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Showing 1 to 20 of 24 for “"Household-level Data"”.
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Management of the marketing mix, using models based on household level data
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1994.
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Essays in financial innovation and development
In this thesis, I use rich individual- and household-level data to explore the impact of different forms of financial innovation on development outcomes in Africa. Chapters 1 and 2 utilize data from a digital lender that provides credit over mobile phones. Chapter 1 presents novel evidence on the …
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Rural-urban migration in Bihar : a case study of the Village Saurath
… study and a logistical regression analysis on household level data from Saurath, India, to better understand the inducing factors of outmigration. A considerable body of literature related to migration already exists; however, this study contributes to the literature by providing a case study …
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Measuring price and income elasticities of residential electricity demand: findings from aggregated and disaggregated data
… range from -0.29 to -0.70, for analyses based on household level data; however, the area level estimates from range from -0.02 to -0.15. A similar pattern has been reported for estimates of the income elasticity of residential demand for electricity. Each published study relied on one type of data …
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The Effects of Pollution on Travel Mode Choice
… in China using a large and detailed hourly household-level data set on hourly household-level travel mode decisions in Beijing; and hourly air pollution, weather, wind speed, and wind direction in and around Beijing. I use machine learning, LASSO regressions, and atmospheric chemistry to …
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Determinants of Food Insecurity Among Vulnerable White and Latino Households: Contextualizing the Impact of Sociodemographic and Household-Level Factors
<p>Household-level characteristics have been shown to be associated with food insecurity but studies among vulnerable populations are sparse. A food security assessment was developed to determine food security and collect sociodemographic and household level data across San Luis Obispo County. The …
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Improving Earthquake Disaster Models with Post-Event Data: Insights from the 2015 Gorkha, Nepal Earthquake
<p>Immense amounts of data are collected following earthquake disasters. Yet, it remains unclear how researchers’ might take full advantage of diverse post-disaster datasets. Using data from the 2015 Gorkha Nepal earthquake, this dissertation explores three ways in which post- disaster survey and …
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Three essays on food economics
… dissertation is comprised of three analyses of households' food acquisition behavior. In Chapter 2, we estimate the substitution between different food categories and time allocated to food purchase and preparation using a demand system which includes both the demand for time and that for goods, …
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Farmer participation and irrigation performance: A case study of Nam Thach Han irrigation system, Vietnam
… remain a topic of much debate. Using survey data from 391 households of 11 agricultural cooperatives (ACs) in the Nam Thach Han irrigation system, this study examines (i) the factors that influence farmer participation, (ii) the impact of collective action on irrigation quality (sufficiency …
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Essays in Heterogeneous Agent Macroeconomics
… to change as the increased availability of household level data and improvements in computational speed have made previously infeasible models not only solvable but also able to be disciplined. The second chapter presents a model of international transmission of financial shocks where the …
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Essays on development and applied microeconomics
… which are self-contained but all related to household food consumption in Bangladesh. Chapter 2 examines the Engel curve for major expenditure categories and presents estimates of equivalence scales for Bangladesh. We compare Engel curves estimated by semi-parametric techniques to those …
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Essays on development and applied microeconomics
… which are self-contained but all related to household food consumption in Bangladesh. Chapter 2 examines the Engel curve for major expenditure categories and presents estimates of equivalence scales for Bangladesh. We compare Engel curves estimated by semi-parametric techniques to those …
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Access to Water: Advancement of Multidimensional, Multiscalar, and Participatory Methods of Measurement in the Global South
… non-academicians. Statistical tests of original household level data from a total of 24 villages in Nagapattinam District, Tamil Nadu, and Karaikal District, Puducherry, indicate significant differences between the two districts in indicator scores as well as total WPI score. Additionally, the …
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Access to irrigation technology and technical efficiency: a comparison of households with and without access to irrigation technology, in ‘Gorogutu district’, Eastern Ethiopia
… enhancement mechanisms and reduce rural household’s food insecurity and poverty. In line with this the Government of Ethiopia and different NGO’s have been promoting irrigation technology as a viable option in enhancing farm productivity and efficiency improvements. By integrating field …
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The Heterogeneity of Consumer Behavior: Analyzing Entertainment Expenditures in Relation to Lifecycles, Business Cycles and Demographic Influences
… but often underemphasized, component of household spending to demonstrate how consumers behave in relation to this discretionary spending category. The research employs a multifaceted approach, using quarterly household-level data from the U.S. Consumer Expenditure Survey (CEX) to explore …
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The Geographic and Social Distance in Finance
… to the financial health and survival of households, firms, and the macro economy. Network analysis and spatial econometrics take account of information spill-overs and constraints of behaviors as consequence of the geographical and Social distance between and among individuals. In this …
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Essays in Risk and Risk-Coping in Developing Settings
… topics in development economics. Because many households in developing countries still depend in large part on agriculture for their livelihood, variation in rainfall provides a natural experiment to study topics related to local economic shocks.</p><p>In the first chapter, I provide evidence …
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Essays on Migration, Remittance and Households Consumption, Production and Investment Decision: Evidence from Bangladesh
… remittance, and the effect of remittance on households. For the empirical analysis, we use Household Income Expenditure Survey (HIES-2010) data sets from Bangladesh, managed and developed by Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS). Chapter one gives an introduction to the essays. In chapter …
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The economics of gambling : a collection of essays
… gambler and this chapter uses this individual level survey data to evaluate the effect of problem gambling on self-reported well-being. Together with a corresponding effect of income on well-being a money-metric of the harm associated with being a problem gambler is derived. An important …
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