Browsing Economics by Sponsor "Trinity College Dublin (TCD)"
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The deep roots of rebellion
(2022)This paper analyzes the triggers of rebellion and documents the historical roots of conflict using a unique dataset at the individual level. Drawing on evidence from the Famine (1845–1850) and its effect on the Irish ... -
Essays in applied microeconomics. Research collaboration and dissemination in economics
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Social Sciences & Philosophy. Discipline of Economics, 2018)This dissertation studies the production and dissemination of economic research in three essays. The chapters explore data on economic research articles and their authors to study, first, the effect of national borders ... -
Essays in Development Economics. The impact of investment promotion on attracting foreign direct investment in developing countries
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Social Sciences & Philosophy. Discipline of Economics, 2018)The importance of foreign direct investment (FDI) in economic development is increasingly acknowledged. FDI not only brings additional capital to the host economy, but foreign-invested enterprises also play a part in the ... -
Essays in developmental economics: The role of information and access to financial services in changing financial and employment behaviour and the resulting impact on household welfare
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Social Sciences & Philosophy. Discipline of Economics, 2018)This thesis contains three essays that analyse the financial access and information awareness constraints faced by individuals and household in developing countries for managing income uncertainty and income shocks. The ... -
Essays in Family Economics and Gender
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Social Sciences & Philosophy. Discipline of Economics, 2023)This dissertation consists of three essays on family economics and gender. It delves into the problems families face with an emphasis on women. The first essay looks at how parents with different preferences take joint ... -
Exchange rates, global value chains, market structure and trade restrictions as determinants of international prices
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Social Sciences & Philosophy. Discipline of Economics, 2021)This dissertation addresses questions in the areas of exchange rate pass-through into international prices. It examines the effect of strategic competition in the destination market and the use of foreign inputs in production ...