These two essays use game theoretic models to examine factors contributing to conflicts within and between countries. The first chapter models alliance formation and investment in conflict in a society which can be divided ...

The first chapter shows how technology decisions affect entry in commodity markets with oligopolistic competition, like the electricity market. I demonstrate an entry deterrence effect that works through cost uncertainty. ...

Chapter 1 is intended to analyze the welfare effects of changes in cross-sectional wage dispersion in a Mirrleesian framework. We first develop a static Mirrlees' optimal nonlinear income tax model to study how increased ...

This dissertation consists of two essays, which study agents' default under dynamic stochastic general equilibrium models with heterogenous agents and financial intermediaries who charge a risk premium corresponding to the ...

The Education and Social Justice Project provides a select group of students with summer research fellowships to travel abroad for in-depth examinations of innovative initiatives in Jesuit secondary and post-secondary ...

Prepared jointly by the Berkley Center and WFDD, this report reviews the roles that faith-inspired leaders, communities, and organizations play in worldwide efforts to assure universal access to clean water and sanitation. ...

This report is the result of a semester’s worth of reading, investigation, and research into strategies for establishing durable peace and security in the global political context of upheaval, transition, and violence. ...

Prepared jointly by the Berkley Center and WFDD, this report reviews the roles that faith-inspired leaders, communities, and organizations play in worldwide efforts to assure universal access to clean water and sanitation. ...

The Junior Year Abroad Network (JYAN) connects study abroad students in a global conversation on religion, politics, and culture. Fifty-five Hoyas in 24 countries on five continents – from Chile to Egypt to China – share ...

A joint effort between the Berkley Center and the Public Religion Research Institute, the timely survey explores how 18-25 year-olds view values, politics, and the 2012 election. The survey provides new insights about the ...