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Dynamic effects of fiscal policy on inequality
(2023-05)
My dissertation consists of two chapters and examines the linear and state-dependent (non-linear) effects of government spending shocks on various inequality measures.
Human capital formation, fertility, and labor force participation in Sub-Saharan Africa
(2022-07)
My dissertation comprises three chapters. The first chapter examines the effect of childhood immunization. After being in power in Burkina Faso for about a year, a military regime led by Thomas Sankara-within weeks, ...
Three essays on labor and development economics
(2020-05)
My dissertation comprises three chapters. The first chapter analyzes how economic shocks from the housing market impact the labor market and family formation decisions in the US. The second chapter explores the determinants ...
Essays in development economics and agricultural economics
(2021-07)
We study the impact of the Kenyan Tea Liberalization program on educational attainment in the Tea growing areas of Kenya. Tea is a major cash crop in Kenya and tea expansion is likely to generate more returns for female ...
Three essays on labor and development economics
(2022-07)
My dissertation comprises three chapters. The first chapter analyzes whether the use of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) as cooking fuel affects the time spent in cooking and employment activities for Indian rural women. The ...
Essays in financial development, innovation, and economic growth
(2020-05)
My dissertation comprises two chapters. The first chapter uses country-level data and examines the diminishing effect of financial development on innovation, and how "too much finance" affects economic growth through this ...
Three essays on regional and development economics
(2021-05)
My dissertation comprises three chapters. The first chapter examines the impacts of the U.S. shale boom on local patents. The second chapter assesses how more competitive political competitions in Sub-Saharan African ...