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Omer Bahadir Dursun – ProQuest LLC, 2017
In this dissertation, I present three distinct essays in economics of education and health economics that can be read independently from one another. These studies investigate the non-pecuniary benefits of extended primary schooling in a developing country setting. I exploit the 1997 education reform in Republic of Turkey, which extended the…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Economics, Elementary Education, Educational Change
Humpage, Sarah Davidson – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This dissertation presents the results of three field experiments implemented to evaluate the effectiveness of strategies to improve the health or education of children in developing countries. In Guatemala, community health workers at randomly selected clinics were given patient tracking lists to improve their ability to remind parents when their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Child Development, Field Studies