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11 p, 267.0 KB "Garbage is Gold" : waste-based commodity frontiers, modes of valorization and ecological distribution conflicts / Schindler, Seth (University of Manchester. Global Development Institute) ; Demaria, Federico (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals) ; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament d'Economia Aplicada
Waste is increasingly viewed as a resource rather than an externality. However, new waste management regimes must be introduced in order for value to be created, enhanced and captured. We refer to these regimes as modes of valorization, and they establish the conditions that allow waste to become a commodity frontier. [...]
2020 - 10.1080/10455752.2019.1694553
Capitalism, nature, socialism, Vol. 31, Issue 4 (2020) , p. 52-59  

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8 p, 115.1 KB Reglament del Departament d'Economia Aplicada / Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament d'Economia Aplicada
2004  

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31 p, 1.6 MB Real estate prices and land use regulations : Evidence from the Law of Heights in Bogotá / Buitrago-Mora, Diego ; García López, Miquel-Àngel ; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament d'Economia Aplicada
Between 2015 and 2017, the Law of Heights (Policy-regulated areas of urban renewal in specific locations of Bogotá (Colombia). Using a novel dataset based on detailed information at the block level between 2008 and 2017, we study whether this policy affected real estate prices. [...]
2023 (Working papers GEAR ; 2023-04)  
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58 p, 4.2 MB Exposure to High-Speed Internet and Early Childhood Development / Colombo, Karina (European University Institute) ; Failache, Elisa (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona) ; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament d'Economia Aplicada
We exploit the geographic differences in the introduction of fiber-optic-to-the-home (FTTH) to study the effects of high-speed internet exposure on early childhood development.
We identify intention-to-treat effects on cognitive and non-cognitive outcomes using screening tests for developmental delays. Our results show that an increase in 10 percentage points in the probability of fiber optic decreases development scores between 8% and 18% of a standard deviation in the areas of communication, problem solving and social skills. [...]

2023 (Working papers GEAR ; 2023-01)  
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37 p, 773.1 KB Central Bank Digital Currencies and Financial Stability in a Modern Monetary System / Tercero Lucas, David ; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament d'Economia Aplicada
The aim of this study is to disentangle the effects of introducing an interest-bearing central bank digital currency (CBDC) for financial stability using a Diamond and Dybvig (1983) model in which (i) both CBDC and private bank deposits can be used in exchange and (ii) liquidity is created endogenously. [...]
Bellaterra 2022 (Working papers GEAR ; 2022-01)  
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131 p, 2.1 MB Essays on cryptocurrencies / Calderón, Obryan Poyser ; Perdiguero, Jordi, dir. ; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament d'Economia Aplicada
Com a producte de la tecnologia de la informació, les moneda digital van tenir una reacció tardana des del punt de vista econòmic, la qual cosa va portar l'oportunitat de donar una nova llum a alguns dels trencaclosques associats amb un conjunt aparentment innovador d'avenços tecnològics que encaixen dins el sub-camp de l'economia digital. [...]
Como producto de la tecnología de la información, las criptomonedas tuvieron una reacción tardía desde el punto de vista económico, lo cual trajo la oportunidad de dar una nueva luz a algunos de los rompecabezas asociados con un conjunto aparentemente innovador de avances tecnológicos que encajan dentro del sub-campo de la economía digital. [...]
As a product of information technology, cryptocurrencies had a delayed reaction from economic field, which brought an opportunity to shine a new light of some of the puzzles associated with a seemly innovative set of technological advances that fitted within the digital economy subfield. [...]

2019  
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137 p, 1.3 MB Three essays on economics of happiness / Lee, Junhee ; Fawaz, Yarine, dir. ; León i Vintró, Xavier, dir. ; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament d'Economia Aplicada
Esta tesis estudia los determinantes del bienestar subjetivo (SWB) infantil y el efecto de las políticas educativas sobre SWB. La tesis se compone de tres capítulos que investigan el impacto de la violencia escolar, la tutoría privada (PT) y las reformas de los derechos de los estudiantes a SWB. [...]
This thesis studies determinants of children's subjective well-being (SWB) and effect of education policies on SWB. The thesis is composed of three chapters which investigate impact of school violence, private tutoring (PT) and student rights reforms on SWB of students. [...]

2019  
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70 p, 1.7 MB Essays on the influence of schooling on artisanal fishing in Colombia / Guerrero Bedoya, Daniel ; Rosell, Jordi, 1955-, dir. ; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament d'Economia Aplicada
En general, la falta de oportunidades de ingresos alternativos es un problema que afecta a la pesca en pequeña escala, tanto marina como continental. Debido a esto, los pescadores intensifican el esfuerzo pesquero. [...]
Generally, the lack of alternative income opportunities is a problem that affects the smallscale fisheries, both marine and inland. Due to this, laborers in the activity intensify the fishing effort. [...]

2019  
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173 p, 2.8 MB Three essays on the shadow economy / Arias Reinoso, Omar Fernando ; Sala Lorda, Hèctor, dir. ; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament d'Economia Aplicada
El objetivo de este trabajo es estudiar algunos aspectos del movimiento laboral intersectorial. Estudiamos dos sectores: formal y sombra. El sector formal comercia bienes legales con actividades económicas reguladas. [...]
The aim of this work is to study some aspects of the intersector labor movement. We study two sectors: formal and shadow. Formal sector trades legal goods with regulated economic activities. The shadow sector, instead, trades legal and illegal goods with unregulated economic activities. [...]

2019  
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223 p, 5.4 MB Malnutrition and Inequality in Ecuador / Larrea Peñaherrera, Ana ; Ramos Morilla, Xavier, dir. ; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament d'Economia Aplicada
La desnutrición crónica ha sido una condición persistente entre niños/as Ecuatorianos/as. Tiene el potencial de perpetuar el ciclo de la pobreza ya que afecta el desarrollo cognitivo, los logros académicos y, por ende, el potencial flujo de ingresos durante el ciclo de vida. [...]
Chronic malnutrition has been a persistent condition among Ecuadorian children. It has the potential to perpetuate the cycle of poverty by affecting cognitive development, schooling achievements and the potential lifetime income steam. [...]

2019  
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6.0 MB Macroeconomic essays on Vietnam economy / Pham, Thai Binh ; Sala Lorda, Hèctor, dir. ; Silva Becerra, José Ignacio, dir. ; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament d'Economia Aplicada
The dissertation is structured into four chapters (Chapters 2 to 5) corresponding to four independently empirical papers. Together, these provide a panoramic view of Vietnam's economy from various standpoints. [...]
[Barcelona] : Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 2020.  
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2.0 MB Evaluación de la efectividad de las políticas públicas : los programas de ayuda a la nutrición infantil y a la educación en Perú como casos de estudio / Cruzado de la Vega, Viviana Natalí ; Raymond Bara, José Luís, dir. ; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament d'Economia Aplicada
Con el fin de generar evidencia sobre la efectividad de la política social implementada por el Gobierno peruano en los últimos diez años, que tiene como objetivos mejorar la nutrición en la primera infancia, así como el acceso a educación superior e inserción laboral de los jóvenes pobres, la tesis evalúa los efectos de dos programas de ayudas públicas implementados en el marco de dichos objetivos. [...]
In order to generate evidence on the effectiveness of the social policy implemented by the Peruvian Government in the last ten years, which aims to improve nutrition in early childhood, as well as to provide access to higher education and integration of poor young people into the labor market, the thesis evaluates the effects of two public aid programs implemented within the framework of these objectives. [...]

[Barcelona] : Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 2020.  

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96 p, 855.5 KB Doctorado en Economía Aplicada / Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament d'Economia Aplicada
L'objectiu dels estudis de doctorat en Economia Aplicada és preparar als estudiants per a que siguin capaços de completar una investigació original, complexa i innovadora; que constitueixi una aportació important a la disciplina i que tingui una rellevància pràctica pels actors econòmics, el govern i els mercats.
Bellaterra 2016 (Doctorats)
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