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Regionalism moves in waves, but some dimensions of regional integration, such as delegation of authority, seem to increase no matter what. Standard European integration theories do not have an explanation for this phenomenon, most cases do not fit its theoretical expectations. M…

Participatory sensing, in which volunteers use the sensors on their smartphones to capture and transmit digital samples of the surrounding environment, shows promise for large-scale data collection. Recently, researchers have begun to explore the use of incentives to motivate pa…

Economist Israel Kirzner offers a theory of entrepreneurship that attempts to link the economic and psychological dimensions of entrepreneurship. Kirzner argues that the behavior most distinctive to entrepreneurs is the discovery or creation of innovative market opportunities. H…

Hospitals in Egypt are approaching a time of change during which they will be required to assess their roles and the way they function as organizations. Health sector reform initiatives requiring greater autonomy and accountability are being pushed by international donors and in…

This dissertation examines the strategies by which enterprises and enterprise information technology (IT) vendors, particularly vendors of enterprise software, handle complex incentive and contracting problems arising from the unusual industry economics, product characteristics …

The first chapter proposes an explanation for gender-based differences in health and mortality outcomes observed in India. In India's patrilocal rural society, women do not inherit property and heads of joint families aim to retain assets within the family lineage for future gen…

The Israeli Kibbutzim are thought-provoking organizations. In my dissertation, I identify an economic puzzle underlying the Kibbutzim's persistence, suggest an analytical approach that solves the puzzle, draw out the testable implications of that approach and then test those imp…

The government of Saudi Arabia has a great interest in advancing its educational programs in ways that will benefit the countries social and economic development. Online instruction offers the potential to significantly expanding access to educational programs throughout Saudi A…

A continuing programme of NPM reforms, grounded in quasi-market modes of governance and private sector best practice, have been applied to English NHS hospitals over the last thirty years in response to concerns about their performance efficiency and accountability. However, in …