Master's Thesis

To obtain the Degree of “Master of Science in European Economic Studies”, all students have to write a thesis.

Writing a thesis gives the student the possibility to carry out independent research on the topic of his/her choice. The thesis should focus on a research question and show the student’s capacity to proceed to an independent and comprehensive analysis of the subject, taking into account the relevant literature. Students are expected to make a valid, new and original contribution to the subject. The thesis must be the student’s independent work under the general guidance and supervision of a professor.

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DE MEESTER DE BETZENBROECK Timothy (BE ) — C. MOUSSU

Equity-based Crowdfunding: Towards an EU Regulatory Framework to Protect Investors

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MALDONADO Joana (DE ) — C. DE BOISSIEU

Financial Systems and Income Inequality

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O'CONNOR Tony (IE ) — E. de SOUZA

Competitiveness and the Current Account

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VILLA Carmen (ES ) — L. DI MAURO

What Level of Care for Hosting Service Providers? A study of uncertainty, liability and incentives.

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2014 - 2015

COURTY Julie (FR ) — A. RODRÍGUEZ-POSE

Assessing the Impact of Regional Lobbying on the Structural Funds Allocation. A panel data analysis.

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FOURNEREAU Lucile (FR ) — E. COMBE

The Regulation of Taxi Markets in the European Union: a liberalisation forced by technological disruption

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HOFFMANN Philip M. A. (DE ) — C. DE BOISSIEU

The Consequences of Basel III and the Monetary Policy of the European Central Bank

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JACOBS Alexander (DE ) — C. DE BOISSIEU

Should the EU Continue Integration towards a Capital Market Union? A comparative case study on market- and bank-based economies’ impact on non-financial corporations investment behavior

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MESONERO-HERRERA Katia (ES ) — A. RODRÍGUEZ-POSE

Putting the Cart before the Horse? On Education and Institutional Quality Importance for Regional Innovation

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WATFE Gibran (DE /SY ) — J.P. CASEY

The Impact of the ECB’s Asset Purchase Programmes on Sovereign Bond Spreads in the Euro Area

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2013 - 2014

BLANC Ludivine (FR ) — R.C. HINE

The European pharmaceutical industry in a global economy: What drives EU exports of pharmaceuticals overseas?

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BURKHARDT Kathleen (DE ) — R.C. HINE

Estimating the Importance of Non-tariff Barriers in a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership between the EU and the US

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COMPEYRON Guillaume (FR ) — C. DE BOISSIEU

Basle III: what are the impacts of this Regulation on the financing of SMEs?

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WIATROWSKI Milosz (PL ) — M. WALKER

The dose makes the Poison: Economic Analysis of Reverse Settlements in the Pharmaceutical sector

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2012 - 2013

FLACHENECKER Florian (DE ) — R. BLEISCHWITZ

Sustainable Economic Policy. Assessment of Resource Efficiency in the European Union

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VALENCIANO MARX Manuel (ES ) — A. RODRÍGUEZ-POSE

Accessibility and Regional Economic Development

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WAHL Julia (DE ) — R.C. HINE

Industry in EU Free Trade Agreements. Examining the Potential Impact of a EU-Japan FTA on the European Automotive Industry

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ŽIEMYTĖ Ada (LT ) — A. RODRÍGUEZ-POSE

Can Demographics Change Happiness? The Case of Europe.

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2011 - 2012

BOGNÁR Viktória (HU ) — Ph. NICOLAIDES

Carbon Leakage and Distortion of Competition between EU and Non-EU Airlines and Hub Airports. The negative impact of the inclusion of aviation in the EU ETS.

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Jose Maria MARTIN FLORES (ES ) — Ch. MOUSSU

Rating Agencies and Eurozone Sovereign Bonds Volatility: analysis and policy implications of the role of the sovereign rating assessments.

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VOIN Melanie (FR ) — M. GÉRARD

A Contribution to the Study of the Global Competition for Talent.

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2010 - 2011

Kristina Maslauskaite (LT )

Determintants of Life Satisfaction in the Post-transition EU-1O. Is happiness convergence possible?

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Lorena von Gordon (DE )

The Impact of Cross-border Educational Mobility on European Labour Market Mobility.

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Lubomira Bencova (SK )

Costs of Regulatory Procedures and Economic Growth.

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Tomi Tervo (FI )

Management Compensation in Large Finnish and Spanish Companies: a comparison between the North and the South.

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Viola von Berlepsch (DE )

The Impact of Social Capital on Individual Happiness across European Countries.

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