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Essays in Development and Nutrition Economics
(2019-05-30)This dissertation contains three essays in development and nutrition. These essays focus on a prevalent health problem in the developing world, undernutrition, which is one of the leading causes of child mortality and leads ... -
Essays on the Value of Local Public Goods
(2019-05-30)This dissertation consists of three chapters studying the effects of public goods and public infrastructure investments on urban growth and local government finances. The first chapter estimates, first, how local governments ... -
Choices and Preferences at the Individual, Household, and Community Levels
(2019-05-30)This dissertation consists of three essays that examine choices and preferences at the individual, household and community levels. The first chapter, "Labor Market Outcomes with Heterogeneous Preferences and Search Frictions: ... -
Essays on Human Capital, Environment, and Development
(2019-05-30)This dissertation examines how government policies and natural environment, independently and interactively, influence education outcomes as well as if and how households or individuals adapt to fixed or changing features ... -
PATHWAYS FROM AGRICULTURE TO NUTRITION IN INDIA: THE ROLE OF WOMEN'S TIME TRADE-OFFS AND EMPOWERMENT
(2019-05-30)Agriculture plays a key role in improving nutrition as a significant proportion of the malnourished population lives in rural areas and depends on smallholder agriculture for their sustenance. About 30 percent of the labor ... -
Labor Unions, Corruption, and Electric Vehicles: Three Essays on Applied Microeconomics
(2019-08-30)Government intervention can lead to second-best economic outcomes when market failures occur. However, too much government intervention may result in lower social welfare. The first essay evaluates the welfare consequences ... -
Essays on the Economics of Policy and Regulation in Agricultural and Food Markets
(2019-08-30)This dissertation analyzes the empirical implications of selected policies and regulations applied to agricultural and food markets in the United States. It focuses on the policies at the regional level where the role of ... -
THREE ESSAYS ON THE ECONOMICS OF SUSTAINABLE COFFEE SYSTEMS
(2018-08-30)Coffee offers a unique opportunity to promote sustainability as this production system integrates economic development, social inclusion, and environmental protection. The first chapter of this dissertation assesses the ... -
Three Essays on Agriculture, the Environment, and Peer Networks in Western Kenya
(2018-08-30)This dissertation investigates selected issues related to rural poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa and evaluates whether information - such as that regarding a farmer's soil nutrient levels or agroforestry practices - can provide ... -
Essays on Factor Mobility and Economic Outcomes
(2018-08-30)This dissertation studies economic consequences of factor mobility in three different contexts. The first chapter deepens understanding of the effect of immigration on native wages in a setting where offshoring also takes ...
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