DIA Alumni Graduates of the DIA Programme have gone on to build successful careers in academia and related fields, as well as in the private and public sectors. 2018 Name Dissertation Blondiau Yuliya Investments in Renewable Energy under Uncertainty : The Role of Energy Policy, Project Economics and Investor Cognition 2017 Name Dissertation Walter André Federalism, Direct Democracy, and the Expansion of the Welfare State : Social Policy Development in the Swiss Cantons 1930-2000 Jost Adriel Central Banks, Monetary Policy and the Public Liesch Roman Three Essays on Economic Crises, Inequality, and Political Behavior Mannino Massimo The Political Economy of Natural Disasters Trütsch Tobias The Economics of Payment : Essays on the Impact of Payment Innovations on Individual Payment Behavior Eicher Angela Schweizer Gerichte im Spannungsverhältnis multipler Logiken - eine neue Führungsherausforderung illustriert am Beispiel des Bezirksgerichts Zürich Hentschel Friedhelm Thomas Essays on Conflict Economics Schraff Dominik Labor market disadvantage and political alienation: an investigation of micro-foundations 2016 Name Dissertation Baumann Hans-Christian Agenda-setting effects in the Indian general elections: Candidate images in party campaigns and the Hindi and English language press during the 2014 Lok Sabha election campaign Martinez Isabel Income Inequality, Taxation, and Social Spending in Switzerland Mennillo Giulia Sovereign ratings and the solvency of states: a case of structural power Bossard Fridolin Umgang von Leitungspersonen mit Multirationalität in pluralistischen Organisationen. Fallbeispiel der Sonderschulen in einem Schweizer Kanton de Frutos Fernando An economic theory of country membership policies Marti Christian Voting and Legislation in Direct Democracies Platzgummer Peter Performance Management in Arms Trade Offsets: The Rationale and Application of Effective Management Tools 2015 Name Dissertation Gerasimenko Darya Essays on the Political Economy of Commercial Policy during the Crisis Era Hold Arno Essays on the relationship between intellectual property rights and economic development Meyer-Schwarzenberger Matthias Grammatik und Sozialkapital: sprachliche Relativität in Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft Chassot Sylviane Renewable Energy Decision-Making: Style and Awareness of Cognitive Processes Beyond Rational Choice Demaj Labinot Information for Politics: The Polarizing Effect of Performance Budgets on Legislators’ Allocation Judgments Fretz Stephan Infrastructure and Economic Growth Schaller Tina International Taxation, Information Exchange, and Foreign Wealth Management 2014 Name Dissertation Tiemann Alexa Institutions and Economic Development Tusch Andreas Essays on the Impact of Demography and Aging on Capital, Innovation and Energy Consumption Baumgärtner Ulrike Gender and Peacekeeping : A Process of Norm Adaptation in the United Nations Bureaucracy Boucsein René Jacques Konfigurationen politischer Ordnungen in Europa : Integration als ideelle Herausforderung Eugster Beatrice Why are some political economies better than others at incorporating immigrants? A comparative analysis of immigrants’ and non-immigrants’ socio-economic outcomes across advanced industrialised countries Scheidegger Christine Women’s Policy Agencies and Institutional Architecture in Comparison: Building Blocks for Equal Gender Relations 2013 Name Dissertation Fauceglia Dario Essays on Trade, Finance and Exchange Rate Pass-Through Rousselin Mathieu What’s Behind the Choice for Europe? The transfer of European rules, standards and policies towards powerful third countries and towards international organisations Streit Fabienne Rechtsdogmatische Einordnung der offenen Methode der Koordinierung: Interdisziplinäre Untersuchung anhand der Fallstudie Bildungspolitik der EU Camia Valeria Parties' Discourse on Europe Compared: Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of Social Democrats in Great Britain, Germany and Italy 2012 Name Dissertation Strijbis Oliver From Native to Immigrant Minorities: Ethnic Mobilization in Western Europe since World War I Jung Florian Income Inequality, Economic Development, and Political Institutions Schäfer Werner Advancing Ambition: Interests and Arguments in EU Climate Policy-Making