In writing my thesis, I received invaluable support from numerous people without whom this project would have turned out completely different. First and foremost, I would like to thank Theo Eicher who had the largest impact on the course of my PhD. His inspiring lectures, contagious enthusiasm for development economics, our insightful discussions, his continuous encouragement and jolly character wakened my research interests and gave me the confidence to try my luck in academia. His advice in Munich, over the phone, by e-mail and during my visit to the University of Washington in Seattle helped to improve my thesis in every aspect. Furthermore, I would like to thank my co-author and friend Monique Newiak for the fruitful collaborations, her...
my ideas which allowed me to follow my interests without any restrictions. I am glad for his help wi...
I would like to thank Prof. Barbara Fritz, my PhD dissertation’s first supervisor, for her continuou...
I would like to express my special appreciation and thanks to my advisor Prof. Leo Kaas, who has sup...
First and foremost I would like to thank Peter Egger and Theo Eicher for agree-ing to supervise my t...
I had the opportunity to write my doctoral thesis as a research associate in the public economics de...
This doctoral thesis was developed during my time at the Centre of European Economic Research (ZEW) ...
This thesis would not have been possible without the help and support of many people. First of all, ...
I would like to express my deep appreciation and gratitude to my advisor Prof. Dr. Friedrich Breyer ...
First of all, I would like to thank my thesis advisor Prof. Demoz Gebre-Egziabher for his invaluable...
The completion of this thesis would not have been possible without the guidance and support I receiv...
I had the great opportunity to write my doctoral thesis in the Graduate Center of the DIW Berlin. I ...
There are a number of people without whom this thesis might not have been written and to whom I am g...
When I began studying economics, I did not believe that I would ever be able to write a dissertation...
my ideas which allowed me to follow my interests without any restrictions. I am glad for his help wi...
I would like to thank Prof. Barbara Fritz, my PhD dissertation’s first supervisor, for her continuou...
I would like to express my special appreciation and thanks to my advisor Prof. Leo Kaas, who has sup...
First and foremost I would like to thank Peter Egger and Theo Eicher for agree-ing to supervise my t...
I had the opportunity to write my doctoral thesis as a research associate in the public economics de...
This doctoral thesis was developed during my time at the Centre of European Economic Research (ZEW) ...
This thesis would not have been possible without the help and support of many people. First of all, ...
I would like to express my deep appreciation and gratitude to my advisor Prof. Dr. Friedrich Breyer ...
First of all, I would like to thank my thesis advisor Prof. Demoz Gebre-Egziabher for his invaluable...
The completion of this thesis would not have been possible without the guidance and support I receiv...
I had the great opportunity to write my doctoral thesis in the Graduate Center of the DIW Berlin. I ...
There are a number of people without whom this thesis might not have been written and to whom I am g...
When I began studying economics, I did not believe that I would ever be able to write a dissertation...
my ideas which allowed me to follow my interests without any restrictions. I am glad for his help wi...
I would like to thank Prof. Barbara Fritz, my PhD dissertation’s first supervisor, for her continuou...
I would like to express my special appreciation and thanks to my advisor Prof. Leo Kaas, who has sup...