Browsing OU - Theses by Author "Grier, Robin"
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Billions of Dollars Lost Along the Checkpoints? An Econometric Analysis of Labor Mobility, Economic Development, and Violence in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Moses, Daniel (2016-05)The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has now persisted for nearly 70 years with little progress towards a solution, and the conflict continues to exact high costs on both societies year after year. Unfortunately, the failure ... -
The Dynamics of Identity in Determining French Bilateral Aid: An Empirical Study of Colonialism and Françafrique
Smith, Nicole (2017-05-12)In 2013, France sent more than $3 billion in Official Development Assistance (ODA) to the African continent. The biggest aid recipients were Senegal and Morocco, both former members of the short-lived French Union. Senegal ... -
Global Development Through International Labor Mobility
Marrs, Erika (2016-05)International labor mobility is currently heavily restricted by tight immigration controls around the world, and most people who want to migrate in search of employment and higher wages are either unable to or must do so ... -
The Intersection of Gender and Land in Post-Genocide Rwanda: Land Tenure Regularization and its Impact on Women
Holland, Kaitlyn (2016)Following the violent and destructive genocide of 1994, Rwandan women were especially vulnerable because social and legal barriers kept them from accessing resources that were already scarce. The government of Rwanda, ... -
Understanding Corruption in Iraq
Mahdy, Sali (2016-05-14)Thirteen years ago the US invaded Iraq and brought down the brutal dictatorship of Saddam Hussein. While Iraqis have many grievances with the new political elite, pervasive corruption has been a primary focus of public ...