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Showing 1 to 20 of 8467 for “"and Development"”.
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Photocatalyst testing and development
This thesis is concerned with the development of more appropriate and sensitive testing methods to enable the analysis and comparison of photocatalytic ability for photocatalytic materials with a range of activities. A significant part of this thesis is dedicated to the development and examination …
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Nitrate: metabolism and development
… the effect of nitrate on primary metabolism and in development of the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. The present work has two separate topics. First, to investigate the GDH family, a small gene family at the interface between nitrogen and carbon metabolisms. Second, to investigate the …
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Institutions, Government, and Development
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 to each other, what …
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Institutions, Government, and Development
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 to each other, what …
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Political elites and development
… three essays on the behavior of political elites and their effect on economic development. The first two chapters focus on political dynasties in the Philippines while the third chapter analyzes the long-run economic effects of the concentration of political power in the state of Cundinamarca, …
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Economic Policies, Volatility and Development
… collection of essays that seek to understand how economic policies and output volatility of countries depend on their level of development. Chapter 1 presents a general introduction, with the motivation and main results of the project. Chapter 2 introduces the main theoretical piece: a …
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Essays on growth and development
… of deindustrialization in the process of growth and development. This first chapter focuses on the manufacturing's share of employment, which is known to follow a hump-shaped pattern as economies structurally transform. Motivated by the observation that capital intensities in manufacturing …
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Corporate Social investment and development
… initiatives of small businesses contribute to development? Corporate Social Investment (CSI) and its counterpart Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) are the terms used for the external and internal initiatives undertaken by companies to contribute to the upliftment of their stakeholders and …
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Essays in climate and development
… of three essays on environmental policy and empirical development economics, unified in their underlying inquiry of the welfare effects of climate in Mexico. The first chapter presents evidence on the relationship between exposure to extreme temperatures and precipitation and mortality, …
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Essays on structuralism and development
Thesis: Ph. D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Economics, 1981
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Essays on Labor and Development Economics
… relation between low labor force participation and Muslim-majority countries. In the first two chapters of this dissertation, I examine the impact of Islamic regulations in Indonesia on various outcomes for women. I find that regions that pass Islamic regulations had lower female employment …
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Computers and development : the Zambian experience
… advances in computer technology. An understanding of the ways in which computers are used in developing countries, and of the impact which their widespread use will have on development of these countries, is assuming new importance. This study was designed to examine these questions in …
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Computers and development : the Zambian experience
… advances in computer technology. An understanding of the ways in which computers are used in developing countries, and of the impact which their widespread use will have on development of these countries, is assuming new importance. This study was designed to examine these questions in …
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British regional employment and development policies.
Regional economic development has become an integral part of the national economic planning process of modem nations. Great Britain was the first country in the western world to adopt a regional development programme as a major component of Government policy.One of the principal objectives of …
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Performance Based Teacher Appraisal and Development
… the role of performance based teacher appraisal and development in the educator's professional growth and improvement of education. The study made use of questionnaires to establish the perceptions of educators towards performance based teacher appraisal and development. The findings established …
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Essays on International Trade and Development
… Using firm-level data from Korea, the first and second chapter examine Korean firms' offshoring strategies and the impact of these offshoring activities on firm-level employment in Korea. In the third chapter, the recent pattern of wage inequality is decomposed using an individual-level …
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Institutions and development: Evidence from Vietnam
… is composed of three papers on institutions and development, with special focus on Vietnam. The first paper, "Club Good and Contract Enforcement," investigates the contract enforcement power of the communities whose members participate voluntarily. By investing in club goods, communities can …
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