Browsing MIT Theses by Title
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Essays on consumption, credit, and stabilization
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Essays on contract theory and behavioral economics
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)This thesis is a collection of essays on contract theory and behavioral economics. Chapter 1 proposes a model of choice under risk based on imperfect memory and self-deception. The model assumes that people have preferences ... -
Essays on contract theory and organizational economics
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)Chapter 1 develops a non-parametric methodology for identifying contract optimality in the presence of moral hazard. Following the first order approach, a standard method of computing optimal contracts, the paper first ... -
Essays on coordination, cooperation, and learning
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)This thesis is a collection of essays on coordination and learning in dynamic cooperation games. Chapter One begins by establishing results which are required in order to extend the global games approach to settings where ... -
Essays on corporate bonds
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)This thesis consists of three empirical essays on corporate bonds, examining the role of both credit risk and liquidity. In the first chapter, I test the ability of structural models of default to price corporate bonds in ... -
Essays on Corporate Finance and Financial Markets
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2023-06)This thesis consists of three chapters. Chapter 1 studies the informational role of trade credit and the accounts receivable financing market. I hand collect new data on the contracts of accounts receivable based loans ... -
Essays on Corporate Finance Theory and Dynamic Games
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2022-05)This dissertation consists of three chapters. In Chapter 1, I study the optimal algorithmic disclosure in a lending market where lenders use a predictive algorithm to mitigate adverse selection. The predictive algorithm ... -
Essays on corporate governance and finance
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Essays on corporate governance and investor disagreement
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)This thesis consists of two essays examining the roles of corporate governance and investor disagreement, respectively, in the performance and stock market valuations of firms. In the first chapter, I demonstrate that the ... -
Essays on debt markets
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)This thesis consists of three chapters on debt markets. In chapter 1, I consider the interaction between domestic banking and growth in a DSGE model of sovereign default in order to address (i) the joint existence of ... -
Essays on Decision Making Under Uncertainty
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2021-06)In Chapter 2, "The Origin of Cooperation," we construct an evolutionary model of a population consisting of two types of interacting individuals that reproduce under random environmental conditions. We show that not only ... -
Essays on decision-making in complex engineering systems development
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)This thesis presents three essays on the topic of tools for assessment and decisionmaking in complex engineering systems development. The first essay presents an extension to the design structure matrix, used to present ... -
Essays on development and finance
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)This thesis is a collection of three empirical essays on economic development and finance. Chapter 1 examines how politicians influence the lending decisions of government owned- banks, particularly whether government ... -
Essays on Development Economics
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2023-06)Developing countries face numerous challenges that can impede their economic growth and development. These challenges manifest in several areas, including firms, governments, and households. Firms operating in these ... -
Essays on development economics
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)This thesis is a collection of three chapters in empirical development economics. The first chapter investigates the impact of the dramatic growth of the fresh-cut flower industry in Colombia on different forms of violence. ... -
Essays on development economics
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)This thesis studies three questions in development economics. Chapter 1, co-authored with Shilpa Aggarwal and Rebecca Dizon-Ross, explores how the design of incentives should vary with the time preferences of agents. We ... -
Essays on development economics
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)This dissertation is a collection of three independent papers in empirical development economics. The first chapter studies the effect of a family planning program in Bangladesh, which successfully reduced fertility, on ... -
Essays on development finance
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)This thesis consists of three essays that examine investment choices in less developed countries. Chapter 1 examines how the structure of existing microfinance contracts may discourage risky but high-expected return ... -
Essays on digital economy
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)This dissertation is a collection of three empirical essays studying consumer behavior and firm strategy in the digital economy. The first chapter examines how consumers learn from their market experience in an online ... -
Essays on disability and employment
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)This dissertation consists of three essays which examine the impact of public policy on labor market outcomes of those with disabilities. The first essay analyzes a microlending program for people with disabilities in ...
