Southeast Asian countries, such as Thailand and Vietnam, have made remarkable progress in terms of economic development over the past decades. Yet, rural areas in these countries lag behind. This dissertation studies ...

Disclosed financial reports have an important influence on the behavior of the corporatemanagement. Managers have different motivations to generate a desired view on theircompanies and this can lead to undesirable side ...

The digital transformation increases the pressure on innovation capabilities and challenges organizations to adapt their business models. In order to cope with the increased competitiveness, organizations face two significant ...

This dissertation comprises four articles. The first three articles analyze auditing research questions using analytical models. The fourth article uses an experimental empirical research method to analyze the rationalization ...

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This thesis contains five essays on fractional cointegration, seasonal fractional cointegration and seasonal long memory. After an introduction in the first Chapter, Chapter 2 reviews competing tests for fractional ...

Motivated by the interdependence of good health and economic development, I study different interventions that might strengthen the health system in improving the usage of specific health services in four essays. Lack of ...

This thesis sheds light on the effects of reducing or escalating international policy barriers on emerging economies, and how these relate to international migration. In the first chapter, I analyze the effect of a protective ...

Die Tierproduktion bleibt ein kritischer Aspekt der ländlichen Lebensgrundlagen, die vor allem den Armen in den Entwicklungsländern unterschiedliche Zwecke erfüllen. Eine verbesserte Produktivität der Tiere hat somit das ...

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