Date of Completion
8-24-2015
Embargo Period
2-20-2016
Major Advisor
Richard M.H.Suen
Associate Advisor
Stephen L. Ross
Associate Advisor
Kai Zhao
Field of Study
Economics
Degree
Doctor of Philosophy
Open Access
Open Access
Abstract
This dissertation examines theoretically the macroeconomic effects of asset bubbles and bank competition. The first two essays study the aggregate impacts of bubbles and crashes by extending the standard rational bubbles model with endogenous labor supply. By explicitly considering the labor choice, the studies generate results that asset bubbles can promote economic expansion as opposed to the contractionary effect predicted by previous studies. In addition, when bubbles crash, the transmission to the real economy is much faster than the economy without labor choice. The third essay discusses the role of bank competition on capital accumulation. Within a dynamic general equilibrium framework with oligopolistic financial intermediaries and asymmetric information between lenders and borrowers, the study provides conditions under which a more competitive banking structure is beneficial to capital accumulation.
Recommended Citation
Shi, Lisi, "Three Essays in Asset Bubbles, Banking and Macroeconomics" (2015). Doctoral Dissertations. 828.
https://digitalcommons.lib.uconn.edu/dissertations/828