This dissertation demonstrates how a transnational conception of poor people as 'backwards' and culturally distinct emerged from the nexus of intellectuals, activists, and administrators who …
Making decisions often requires quick and intuitive assessments of the likelihood of unobserved events. People make such judgments with little effort, quickly and systematically. The …
This dissertation explores transformations in citizenship among indigenous people in Guatemala. It investigates how and why decentralization has responded to indigenous activists’ demands for reconfiguring …
Abstract of Development and Evolution of Scyphomedusae, by Rebecca R. Helm, Ph.D., Brown University, May 2016. Scyphozoan jellyfish are important members of marine ecosystems. Jellyfish, …
The thalamus is essential for normal brain function. The thalamus is widely interconnected with other brain areas, and is best known for relaying sensory information …
Many policymakers assume that citizen participation in development policy will empower individuals and communities by both increasing the control they have over policies that affect …
For non-white South Africans, the implications of apartheid reached well beyond racial segregation. Racial disparities were also embedded in the allocation of public investment across …
I investigate the economic consequences of travel costs in a conflicted and developing country setting, and advance the application of nighttime lights satellite imagery for …
Chapter 1 analyzes the impact of migration on long-run economic development. In particular, I study the European migration to Argentina in the late nineteenth century. …
Much of the current development literature on small and micro enterprises (SMEs) is focused on how small enterprise owners expand their businesses and which factors …