https://thesis.eur.nl/col/4296/ List of Publications en https://thesis.eur.nl/pub/9840/ Wed, 01 Aug 2001 00:00:01 GMT <div>Tonies, W.</div> https://thesis.eur.nl/pub/5022/ Mon, 03 Jul 2006 00:00:01 GMT <div>Wang, Y.</div> As one of the dominant members in European Union (EU), the United Kingdom is different from most EU members. Instead of using euro, the single currency used by almost every EU member, the United Kingdom still keeps using its own currency: pound. It seems that it is due to some political reasons for the UK to separate from the euro zone. However, when observers look inside deeper they found all the reasons are related to the economy. This paper will use relative Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) to compare the national competitiveness among the UK and main euro land countries. Some other economic indexes, such as annual GDP growth rate, unemployment rate and interest rate, will be compared successively as well. In the end, this paper will give a comprehensive conclusion on the real reasons for the pound being outside euro zone. https://thesis.eur.nl/pub/5015/ Mon, 04 Sep 2006 00:00:01 GMT <div>Verwaal, M.</div> https://thesis.eur.nl/pub/5007/ Wed, 13 Sep 2006 00:00:01 GMT <div>Schouten, A.</div> https://thesis.eur.nl/pub/4995/ Fri, 27 Oct 2006 00:00:01 GMT <div>Moes, B.G.L.</div> https://thesis.eur.nl/pub/4989/ Mon, 01 Jan 2007 00:00:01 GMT <div>Lu, F.</div> This paper will provide an understanding of the current definitions of corporate governance by examining the question “what is the nature of corporate governance?”. Then, it will discuss the firms in the real world, the dilemmas of corporate governance and some solutions. https://thesis.eur.nl/pub/5003/ Fri, 16 Feb 2007 00:00:01 GMT <div>Ruitinga, R.J.</div> The IMF blamed weak fundamentals for the onset of the Financial Crisis in Thailand and based its policy decisions on this view. The aid package sent to Thailand implicitly confined the Thai policy response to what the IMF had laid out. The IMF’s strategy to rapid recovery did not meet its aims, instead prolonging and deepening the recession in Thailand. The failure of the aid package can largely be attributed to misguided policies by the IMF, but the Royal Thai Government can be blamed for failing to pass adequate laws that were required to reform the economy. https://thesis.eur.nl/pub/4998/ Thu, 31 May 2007 00:00:01 GMT <div>Ooms, R.</div><div>Netjes, B.</div> https://thesis.eur.nl/pub/4984/ Thu, 05 Jul 2007 00:00:01 GMT <div>Kramer, Berber</div> https://thesis.eur.nl/pub/4980/ Wed, 11 Jul 2007 00:00:01 GMT <div>Klapwijk, A.C.</div> This report investigates the influence of Dutch immigration policy, formed in 1998, on Social Capital. The theory on Social Capital used in this research uses a model from Becker and Murphy (2000) as a starting point. We have focused on two variables: ‘integration’ and ‘policy haste’. We conclude that the immigration policy definitely has effects on Social Capital. However we also find that the policy is only short term sighted. Long term problems like future labour shortage are not targeted by the immigration policies of The Netherlands. https://thesis.eur.nl/pub/4985/ Mon, 16 Jul 2007 00:00:01 GMT <div>Kroon, M. van der</div> https://thesis.eur.nl/pub/5011/ Fri, 20 Jul 2007 00:00:01 GMT <div>Shyam, S.</div> https://thesis.eur.nl/pub/4999/ Wed, 08 Aug 2007 00:00:01 GMT <div>Pierhagen, P.</div> https://thesis.eur.nl/pub/5023/ Wed, 22 Aug 2007 00:00:01 GMT <div>Walison, P.M.</div> https://thesis.eur.nl/pub/5001/ Fri, 24 Aug 2007 00:00:01 GMT <div>Poelloe, A.</div> https://thesis.eur.nl/pub/5031/ Fri, 31 Aug 2007 00:00:01 GMT <div>Bayer, A.</div> https://thesis.eur.nl/pub/4987/ Wed, 12 Sep 2007 00:00:01 GMT <div>Tobias, L.</div> https://thesis.eur.nl/pub/4983/ Tue, 25 Sep 2007 00:00:01 GMT <div>Koppenol, E.</div> https://thesis.eur.nl/pub/4996/ Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:00:01 GMT <div>Olst, R.</div> https://thesis.eur.nl/pub/5042/ Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:01 GMT <div>Beijnen, C.</div> This thesis investigates the existence and extent of economies of scale in the European payments processing industry. SEPA aims to facilitate the emergence of a competitive, intra- European market by making cross-border payments as easy as domestic transactions. It is expected that SEPA will spur consolidations and mergers among European payments processors to more fully realize economies of scale. We find evidence for the existence of significant economies of scale using data of eight European payment processors during the years 1990-2005. This thesis also reveals that ownership structure is an important factor to explain cost differences across European Automated Clearing Houses (ACHs).