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    Working conditions and health: Evidence on inequalities in Spain 

    Solé Juvés, Meritxell (Date of defense: 2014-05-12)

    This thesis is concerned with the relationship between disability and working conditions. In the first two chapters we investigate how past and current working conditions, in conjunction with other socio-demographic ...

    Competition and Regulation in the Retail Broadband Sector: a Holistic Approach for Pricing Policies 

    Martínez Santos, Fernando (Date of defense: 2015-07-07)

    This thesis analyses the pricing policies used by operators when they establish broadband tariffs. The studies draw on datasets that combine broadband plans’ characteristics and tariffs with other sources of data at country ...

    Essays on institutional quality, macroeconomic stabilization, and economic growth in International Monetary Fund member countries 

    Javed, Omer (Date of defense: 2015-09-10)

    This study is motivated by the overall poor performance of International Monetary Fund (IMF) programs in recipient countries in terms of economic growth consequences, and tries to explore the relevance of institutional ...

    Impacto de las políticas regulatorias y de la competencia en el ámbito de las telecomunicaciones 

    Rubio Campillo, Rafael (Date of defense: 2015-12-04)

    El sector de las telecomunicaciones ha adquirido, en las últimas décadas, un papel cada vez más significativo dentro de las economías nacionales. El carácter estratégico que presenta este sector ha provocado que los distintos ...

    Water and clean energy services in developing countries: Regulation and evaluation of universal service policies 

    Sanz Fernández, Àlex (Date of defense: 2016-01-11)

    In this thesis I analyze access problems to basic services like water and energy in developing countries. The objective of the thesis is to show how to improve access to water services and clean energies in rural communities ...

    Transport Economics and Infrastructure: An Empirical Analysis of the Port Sector 

    Gonzalez Aregall, Marta (Date of defense: 2016-02-01)

    The present thesis carries out an empirical and economic analysis of the port infrastructure across the evaluation of specific policies. First, the thesis focuses on quantifying the economic impact of the port infrastructure ...