This dissertation comprises three chapters related to the risk-taking decisions of the firms and the households. The first two chapters study the risk-taking from the perspectives of the investment risk of the CEOs and its ...

The sharing economy is changing how people work, move, and interact. At the forefront of an evolving transportation market is Uber, a Transportation Network Company that has successfully integrated technology into mobility. ...

After centuries of neglect, the causes and effects of mental illness have begun being scientifically studied and treated in recent decades. While corollary links exist between mental health and demographic factors like ...

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is widely believed to play a key role in economic development. Existing research suggests that FDI may be positively related to technology transfer, industrial productivity, and overall ...

Urbanization and migration have been a very important issue in many developing countries in the past decade. While bolstering economic development, urbanization and migration have also led to many urban issues such as ...

This paper contrasts the poverty outcomes in states that have adopted an Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) program with those that have not. The models take into consideration the existence of a program, the credit rate ...

Most households in the US do not own interest bearing assets, a direct contradiction of the common

Nigeria’s vibrant and dynamic religious landscape plays many roles in the nation’s life and development. It is also a factor, albeit a complex one, in conflicts and violence that many see as linked to religious divides. ...

Nigeria’s vibrant and dynamic religious landscape plays many roles in the nation’s life and development. It is also a factor, albeit a complex one, in conflicts and violence that many see as linked to religious divides. ...

This report reflects on the eighth year of the Education and Social Justice Project, which provided four Georgetown University students with fellowships, allowing them to travel to Australia, the Dominican Republic, ...