Browsing Graduate Theses and Dissertations - Economics by Title
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Age, Autos, and the Value of a Statistical Life
(Georgetown University, 2014)In this dissertation I examine topics in environmental and development economics. In the first chapter I estimate the value of a statistical life (VSL) for individuals from the age of 18 up to the age of 85 by combining ... -
Attending to Traditional Birth Attendants: Incentives and Responses in Western Kenya
(Georgetown University, 2015)In this dissertation I examine topics in development economics. The first two chapters relate to Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) in the Western Province of Kenya, and the final chapter focuses on network-based hiring ... -
Banking, Real Estate Markets and Macroprudential Policy: Quantitative Studies and Empirical Support
(Georgetown University, 2014)This dissertation studies frictions in the lending market that generate overlending and lax lending standards. Chapter 2 develops a quantitative model to study two frictions: 1) limited liability and 2) banks failing to ... -
Board of Directors: The Role of Networks
(Georgetown University, 2014)Board composition and role in corporate governance have been under close scrutiny both in the academic and "civil" worlds. Independence has been advocated as a way to reinforce the board's power over the managers. However, ... -
The Changing Nature Of The Telecommunications Industry: Impacts On Demand And Regulation
(Georgetown University, 2015)The telecommunications industry has recently experienced drastic changes. The aim of these essays is to examine how the changes in the industry have transformed consumers' demand for telecommunications services and the ... -
The Consumer Credit Channel of Monetary Policy
(Georgetown University, 2017)Using the Consumer Expenditure Survey, I document a new fact that the consumption response to monetary policy shocks is greater for households with higher default risk. I propose a consumer credit channel that accommodative ... -
The Economics of Human Development: Schooling, Nutrition, and Social Protection
(Georgetown University, 2017)While there have been large gains in poverty reduction globally, there is evidence to suggest that the poorest are being left behind. This dissertation aims to further our knowledge of the economics of human development, ... -
Essays in Applied Microeconometrics
(Georgetown University, 2014)The first chapter of the dissertation investigates whether remittances affect child's schooling and labor outcomes in Bangladesh, specifically enrollment in school, labor and household chores participation and performance ... -
Essays in Applied Microeconometrics
(Georgetown University, 2011)This dissertation applies recent econometric techniques using control functions to outstanding questions in the labor and development literatures. -
Essays in business cycles and international finance
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Essays in Empirical Economics
(Georgetown University, 2014)The first chapter investigates the theoretical and empirical effects of increased law enforcement on the equilibrium level of bribes for the case of Albania during the period of 2005-2010. It centers on "harassment" bribes, ... -
Essays in Empirical Microeconomics
(Georgetown University, 2012)This dissertation contains three essays in empirical microeconomics aimed at measuring the causal effects of policies related to poverty both in the U.S. and internationally. First, I examine the whether raising wages at ... -
Essays in Health Economics
(Georgetown University, 2015)The first chapter studies a dynamic model of a fee-for-service healthcare system in which healthcare providers compete for patients by prescribing antibiotics. Using antibiotics limits antibiotic-treatable infections, but ... -
ESSAYS IN HOUSEHOLD FINANCE AND MACROECONOMICS
(Georgetown University, 2017)In the first chapter, we analyze the removal of the credit-risk guarantees provided by the Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs) in a model with agents heterogeneous in income and house price risk. We find that wealth ... -
Essays in International and Innovation Economics
(Georgetown University, 2014)The first chapter of this dissertation introduces the motivation, explains the system of international patents, and then itemizes the structure of the research. As a nonmarket route of technology diffusion, international ... -
Essays in International Macroeconomics
(Georgetown University, 2011)What are the factors behind differences in cyclical behavior of portfolio flows -
Essays in international monetary economics
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Essays in Legalization, Migration, and Diaspora
(Georgetown University, 2012)Chapter 1 presents a global survey of Chinese immigrants, and the events and policies that contributed to their current diaspora. Chinese migration is extremely varied, ranging from students to low-skilled guest workers. -
Essays in Macroeconomic effects of Labor Market Heterogeneity and Impact of Public Policies on Labor outcomes.
(Georgetown University, 2017)My dissertation explores the macroeconomic implications of heterogeneity in labor markets and the role of public policy in improving labor market efficiency. First, I aim to shed light on the importance of individual and ... -
Essays in Macroeconomics
(Georgetown University, 2010)What are the welfare costs of price rigidities when labor mobility is restricted? What are the effects of pecuniary externality in high-leveraged economies? Should Central Banks react to changes in asset prices? How did ...
