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Kerui Geng – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This dissertation consists of three independent chapters in applied microeconomics. In the first chapter, I study the causal effect impact of early life circumstances on adult psychological well-being using the property reform in China as a positive and policy driven change in economic resources in early life. Exploiting the staggered adoption of…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Macroeconomics, Community Colleges, Universities
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Johnston, Jill E.; Lopez, Mark; Gribble, Matthew O.; Gutschow, Wendy; Austin, Christine; Arora, Manish – Health Education & Behavior, 2019
Advocates for civil rights, environmental justice, and movements promoting social justice require data and may lack trust in public authorities, turning instead to academic scientists to help address their questions. Assessing historical exposure to toxic chemicals, especially in situations of a specific industrial source of pollution affecting a…
Descriptors: Pollution, Metallurgy, Poisoning, Hazardous Materials
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Obiekezie, Eucharia Obiageli; Essien, Margaret; Essien, Alexander Timothy – African Higher Education Review, 2013
Globalization imposes certain inescapable requirements on a university's curriculum. One such requirement is the elasticity of the curriculum to sustain local demands and accommodate global concerns. Using the ex post facto design, this paper examines the impact of global collaboration on the curriculum characteristics of selected universities in…
Descriptors: Institutional Cooperation, Global Approach, Universities, Local Issues