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Essays on the Impacts of Immigration in Germany
(Georgetown University, 2022)
In this dissertation, I examine the impact of recent immigration to Germany on various outcomes. I explore the often-overlooked benefits migrants can bring to host countries, as well as policies which may facilitate ...
Essays in Political Economics and Crime
(Georgetown University, 2022)
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 ...
Essays in the Empirical Theory of Preferences
(Georgetown University, 2022)
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 ...
Essays on Education and Lifecycle Labor Market Outcomes
(Georgetown University, 2022)
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 ...
Essays in Development, Labor and Gender Economics
(Georgetown University, 2022)
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.
Essays on the Political Economy and Economic Impact of Fiscal Policies
(Georgetown University, 2022)
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 ...
Essays in Development Economics
(Georgetown University, 2022)
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 ...
FAITH AND BELIEF AT WORK: HOW BUSINESS CAN ADVANCE AND BENEFIT FROM RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
(Georgetown University, 2022)
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 ...
Three Chapters Evaluating Energy’s Bridges and Barriers: Fracking and Renewables
(Georgetown University, 2022)
This thesis has three chapters on energy economics. The first compares two policies that govern oil and gas leasing in the American Southwest. The second provides an overview of fracking and economic research on fracking ...
Essays on Artificial Intelligence, Reinforcement Learning, and Structural Econometrics
(Georgetown University, 2022)
The first chapter presents an empirical study of airline pricing. Airlines offer passengers different ways to fly from origin to destination via complex hub and spoke networks. Despite the increasing use of sophisticated ...