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 …
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 written …
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, …
This dissertation analyzes how air pollution affects manufacturing productivity in India and the degree to which industries vary in their sensitivity to air pollution. Determining …
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 …
My dissertation aims to increase the understanding of the impact of government programs on household economic outcomes in developing countries. My research uses empirical methods …
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 …
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 …
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 …
This dissertation seeks to understand household behavior in rural Africa. Chapter 1 derives a novel prediction of consumption responses to new information by building on …
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 …
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 capital …