Browsing by Subject "Economics"
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Does Democratization Help Growth? A Propensity Score Matching Approach
(2017-05-08)I apply propensity score matching to estimate the average and individual effects of 65 democratizations in the 1965-2011 period on long-term growth. The matching successfully establishes balance between the control and ... -
Educational and Geographic Spillovers of Higher Education in the Developing World: Case Studies in Sub-Saharan Africa
(2020-07-06)Education is often a means to intergenerational mobility, but it still remains inaccessible to many people in much of the developing world. Higher education institutions directly affect the higher education level of the ... -
The Effect of Child Care Subsidies on the Employment of Mothers
(2012-07-17)Women’s labor force participation has skyrocketed in the past half-decade. With this shift, the demand for child care has also risen dramatically. Women increasingly need child care during work hours, whether it be from a ... -
The Effects of Minimum Wages on Poverty in the United States, 2008-2013
(2016-05-12)This econometric study examines the effect of minimum wage increases on poverty and public program participation using individual-level data from the 2008 panel of the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP), ... -
Exploring the Relationship Between Previous Year Health Expenditures and COVID-19 Deaths: A country-level analysis
(2021-07-03)When the COVID-19 pandemic hit the world, a quest to understand the virus in order to find an effective solution increased interest in the factors contributing to a greater number of deaths. The factor of health expenditure ... -
How has the COVID-19 Pandemic Affected Married Female Labor Force Participation?
(2022-06-28)SARs-CoV-2 and the coronavirus pandemic have left a lasting impact on the United States and the US economy. Many people were laid off or lost their jobs completely because of the nationwide shutdowns. Yet not every demographic ... -
A Humane Economy: The Social Framework of the Free Market
(2022-07-05)Economists use Gross Domestic Product as a marker of the growth and success of a country but fail to consider that the people who constitute an economy are more than just machines built for labor. What is the meaning of ... -
The Industrial Revolution: Changing Art and the Economy in Nineteenth Century France
(2022-08-31)The industrial revolution marked the beginning of modern society. It allowed for more efficiency in production, greater output, and general economic growth. But industrialization affected a number of industries, and among ... -
Midwifery in Bangladesh: Its Role in Reducing Maternal Mortality and the Reasons Behind its Underutilization
(2015-07-01)The improvement of maternal health is one of Bangladesh’s primary development concerns. Despite a decline in the maternal mortality ratio in the past decade, the maternal mortality ratio still remains high at 170 deaths ... -
Rethinking Money: A Survey on Economic Theories of Money
(2016-05-26)Money is a tool people deal with on a daily basis. It is also an important instrument for governments to manage their functions. But despite the familiarity, probably few people could tell exactly what money is, or how it ... -
The Road to Crime: Analyzing the Impact of Rural Road Connectivity on Crime in India
(2022-06-28)In 2001, 28% of India's population lacked access to paved roads (World Bank, 2021). At the same time, the country has been ranked the most dangerous place for women, in terms of public safety (Thomson Reuters Foundation, ... -
Time Series Analysis and Forecasting of the US Housing Starts using Econometric and Machine Learning Models
(2019-05-08)In this thesis, I have performed time series analysis and forecasted the monthly value of housing starts for the year 2019 using several econometric and machine learning algorithms. In the rapidly emerging field of artificial ... -
What Is The Effect Of Conflict & Displacement On Fertility? A Case Study Of Northern Uganda
(2016-05-11)The purpose of this thesis is to explore how fertility patterns are affected during conflict. Thus, the question under consideration is: What is the effect of conflict and displacement on fertility patterns? A Case Study ...