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This dissertation consists of three essays. In the first essay, I shed light on the effect of exchange rate volatility on trade volume, using ARCH-GARCH, or autoregressive conditional heteroskedasticity-generalized (ARCH) models, to generate a measure of exchange rate volatility…

This dissertation contributes to the newly reinvigorated philosophical debates about political corruption. Scholars are often too optimistic when they talk about fighting corruption; the moral imperative of sanctioning corrupt officials seems to make all attempts to eradicate co…