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    • Local Competition, Number and Definitness 

      Doron, Omri (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2025-09)
      In this dissertation, I explore the consequences of local competition inside the DP. I argue that various phenomena, including multiplicity inferences, homogeneity and definiteness, are best explained as locally-triggered ...
    • Engineering DNA-based electrochemical diagnostics for translational applications 

      Zhou, Xingcheng (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2025-09)
      Low-resource settings are disproportionally burdened by infectious diseases due to limited access to early and accurate disease detection. Current gold standard methods, while effective, have high turnaround times and ...
    • Essays in Labor and Public Economics 

      Martin Richmond, Jane Alexandra (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2025-09)
      This dissertation examines how institutional policies and labor market frictions affect human capital formation, employment outcomes, and economic mobility across generations. The three essays explore distinct but ...