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    • Essays in Development Economics 

      Bjorkegren, Daniel Ingvar (2014-06-06)
      Economic development is often associated with the adoption of new technologies. The three chapters in this dissertation ask how societies can achieve efficient adoption of these technologies. The first two chapters analyze ...
    • Essays on International Trade and Political Economy 

      Rouzet, Dorothee (2012-11-07)
      This dissertation consists of two essays in international trade and one essay in political economy. The first essay analyzes the role of firm-level and country-level reputation for quality in international transactions. It ...
    • Representation and Household Risk Exposure: Attention to Access and Quality in Domestic Policy 

      Chattopadhyay, Jacqueline (2013-02-22)
      This project defines a concept, “attention to quality,” and proposes that legislative attention to quality is a dependent variable that political science can use to evaluate the content of representation the political ...
    • Three Essays on Cost-benefit Trade-offs in Individual and Organizational Decision-Making 

      Prinsloo, Emily Lynn (2023-05-12)
      Why do people sometimes fail to pursue offers, even when those offers seem to offer only upside? From consumers turning down (free) products to nonprofit organizations turning down (free) donations, this dissertation ...