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Three Essays on Growth and Development
(2011)
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THREE ESSAYS ON CONSTRUCTION PROCUREMENT INDUSTRY AND PUBLIC POLICIES
(2011)
This study analyzes construction procurement auctions conducted by Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) focusing on mechanism design and its impact on functioning of the market. First we investigate a recent policy ...
Essays on regional economic growth in India
(2011)
In the first chapter I study regional growth and sub-national income convergence in India in the context of economic reforms that were undertaken since 1991. I also examine convergence in development inputs such as population ...
ESSAYS ON QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AND SECOND HAND MARKET IN THE VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY
(2011)
The existence of secondary markets mean that producers of durable goods must compete with previous generations of their own products. Firms can engage in planned obsolescence to limit the scope of this competition. This ...
THREE ESSAYS ON CONSTRUCTION PROCUREMENT INDUSTRY AND PUBLIC POLICIES
(2011)
This study analyzes construction procurement auctions conducted by Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) focusing on mechanism design and its impact on functioning of the market. First we investigate a recent policy ...
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY IN THE TROPICS: WHY AFRICA RECIEVES LESS FDI AND HAS LOW AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY?
(2011)
This study examines why Africa as a region continues to attract less Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), and also has the lowest agricultural productivity among developing countries and tropical countries respectively. ...