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Essays on the Interaction Effects of Policies Across Jurisdictions.
(2013)
This dissertation analyzes the theoretical and empirical effects of cross-border policy dynamics, specifically state level bottle deposit-redemption systems and international corporate income taxation. As governments can ...
Essays in International Trade and Financial Development.
(2014)
In the first chapter, I explore the effect of intellectual property rights (IPRs) on the composition of international trade. The model allows a new channel by which IPRs may affect welfare such that cross-country incentives ...
Essays on Environmental and Natural Resource Economics.
(2015)
This dissertation addresses issues in the economics of the environment and natural resources. The first chapter pertains to the inclusion of environmental objectives into contracts between the government and private firms. ...
Essays in Financial Economics
(2015)
This dissertation provides a theoretical study of bank and household capital structure and how they shape real allocations in the economy.
The first chapter presents a theory of bank capital structure based on a governance ...
Essays on Dynamic Marketing Intercommunications.
(2013)
The dissertation examines two distinct problems related to “marketing communication
dynamics”. The main goal of this line of research is to help firms provide individually
tailored marketing contents to their customers. ...
Essays in Social Economics.
(2016)
The central idea in social economics is that an individual's actions are influenced by the choices and characteristics of peers. This occurs because group (network) membership provides information and shapes beliefs (norms). ...
On the Provision of Public Goods on Networks: Incentives, Exit Equilibrium, and Applications to Cyber .
(2016)
Attempts to improve the state of cyber-security have been on the rise over the past years. The importance of incentivizing better security decisions by users in the current landscape is two-fold: it not only helps users ...
Three Essays on Market Structure Variation and Labor Market Outcomes.
(2014)
This dissertation consists of three chapters focusing on market structure variations and labor market outcomes in the health care sector. Chapter 1 estimates the labor market outcomes--employment and wages--of two types ...
Three Field Experiments in Development Economics.
(2014)
In the first chapter of this dissertation, I study the introduction of a bonus scheme with lottery payoffs at a large agricultural firm in Malawi. The “lottery bonus” was motivated by evidence from lab studies and by real ...
Three Essays in Health and Development.
(2015)
The quality of healthcare is low in developing countries. In this dissertation, I examine two different proposals to improve healthcare quality: improve customer information regarding healthcare choices, or enroll individuals ...