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As the fiscal and financial crisis spread throughout Europe, the public reacted severely not only towards domestic institutions, but the EU as well. As a result, it is important to ask: Do conditions of economic threat negatively affect public support for the EU? How does this s…

This dissertation consists of three essays that examine product differentiation with new technology and allocation of water. The first article present a theoretical model that analyzes the effect of the introduction of functional food produced with new technology. I model consum…

Concrete-Filled Steel Tubular (CFST) columns are increasingly being used because of their many advantages, including high strength, high ductility, and higher fire resistance than conventional steel or concrete columns of the same size. In order to maximise the advantages of CFS…

This thesis combines three related studies investigating if and how corporate governance generally, and managerial power particularly, influences analysts' earnings forecast and asset allocation recommendations. The study also contributes to understanding the recent mixed result…

This dissertation focuses on the equilibrium and efficiency of market institutions, a major determinant of market outcomes. The three chapters of the dissertation study market institutions in the presence of classic challenges: incomplete contracts, few traders, and incomplete i…

Media messages help construct and express intergroup perceptions, define boundaries between ingroups and outgroups, and shape a sense of belonging to social groups. Drawing upon social psychology, intergroup and mass communication, this study focuses on Muslims, a group that has…

Stories involving underdogs, individuals or entities that are disadvantaged in some way and expected to fail, are a pervasive theme throughout history and particularly within Western Culture. Famous examples include David’s triumph over Goliath in the Bible and Leicester City Fo…

Although many of the effects of the flute’s design and mechanisms have been previously studied, the flute’s stopper remains relatively unexplored. Stoppers are traditionally made of cork, are used to seal the upper end of the headjoint tubing, and determine the overall intonatio…

Experimental study of the designer plays a critical role in design research. However laboratory based study is often poorly compared and contrasted to practice, leading to a lack of uptake and subsequent research impact. The importance of addressing this issue is highlighted by …