• THE MACROECONOMICS OF FISCAL CONSOLIDATIONS 

  Torres, Jose Luis (2018)

  In the past decade, numerous governments had to adjust their fiscal balance, as a result of the Great Recession and most recently due to the fall in commodity prices. In Chapter 1, I construct a novel dataset to estimate ...

• Essays in Industrial Organization 

  Paek, Yongjoon (2018)

  The dissertation focuses on two issues that are broadly related to the urban planning of Washington, DC. The first two chapters consider the burgeoning food truck industry in Washington, DC and the third chapter considers ...

• Essays on Educational Vouchers 

  Sanchez Montesinos, Cristian (2018)

  This dissertation examines three different but related aspects of educational voucher programs. An introductory chapter describes the relevant questions in the literature, and draws a connecting line between the three ...

• ESSAYS ON CAPITAL FLOWS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES 

  Matsumoto, Hidehiko (2018)

  In the first chapter, I develop a quantitative small-open-economy model to assess the optimal pace of foreign reserve accumulation by developing countries. The model features endogenous growth with foreign direct investment ...

• Essays on Firm Dynamics, Local Financial Markets, and the Business Cycle 

  Blackwood, Glenn Jacob (2018)

  In this dissertation, I explore the relative importance of financial markets for businesses on both firm-level and aggregate outcomes. In my second chapter, I find empirically that local banking conditions are important ...

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