This dissertation examines some of the distinctive features of business taxation in middle-income countries. Chapter 1 studies the role of firms acting as tax collectors …
This dissertation evaluates the impact of public policies and economic conditions on human capital investment decisions. Chapter 1 examines the wide-ranging effects of subsidizing college …
This dissertation concentrates on topics in development economics and applied microeconomic theory. I focus on understanding the relationship between credit access and natural resource management, …
This dissertation studies how schools respond to the school accountability program in North Carolina. The first chapter tests the predictions of a Bayesian model of …
Chapter 1 analyzes how market forces in the retail market for pharmaceuticals affect utilization of health care. Specifically, I study the impact of Walmart’s $4 …
This dissertation examines the influence of Medicare's reimbursement structure on the observed behavior of healthcare providers. Specifically, it studies how hospitals respond to Medicare's disjointed …
The three chapters of the dissertation illustrate the interplay between financial and labor markets. The chapters examine how removal of geographical restrictions on bank branching …
This dissertation is composed of two essays in health economics. In the first chapter titled “The Great Recession and Workers' Health Benefits,” I demonstrate how …
Top executives' equity pay has increased substantially over the past two decades. Corporate boards state that equity pay aligns executives' incentives with those of shareholders. …