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Modeling International Asset Markets
(2008)
The three papers that comprise my dissertation study international asset markets. The first paper “What Do We Learn from the Price of Crude Oil Futures?” shows that, despite their widespread use, oil futures prices are ...
Three Essays In Open Economy Macroeconomics and Economic Development.
(2007)
This dissertation focuses on issues related to economic globalization and its implications for the domestic economy. The first two chapters pertain to international financial integration, while the last chapter studies the ...
Simultaneously Managing Procurement Costs and Risks.
(2009)
The average US manufacturer spends 40-60% of its revenue to procure goods and services. Transcending its more tactical beginnings in vertically integrated firms, today the procurement function serves as a vital gatekeeper ...
Labor Market Outcomes of Immigrants in the United States.
(2008)
This dissertation focuses on the labor market experiences of immigrants in the United States. Using cross-state variation in the provision of Medicaid for immigrants arriving after the 1996 welfare reform, the second ...
Factors Influencing Demand in Major League Baseball: Steroid Policy, Discrimination, and Uncertainty of Outcome.
(2008)
The research presented in this dissertation represents three distinct types of issues influencing demand. Chapter II examines how a policy change affected revenues. The results show that there was a financial incentive to ...
Human Capital in Developing Countries.
(2009)
My dissertation investigates human capital issues, including education and health, in China. In the first chapter, I test for evidence of an intra-household flypaper effect by evaluating the impact of an educational fee ...