The primary objective of this thesis is to explore the influence of products' aesthetic forms on consumer preferences for utilitarian or hedonic attributes. By operationalizing aesthetic form through visual congruity, this research used a discrete choice methodology to predict v…
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This dissertation studies how environmental shocks, risk attitudes and time preferences affect key decisions made by households which affect their long term well-being. The first chapter studies how natural disasters affect household migration. I separately examine the impact of…
Education has long been known as "human capital", the capital involved in producing higher wages and augmenting labor productivity. It has also been associated with better nonmarket outcomes, including better health, lower crime and higher social cohesion. The high private and s…
Technology has become an essential component of the teaching-learning process, and online learning, in particular, has captivated the interest of many educational institutions throughout the world. Web-based learning has provided both students and teachers with new and unique wa…