This paper uses firm-level data from the 2010 World Bank Enterprise Surveys to measure the impact of corruption on firm innovation in Latin American economies. Specifically, the paper studies the effects of bribery on the ...

In this dissertation, I study three topics ranging from political economics to the economics of crime. In the first chapter, "Using Rain for Electoral Gain: Evidence from FEMA's Public Assistance Program", I study distortions ...

In this dissertation, I investigate various empirical aspects of the theory of preferences and decision. A classical result in revealed preference shows that when one observes a subject's choice on a rich enough collection ...

I study the effect of higher education on lifecycle earnings and focus on three ways in which education may help drive earnings: the effect of higher education on one’s skills, the effect on one’s ability to accumulate new ...

In the traditional discrete choice model, we assume that consumers know the product attributes without uncertainty. Learning models extend the discrete choice model by assuming that consumers have incomplete information ...

In this dissertation, I investigate the impact of government policies and laws on household decisions with a particular emphasis on women’s employment and domestic violence.

Economists get the opportunity and the responsibility of helping to design public policies. This implies that not only the big picture is necessary but also the details that will make those policies to actually work. This ...

In this dissertation, I study three topics in applied microeconomics and development economics. The first chapter, co-authored with Madhulika Khanna, examines how the marriage market responds to the flooding of the river ...

This dissertation consists of three papers related to the economics of online platforms: one on e-commerce shipping, one on sports event attendance, and another on online concert ticket platforms.In the first chapter, we ...

This thesis addresses the question of whether religious freedom should matter to business. Through a review of current research and my own original research, this thesis argues that religious freedom should not just matter ...