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On the Formation and Economic Implications of Subjective Beliefs and Individual Preferences
(2016-08-29)
The conceptual framework of neoclassical economics posits that individual decision-making processes can be represented as maximization of some objective function. In this framework, people's goals and desires are expressed ...
Behavioral effects of corporate governance reforms and their legal implications
(2016-12-06)
Empirical research provides important insights into legal questions within the realm of corporate governance law. My first research project serves as an example of empirical research informing policy choices. My second ...
Four Essays on Economic Preferences
(2016-08-29)
This thesis consists of four independent chapters. Each chapter contributes experimental evidence to our knowledge on economic preferences. Chapter one shows that a preference for truth-telling per se is even more prevalent ...
Essays on Dynamic Sales and Matching Mechanisms
(2016-10-20)
This thesis consists of three chapters on topics in dynamic mechanism design and dynamic optimization.
The first chapter studies optimal contract design by a firm which faces consumers who know how important the good ...
The first chapter studies optimal contract design by a firm which faces consumers who know how important the good ...
Three Essays in Macroeconometrics
(2016-10-20)
Motivated by the recent availability of extensive macroeconomic data sets, this thesis consists of three independent chapters that examine the ways to approach to this issue from various angles.
The first chapter ...
The first chapter ...
A Contribution to Functional Data Analysis
(2016-11-18)
Functional Principal Component Analysis (FPCA) approximates a sample curve as a linear combination of orthogonal basis functions. It is often possible to describe the essential parts of the variations of functional data ...
Income Risk, Self-Insurance and Public Policies: Consequences for Aggregate Fluctuations and Wealth Inequality
(2016-10-20)
This thesis investigates quantitatively the distributional and aggregate outcomes that result from the interaction of income risk, self-insurance motives and public policies.
The first chapter assesses the business ...
The first chapter assesses the business ...
Essays in Economic Theory
(2016-07-19)
This thesis consists of five chapters on topics in mechanism design and voting.
In Chapter 1, we study a committee deciding collectively whether to accept a given proposal or to maintain the status quo. Committee ...
In Chapter 1, we study a committee deciding collectively whether to accept a given proposal or to maintain the status quo. Committee ...
Heterogeneity in Household Portfolios and its Implication for Fiscal and Monetary Policy
(2016-09-14)
A household's portfolio generally consists of non-tradable and tradable assets. The most important non-tradable asset is human capital. It is the primary source of income for most households and at the same time subject ...
Essays in Behavioral Industrial Organization
(2016-11-24)
How do consumers make consumption decisions if the acquisition of product information is difficult? What determines their search behavior and ultimately their choices? In three essays I examine the way in which the answers ...