Chapter 1: Optimal Long-Run Inflation with Occasionally-Binding Financial Constraints.This paper studies the optimal inflation rate in a simple New Keynesian model with occasionally-binding collateral constraints that intermediate-good firms face on hiring labor. For empirically-relevant degrees...

In this dissertation, I further explore the role of the entrepreneurial sector in creating frictions in the economy. I examine the combined effect of private information and entrepreneurial risk aversion on the dynamics of a general equilibrium macroeconomic model. I analyze the impact of these...

Die Dissertation besteht aus drei eigenständigen Aufsätzen im Bereich der Makroökonomie. Jeder Aufsatz behandelt ein unterschiedliches Thema, und zwar (i) die Beeinflussung des Produktionspotenzials durch die Produktionslücke, (ii) Langzeitarbeitslosigkeit und Fähigkeitsverluste sowie (iii)...

This exegesis examines the proposition that playwriting is an entrepreneurial activity when combined with the role of producer. The thesis demonstrates that, when a playwright combines the two roles and considers the development of a network of relationships in the process, positive steps can be...