Quantitative analysis of causal effects in political science has trended toward the adoption of
“causal empiricist” approaches. Such approaches place heavy emphasis on causal …

I develop a method to measure and separate the production misallocation caused by
failures in factor markets versus financial markets. When I apply the method to rice farming …

We evaluate standard assumptions in the estimation of dynamic oligopoly models with
laboratory data. Using an entry/exit game, we estimate structural parameters under the …

Dynamic oligopoly estimators have become a workhorse for industry studies in empirical
industrial organization. We evaluate parameter recovery and counterfactual predictions for …

Do capital grants improve microenterprise productivity? We use the lens of a production
function to re-examine two previous randomised controlled trials that allocated capital to …

We use detailed contract level data on a portfolio of 197 coffee washing stations in 18
countries to identify the sources and consequences of credit markets imperfections. Due to …

This paper focuses on the heterogeneity of firm's characteristics on development funding. It
develops a theoretical model under utility maximization framework with imperfect insurance …

Can large capital injections increase the productivity of microenterprises? We use the lens of
a production function to re-examine two previous randomised controlled trials that allocated …

This thesis is about entrepreneurship within the context of occupational choice in a frictional
labour market. It unites two perspectives on entrepreneurship: the perspective of the …