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191 p, 1.3 MB Essays in economics of education / Loviglio, Annalisa ; Calsamiglia, Caterina, dir. ; Llull Cabrer, Joan, dir. ; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament d'Economia i d'Història Econòmica
En esta tesis se analiza cómo el sistema educativo actual afecta el desarrollo del capital humano de los estudiantes. En el primer capítulo se explora la función de las escuelas; en el segundo, el sistema de puntuación, y en el tercer capítulo se investigan las consecuencias de la edad obligatoria de inscripción en la escuela primaria, fijada en el año civil en el que cumplen 6 años. [...]
This thesis studies how the education system in place affects the human capital development of its students. Chapter 1 explores the role of schools, Chapter 2 studies the grading system, and Chapter 3 investigates the consequence of a specific regulation requiring that all students start primary education in the calendar year in which they turn 6. [...]
2019  
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49 p, 797.8 KB Maturity and school outcomes in an inflexible system : evidence from Catalonia / Calsamiglia, Caterina ; Loviglio, Annalisa
The existence of a rigid cutoff date which determines when children start primary school creates a large heterogeneity in students' level of maturity within the classroom. We use rich administrative data of the universe of public schools in Catalonia to show that: (1) relatively younger children do significantly worse both in tests administered at the school level and at the regional level, and they experience greater retention. [...]
2020 - 10.1007/s13209-019-0196-6
SERIEs, Vol. 11 (2020) , p. 1-49  
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33 p, 236.3 KB The incentive effects of affirmative action in a real-effort tournament / Calsamiglia, Caterina (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament d'Economia i d'Història Econòmica) ; Franke, Jörg (Technische Universität Dortmund. Department of Economics and Social Science) ; Rey-Biel, Pedro (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament d'Economia i d'Història Econòmica)
Affirmative-action policies bias tournament rules in order to provide equal opportunities to a group of competitors who have a disadvantage they cannot be held responsible for. Critics argue that they distort incentives, resulting in lower individual performance, and that the selected pool of tournament winners may be inefficient. [...]
Barcelona : Barcelona Graduate School of Economics, 2009 (Barcelona GSE Working Paper Series ; 404)  
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112 p, 1.6 MB Essays in labor and organizational economics / Henriques, Inês Black ; Calsamiglia, Caterina, dir. ; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament d'Economia i d'Història Econòmica
En esta tesis doctoral, he explorado el rol de las características no observados de los recursos humanos en la definición de la productividad organizacional. La literatura económica ha establecido que existen diferenciales de productividad significativos que no son atribuibles a factores de producción tradicionales como son el capital y la mano de obra. [...]
In this dissertation, I explore the role of unobserved labor-related inputs in determining organizational productivity. It is well-established in the economics literature that there are significant productivity differentials across organizations which are not attributable to traditional production factors such as capital or labor force. [...]
[Bellaterra] : Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 2018.  
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92 p, 1.2 MB Essays on Social Pressure: Choice and Dis(honesty) / Okcuoglu, Dilan ; Brandts, Jordi, dir. ; Calsamiglia, Caterina, dir. ; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament d'Economia i d'Història Econòmica
Human behavior is strongly affected by social factors such as norms or social pressure, and economic decision making is not an exception. The impact of self and social image considerations is well documented in decisions ranging from contract enforcement to labor productivity. [...]
[Barcelona] : Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 2017.  
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103 p, 764.7 KB Essays on behavioral health economics / Lara Córdova, Edgardo Amílcar ; Esteban Tavera, Susanna, dir. ; Pérez-Castrillo, David, dir. ; Calsamiglia, Caterina, dir. ; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament d'Economia i d'Història Econòmica
En este trabajo, se aplican herramientas de la Economía Conductual al sector de la salud. En primer lugar, el mercado de Planes Médicos genera una distancia temporal entre la firma del contrato y la prestación de los servicios médicos contratados. [...]
In this work, we apply Behavioral Economic models and tools to the healthcare sector. First, the Health Plan market naturally generates a time gap between the acceptance of the Health Plan contract and the delivery of the contracted services. [...]
[Barcelona] : Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 2017.  
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95 p, 586.6 KB Essays in contest theory: fostering competition in contests / Vázquez Sedano, Alexis ; Beviá, Carmen, dir. ; Calsamiglia, Caterina, dir. ; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament d'Economia i d'Història Econòmica
Esta tesis consiste en tres capítulos sobre la Teoría de concursos. Esta teoría estudia situaciones en las cuáles individuos compiten entre sí para ganar un premio. El bajo rendimiento en concursos aparece naturalmente por distintas razones, como la falta de información o el conflicto entre grupos. [...]
This thesis consists of three essays in Contest Theory. The theory of contests studies situations where individuals compete to win a prize. Underperformance in contests naturally arises for several reasons, like lack of information or group conflict. [...]
[Bellaterra] : Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 2017  
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27 p, 436.4 KB Catchment areas and access to better schools / Calsamiglia, Caterina ; Miralles, Antonio (Miralles Asensio) ; Barcelona Graduate School of Economics
We compare popular school choice mechanisms in terms of children's access to better schools (ABS) than their catchment area school, in districts with school stratification and where priority is given for residence in the catchment area of the school. [...]
Barcelona Graduate School of Economics, 2014 (Barcelona GSE Working Paper Series; 631)  
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114 p, 1.2 MB Essays in the political economy of redistribution and nation formation / Flamand, Sabine ; Calsamiglia, Caterina, dir. ; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament d'Economia i d'Història Econòmica
Esta tesis doctoral sobre todo explora los efectos de la desigualdad de ingresos y otras formas de heterogeneidad -con especial consideración hacia diferencias regionales- sobre la voluntad individual de implementar planes generales de redistribución, y de formar parte de una unión política. [...]
This dissertation mainly explores the effects of income inequality and other forms of heterogeneity -and in particular at the regional level- on the individual willingness to implement general redistribution schemes, and to form part of a political union. [...]
[Barcelona] : Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 2013  
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181 p, 2.2 MB Essays on education, discrmination and development / Ramachandran, Rajesh ; Müller, Hannes, dir. ; Calsamiglia, Caterina, dir. ; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament d'Economia i d'Història Econòmica
The thesis examines three topics. The first one titled "Language use in education andprimary schooling attainment: Evidence from a natural experiment in Ethiopia" looks atthe effect of language policy choices on educational outcomes applying a difference in dif-ferences approach. [...]
[Barcelona] : Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 2013  
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