In this dissertation, I examine topics on racial inequality and education in Malaysia and the U.S. Chapter 1 analyzes the consequences of affirmative action policies …
I investigate the economic consequences of travel costs in a conflicted and developing country setting, and advance the application of nighttime lights satellite imagery for …
Social capital is widely studied as determinants of economic growth and development. This dissertation examines the role of family clan heterogeneity and ideological divisions in …
Changing expectations of future house price growth are thought to play an important role in housing boom and bust cycles, but investigating such hypotheses is …