This dissertation applies recent econometric techniques using control functions to outstanding questions in the labor and development literatures. The first chapter estimates the Frisch elasticity of labor supply, which represents the intertemporal elasticity of substitution. Pr…
"9" Result
Sort By:
Coral reefs are among the most interesting ecosystems on this planet. Located mostly in developing countries they are often prime examples of renewable resource exploitation under open access property rights regimes. Such resources will almost inevitably be depleted over time. T…
My dissertation focuses on the testing and identification of models of household decision-making, with an emphasis on bargaining between spouses. Chapter 1 provides a framework for analyzing the impact of a change in property division law--a natural experiment that affects spous…
This dissertation is comprised of two chapters that examine labor supply and health in the developing world. The first chapter focuses on the labor supply of older people in Indonesia. In developed countries, most workers depend on public and private pension systems to smooth th…
This Dissertation consists of three essays on health, labor, and public economics. The first essay investigates how gender-specific cancers affect the labor market outcomes of cancer survivors. Using a theoretical construct of labor supply and health capital, this essay exploits…
This dissertation contains three essays in labor economics with a focus on economic and institutional differences in regional labor markets. It separately explores the causes and consequences of two major trends in the United States - the declining geographic concentration of im…
The study of the dynamics, causes, and consequences of changes in labor supply is central to understanding modern economies and identifying candidate policies to improve welfare. Each chapter of my dissertation contributes to one or more components of this broad theme by combini…
This dissertation contains three chapters that study individuals' willingness to work, factors that influence their human capital development, and the interaction between their human capital investment decisions and labor supply.