University of Minnesota Ph.D. dissertation. July 2009. Major: Economics. Advisor: Timothy J. Kehoe. 1 compter file (PDF); appendices A-B. Ill. (some col.)

This dissertation studies the roles of comparative advantage, monopolistic competition, and firm-level heterogeneity in international trade.The first essay investigates cross-country and cross-industry variation in the fractions of exporters among domestic firms. The paper presents a model of an...

In 2005, Portugal introduced a business registration reform - the On the Spot Firm program - with the goal of promoting the establishment of new start-ups and, ultimately, stimulating investment and economic growth. However, the question remains as to whether this policy has successfully...

Four essays, or chapters, model the capital structure, governance, and investment decisions as part of a sequential game. Each chapter is separate in its context, assumptions, and conclusions. The titles of the chapters are below.Abstracts of each essay or chapter can be found at the beginning...

University of Minnesota Ph.D. dissertation. August 2009. Major: Economics. Advisor: Timothy J. Kehoe. 1 computer file (PDF); ix, 76 pages, appendix A. Ill. (some col.)

University of Minnesota Ph.D. dissertation. July 2009. Major: Economics. Advisors: Timothy J. Kehoe, Fabrizio Perri. 1 computer file (PDF); x, 136 pages, appendices A-C.

Incluye bibliografía ; Este trabajo utiliza datos individuales de transacciones comerciales para analizar las diferencias en los precios de exportación entre empresas y dentro de cada empresa con una muestra de compañías manufactureras españolas para el año 2014. La naturaleza...

Versión actualizada (mayo 2019) ; Las grandes empresas de Estados Unidos, al difundir tecnología a través del comercio de intermedios, parecen ser clave para la producción de Europa en el medio plazo. De cara a explicar esta evidencia, el presente trabajo desarrolla un modelo de dos países...

We examine the implications for strategic trade policy of different assumptions about precommitment in a two-period Cournot oligopoly game with learning by doing. The inability of firms and governments to precommit to future actions encourages strategic behaviour which justifies an optimal...