This dissertation contains three essays on empirical asset pricing. The first essay presents the first evidence on how macro trends affect equity risk premium, going beyo[...]

This dissertation consists of two consecutive parts. The first part examines the impact of light rail transit (LRT) investment on the type of jobs (i.e., industrial and w[...]

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the nation’s largest federal food assistance program. The goal of the program is to help low-income families affor[...]