In the first chapter of this dissertation, I draw together the literature on credit market failure and political commitment and propose a new channel by …
Much of the current development literature on small and micro enterprises (SMEs) is focused on how small enterprise owners expand their businesses and which factors …
This dissertation consists of three chapters, each of them containing an essay related to sovereign debt crisis and liquidity. The first chapter, “Sovereign Illiquidity and …
My dissertation consists of the following three chapters relating to stabilization policy in the presence of transitory or permanent liquidity traps, that is, periods when …
This dissertation is composed of three essays in applied microeconomics, broadly related by their focus on how policy affects individual and organizational behavior and in …
This dissertation comprises three chapters. Chapter 1 explores the biogeographical origins of the emergence and diffusion of agriculture. I develop a model showing that large …
This dissertation is composed of three self contained chapters, exploring topics in the Economics and Econometrics of Information. The first chapter is motivated by the …
In this dissertation, I study the drivers and consequences of eviction filings in the U.S. rental housing market. Chapter 1 explores the role of credit …
This dissertation evaluates disparities in economic outcomes by gender and ethnicity, with a focus on the underlying causes and the policies that can be used …
This dissertation evaluates the impact of environmental determinants of health and studies how successful governmental policy can be in mitigating these health effects. Chapters 1 …
When implementing health policies and programs, policy makers and organizations have to take into account not only the direct and intended effects of these policies …
This dissertation documents two important externalities of drug-related violence in Mexico: its effects on freedom of press that arise through the murder of journalists by …
This dissertation explores the historical determinants of comparative economic development. The first chapter examines theoretically and empirically the economic origins of ethnic and linguistic diversity. …
This dissertation studies how behavioral elements can distort economic choices that individuals make. In my first chapter, I study how overconfidence, a widely documented behavioral …
This dissertation explores the institutional and cultural origins of economic development in the long run and seeks to answer some of the important questions of …
Africa is currently at a crossroads. Its fast economic development is being threatened by escalating conflict, which has not only affected the stability of the …
This dissertation consists of three chapters that explore the interplay between cultural, political, and historical factors in shaping contemporary economic and social landscapes of countries …
This dissertation studies the use of information in Econometrics and as a tool for effort motivation. Chapter 1 considers the question of whether there exist …
Rapid urbanization in developing countries presents new challenges for designing public policy. My dissertation studies how informal institutions in these cities impact the optimal provision …