Incomplete Contracts, Financial Frictions and Trade [Elektronische Ressource] : Firms and Consumers in a Global Economy / Michael Seitz. Betreuer: Dalia Marin

INCOMPLETE CONTRACTS, FINANCIALFRICTIONS AND TRADE -FIRMS AND CONSUMERS IN A GLOBALECONOMYInaugural-Dissertationzur Erlangung des GradesDoctor oeconomiae publicae (Dr. oec. publ.)an der Ludwig-Maximilians-UniversitätMünchen2011vorgelegt vonMICHAEL SEITZReferent: Prof. Dr. Dalia MarinKorreferent: Prof. Dr. Carsten EckelDatum der mündlichen Prüfung: 03. November 2011Promotionsabschlussberatung: 16. November 2011AcknowledgementsWhilst writing this thesis I received immense support and encouragementfrom a large number of people. First and foremost, I would like to thank mysupervisor, Prof. Dalia Marin. Her excellent guidance and inspiration were in-strumental to my research. Guided discussions shaped my economic thinking andskills for pursuing academic research. Additionally, I received continuous supportduring my time at the Chair of International Economics, for which I am very grate-ful. I am also very grateful to Kalina Manova who kindly invited me to visit theDepartment of Economics, Stanford University and for her invaluable commentsconcerning my research. I would like to extend my gratitude to Prof. CarstenEckel and Prof. Monika Schnitzer, who I was happy to have as my co-supervisor.Chapter 1 of this thesis was written in collaboration with Lukas Mohler, whosecooperation was a great pleasure and source of motivation.