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Scope and method of study. With regard to the undergoing debate on the causes of differences in per capita income between countries, this study shows that some of the unexplained sources of productivity increases and hence economic growth, can be accounted for by the inclusion o…

Public health crises are the most dramatic in developing countries, and this dissertation is concerned with two critical health issues: air pollution and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Both issues are extremely complex, with many players, regulations, and policies impac…

Historically, fossil fuel consumers in most developing hydrocarbon-rich countries have enjoyed retail prices at a discount from international benchmarks. Governments of these countries consider the subsidy transfer to be a means for sharing the wealth from their resource endowme…

The goal of this work is first to identify and document the change in Turkish foreign policy and, then, explain the causes of that change using a new model. Current models of policy change consider either systemic or domestic level interactions, with little or no connection betw…