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Essays in Development Economics: The Health and Economic Impact of the Farm-gate Cocoa Price Boom in Ghana
DownloadSpring 2020
This thesis explores the impact of Ghana’s farm-gate cocoa price shocks on welfare. It comprises of two essays. The first essay examines the impact of a farm-gate cocoa price boom on child health, where the price boom directly affects household incomes and indirectly affect the investments in...
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Impact of an employment guarantee program on child health and women's reproductive behaviours in rural India
DownloadFall 2022
In this dissertation, I examine the impact of the world's largest employment guarantee program on child health and women's reproductive behaviours in rural India. The program, popularly known as National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) was introduced in India in 2005. I utilize two...