UNIVERSITY OF MALTA FACULTY OF ECONOMICS, MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTANCY. Master of Arts (Economics) DISSERTATION TITLES

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1 UNIVERSITY OF MALTA FACULTY OF ECONOMICS, MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTANCY Master of Arts (Economics) DISSERTATION TITLES Course Group: 2000/2002 No Name of Student Title of Dissertation M1 Attard Antoine Briffa Anthony The Relationship between Labour Supply and Income from Employment in Malta The Impact of very large projects on the Maltese Economy M2 Brincat Andrew A Pricing Strategy for the Maltese Water Industry M3 M4 Camenzuli Carlos Alberto Cassar Alan The Determinants of Total Factor Productivity Growth: An Analysis Forecasting Inflation in Malta: Is the Philips Curve Relevant? M5 Cassar Jennifer Measuring Potential Output for the Maltese Economy M6 Pace Christopher The Polak Model: An Application to the Maltese Economy M7 Sciberras Christine From a Bank-based to a Market-based Financial System M8 M9 M10 M11 Scicluna Marianna Vella Joseph Estimating Productivity of Educational Institutions: The Case of Maltese Secondary Schools The Influence of Houses prices on Household Consumption and Residential Investment in Malta during the period Vella Mary Anne The Emergence of Funded Pension Schemes in Malta: Implications of the Labour Market

2 M12 Xuereb Marisa Zammit Natalie The Tax Compliance Game: A Strategic Approach to Tax Compliance with Special Reference to the Tax Compliance Unit in Malta Modelling the Resource Balance in the Maltese Economy M13 No. of Students: 13 Course Group: 2001/2003 No Name of Student Title of Dissertation Bonanno Cheryl Tourism Multipliers in the Maltese Economy M14 M15 Buttigieg Scicluna Walance Farrugia Astrid The Effects of Market Disequilibrium on Property Price Bubbles in Malta Innovation Policy in Malta: Implications for Economic Growth M16 Grima Melissa Growth Convergence: An Analysis of EU Countries M17 M18 M19 Psaila Roderick Scerri Karl Schembri Peter The Balassa Samuelson Effect in Malta in the Run-Up to EMU Membership The Pass-Through of Exchange Rate Variations and Foreign Inflation to Prices The Effective Rate of Protection in the Beverage Industry M20 Tabone Manuel The Demand for Labour in the Manufacturing Sector M21 Zammit Victor Business Cycles in Malta and their Determinants M22 No. of Students: 9

3 Course Group: 2002/2004 No Name of Student Title of Dissertation BORG Keith A Hedonic Real Estate Price Index in Malta M23 BUGEJA Stephanie Exchange Rate Policies in Small Open Economies M24 BUHAGIAR Gordon Competition Constraints and Economic Policy in Malta M25 M26 FARRUGIA Nadia GAVRITCHKINA Julia Economic Vulnerability: Developing a New Conceptual Framework and Empirically Assessing its Relationship with Economic Growth The Assessment of Household Wealth in Malta M27 MONTFORT Karl The Monetary Transmission Mechanism in Malta M28 PORTELLI Andrew An Inquiry into the Maltese Debt Servicing - Costs at Risk M29 M30 SAVONA Lara No. of Students: 8 The Use of Economic Instruments for Environmental Management in Malta Course Group: 2003/2005 M31 M32 M33 BORG Miguel CACHIA Sandra CARUANA Elaine The optimal size of government with special reference to Malta Conditions for Successful Fiscal Reform in the Maltese Economy Reforms to the Stability and Growth Pact: A Small State Perspective

4 M34 M35 CARUANA Kevin GRECH Keith MALLIA Mirko Female Labour Market Participation in Malta: A Lisbon Agenda Perspective Modelling Tourism Demand: An Almost Ideal Demand System Approach The Maltese Labour Market:: Analysis and Policy Issues M36 MIFSUD Annabelle The Relevance of Lisbon Indicators for Economic Growth M37 SCIBERRAS Louiselle Inflation and Economic Growth M38 No. of Students: 8 Course Group: 2004/2006 BORG Amanda Estimating the Shadow Price of Surgical Procedures in the Maltese Public Health Sector M39 M40 BUTTIGIEG GILI Maruska GRIMA Fabian Should Central Banks Incorporate Financial Stability Considerations in Reaching Monetary Policy Decisions? The Case for the Central Bank of Malta The Impact of Oil Price Shocks on the G7 Economies M41 M42 M43 M44 M45 MEILAK Christopher A. MUSCAT Pauline PIZZUTO Alexandra PSAILA Keith Measuring Export Concentration - The Implications for Small States International Capital Flows To What Extent Do These Impact on Growth in Developing Countries? Adjusting the Human Development Index for Economic Vulnerability and Resilience Micro Firms in Malta - Their Influence on Macro Economic Activity: Implications for Enterprise Policy

5 SAMMUT David Testing for Ricardian Equivalence for the Maltese Economy M46 M47 M48 SPITERI Kristy ZERAFA Mary Anne Electricity Sector Reforms in the European Union. Implications for Malta The Relationship between Unemployment Benefits and Labour Market Participation - An Analytical Report for Malta No. of Students: 10 Course Group: 2005/2007 International Electricity Grid Interconnectedness: An Economic Assessment with Respect to Malta M49 ARPA Efrem An Analysis of Late Payments in Malta M50 M51 M52 BORG Elaine Grace BUSUTTIL Ranier ELLUL Christianne Labour Market Flexibility in the EU with a Particular Attention to the Local (Maltese) Scenario Research and Innovation Policy: Relevance for New, Small Member States of the European Union A VAR Model for the Maltese Economy M53 M54 M55 M56 ELLUL Nicholas FABRI Jean Paul LAURI Romina MICALLEF Brian Governance and Economic Development: The Status of Small Island States From the Maltese Lira to the Euro: What are the Potential Implications for the Local Price Developments and Consumer Behaviour in the Short-Term and Long-Term The Periods? Role of Monetary Aggregates in the ECB's Monetary Policy Strategy

6 Vulnerability, Resilience and Financial Sector Development M57 M58 M59 SCERRI Dorianne SPITERI Audrey Rose ZAMMIT Chantelle An Adjustment to the HICP Coverage: Special Focus on Housing Defining, Measuring and Analysing Poverty and Social Exclusion with Special Reference to Malta No. of Students: 11 Course Group: 2006/2008 M60 DEBONO Christine The Weaknesses of Basel II in the Current Turmoil Scenario M61 FORMOSA Ingrid Measuring Market Efficiency: A Comparative Study M62 GRAVINO Daniel Welfare and Reallocation Impacts of Tax Policy in Malta: An Applied General Equilibrium Tax Model M63 Mercieca Elaine Liberalising prices for Transport in Malta M64 MIFSUD Annaliese The Role of Emerging Markets in the Global Economy M65 PERICI Christine An Economic Assessment of Competition within the Customer Deposit Segment in the Maltese Retail Banking Sector M66 PORTER Caroline Calculating the Green Gross Domestic Product for the Maltese Islands M67 SCOTT SueAnn Measuring the Welfare Effect Brought About by the Entry of Low Cost Airlines in the Maltese Islands

7 M68 ZAMMIT Vannessa The Housing Market and the Monetary Transmission Mechanism in the Euro Area Course Group: 2007/2009 M69 CAUCHI Anabel Constructing a Banking Stress Index for Malta M70 SPITERI Andrew The Effect of the Financial Crisis on European Small States With Special Reference to Economic Resilience M71 CAMILLERI Blaine The Role of Government in the Maltese Economy: How Government affects Economic Growth M72 PACE Christian Assessing The Quality of Public Finances M73 BALZAN Christine Macro Stress Testing Model for the Domestic Banking Sector M74 CARUANA Clyde Assessing the Efficiency and Effectiveness of the Welfare State. A comparative study of the EU27 Member States M75 SAPIANO Ian Electricity Demand in the Maltese Islands An Empirical Analysis M76 DARMANIN Joseph An Assessment of the Maltese Entry-Level Housing Market: A Fundamentals Based Analysis M77 POLIDANO Raniero A comparison between the United States and the European Union regarding the recent house price bubbles M78 ARMENI Roderick A Hedonic House Price Index based on Advertised Prices for Malta M79 ATTARD Silvio Exchange rate pass-through to domestic prices: a pre and post EMU analsysis