An important, contemporary focus of environmental sociology is on the necessary conditions to promote a sustainable transition. This debate typically centers institutions within a capitalist world-economy, specifically business, government, and civil society, and their capacity …
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This study examines the influence of the Financial Crisis of 2008 on European firms’ earnings management behavior. For this purpose, the period from 2005 to 2012 and a sample of 16 different European countries were considered and divided into three periods to examine whether man…
After an introductory chapter on growth, development, institutions, and transition, this thesis presents three chapters on how institutions, government's policy priorities and policy responses affect economic development. Chapter II explores how various institutions are related …
Every government needs to understand how can local cultural resources generate economic results. There are over 1000 ancient towns in China, with its five-millennium history. All these towns have abundant cultural and touristic resources waiting to be transformed into economic b…
O presente Trabalho Final de Mestrado desenvolve um detalhado plano de negócios para uma unidade de alojamento no centro histórico de Viana do Castelo. Requer a reabilitação de um edifício devoluto e a instalação de oito confortáveis suites. Este Boutique Suites prestará um serv…
The first essay investigates the relationship between natural disasters and poverty at the district level in Indonesia. System generalized method of moments (GMM) and regional fixed effects models are employed, and the results suggest that damage to manufacturing facilities, hos…
In this dissertation, I write three essays in Development Economics. In essay 1, I provide robust evidence on the effects of BRAC's Targeting the Ultra-Poor Program in Bangladesh (TUP). In addition to BRAC's own classification, I exploit type-1 errors in assignment (leaving elig…
Young Ladakhis experience markedly different childhoods from those of their parents and previous generations. In this rural region of the western Himalayas, a transition has occurred since the 1990s wherein education is now widely supported among Ladakhis as a priority for child…
This thesis consists of an introduction and three essays. The first essay considers whether conflict alone can explain Afghanistan's lack of development. It looks at the growth of agricultural output, labor productivity in agriculture and total factor productivity in agriculture…
This study focuses on three major Maghreb states (Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia) with distinct institutional, political and socioeconomic patterns. It essentially tackles the issue of technological development particularly investments, trade, human capital and patents in a social…
This historiography study investigates the Somali Literacy Campaign of 1975, which was implemented to improve the socioeconomic development of the country through literacy. The Somali language did not have orthography until 1972 and the media of administration and education inst…
To achieve economic development, regional authorities have to address issues that relate to climate change, efficient information flow in the market place, and health care. This dissertation presents three essays on current issues of concern to economic development in Africa. Cl…
The objective of this dissertation is to understand the role of financial market in economic development, particularly its economy-wide impact on income inequality, poverty, and employment. To accomplish this task, a dynamic computable general equilibrium (FCGE) model with linka…
Financial development enhances human development, and access to financial services makes a positive impact on people's lives particularly poor people. In addition, financial development reduces income inequality and boosts incomes. Over the last few decades, policymakers have co…
The initial hypothesis of this dissertation was that Afghan insurgents' attacks on Afghan civilians have lowered popular confidence in the Afghan government and its institutions. The goal of the insurgents has been to convince Afghans that their local, provincial, and national g…
I begin my dissertation by introducing the following two chapters. I start out by describing the basic theory underlying economists' historical interest in the effects of shocks in developing countries. I then briefly review the empirical literature on household responses to sho…
Related firms that share the same geographic location often conglomerate to create an industrial cluster, which often grows to become a competitive organization. Special economic zones, on the other hand, are limited geographic regions where the government offers preferential po…
The purpose of this study is to look into the various elements of Nigeria's investment policies that made it very difficult for foreign capital owners to invest in the economic future of that country. These elements are similar to those ones instituted by various countries in Su…
On the argument whether the protection of intellectual property rights—including trademark rights—can induce economic development, opinions are varied as there are different economic interests and stages of economic growth among countries. Developed countries advocate strong tra…