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A
Name Thesis Title Year Advisor
Abdus, Salam Essays on Obesity and Health
Insurance
2007 Kortum
Adachi, Tetsuya
Estimating Consumption and Portfolio Decisions in an Economy with Jump and Volatility Risk 2003 Luttmer
Adao, Bernardino
Three Essays in Corporate Finance
1995 Wallace
Aedo, Mario C.
The Schooling Decision: a Dynamic Model
1990 Wolpin
Ahmed, Faisal Credit Constraints, Asset Prices, and Business Cycles 2004 Chari
Ahn, Kookshin
Equilibrium Paths in the Nested Utility Model: Cobb-Douglas Example
1982 Wallace
Ahuja, Ashvin Balanced Growth: Theory and Evidency from OECD Countries (1968-1996) 2001 Boldrin
Ai, Hengie Essays on Risk, Information and the Asset Market 2006 Boldrin
Aiyagari, S. Rao Putty-Clay Durable Capital in Stochastic Overlapping Generations Models 1981 Wallace
Aizpurua, Jose M.
Coordination Equilibria in Oligolopolistic Market
1985 Jordan
Akin, Serife Nuray Immigration Policies and Fiscal Deficits in Germany 2006 Kehoe, Timothy
Akkina, Krishna R
Application of Random Coefficient Regression Modesl to the Aggregation Problem
1972 Chipman
Al-Najjar, Nabil I.
Non-Transitive Smooth Preferences
1989 Richter
Ales. Laurence Risk Sharing with Private Information 2008 Jones
Alexis, Marcus
Racial Differences in Consumption and Automobile Ownership
1959 Holloway
Allen, Gerald Lee
Optimal and Second-Best Pricing of Urban Transportation Services
1975 Mohring
Alonso, Iresema
Patterns of Exchange and the Role of Fiat Money and Two Essays on Banking Theory
1992 Wallace
Alpanda, Sami Two Essays on Macroeconomics and Finance: Japanese Land and Equity Values in the 1980s and U.S. Equity Values in the 1970s 2004 Prescott
Alvarez, Fernando
Two Essays on the Economic Theory of Fertility
1994 Prescott
Amaral, Pedro
Consequences of Turbulence and Heterogeneity in Learning Ability for Wage Earnings Inequality
2002 Prescott
Amit, Eilon
The Rate of Convergence of the Core in Economy with Production
1977 Richter
Anderson, David R.
Congestion Pricing on a Transportation Network: Efficienty Gains and Distributional Consequences
1996 Mohring
Anderson, Paul S.
An Empirical Test of the Acceleration Principle: A study of the Relationship between Gross Property and Sales
1957 Nelson
Angelides, Peter
Mode Choice and Auto Ownership: A Structural Approach
1998 Keane
Aoki, Masahiko
Increasing Returns to Scale and Market Mechanisms
1967 Chipman
Arango, Carlos Cuervo
On the Uniqueness of the Equilibrium in Overlapping Generations Models
1981 Wallace
Arimura, Toshihide
Essays on the US SO2 Allowance Market
2000 Geweke
Arkolakis, Konstantinos (Costas) Essays on Heterogeneous Firms
in International Economics
2007 T. Kehoe, Kortum
Aswal, Navin
Horizontally Differentiated Quality Ladders 2000 Holmes
Atesagaoglu, Erem Essays on Taxes, Financial Markets and the Corporate Sector 2008 Chari
Ayuso-Lamadrid, Agustin F.
The Transmission of Fluctuations from the Continental United States to Puerto Rico: A Manufacturing Microeconomy
1982 Sims
Ayyana, Ramineni
A Comparative Analysis of the Kaldor Indian Tax Reforms and the Shoup Mission Japanese Tax Reforms
1966 Brownlee
Aziz, Jahangir Essays on the Cyclical Behavior of Employment and Productivity 2003
Green
B
Name Thesis Title Year Advisor
Bai, Yan Financial Integration and International Risk Sharing 2005 Kehoe, Patrick
Bajari, Patrick The First Price Sealed Bid Auction with Asymmetric Bidders: Theory and Applications 1997 Geweke
Bajona-Xandri, Claustre Essay on Trade Dynamics 1999 Kehoe, Timothy
Ballabriga, Fernando Transmission Mechanisms in an Opem Economy: Spain 1969 -1984 1998 Sims
Bamford, Shaun C. The Stability of Incentive - Compatible Allocation Mechanisms which Give Efficient Outcomes 1981 Richter
Bandyopadhyay, Debasis Distribution of Human Capital, Income Inequality, and the Rate of Growth 1993 Kehoe, Timothy
Banerjee, Shomu Dominance Implementation 1992 Hurwicz
Bangs, JoAnn Home Country Bias 1999 Kehoe, Timothy
Bar, Michael On Labor Force Participation of Married Women:  The Case of the U.S. since 1959 2005 Jones
Barker, Abigail Reed Is There a Culture of Poverty? An Analysis of the Formation of Preferences for Work and Welfare 2005 Keane
Barlo, Mehmet Essays in Game Theory 2003 McLennan
Barnea, Meir Incentive Structures Maximizing Residual Gain in a Firm Under Imperfect Information 1982 Hurwicz
Barnes, Gary The Values of Waiting Time and a Seat on the Bus: Some Evidence from Singapore 1995 Mohring
Barnett, Richard C. Extrinsic Exchange Rate Uncertainty and Fluctuations in the Real Exchange Rate 1989 Wallace
Batina, Raymond G. An Overlapping Generations Model with Endogenous Fertility and Intergenerational Transfers 1985 Rosenzwieg
Baysan. Tercan Economic Implications of Turkey's Entry into the Common Market 1974 Krueger
Beato, Paulina Marginal Cost Pricing and Increasing Returns 1979 Hurwicz
Bejan, Camelia The Objective of a Firm in the Presence of Market Imperfections 2005 Allen, Werner
Benjamin, David Essays on Institutions and Dynamic Contracting 2004 Chari
Bental, Benjamin Capital Controls in a Two Sector Model of Growth and Trade
1979 Wallace
Bergen, Mark E. Two Essays on Vertical Arrangements between Manufacturers and Retailers: Vertical Restraints and Corporate Advertising 1990 Mohring
Bergoeing, Raphael Studies on Trade 1996 Kehoe, Timothy
Bishop, Jesse Protection: Evidence from the 2002 U.S. Steel Tariffs 2005 Holmes
Blitstein, Allen Wage Differentials: Defense and Nondefense Industries 1972 Simler
Blumenthal, Marsha Ann Auctions with Constrained Information: Blind Bidding for Motion Pictures 1985 Mohring
Boner, Roger Imperfect Information in General Equilibrium 1981 Wallace
Bonifield, William C. The Economic s of Ministry: An Analysis of Demand and Supply of Protestant Clergy 1986 Turnbull
Border, Kim C. Social Welfare Functions and Large Economies 1979 Richter
Bosch-Domenech, Antoni A Model of Consumer Behavior with Incomplete Information 1975 Chipman
Boswell Gilleskie, Donna A Dynamic Stochastic Model of Medical Care Use and Work Absence 1994 Wolpin
Boughzala, Mongi Prices vs. Quantities as Instruements of Plan Implementation 1978 Hurwicz
Boyd, John H. The Problem of External Diseconomies, with Special Emphasis on River Water Pollution 1967 Mohring
Brada. Josef C. The Allocative Efficiency of Czechoslovakian Foreign Trade 1971 Krueger
Bridgman, Benjamin Essays on Development 2003 Chari
Brixiova, Zuzana Private Sector Development and Unemployment in Transition Economies 1996 Kiyotaki
Brod, Andrew Ore-Quality Selection in Nonrenewable Resource Extraction 1992 Mohring
Brown, Perry L. Is Collusion Observationally Identifiable 1978 Hurwicz
Bull, Nicholas Optimal Taxation in an Endogenous Growth Model with Human Capital 1992 Kehoe, Timothy
Burman, Leonard E. A Dynamic Model of Housing Demand with Transaction Costs 1985 Swan
Burns, Malcolm R. A Portfolio Analysis of the Economic Effects of Horizontal Dissolution Decrees Under the Sherman Act 1975 Hause
Buttet, Sebastien Changes in Women's Employment Across Cohorts: The Effect and Timing of Births 2006 Boldrin
C
Name Thesis Title Year Advisor
Cao, Rui Essays on Information Disclosure in Financial Markets 2007 Werner
Calsamiglia, Xavier On the Possiblity of Informational Decentralization in Non-Convex Environments 1975 Hurwicz
Camacho, Antonio Alternative Concepts of Informational Efficiency in Resource Allocation Mechanisms 1965 Hurwicz
Campbell, James D Existence of Approximate Competitive Equilibrium in a Non-Convex Exonomy with Fiat Money 1979 Hurwicz
Canova, Fabio Three Essays on Seasonality in Economics 1988 Sims
Canzoneri, Matthew An Econometric Model of Canada, Incorporating Rational Expectations and Designed for Control Theory Applications 1975 Wallace
Carapella, Francesca Essays in Monetary Economics 2008 Chari
Cardoso-Lecourtois, Miguel Essays on Output and Consumption Volatility in Less Developed Countries 2003 Kocherlakota
Carmona, Guilherme Essays on the Theory of Social Institutions, with Special Emphasis on Monetary Trading 2002 Richter
Carpena, Luciane Essays on Economic Growth 2001 Santos
Carranza, Luis Development Process with Imperfect Credit Market 1996 Kiyotaki
Carroll, Wayne D. The Role of Brokers in the Creation of Information-Exchange Networks 1984 Sargent
Cassey, Andrew State Export Behavior and Policy 2008 Holmes, Kortum
Cassou, Steven P. Stochastic Dynamic Tax Analysis 1989 Sims
Caucutt, Elizabeth Essays on Applied General Equilibrium Theory when there are Peer Group Effects 1997 Prescott
Cavalcanti, Ricardo Essays on the Taxation of Capital Gains 1997 Prescott
Cernohous, Zdenek Evaluation of the Bauer-Paish Proposal for the Reduction of Fluctuations in the Incomes of Primary Producers 1961 Coen
Cha, Baekin External Indebtedness, External Shocks, and Macroeconomic Managements 1992 Sims
Chakraborty, Suparna Business Cycles in Japan: An Empirical Investigation of the period 1980 to 2000 2005 Chari
Champ, Bruce A. The Underissuance of National Banknotes During the Period 1875 -1913 1990 Wallace
Chapman, Kenneth S A Theory of Product Warranties 1986 Mohring
Chapra, Mohammed U. Inflation and Monetary Policy in Pakistan, 1951-52 to 1959-60 1961 Smith
Chatterjee, Partha Growth, Democracy, and Trade - Exploring the Links: Essays in Dynamic Economics 2005 Boldrin
Chen, Nan-Kuang Studies on Bank Capital, Assets Markets and Economic Activity 1997 Kiytotaki
Cheng, Wen-Hui (Peter) Effects of Educational Development on Income Distribution in Taiwan: A Microeconomic Analysis 1985 Brownlee
Chiang, Jeong-Wen Discrete/Continious Choice and Purchase Decision Econometric Models for Consuemr Demand 1988 Jeong-Wen
Chiang, Yeong-Yuh Financial Intermediationin the Context of Price-Taking Equilibrium 1993 Green
Ching, Andrew Dynamic Equilibrium in the U.S. Prescription Drug Market After Patent Expiration 2000 Keane
Cho, Sang-Wook Essays in Macroeconomics and International Economics 2006 Jones, DeNardi
Choe, Chongwoo Contractual Arrangments under Asymmetric Information: Essays in the Theory of the Firm 1994 Green
Choksi, Armeane M A Planning Model for the Chemical Fertilizer Industry 1978 Krueger
Chowdhury, Muinul H Essays in Pricing Financial Assets 1999 Kareken
Chu, Hsiao-Lei Trade and Growth with Interactions of Human Capital Accumulation and Technological Change 1997 Chipman
Chu, Tianshu Import Substitution and Export Promotion: In Seach of a Theory of Economic Development 2000 Kehoe, Timothy
Chung, Heetaik Did Policy Makers Really Believe in the Phillips Curve?: An Econometric Test 1990 Sims
Cipriani, Corindo J. A Labor Market Model: Married Women 1970 Simler
Cociuba, Simona Essays on Growth and Development 2007 Boldrin, McGrattan
Colonna, Fabrizio Essays on Labor Markets 2008 Eckstein
Combs, Kathryn L The Role of Information Sharing in Cooperative Research and Development 1988 Mohring
Conesa, Juan Carlos Macroeconomic Effects of Idiosyncratic Uncertainty 1999 Kehoe, Timothy
Conway, William B. Capitalization of the Property Tax: An Empirical Study 1969 Foster
Copeland, Adam Essays on Incentives and Information 2002 Holmes
Coscia, Carl Three Essays on Government Formation 2006 Merlo
Cotter, Kevin D. Agents' Information as a Market Variable: New Techniques 1984 Jordan
Craig, Barbara J. The Dynamics of International Borrowing and Payments Crises 1988 Chipman
Cremers, Emily General Equilbrium with Trade Balance and Interest Rate Equalization 1991 Wallace
Cumming, Christine M. An International Comparison of Income Distribution 1983 Chipman
D
Name Thesis Title Year Advisor
da Cunha, Alexandre Optimal Exchange Rate Policy 2001 Chari
Dahl, Carol Demand for Gasoline 1977 Sims
Dalton, Michael Economic Growth, Agricultural Production, and Global Warming 1995 Mohring
Daniel, Joseph Peak-Load-Congestion Pricing and Optimal Capacity of Large Hub Airports: With Application to the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport 1992 Mohring
Daniel, Mark Problems in the Theory of Labor Supply 1974 Simler
Dardis, Rachel The Welfare Vost of Agricultural Protections 1965 Coen
Davidson, Gestur Manpower Substitution and Hospital Efficiency 1978 Sims
De Nicolo, Gianni Optimal Banking Arrangments in Some Diamond and Dybvig Models with Sequential Service 1992 Wallace
Dent, Warren The Distribution of the Maximum Likelihood Estimator of the Auto-Correlation Coefficient in a Linear Model with Autoregressive Disturbances 1971 Hildreth
Dewald, William Monetary Conrol and the Distribution of Money 1963 Brownlee
Diaz, Antonia Land Reform and Property Rights 1995 Kehoe, Timothy
Diaz, Julian Essays in International Economics 2006 Kehoe, Timothy
Diaz-Gimenez, Javier Business Cycle Fluctuations and the Cost of Insurance in Computalbe Heterogeneous Agent Monetary Economies 1990 Prescott
DiStefano, Enrica Home Leaving in Italy: Why So Late? 2009 Eckstein
Doblas-Madrid, Antonio Essays in International Macroeconomics 2005 Kehoe, Timothy
Bassetto
Domian, Dale Relations Among Dividends, Earnings, and Investment 1987 Simler
Dore, Ousmane Essays on Inflation, Exchange Controls and Real Exchange Rate in Developing Countries 1995 Chipman
Drees, Burkhard Financial Intermediation in Generalized Diamong-Dybvig Models 1989 Wallace
Drozd, Lukasz Essays in International Economics 2007 Chari, P. Kehoe
Dubovyk, Tetyana Human Capital and Macroeconomic Policies 2007 T. Kehoe, McGrattan
Duncombe, Bruce Interregional Multipliers 1964 Henderson
Duran-Hernandez, Julio Balance of Payments in Spain: An Econometric Study 1978 Krueger
E
Name Thesis Title Year Advisor
Eagle, David M. Federal-Funds-Rate Volatility and the Reserve-Maintenance Period 1986 Wallace
Eaton, Paul W. On the Intersection of Edgeworth and Equilibrium Sets 1965 Hurwicz
Echevarria, Cristina Sectoral Composition and its Relation to Development 1992 Kehoe, Timothy
Ecklund, George Taxation in Communist China, 1950-59 1962 Bronfenbrenner
Eckstein, Zvi Rational Expectation Modeling of Agricultural Supply 1981 Krueger
Edwards, Ronald Essays in Fiscal Centraliztion and Economic Development 1999 Prescott
Effendi, Rino Uneven Economic Development in Indonesia: A Dynamic Endogenous Growth Model 1994 Schuh
Eichenbaum, Martin A Rational Expectations Equilibrium Model of the Cyclical Behavior of Employment and Inventories of Finished Goods 1981 Sargent
El-Hodiri, Mohamed Ali Optimality Criteria Of Economic Growth as Examples of Optimal Resource Allocation over Time 1955 Hurwicz
Elliott, Donald The Determination of Primary and Secondary Education Expenditure from Minnesota School Districts' Own Sources, 1970-1971 1976 Brownlee
Emerson, Frank C. The Determinants of Residential Value with Special Reference to the Effects of Aircraft Nuisance and Other Environmental Features 1969 Mohring
Emery, Edward D. An Investigation of the Potential Welfare Effects from Rate of Return Regulation of the Steam-Electric Industry in the United States 1969 Mohring
Eraslan, Hulya Essays in Bargaining Theory with an Application to Corporate Bankruptcy Reorganization 2001 Merlo
Eren, Nevzat Essays in Finance and Mechanism Design 2007 McLennan, Richter, Werner
Erosa-Etchebehere, Andres Financial Intermediation and Economic Development 1996 Prescott
Escolano, Julio Essays on Fiscal Policy, Intergenerational Transfers and Distribution of Wealth 1992 Kehoe, Timothy
Eskin, Gerald J. Prediction of Demand Under a Change in Consumption Technology 1971 Hurwicz
Espinosa-Vega, Marco Multiple Reserve Requirements in a Small Open Economy 1988 Wallace
F
Name Thesis Title Year Advisor
Fagerlund, Edward The Urban Settlement Pattern and the Cost of Providing Wastewater Disposal Service 1979 Mohring
Falaris, Evangelos Migration: A Study of Choice among Discrete Alternatives 1979 Sims
Falk, Barry An Application of Rational Expectations Modelling Techniques to Policy Evaluation in the Housing Market 1982 Swan
Fan, Cheun-Mei Lee Financing Local Government Expenditures: A Cost-Minimization Approach 1972 Brownlee
Fan, Liang-Shing A Study in the Maturity Structure of Interest Rates 1965 Karekan
Farber, Leslie Price Lining: A Transaction Cost-Information Cost Approach 1977 Brownlee
Feller, Irwin Regional Variations in the Diffusion of Innovations: The Case of Draper Loom 1966 Schmookler
Feng, Qi Two Essays on Trade Polcy and Interest Groups 2000 Chipman
Fernandez-Blanco, Javier Essays on Directed Research 2008 Boldrin, Perri
Fernandez-Villaverde, Jesus Essays in Macroeconomic Dynamics 2001 Ohanian
Ferrall, Christopher N. Agents Becoming Principals: Theory and Estimation of a Tournament Model of Promotions in Partnerships 1990 Wolpin
Figueroa, Nicolas Two Essays in Mechanism Design 2006 Richter
Finkler, Merton The Influence of Municipal Fiscal Policy on Single Family Residential Property Value 1979 Brownlee
Fisher, Lance Essays on the Term Structure of Interest Rates 1988 Foster
Fitzgerald, Terry Team Production in General Equilibrium: Theory and an Application 1995 Prescott
Freeman, Scott Transaction Costs and the Optimal Quantity of Money 1983 Wallace
 
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