This thesis consists of three essays that address questions related to challenges in the field of Sustainable Finance. Chapter 1 quantifies the salience of greenwashing in U.S. media coverage and studies its implications. ...

This thesis develops two new democratic voting mechanisms that allow voters to express their cardinal preferences and obtain outcomes that maximize social welfare. The advantage of these mechanisms is that, unlike much ...

This thesis is organized in three chapters. The first chapter is titled “The Effects of Tariff Liberalization on Informality" and is co-written with Pamela Bombarda and Maria Bas. This chapter illustrates how trade modifies ...

This dissertation presents a comprehensive examination of the economic dynamics influenced by comparative advantage, foreign direct investment (FDI), corporate strategies, and environmental policies across different global ...

I study the causes and consequences of the decision of active US equity mutual funds to close to new investors. I start by analyzing results of the prior literature, which has focused on performance before and after closure ...

Investment manager skill is one of the most researched topics in finance, so readers may wonder why there are still theses such as this one which launches three new Essays on the topic. There are two parts to the answer. ...

This work aims at investigating the optimization opportunities among several typical service industries where the digital revolution occurs. We made a few contributions in the intersection of business analytics and ...

This dissertation investigates how organizations (specifically social enterprises) create and implement information and communication technologies for development (ICT4D) projects for the people at the bottom of the pyramid ...

In this doctoral dissertation, we explore applications of Operations Research (OR) and Operations Management (OM) methods to various contemporary, real-world problems encompassing healthcare, smart home insurance, and ...