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Essays on Heterogeneity in Markets and Games
(2015-04-23)
Many markets exhibit substantial heterogeneity -- e.g.~in ability, in preferences, in products, in strategies. Allowing for this (sometimes multi-dimensional) heterogeneity can change both the theoretical predictions of ...
Essays in Development and Behavioral Economics
(2015-05-21)
This dissertation consists of three empirical essays in development and behavioral economics.
Chapter 1 considers the impact of heavy alcohol consumption on savings behavior among low-income males in India.
High levels ...
Essays on Political Economy
(2015-05-19)
This dissertation consists of three essays on political economy.
The first essay studies the effect of competition on media bias in the context of U.S. newspapers in the period 1870-1910. We measure bias as the intensity ...
Essays at the Intersection of Development and Education Economics
(2015-04-21)
This dissertation uses tools from economics to study three different aspects of educational markets in the developing world. In chapter 1, I analyze how competition among private schools in Pakistan affects student outcomes ...
Essays in Financial Economics
(2015-05-18)
This dissertation addresses the central issue of understanding how frictions to information flow distort the ability for prices to incorporate new information. In chapter 1, “Forgotten Portfolios”, I illustrate how the ...
Essays on Social Influence in Political Economy: How Expectations and Identity Affect Pro-Social Leading and Following
(2015-05-18)
By social influence I understand the change in an individual’s thoughts, feelings, attitudes or behaviors that results from interactions with another individual or group. Political, commercial and public health campaigns ...
Essays in Macroeconomics
(2015-04-20)
This dissertation focuses on three prominent areas of macroeconomic policy: fiscal stimulus, bail-outs and industrial policy, and monetary policy. In each case, I analyze the nature of the problem without intervention first ...
Essays on Development Economics
(2015-05-18)
This dissertation studies agricultural technology adoption, child labor and development. Although adoption of fertilizers has been high in South Asia, farmers may fail to use it efficiently. Besides higher costs incurred ...