Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic illness that affects the central nervous system. At age 11, my twin sister was diagnosed with MS and one common phrase heard is “Kids don’t get MS”. This mistaken perception motivated me to write a creative piece, a TV pilot that follows two 12...
This thesis contains three chapters studying macroeconomics and trade. The chapters are organized into two topics: inflation expectations and perceptions, and the effect of trade intermediation on economic activity. In the first chapter, I investigate whether households are significantly harmed by inaccurate beliefs about inflation. The chapter analyzes two established...
The Galactic center (GC) is a dense and chaotic region filled with unusual sources, such as intense star forming regions, dense star clusters, nonthermal radio filaments, and a massive black hole. The proximity of the GC region makes it an ideal place to study the unusual processes that tend to...