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Network Dynamics of Organized Misconduct
(2023)
This dissertation investigates the effect of social cohesion and structural inequality on the persistence of misconduct communities. Building from nascent work that considers misconduct as an organized phenomenon among ...
Essays on Housing Economics and Family Dynamics
(2023)
This dissertation focuses on two of the biggest kinds of long-term decisions in one's life, on housing and on marriage. In all three chapters I focus on previously unexplored aggregate implications of simple differences ...
The Influence of Price Changes on Enrollment: Research Designs to Examine Price Responsiveness in Graduate and Professional Schools
(2023)
A number of studies have examined the impact of changes in price on students’ enrollment decisions at the undergraduate level, but little is known about the price responsiveness of graduate and professional students. This ...
A Comparison Between Local and National Reporting of Corporate Fraud
(2023)
The United States media landscape is characterized by two different types of media outlets, local and national. This study examines how local media differ from national media in the dissemination and interpretation of ...
Essays on Cryptocurrency
(2023)
This dissertation consists of three essays. The first essay provides background on blockchain, cryptocurrency, and venture capital. It will explain the evolution of token distribution models, regulatory concerns, and the ...
Essays on Financial and Technological Innovations, Private Capital Markets, and Entrepreneurship
(2023)
Access to financing is one of the main barriers to entrepreneurial activities and economic growth. In my research, I investigate whether financial and technological innovations mitigate frictions in the market for early-stage ...
Essays on the Economics of Student Loans and Economic Demography
(2023)
This dissertation studies causes of key human capital outcomes in the United States. Beginning with education, I examine how the student loan repayment plan structure changes borrowers' behavior, plausibly affecting both ...
Essays on International Economics and Macroeconomics
(2023)
This dissertation consists of three essays on international economics and macroeconomics. Its primary focus is on understanding how heterogeneous firms operating in global markets determine their prices optimally, react ...
Essays on Human Capital and Economic Development
(2023)
The first chapter studies the causal impacts of education on participation and wealth in defined contribution pension plans, using the 1997 Education Reform in Turkey that led to the substantial exogenous variation in ...
Essays on Incentives and Choice in Education and Health Economics
(2023)
This dissertation consists of three chapters focusing on incentives and choices in the context of the economics of education and health economics. The first two chapters explore potential explanations underlying a puzzle ...