Shleifer, AndreiGlaeser, EdwardHanson, SamuelSimsek, AlpMa, Yueran2019-05-202018-052018-05-112018http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:40050093This thesis has three essays which are empirical studies at the intersection of finance and macroeconomics. The topics include low interest rates and financial markets, debt contracts and corporate borrowing constraints, and expectations in finance and macro. The essays hope to provide empirical evidence, using diverse approaches, to better understand the connections as well as differences between classic theories and economic activities in practice.application/pdfenEconomics, GeneralThesis or Dissertation2019-05-20