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This dissertation uses quantitative methods from applied welfare economics to determine the economic value of environmental assets in agrarian communities of developing countries. The research topic is drawn from the interface of environmental economics and development policy. T…

How do poor rural households in Bangladesh deal with bad weather, floods, and other idiosyncratic income shocks? Do existing social institutions help poor households smooth their consumption by mitigating these shocks? Does the existing rural social structure call for special po…

Microfinance research concerns addressed in this thesis relate to: (1) targeting of clients vis-à-vis financial sustainability; (2) loan size effect of interest rate and clients’ well-being status; (3) economic governance and the dual objectives of microfinance institutions; and…