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The economics of pain management
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
This thesis consists of three chapters on the economics of pain management, focusing on the effects of public policies that reduce availability of opioid pain relievers. In each of the three chapters, I exploit state-level ...
Essays in development and political economy
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
This thesis comprises four essays in development economics and political economy, with a hint of behavioral economics. The first two chapters explore the effects of integration in two different settings: caste in India, ...
Essays on the interactions of local economies and their macroeconomic implications
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
This thesis consists of three chapters about the spatial aspects of macroeconomics. Chapter 1 argues that local labor demand shocks are amplified by migration. I document that within-U.S. migration causes a large reduction ...
Essays on empirical macroeconomics
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
This thesis consists of three chapters in empirical macroeconomics. In the first chapter, I study downward wage rigidity. Downward wage rigidity is central to many explanations of unemployment fluctuations. In benchmark ...
Essays in development economics
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
This dissertation examines three current topics related to development economics. In the first chapter I investigate spatial variation in earnings and the cost of internal migration in Thailand. The second chapter explore ...
Essays on the economics of gender
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
This thesis studies gender differences in educational and occupational outcomes. Chapter 1 examines whether the long work hours required by high-paying professions are a barrier to entry for women, who may face a tradeoff ...
Essays on frictions in financial institutions
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
In this thesis, I explore the consequences of frictions in financial intermediation. I theoretically analyse two financial contracts commonly found in the modern shadow banking system-rehypothecation and securitisation. ...
The Economic and health consequences of lead paint abatement regulations
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
This thesis consists of three chapters on the economic and health consequences of lead paint abatement regulations. The first chapter studies the effect of state-level lead paint abatement regulations on housing markets, ...
Essays in environmental market design
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
This thesis consists of three essays on the design of environmental markets in the face of fast-approaching climate change. The first essay studies a water market used by irrigated farms inhabiting a connected river network ...
Essays on health and social insurance
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)
This thesis consists of three chapters on the economics of health and social insurance. In the first chapter, I examine the distribution of income risk that adults face from severe illness and the social insurance provided ...