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Title: Essays on the Macroeconomic Implications of Financial Frictions
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1. Ji, Yan
Essays on the Macroeconomic Implications of Financial Frictions
Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017.
Also: https://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/111365
Cohort(s): NLSY97
Publisher: Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Keyword(s): College Enrollment; Debt/Borrowing; Job Search; Labor Market Outcomes; Student Loans / Student Aid

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This thesis consists of three chapters on the macroeconomic implications of financial frictions. The first chapter investigates the implications of student loan debt on labor market outcomes. I begin by analytically demonstrating that individuals under debt tend to search less and end up with lower-paid jobs. I then develop and estimate a quantitative model with college entry, borrowing, and job search using NLSY97 data to evaluate the proposed mechanism under the fixed repayment plan and the income-based repayment plan (IBR). My simulation suggests that the distortion of debt on job search decisions is large under the fixed repayment plan. IBR alleviates this distortion and improves welfare. In general equilibrium, debt alleviation achieved through IBR effectively offers a tuition subsidy that increases college entry and encourages firms to post more jobs, further improving welfare.
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Ji, Yan. Essays on the Macroeconomic Implications of Financial Frictions. Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017..