• The economics of peacekeeping 

      Bove, Vincenzo (Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2012-01-20)
      Since the end of the Cold War, the incidence of civil war has decreased and the use of peacekeeping has increased. This thesis examines some of the factors that influence the demand for peacekeeping missions, in particular ...
    • Essays on Human Capital, Long Run Growth and Comparative Development 

      Carillo, Mario Francesco (Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2014-04-17)
      This research argues that di erences in the distribution of human capital across countries and their impact on the advancement and the adoption of technology contributed to the di erential timing of the transition from ...
    • Essays on incentive design for motivated agents 

      Manna, Ester (Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2013-05-08)
      I develop an overview on the impact of intrinsic motivation on the individu- als’ choice in several economic environments. I start by considering a public good problem in which individuals can be intrinsically motivated. ...
    • IPO underpricing and local networks across issuing firms 

      Fosco, Giovanni (Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2021-11-09)
      Does the geographic proximity to other issuing firms affect the size of IPO underpricing? I provide significant evidence on the IPO underpricing effect of geographic distribution by exploiting spatial proximities across ...
    • State-contingent trust and trustworthiness. An experimental analisys 

      Stimolo, Marco (Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2017-07-12)
      This thesis investigates experimentally how the individuals’ state (e.g. economic, labor and social state) influences their trusting and trustworthy behavior in one-shot anonymous interactions. Moreover, it analyzes the ...
    • Un analisi empirica dei percorsi formativi degli studenti universitari: il caso dell‟Università degli studi di Salerno 

      Roberto, Zotti (Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2012-07-09)
      Il lavoro presenta uno studio di alcuni aspetti del sistema universitario in Italia sia attraverso un’analisi normativa, evidenziando il riconoscimento di un certo grado di autonomia alle università (in particolare didattica, ...