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Dissertations from 2023 2023
Essays on International Trade and Economic Growth , Mateo Hoyos, Economics
THREE ESSAYS ON MACROECONOMICS AND DEVELOPMENT , Guilherme Klein Martins, Economics
THREE ESSAYS ON ALLOCATION OF COSTS AND BENEFITS, CREDIT, AND TIME , Anamika Sen, Economics
Dissertations from 2022 2022
THREE ESSAYS on GROWTH and DISTRIBUTION in DUAL ECONOMIES , Adam Aboobaker, Economics
WORK, WORKERS, AND REPRODUCING SOCIAL CONTROL: RACIAL POST-FORDISM AND ALTERNATIVE SYSTEMS , Hannah Rebecca Archambault, Economics
Employer Power: Consequences for Wages, Inequality and Spillovers , Ihsaan Bassier, Economics
THREE ESSAYS ON SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES: HEALTH, GENDER, AND POLICING , Travis B. Campbell, Economics
CREATION OF ECONOMIC GROWTH AND COMPETITION THROUGH GREEN-INDUSTRIAL POLICIES , Camilo A. Gallego, Economics
Essays on Unpaid Care and Gender Inequality in India , Leila Gautham, Economics
THREE ESSAYS ON TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE, THE STATE, AND EMPLOYMENT , Baris Guven, Economics
CONSTRAINTS AND ACCOMMODATED PREFERENCE: ESSAYS ON GENDER AND SOCIOECONOMIC INEQUALITY IN PAKISTAN , Sana Khalil, Economics
Essays on Anti-Discrimination Legislation Enforcement and Sex-Based Discrimination in U.S. Labor Markets , Carly McCann, Economics
THREE ESSAYS ON THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF THE CFA FRANC , Francis Perez, Economics
THREE ESSAYS ON THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF CULTURAL PRODUCTION AND CREATIVE LABOR , Luke Pretz, Economics
FOUR ESSAYS ON PEACE CONSOLIDATION AND ETHNIC RECONCILIATION IN POSTWAR SRI LANKA , Narayani Sritharan, Economics
The Political Economy of Consumer Credit Expansion and Real Exchange Rate Policy in Dual Economies , Esra Nur Ugurlu, Economics
Dissertations from 2021 2021
Three Essays on Learning and Conflict Applied to Developing Countries , Amal Ahmad, Economics
The Political Economy of the Cost of Foreign Exchange Intervention , Devika Dutt, Economics
CARE WORK IN CHILE’S SEGREGATED CITIES , Manuel Garcia, Economics
ESSAYS ON EXCHANGE RATE SHOCKS AND THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF LOCAL FISCAL POLICY IN BRAZIL , Raphael Rocha Gouvea, Economics
THREE ESSAYS ON THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF GLOBAL INACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE , Tyler A. Hansen, Economics
Three Essays on Socio-Institutional Ecosystems & Labor Structures , Jonathan Donald Jenner, Economics
CONSTRUCTING A MARXIAN INPUT-OUTPUT MODEL CONSIDERING THE TURNOVER OF CAPITAL AND REVISITING THE FALLING-RATE-OF-PROFIT HYPOTHESIS , Junshang Liang, Economics
Three Essays on Structural Change and Labor Market Adjustment in Developing Countries , Karmen Naidoo, Economics
THREE ESSAYS ON EMPLOYMENT IMPACTS OF LABOR MARKET POLICIES , Simon Dominik Sturn, Economics
THREE ESSAYS ON LABOR AND MARRIAGE MARKETS: FARM CRISIS AND RURAL-TO-URBAN MIGRATION IN THE UNITED STATES, 1920-1940 , Jennifer Withrow, Economics
Dissertations from 2020 2020
THREE ESSAYS ON GENDER-SPECIFIC EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES OF MACROECONOMIC POLICIES , SELIN SECIL AKIN, Economics
A New Economic History of Deindustrialization: Class Conflict and Race in the Motor City , Jackson Allison, Economics
THREE ESSAYS ON MICROECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF POLITICAL ECONOMY: EXPLOITATION, TECHNICAL CHANGE, AND MULTISECTORAL ANALYSIS , Weikai Chen, Economics
Essays on Food Security, Gender and Agriculture , Berna Dogan, Economics
THREE ESSAYS ON THE ECONOMICS OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE , Kuochih Huang, Economics
THREE ESSAYS ON POLITICAL ECONOMY OF UNEVEN DEVELOPMENT: SPACE, CLASS AND STATE IN PAKISTAN , Danish Khan, Economics
ESSAYS ON WOMEN AND WORK IN INDIA AND ON OTHER-REGARDING PREFERENCES , Sai Madhurika Mamunuru, Economics
THREE ESSAYS ON THE ROLE OF INSTITUTIONS IN INDIAN AGRICULTURE , Kartik Misra, Economics
Neoliberal Capitalism and the Evolution of the U.S. Healthcare System , Samantha Sterba, Economics
THREE ESSAYS ON THE PAST AND FUTURE OF SOCIALISM , Mihnea Tudoreanu, Economics
THREE ESSAYS ON THE ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL ECONOMY OF THE “SCHOOL-TO-PRISON PIPELINE” , Anastasia C. Wilson, Economics
Endogenous Money, Corporate Liquidity Preferences and the Transformation of the U.S. Financial System , Yeo Hyub Yoon, Economics
Dissertations from 2019 2019
The Historical and Legal Creation of a Fissured Workplace: The Case of Franchising , Brian Callaci, Economics
Essays on the Minimum Wage, Immigration, and Privatization , Doruk Cengiz, Economics
Bangladesh's Energy Policy: Economic, Environmental, and Climate Change Impacts , Rohini Kamal, Economics
THREE ESSAYS ON THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF THE ENVIRONMENT , An Li, Economics
REVISITING THE EAST ASIAN MIRACLE: LABOR REGIMES, PROFITABILITY AND ACCUMULATION , Zhongjin Li, Economics
Dimensions of US Global Financial Power: Essays on Financial Sanctions, Global Imbalances, and Sovereign Default , Mariam Majd, Economics
THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF ACCUMULATION IN SOUTH AFRICA: Resource Extraction, Financialization, and Capital Flight as Barriers to Investment and Employment Growth , Seeraj Mohamed, Economics
STATE-LOCAL GOVERNMENT SPENDING, MACROECONOMIC FISCAL POLICY, AND THE BUSINESS CYCLE , Amanda Page-Hoongrajok, Economics
Essays on Monetary Policy in Developing Countries: Income Distribution, Housing and Unemployment , Zhandos Ybrayev, Economics
Resource Rents, Public Investment and Economic Development: The Case of Bolivia , Raul Zelada Aprili, Economics
Dissertations from 2018 2018
Three Essays on Governments and Financial Crises in Developing Economies, 1870-1913 , Peter H. Bent, Economics
Constraining Labor's “Double Freedom”: Revisiting the Impact of Wrongful Discharge Laws on Labor Markets, 1979-2014 , Eric Hoyt, Economics
SOCIAL STRUCTURE OF ACCUMULATION IN TURKEY (1963 – 2015) , Osman C. Icoz, Economics
Stumbling Toward the Up Escalator: How Trends in International Trade, Investment, and Finance Have Complicated Latin America’s Quest for Sustainable, Diversified Economic Development , Mary Eliza Rebecca Ray, Economics
Forms of Naturalism in Seminal Neoclassical Texts: An Analysis and Comparison of Léon Walras, John Bates Clark, and William Stanley Jevons , Mark Silverman, Economics
THREE ESSAYS ON CHILD WELFARE IN CÔTE D’IVOIRE , Didier Wayoro, Economics
Dissertations from 2017 2017
Currency Mismatch and Balance Sheet Effects of Exchange Rate in Turkish Non-Financial Corporations , Serkan Demirkilic, Economics
The Impacts of Foreign Labor Migration of Men on Women's Empowerment in Nepal , Pratistha Joshi Rajkarnikar, Economics
Real and Nominal Effects of Exchange Rate Regimes , Emiliano Libman, Economics
Three Essays on International Economics and Finance , Juan Antonio Montecino, Economics
THREE ESSAYS ON “DOING CARE”, GENDER DIFFERENCES IN THE WORK DAY, AND WOMEN’S CARE WORK IN THE HOUSEHOLD , Avanti Mukherjee, Economics
Dissertations from 2016 2016
Colonial and Post-Colonial Origins of Agrarian Development: The Case of Two Punjabs , Shahram Azhar, Economics
Three Essays on the Social Determinants of Early Childhood Health and Development , Andrew Barenberg, Economics
ELITE CAPTURE, FREE RIDING, AND PROJECT DESIGN: A CASE STUDY OF A COMMUNITY-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IN CEARÁ, BRAZIL , Jessica Carrick-Hagenbarth, Economics
Three Essays on Sustainable Development in China: Social, Economic and Environmental Aspects , Ying Chen, Economics
Three Essays on Women's Land Rights in Rural Peru , Rosa L. Duran, Economics
Three Essays on Economic Stages and Transition , Ricardo R. Fuentes-Ramírez, Economics
Three Essays on U.S. Household Debt and the Sources of Systemic Financial Fragility , Thomas Herndon, Economics
Essays on Household Health Expenditures, National Health Insurance and Universal Access to Health Care in Ghana , EVELYN KWAKYE, Economics
Microfinance, Household Indebtedness and Gender Inequality , Theresa Mannah-Blankson, Economics
Three Essays on Labor Market Friction and the Business Cycle , Jong-seok Oh, Economics
Three Essays on Sustainability , Mark V. Paul, Economics
The Political Economy of Smallholder Incorporation and Land Acquisition , Alfredo R. Rosete, Economics
Employment and Family Leave Mandates: Three Essays on Labor Supply and Demand, Nontraditional Families, and Family Policy , Samantha Schenck, Economics
Endogenous Capacity, Multiple Equilibria and Thirlwall's Law: Theory and an Empirical Application to Mexico: 1950 - 2012. , Juan Alberto Vázquez Muñoz, Economics
Three Essays on the Macroeconomic Impacts of Rent Seeking , Kurt von Seekamm, Economics
Dissertations from 2015 2015
Essays on Growth Complementarity Between Agriculture and Industry in Developing Countries , Joao Paulo de Souza, Economics
Structural Transformation, Culture, and Women’s Labor Force Participation in Turkey , yasemin dildar, Economics
Essays on Information, Income, and the Sharing Economy , Anders F. Fremstad, Economics
Essays on Inequality, Credit Constraints, and Growth in Contemporary Mexico , Leopoldo Gómez-Ramírez, Economics
Three Essays on Macroeconomic Implications of Contemporary Financial Intermediation , Hyun Woong Park, Economics
The Labor Share Question in China , Hao Qi, Economics
Three essays on economic inequality and environmental degradation , Klara Zwickl, Economics
Dissertations from 2014 2014
Common Pool Resources and Rural Livelihoods in Stung Treng Province of Cambodia , Pitchaya Boonsrirat, Economics
The financialization of the nonfinancial corporation in the post-1970 U.S. economy , Leila Emami Davis, Economics
The Financial Underpinnings of the EU Crisis: Financial Deregulation, Privatization, and Asymmetric State Power , Nina Q. Eichacker, Economics
THE FINANCIAL SECTOR AND INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA: ESSAYS ON ACCESS TO FINANCE FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES IN SOUTH SUDAN AND KENYA , James A. Garang, Economics
OUTPUT FLUCTUATIONS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN LATIN AMERICA IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE GREAT RECESSION , Gonzalo Hernandez Jimenez, Economics
TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS INEQUALITY IN SOUTH KOREA , Hyeon-Kyeong Kim, Economics
Three Essays in Macroeconomic History , Joshua W. Mason, Economics
Essays on the Evolution of Inequality , Cem Oyvat, Economics
FINANCIALIZATION OF THE COMMODITIES FUTURES MARKETS AND ITS EFFECTS ON PRICES , Manisha Pradhananga, Economics
Productive Stagnation and Unproductive Accumulation in the United States, 1947-2011. , Tomas N. Rotta, Economics
Advertising and the Creation of Exchange Value , Zoe Sherman, Economics
Understanding Income Inequality in the United States , Mark J. Stelzner, Economics
CARE TIME IN THE U.S.: MEASURES, DETERMINANTS, AND IMPLICATIONS , Joo Yeoun Suh, Economics
Essays on the minimum wage , Ben Zipperer, Economics
Dissertations from 2013 2013
Credit Chains, Credit Bubles, and Financial Fragility: Explaining The U.S. Financial Crisis of 2007-09 , Thomas L Bernardin, Economics
A Knife Hidden in Roses: Development and Gender Violence in the Dominican Republic , Cruz Caridad Bueno, Economics
Sustaining Rural Livelihoods in Upper Svaneti, Republic of Georgia , Robin J Kemkes, Economics
Contract as Contested Terrain: An Economic History of Law and the Rise of American Capitalism , Daniel P MacDonald, Economics
Essays on the Rising Demand for Convenience in Meal Provisioning in the United States , Tamara Ohler, Economics
Social Emulation, the Evolution of Gender Norms, and Intergenerational Transfers: Three Essays on the Economics of Social Interactions , Seung-Yun Oh, Economics
Decollectivization and Rural Poverty in Post-Mao China: A Critique of the Conventional Wisdom , Zhaochang Peng, Economics
Capitalist Crisis and Capitalist Reaction: The Profit Squeeze, the Business Roundtable, and the Capitalist Class Mobilization of the 1970s , Alejandro Reuss, Economics
The Economics of Same-Sex Couple Households: Essays on Work, Wages, and Poverty , Alyssa Schneebaum, Economics
The Political Economy of Cultural Production: Essays on Music and Class , Ian J. Seda Irizarry, Economics
Essays Of Human Capital Formation , Owen Thompson, Economics
Dissertations from 2012 2012
Knowledge, Gender, and Production Relations in India's Informal Economy , Amit Basole, Economics
Macroeconomic and Microeconomic Determinants of Informal Employment: The Case of Clothing Traders in Johannesburg, South Africa , Jennifer E Cohen, Economics
The Relationship Between Mass Incarceration and Crime in the Neoliberal Period in the United States , Geert Leo Dhondt, Economics
Fair Trade, Agrarian Cooperatives, and Rural Livelihoods in Peru , Noah Enelow, Economics
Organic Farming and Rural Transformations in the European Union: A Political Economy approach , Charalampos Konstantinidis, Economics
The Sources of Financial Profit: A Theoretical and Empirical Investigation of the Transformation of Banking in the US , Iren G. Levina, Economics
A Minskian Approach to Financial Crises with a Behavioural Twist: A Reappraisal of the 2000-2001 Financial Crisis in Turkey , Mathieu Perron-Dufour, Economics
Essays on Urban Sprawl, Race, and Ethnicity , Jared M. Ragusett, Economics
Agriculture and Class: Contradictions of Midwestern Family Farms Across the Twentieth Century , Elizabeth Ann Ramey, Economics
Women In Conflict, Peacebuilding And Reconstruction: Insights From The Aftermath Of Nepal's Maoist Insurgency , Smita Ramnarain, Economics
Money, Reality, and Value: Non-Commodity Money in Marxian Political Economy , Joseph Thomas Rebello, Economics
Three essays on oil scarcity, global warming and energy prices , Matthew Riddle, Economics
The Political Economy of Agrarian Change in the People's Republic of China , Zhun Xu, Economics
Dissertations from 2011 2011
State Hegemony and Sustainable Development: A Political Economy Analysis of Two Local Experiences in Turkey , Bengi Akbulut, Economics
Financial evolution and the declining effectiveness of US monetary policy since the 1980s , Hasan Comert
Why China Grew: Understanding the Financial Structure of Late Development , Adam S. Hersh, Economics
Solving the "Coffee Paradox": Understanding Ethiopia's Coffee Cooperatives Through Elinor Ostrom's Theory of the Commons , Susan Ruth Holmberg, Economics
Migration, Remittances And Intra-Household Allocation In Northern Ghana: Does Gender Matter? , Lynda Joyce Pickbourn, Economics
Youth and Economic Development: A Case Study of Out-of-School Time Programs for Low-Income Youth in New York State , Kristen Maeve Powlick, Economics
The Real Exchange Rate And Economic Development , Martin Rapetti, Economics
Essays on International Reserve Accumulation and Cooperation in Latin America , Luis Daniel Rosero, Economics
Three Essays on Racial Disparities in Infant Health and Air Pollution Exposure , Helen Scharber, Economics
Dissertations from 2010 2010
Capitalism in Post-Colonial India: Primative Accumulation Under Dirigiste and Laissez Faire Regimes , Rajesh Bhattacharya, Economics
Uneven Development and the Terms of Trade: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis , Bilge Erten, Economics
Gendered Vulnerabilities After Genocide: Three Essays on Post-Conflict Rwanda , Catherine Ruth Finnoff, Economics
The Employment Impacts of Economy-wide Investments in Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency , Heidi Garrett-Peltier, Economics
Household Employer Payroll Tax Evasion: An Exploration Based on IRS Data and on Interviews with Employers and Domestic Workers , Catherine B. Haskins, Economics
Racial Inequality and Affirmative Action in Malaysia and South Africa , Hwok-Aun Lee, Economics
Essays on Behavioral Labor Economics , Philip Pablo Mellizo, Economics
Three Essays on the Political Economy of Live Stock Sector in Turkey , Hasan Tekguc, Economics
The Impact Of Public Employment On Health , Wei Zhang, Economics
Dissertations from 2009 2009
Effort, work hours, and income inequality: Three essays on the behavioral effects of wage inequality , Michael Carr
Essays on investment, real exchange rate, and central bank in a financially liberalized Turkey , Deger Eryar
Essays On Investment, Real Exchange Rate, And Central Bank In A Financially Liberalized Turkey , Deger Eryar, Economics
Labor Turnover in the Child-Care Industry: Voice and Exit , Lynn A. Hatch, Economics
Three Essays on Conflict and Cooperation , Sungha Hwang, Economics
Economic Reforms in East African Countries: The Impact on Government Revenue and Public Investment , Adam Beni Swebe Mwakalobo, Economics
Post-Marxism After Althusser: A Critique Of The Alternatives , Ceren Ozselcuk, Economics
Essays on Financial Behavior and its Macroeconomic Causes and Implications , Soon Ryoo, Economics
Skill Mismatch and Wage Inequality in the U.S. , Fabian Slonimczyk, Economics
Linkages Between Inequality And Environmental Degradation: An Interregional Perspective , Marina S Vornovytskyy, Economics
Dissertations from 2008 2008
Migrant women and economic justice: A *class analysis of Anatolian -German women in homemaking and cleaning services , Esra Erdem
Emigrant or sojourner? The determinants of Mexican labor migration strategies to the United States , Florian K Kaufmann
Macrofinancial risk management in the U.S. economy: Regulation, derivatives, and liquidity preference , Marcelo Milan
Essays on behavioral economics , Wesley Jose Pech
The impact of land ownership inequality on rural factor markets , Fatma Gul Unal
Three essays on family care, time allocation, and economic well -being , Jayoung Yoon
Dissertations from 2007 2007
Capital flight and foreign direct investment in the Middle East and North Africa: Comparative development and institutional analysis , Abdullah Almounsor
Investment under financial liberalization: Channels of liquidity and uncertainty , Armagan Gezici
Three essays on social dilemmas with heterogeneous agents , Mark Howard
Between the market and the milpa: Market engagements, peasant livelihood strategies, and the on -farm conservation of crop genetic diversity in the Guatemalan highlands , S. Ryan Isakson
Late neoclassical economics: Restoration of theoretical humanism in contemporary mainstream economics , Yahya Mete Madra
Inequality and the Human Development Index , Elizabeth Anne Stanton
Dissertations from 2006 2006
Institutional settings and organizational forms: Three essays , Alper Duman
Labor market characteristics and the determinants of political support for social insurance , Anil Duman
State power, world trade, and the class structure of a nation: An overdeterminist class theory of national tariff policy , Erik E Guzik
Unions and the strategy of class transformation: The case of the Broadway musicians , Catherine P Mulder
Children's work and opportunities for education: Consequences of gender and household wealth , Sevinc Rende
The economics of immigration: Household and employment dynamics , Maliha Safri
Dissertations from 2005 2005
Capital flight from Southeast Asia: Case studies on Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand , Edsel L. Beja
Rethinking municipal privatization: A Marxian class analysis of the privatization of New York City's Central Park , Oliver David Cooke
Financial liberalization and its distributional consequences: An empirical exploration , Arjun Jayadev
Three essays on gender, land rights, and collective action in Brazil's rural political economy , Merrilee Mardon
Land markets, female land rights and agricultural productivity in Paraguayan agriculture , Thomas Masterson
Workers' struggles and transformations of capitalism at industrial enterprises in Russia, 1985–2000 , Maxim V Maximov
Economy and society: Class relations and the process of economic growth , Erik K Olsen
Gender, liberalization and agrarian change in Telangana , Smriti Rao
The contradictory imperatives of New Deal banking reforms. , Ellen D. Russell, Economics
Equity in community -based sustainable development: A case study in western India , Priya Parvathy Sangameswaran
Mandated wage floors and the wage structure: Analyzing the ripple effects of minimum and prevailing wage laws , Jeannette Wicks-Lim
Public enterprises in mixed economies: Their impact on economic growth and social equity , Andong Zhu
Dissertations from 2004 2004
An economic analysis of prison labor in the United States , Asatar P Bair
Three essays on income, inequality and environmental degradation , Rachel A Bouvier
The implementation and enforcement of environmental regulations in a less developed market economy: Evidence from Uruguay , Marcelo F Caffera
Race, altruism and trust: Experimental evidence from South Africa , Justine Claire Keswell
Exchanging entailments: The contested meaning of commodity exchange , Philip M Kozel
Three essays on capital account liberalization and economic growth: New measures, new estimates and the experience of South Korea , Kang-Kook Lee
Enterprise hybrids and alternative growth dynamics , Kenneth M Levin
Social interaction and economic institution , Yongjin Park
Research and policy considerations in the valuation and the allocation of environmental and health commodities , Mihail Samnaliev
Immiserizing growth: Globalization and agrarian change in Telangana, South India between 1985 and 2000 , Vamsicharan Vakulabharanam
Social networks and labor market outcomes: Theoretical expansions and econometric analysis , Russell E Williams
Dissertations from 2003 2003
Three essays on the evolution of cooperation , Jung-Kyoo Choi
Economic size and long -term growth: An empirical analysis of the consequences of small economic size on investment, productivity and income growth , Pavel E Isa
Essays on categorical inequality, non-linear income dynamics and social mobility in South Africa , Malcolm M Keswell
The effectiveness of tax incentives in attracting investment: The case of Puerto Rico , Carlos F Liard-Muriente
A theoretical and statistical exploration into the effects of morals, personality and uncertainty on hypothetical bias in contingent valuation , Joseph D Ogrodowczyk
The role of the stock market in influencing firm investment in China , Feng Xiao
Dissertations from 2002 2002
Essays on the threat effects of foreign direct investment on labor markets , Minsik Choi
An international analysis of child welfare , Nasrin Dalirazar
Fiscal faux pas? An empirical analysis of the revenue and expenditure implications of trade liberalization , Barsha Khattry
Property from the sky: The creation of property rights in the radio spectrum in the United States , Elizabeth M Kruse
Three essays on China's state owned enterprises: Towards an alternative to privatization , Minqi Li
From welfare rights to welfare fights: Neo -liberalism and the retrenchment of social provision , John Arthur O'Connor
Political community and individual gain: Aristotle, Adam Smith and the problem of exchange , Kimberly Kaethe Sims
Rethinking prostitution: Analyzing an informal sector industry , Marjolein Katrien van der Veen
Dissertations from 2001 2001
Land and labor markets among paddy producers in the Nepalese Tarai , Ravi Bhandari
What drives equity values: fundamentals or net flows? An empircal analysis of the 1982--1999 United States stock market boom , Lawrence Lee Evans
Investment, labor demand, and political conflict in South Africa , James S Heintz
Education, Inequality and Economic Mobility in South Africa , Thomas Nathaniel Hertz
Employer work -family programs: Essays on policy implementation, employee preferences, and parental childcare choices , Sally Jane Kiser
Valuing environmental health risks: A comparison of stated preference techniques applied to groundwater contamination , Tammy Barlow McDonald
Endogenous quality and intra-industry trade , Edward Allan McPhail
Perceptions of Massachusetts family and consumer sciences education professionals regarding the importance and use of the National Standards for Family and Consumer Sciences Education in Massachusetts , Jo Ann Pullen
From feudal serfs to independent contractors: Class and African American women's paid domestic labor, 1863–1980 , Cecilia M Rio
A home of one's own: Overcoming gender and familial status barriers to homeownership , Judith K Robinson
Springfield Armory as industrial policy: Interchangeable parts and the precision corridor , Bruce K Tull
Dissertations from 2000 2000
Intergroup inequality, social identity and economic outcomes , Katherine E Baird
Engendering Globalization: Household Structures, Female Labor Supply and Economic Growth , Elissa Braunstein
Capital, conditionality, and free markets: The International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, and the effects of the neoliberal transformation in Latin America and the Caribbean , Andres Carbacho-Burgos
Rural institutions, poverty and cooperation: Learning from experiments and conjoint analysis in the field , Juan-Camilo Cardenas
Understanding the equal split as a bargaining convention and the role of residual claimancy in team production: Three essays in behavioral and experimental economics , Jeffrey Paul Carpenter
Enforcing market -based environmental policies , Carlos A Chavez Rebolledo
A comparative analysis of three economic theories focusing upon the international trade of hazardous waste (the case of electric arc furnace dust) , Amy Silverstein Cramer
The political economy of transformation in Hungary , Anita Dancs
Cross -media transfers of pollution and risk , Janine Marie Dombrowski
Essays on endogenous preferences and public generosity , Christina Margareta Fong
Con nuestro trabajo y sudor: Indigenous women and the construction of colonial society in 16th and 17th century Peru , Karen B Graubart
Banks, insider lending and industries of the Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts, 1813–1860 , Paul Andre Lockard
Existence value: A reappraisal and cross -cultural comparison , Billy Manoka
Quality management systems and the estimation of market power exertion , Corinna Michaela Noelke
The power of personality: Labor market rewards and the transmission of earnings , Melissa Anne Osborne
Accumulation and European unemployment , Engelbert Richard Stockhammer
Modeling Superfund: A hazardous waste bargaining model with rational threats , Mary Anderson Taft
Welfare, inequality, and resource depletion: A reassessment of Brazilian economic growth, 1965–1993 , Mariano Torras
Dissertations from 1999 1999
Steadying the husband, uplifting the race: The Pittsburgh Urban League's promotion of black female domesticity during the Great Black Migration , Nina Elizabeth Banks
The origins of parallel segmented labor and product markets: A reciprocity-based agency model with an application to motor freight , Stephen V Burks
R&D, advertising, and profits: Economic theory, empirical evidence, and consequences for transfer pricing policy , David W DeRamus
Rethinking demand: A critique and reformulation of Marxian theories of price , David Leo Kristjanson
Wealth, the power to set terms, and the financing and control of firms , Paul N Malherbe
Intra -family transfers and the household division of labor: A case study of migration and remittance behavior in South Africa , Dorrit Ruth Posel
Transportation network policy modeling for congestion and pollution control: A variational inequality approach , Padma Ramanujam
The political economy of organized baseball: Analysis of a unique industry , Ross David Weiner
Dissertations from 1998 1998
The internationalization of production and its effects on the domestic behavior of United States manufacturing multinational firms , James Michael Burke
Neoliberal and neostructuralist theories of competitiveness and flexible labor: The case of Chile's manufactured exports, 1973-1996 , Fernando Ignacio Leiva
An econometric study of the export sector of Somalia , Mohamed A Osman
Financial liberalization, multinational banks and investment: Three essays on the cases of Hungary and Poland , Christian Erik Weller
Dissertations from 1997 1997
Structuralism and individualism in economic analysis: The "contractionary devaluation debate" in development economics , S Charusheela
Financial liberalization in Mexico, 1989-1993 , Colin Danby
CEO pay, agency, and the theory of the firm , Frederick Dexter Guy
Food quality regulation under trade agreements: Effects on the supply of food safety and competitiveness , Neal Hilton Hooker
Agency problems in the capital markets and the employment relationship: The possibility of efficiency-enhancing institutional innovation: An empirical case-study , Pierre Laliberte
New directions in the political economy of consumption , Allan Henry MacNeill
Capabilities and processes of industrial growth: The case of Argentina and the Argentine auto industry , Marcela Monica Miozzo
Manufacturers' responses to new nutrition labeling regulations , Eliza Maria Mojduszka
Rethinking rural development: Making peasant organizations work. The case of Paraguay , Jose R Molinas Vega
Property regimes, technology, and environmental degradation in Cuban agriculture , Hector R Saez
International multi-sector, multi-instrument financial modeling and computation: Statics and dynamics , Stavros Siokos
Three essays on government decision-making to implement and enforce environmental policies , Kristin Ellen Skrabis
Dissertations from 1996 1996
An economic critique of urban planning and the 'postmodern' city: Los Angeles , Enid Arvidson
Dissertations from 1995 1995
Trade liberalization and income distribution: Three essays with reference to the case of Mexico and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) , Mehrene E Larudee
Dissertations from 1994 1994
Subjectivism and the limits of F. A. Hayek's political economy , Theodore A Burczak
International currencies and endogenous enforcement , Roohi Prem
Three essays on key currencies and currency blocs , Ellen Tierney
Dissertations from 1993 1993
Capitalist regulation and unequal integration: The case of Puerto Rico , Jaime Eduardo Benson
Production and reproduction: Family policy and gender inequality in East and West Germany , Lynn Susan Duggan
Dissertations from 1992 1992
Capital controls and long-term economic growth , Jessica G Nembhard
Dissertations from 1990 1990
Concentration and product diversity in culture-based industries: A case study of the music recording industry , Peter James Alexander
Dissertations from 1987 1987
THE DETERMINANTS OF THE ECONOMIC POLICIES OF STATES IN THE THIRD WORLD: THE AGRARIAN POLICIES OF THE ETHIOPIAN STATE, 1941-1974 , HENOCK KIFLE
Dissertations from 1986 1986
The Political-Economy of Nuclear Power 1946-1982 , Steven Mark Cohn, Economics
Dissertations from 1985 1985
THE IMPACT OF PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT ON RACIAL INEQUALITY: 1950 TO 1984 (BLACK, AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, GOVERNMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT, LABOR) , PETER GEORGE BOHMER
THE GROWTH OF NONMARRIAGE AMONG U.S. WOMEN, 1954-1983 (MARRIAGE, FAMILY, HOUSEHOLDS, UNITED STATES) , ELAINE DENISE MCCRATE
Dissertations from 1983 1983
TAXATION AND PUBLIC SCHOOL FINANCE REFORM IN CONNECTICUT , MICHAEL ROBERT FEDEROW
Dissertations from 1982 1982
Evolution of a Hospital Labor System: Technology, Coercion, and Conflict , Jean E. Fisher, Economics
Dissertations from 1981 1981
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MARKET ECONOMY IN COLONIAL MASSACHUSETTS , RONA STEPHANIE WEISS
Dissertations from 1980 1980
Justice and economic theory. , Barry Stewart Clark, Economics
Dissertations from 1976 1976
EVALUATION OF NEOCLASSICAL THEORY OF PRICE, PRODUCTION AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME. , MANUCHER DARESHURI
Dissertations from 1970 1970
COST PROBLEMS OF THE RUTLAND RAILROAD AND ITS SUCCESSORS FROM--1937 TO 1968 , ROBERT DAVID SMITH
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Natural Disasters and Human Capital: Empirical Evidence from Indonesia , Lei Lv
Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022
Two Essays in Applied Microeconomics: Retirement, Income Inequalities, and other Economic Indicators of Health and Life Satisfaction , Zahra Akbari
The Impact of Critical Illness Insurance among Older Adults in China , Jiaosi Li
Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021
Essays on SNAP Participation, BMI, and Food Purchasing Decisions , Samaneh Ghadyani
Reference-Dependent Choice on Digital Platforms , Joshua K. Kaisen
Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020
Effects of the 340B Drug Pricing Program on Hospitals’ Prescribing Behavior, Patient Mix, and Quality of Care , Yilu Dong
Does Hedging Success Matter? An Empirical Study of Jet Fuel Hedging in the U.S. Airline Industry , Brian Hornung
Essays in Applied Public Policy and Health Economics , Stephen W. Poteet
Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019
Essays in Applied Microeconomics , Lijuan Feng
Essays on Health, Healthcare, Job Insecurity and Health Outcomes , Ichiro Nakamoto
Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018
Essays in Applied Microeconomics , John Hartman
Essays on Family-Friendly Policies, Child Planning and Children’s Early-Age Outcomes , Stefani Milovanska-Farrington
Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017
Education and Health Impacts of an Affirmative Action Policy on Minorities in India , Robin Dhakal
Testing the Medical Arms Race Hypothesis: a Spatial Approach , Robyn M. Kibler
Essays in Health Economics , Olga Petrova
Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016
Impact of Health Insurance for the Poor on Labor Market Out comes: Evidence from Indonesia. , Youssef Fassi Fehri
Essays in Health and Development Economics , John Bosco Oryema
Assessing Property Value Impacts of Access to Bus Rapid Transit (BRT): Case Study of the Cleveland HealthLine , Victoria A. Perk
An Exploration of Adolescent Obesity Determinants , Anastasia King Smith
The Impact of Criminal Justice Interventions and Social Policies on Family Violence: Theory and Evidence , Sianne Diana Vijay
Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015
Two Essays Examining Organizational Performance , Stacey Alexis Gelsheimer
Theses/Dissertations from 2014 2014
Generic Competition and Price Regulation in the European Union Pharmaceutical Market: The Case of Cardiovascular Medicines , Berna Colak
Social Interactions In Breast Cancer Prevention Among Women In The United States , Natallia Gray
Discrepancies in Labor Market Outcomes From Migration Evidence From Colombia , Liza Beatriz Pena
Theses/Dissertations from 2013 2013
Bayesian Estimation of Panel Data Fractional Response Models with Endogeneity: An Application to Standardized Test Rates , Lawrence Kessler
Essays in Happiness Economics , Boris Nikolaev
Measuring Technical Efficiency of the Japanese Professional Football (Soccer) League (J1 and J2) , Dan Zhao
Theses/Dissertations from 2012 2012
Essays in Sports Economics , Daniel Mark Chin
Theses/Dissertations from 2011 2011
Modeling Endogenous Treatment Eects with Heterogeneity: A Bayesian Nonparametric Approach , Xuequn Hu
Internet Use and Economic Development: Evidence and Policy Implications , Joseph J. Macdougald
Theses/Dissertations from 2010 2010
The Interaction Between Urban Form and Transit Travel , Sisinnio Concas
The Effect of Land-Use Controls on Urban Sprawl , Marin V. Geshkov
The Role of Rater Motivation in Personnel Selection Validation Studies , Dan Ispas
Theses/Dissertations from 2009 2009
Globalization, Migration and the U.S. Labor Market for Physicians: The Impact of Immigration on Local Wages , Finnie B. Cook
Medicare Part D Program: Prescription Drug Plan Copayment Structure and Premium Sensitivity , Rui Dai
Theses/Dissertations from 2008 2008
The Effects of Depressed Mood on Academic Outcomes in Adolescents and Young Adults , Robert Christopher Jones
Theses/Dissertations from 2007 2007
Malaria, Labor Supply, and Schooling in Sub-Saharan Africa , Taiwo Abimbola
Determinants of female labor force participation in Venezuela: A cross-sectional analysis , Betilde Rincon de Munoz
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The impact of institutions on economic growth: The case for Zimbabwe(1980 - 2013)
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Farayi Gwenhamo
Raphael H J de Kadt
The current, persistent growth problem in Zimbabwe is often attributed to poor economic and political institutional frameworks characterised by insecure property rights and an unreliable rule of law. An empirical test of this hypothesis presents some methodological di¢ culties. Although political scientists have been constructing measures of social and political dimensions of societies for some time, such measures are not available over su¢ ciently long time runs to inspire con dence in their usefulness in being able to address the long-run and dynamic questions that arise when linking economic performance and institutions. The aim of the paper is to assemble a new set of political and economic institutional indicators for Zimbabwe covering the period 1946 to 2005. While the new indices span for a signi cantly long time period, they are highly correlated with existing, widely used institutional indices produced by the Freedom House, the Heritage Foundation and the Fraiser Institute. The new data set will contribute towards understanding the institutional dimension of Zimbabwes persistent economic decline.
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While a commendable effort has been made in establishing world economic growth determinants, the war to establish the causes of a slow economic growth in Africa still rages on. This paper offers an alternative explanation to the causes of a slow economic growth in Zimbabwe. The findings demonstrate that the augmented Solow model of economic growth can equally explain the determinants of economic growth in Zimbabwe. However, we find evidence that the slow economic growth in Zimbabwe is a result of the slow rate of technology adoption by economic agents due to captivity in ancestral beliefs. The study establishes that the captivity or attachment of Africans to traditional beliefs makes the production systems in African countries inelastic to global technological progress hence leading to slow growth. The largest contributor of economic growth in Zimbabwe is the inherited technology or the historical factors of production.
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