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Agriculture in Developing Countries: Land Institutions, Market Participation, and Credit

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This dissertation is composed of three chapters on agriculture in developing countries. Each of these three chapters seeks to understand how market institutions shape farmers ...
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2017
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Gafaro Gonzalez, Margarita (creator) Foster, Andrew (Advisor) Sautmann, Anja (Reader) Bjorkergren, Daniel (Reader) Brown University. Department of Economics (sponsor)
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Development economics
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Essays in Applied Microeconomics

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Abstract of ESSAYS IN APPLIED MICROECONOMICS, by AURORA ALEJANDRA RAMÍREZ ÁLVAREZ, Ph.D., Brown University, May 2017 Essays in Applied Microeconomics contains two main chapters ...
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2017
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Ramírez Álvarez, Aurora Alejandra (creator) Knight, Brian (Advisor) Shapiro, Jesse (Reader) Björkegren, Daniel (Reader) Brown University. Department of Economics (sponsor)
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Mexico Development economics Mass media property rights perceptions crime
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Essays in Development Economics and Public Program Provision

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This dissertation concentrates on topics in development economics and applied microeconomic theory. I focus on understanding the relationship between credit access and natural resource management ...
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2017
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Glick, David A (creator) Foster, Andrew (Advisor) Chay, Kenneth (Reader) Turner, Matthew (Reader) Brown University. Department of Economics (sponsor)
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Development economics Soils, Salts in Natural resources--Management health economics
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Essays on International Trade and Economic Development

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This dissertation contains three essays on international trade and economic development. The first chapter provides evidence that, contrary to the prediction of the workhorse gravity ...
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2018
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Costa Scottini, Lucas (creator) Eaton, Jonathan (Advisor) Blaum, Joaquin (Advisor) Shapiro, Jesse (Advisor) Brown University. Department of Economics (sponsor)
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Development economics International trade
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Essays on Semiformal Financial Institutions in Rural India

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In the first chapter of this dissertation, I draw together the literature on credit market failure and political commitment and propose a new channel by ...
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2013
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Goldston, Jacob (creator) Munshi, Kaivan (Director) Levine, Ross (Reader) Knight, Brian (Reader) Brown University. Economics (sponsor)
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political economy ASCA SHG Development economics Economics Schleswig-Holsteinische Gemeinschaft
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Essays on the Economics of Gender and Education

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This dissertation evaluates disparities in economic outcomes by gender and ethnicity, with a focus on the underlying causes and the policies that can be used ...
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2018
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Borker, Girija (creator) Foster, Andrew (Advisor) Oster, Emily (Reader) Turner, Matthew (Reader) Brown University. Department of Economics (sponsor)
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Gender India Development economics Education Sexual harassment of women Marriage market Tribals in India
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Essays on Urban Housing and Water Infrastructure for Economic Development

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Rapid urbanization in developing countries presents new challenges for designing public policy. My dissertation studies how informal institutions in these cities impact the optimal provision ...
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2018
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Violette, William J (creator) Foster, Andrew (Advisor) Shapiro, Jesse (Reader) Bjorkegren, Daniel (Reader) Turner, Matthew (Reader) Brown University. Department of Economics (sponsor)
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Development economics Urban economics Environmental economics Industrial organization
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Studying the Effect of Formal Rules on Behavior and Social Norms using Lab and Lab-in-the-Field Experiments

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I study the effect of formal rules on individual behavior and social norms using lab-in-the-field and lab experiments. I use dictator games in my experiments ...
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2018
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Govindan, Pavitra (creator) Dal Bó, Pedro (Advisor) Putterman, Louis (Reader) Foster, Andrew (Reader) Brown University. Department of Economics (sponsor)
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Social policy Social norms India Development economics Experimental design Formal rules Behavioral change Behavioral Economics Caste Dalits Law and economics Cultural norms Dictator Games lab-in-the-field experiments
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Wealth, Health, and Child Education in Developing Countries

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Children in developing countries face a myriad of hardships including poverty, household economic shocks, and high disease burden. These adverse conditions curtail children’s human ...
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2017
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Reda, Ayalu Aklilu (creator) Lindstrom, David (Advisor) Short, Susan (Reader) White, Michael (Reader) Jackson, Margot (Reader) Brown University. Department of Sociology (sponsor)
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Social policy Children's Health Developing countries Child health Development economics Adolescent Children Consumption (Economics) Education Multilevel models (Statistics) Adulthood Population Longitudinal studies Social surveys Health surveys Demography Economic policy Poverty Wealth Parent and child Income Households
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