Dissertation Proposals and Defenses

RECENT DEFENSES:

Ishani Aggarwal, Organizational Behavior & Theory
Dissertation:  "Cognitive Style Diversity in Teams"
Abstract:  "Cognitive Style Diversity in Teams"

Alp Akcay, Operations Management & Manufacturing
Dissertation:  "Statistical Estimation Problems in Inventory Management"
Abstract:  "Statistical Estimation Problems in Inventory Management"

Steven David Baker, Financial Economics
Dissertation:  "Modeling Financial Markets with Heterogeneous Agents"
Abstract:  "Modeling Financial Markets with Heterogeneous Agents"

David Bergman, Algorithms, Combinatorics & Optimization
Dissertation:  "New Techniques for Discrete Optimization"
Abstract:  "New Techniques for Discrete Optimization"

Maria Chaderina, Financial Economics
Dissertation:  "Essays in Finance:  Pre-borrowing:  Co-existence of Cash and Debt; Predators, Prey and Volatility on Wall Street"
Abstract:  "Essays in Finance:  Pre-borrowing:  Co-existence of Cash and Debt; Predators, Prey and Volatility on Wall Street"

Kevin YC Chung, Marketing
Dissertation:  "Essays on Brand Alliance in Marketing"
Abstract:  "Essays on Brand Alliance in Marketing"

Tinglong Dai, Management of Manufacturing & Automation
Dissertation:  "Incentives in U.S. Healthcare Operations"
Abstract:  "Incentives in U.S. Healthcare Operations"

Marco Molinaro, Algorithms, Combinatorics & Optimization
Dissertation:  "Understanding the Strength of General-Purpose Cutting Planes"
Abstract:  "Understanding the Strength of General-Purpose Cutting Planes"

Billie Morrow Davis, Economics
Dissertation:  "Essays on Education Economics"
Abstract:  "Essays on Education Economics"

Kenneth Goh, Organizational Behavior & Theory
Dissertation: "A Multi-Method Study of Iterative Processes in Creative Project Teams"
Abstract: "A Multi-Method Study of Iterative Processes in Creative Project Teams"

Young Eun Huh, Marketing
Dissertation:  "Essays on Consumption: Top-Down Motivational Processes in Food Consumption"
Abstract:  "Essays on Consumption: Top-Down Motivational Processes in Food Consumption"

Chen Li, Accounting
Dissertation:  "Essays on the Structural Models of Executive Compensation"
Abstract:  "Essays on the Structural Models of Executive Compensation"

Artem Neklyudov, Financial Economics
Dissertation:  "Essays in Financial Economics: Securitizations Trading, Decentralized Interdealer Markets, and Strategic Information Acquisition with Overlaps"
Abstract:  "Essays in Financial Economics: Securitizations Trading, Decentralized Interdealer Markets, and Strategic Information Acquisition with Overlaps"

Hao Xue, Accounting
Dissertation:  "Essays on Multiple Strategic Producers of Informaton"
Abstract:  "Essays on Multiple Strategic Producers of Information"
 

RECENT PROPOSALS:

Ishani Aggarwal, Organizational Behavior & Theory
Abstract: "Cognitive Style Diversity in Teams"

Alp Akcay, Operations Management & Manufacturing
Abstract: "Statistical Estimation Problems in Inventory Control"

Steven Baker, Financial Economics
Abstract: "Modeling Financial Markets with Heterogeneous Agents"

David Bergman, Algorithms, Combinatorics, and Optimization
Abstract: "New Bounding Techniques for Discrete Optimization Problems"

Maria Chaderina, Financial Economics
Abstract: "Co-existence of Debt and Cash;Predator-Prey Dynamics on Wall Street"

Jin Wook Chang, Organizational Behavior & Theory
Abstract: "Perils of High-Status: The Effect of Group Status on Information Sharing"

Kevin YC Chung, Marketing
Abstract:  "Essays on Brand Alliance in Marketing"

Abigail Clay Turner, Economics & Public Policy
Abstract: "Three Essays on the Economics of Education"

Elvin Coban, Operations Management & Manufacturing
Abstract: "Deterministic and Stochastic Models for Practical Scheduling Problems"

Tinglong Dai, Management of Manufacturing & Automation
Abstract:  "Incentives in U.S. Healthcare Operations"

Billie Davis, Economics
Abstract: "Essays on Education Economics"

Michele Dufalla, Operations Management & Manufacturing
Abstract:  "Essays in Service Operations Management"

Kenneth Goh, Organizational Behavior & Theory
Abstract: "Temporal Processes in Creative Project Teams"

Young Eun Huh, Marketing
Abstract: "Essays on Consumption: Top-Down Motivational Processes in Food Consumption"

Jason Imbrogno, Economics
Abstract:  "The Economics of Education Program Evaluation"

Chen Li, Accounting
Abstract:  "Essays on the Structural Models of Executive Compensation"

Qihang Lin, Algorithms, Combinatorics & Optimization
Abstract:  "Large-Scale Optimization for Machine Learning and Sequential Decision Making"

Jeff Lingwall, Economics & Public Policy
"Three Essays on the Economic History of Compulsory Attendance in the United States"

Marco Molinaro, Algorithms, Combinatorics, and Optimization
Abstract: "Understanding the Strength of General-Purpose Cutting Planes"

Artem Neklyudov, Financial Economics
Abstract: "Three Essays in Financial Economics: Securitizations Trading, Heterogeneous Dealers on Decentralized Over-the-Counter Markets, and Strategic Information Acquisition with Overlaps"

Luis Quintero, Economics & Public Policy
Abstract:  "Essays on Specification and Estimation of Models of Markets for Heterogeneous Housing"

Nazli Turan, Organizational Behavior & Theory
Abstract:
"Your Cost or My Benefit?: Effects of Concession Presentation on Negotiation Processes and Outcomes"

Hao Xue, Accounting
Abstract:  "Essays on Multiple Strategic Producers of Information"