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 …
This dissertation examines some of the distinctive features of business taxation in middle-income countries. Chapter 1 studies the role of firms acting as tax collectors …
This dissertation studies economic geography, environment, and political economy issues in developing countries. Chapter 1 studies the conservation of tropical forests. To derive policies that …
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 studies the origins and consequences of various beliefs and biases , including the formation of attitudes and beliefs that are conducive to social …
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 chapters. In the first chapter, I study the effect of a seven-minute face-to-face conversation on trust and other-regarding preferences. I find …
Private firms are vital in lifting millions of individuals in developing countries out of poverty. Yet, relative to their advanced economies counterparts, private firms in …
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 …