Economics Theses and Dissertations
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Three Essays in Applied Public Economics: Applications to Vulnerable Populations
(2022)In this dissertation, I study the effects of state and federal programs and policies aimed to help vulnerable populations. In the second chapter, I estimate the effect of immigration enforcement on prenatal safety net ... -
ESSAYS ON POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY AND DISTRIBUTIVE POLITICS
(2022)In this dissertation I study the impacts of a few key features of the United State's majoritarian political system. I investigate the effect of representation, majority political party affiliation in addition to how ... -
ESSAYS ON THE REAL EFFECTS OF FINANCIAL FRICTIONS
(2022)This dissertation explores how different shocks affect real economic outcomes in the presence of financial frictions. The first essay shows that a decline in trade costs facilitated by railroads in the 19th century US ... -
Essays on Sponsored Search Auctions and Online Platforms
(2022)This dissertation covers two topics within the context of online platform design. In chapter 1, I develop a structural model to evaluate the effect of providing user traffic information to heterogeneous bidders in sponsored ... -
Essays on racial and gender discrimination in developing countries
(2022)This dissertation investigates racial, ethnic, and gender issues mainly in developing countries. The first two chapters examine the relationship between mass-media and identity, and the third chapter examines the labor ...