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Essays on behavioral economics and macroeconomics
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
This thesis consists of three chapters in behavioral economics and macroeconomics. In the first chapter, I develop an approach, which I term narrow thinking, to break the decision maker's ability to perfectly coordinate ...
Essays on the term structure of equity returns
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
This dissertation contains three essays on the term structure of equity returns. In the first chapter I document substantial variation in the cross-section of the term premium of US stocks between 1996 and 2019. I introduce ...
Essays on nominal rigidities, bounded rationality, and macroeconomic policy
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
This thesis consists of three chapters about macroeconomic policy. In the first chapter, I study the empirical relationship between nominal rigidities and the real effects of monetary policy. Nominal rigidities lie at the ...
Essays on physician innovation and practice style in healthcare markets
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2021)
This thesis consists of three chapters on technological innovation, diffusion, and practice style among physicians. The first chapter investigates the effect of age on a surgeon's propensity to use new medical procedures. ...