidad geográfica de la población extranjera y apuntar los elementos demográficos a nuestro ...
Solidarity in the European Union : a quantitative analysis of the European Council's position
Treball de recerca del Màster Oficial d'Integració Europea
The long-run relationship between CO2 emissions and economic activity in a small open economy : Uruguay 1882 - 2010
The long-run relationship between carbon dioxide emissions from energy use and economic activity level is estimated for Uruguay between 1882 and 2010. We apply cointegration techniques and estimate a Vector Error Correction ...
Olympic Games as showcase
In the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games, besides the country-versus-country typical showdown in the backdrop of Olympics, and the economic and political impulses for the host city, there was a third factor complicating the ...
The direct rebound effect for two income groups : the case of Paraguay
We estimate the direct rebound effect (DRE) for all energy services requiring electricity for their provision in Paraguayan households. Using recent panel data from 2001 to 2017, we estimate the magnitude of the DRE at the ...
Improving the risk concept : a revision of Arrow-Pratt theory in the context of controlled dynamic stochastic environments
In the literature on risk, one generally assume that uncertainty is uniformly distributed over the entire working horizon, when the absolute risk-aversion index is negative and constant. From this perspective, the risk is ...
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We study the relation between the number of firms and market power in experimental oligopolies. Price competition under decreasing returns involves a wide interval of pure strategy equilibrium prices. We present results ...
Interconnectedness : mapping the shadow banking system
Systemic risk is the risk of collapse of the financial system resulting from inter-linkages, such that the failure of individual entities or the collapse of an individual market can cause a cascading failure. The essence ...
Prediction of the economic cost of individual long-term care in the Spanish population
Pensions together with savings and investments during active life are key elements of retirement planning. Motivation for personal choices about the standard of living, bequest and the replacement ratio of pension with ...
Asymmetries in the capacity-inflation trade-off
This paper analyzes the joint dynamics of two key macroeconomic variables for the conduct of monetary policy: inflation and the aggregate capacity utilization rate. An econometric procedure useful for estimating dynamic ...
Going beyond energy intensity to understand the energy metabolism of nations : the case of Argentina
The link between energy consumption and economic growth has been widely studied in the economic literature. Understanding this relationship is important from both an environmental and a socio-economic point of view, as ...
La Olimpiada Cultural de Barcelona en 1992 : luces y sombras. Lecciones para el futuro
Este texto fue presentado en el Simposio "Olympic Arts and Culture Festivals: Recent Experiences and Future Design", celebrado en Chicago del 23 al 24 de junio de 2008. Proporciona un análisis de las luces y sombras de la ...
Stockholder conflicts and dividends
Conflicts of interest between majority and minority stockholders affect a large proportion of firms in any economy, but has received little attention in the empirical literature. We examine the link between the potential ...
