Public Policy Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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RISK AND COMMITMENT: CRITICAL DIMENSIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE TO COUNTER INSURGENCIES
(2019)Studies of development assistance in Afghanistan have found the impact of such assistance for reducing violence and countering insurgents to be weaker than in Iraq, not connected to improvements in Afghan perceptions of ... -
AN ESSAY ON THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF INDUSTRIAL POLICY IN ETHIOPIA
(2018)In this dissertation, I present a political economy analysis of the post-1991 industrial policy (IP) in Ethiopia. In Chapter one, I set the context for the study and present the research methodology. In the second chapter, ... -
ANALYTICAL TOOLS AND DECISION RULES: CREDIT BUDGETING AND TAX EXPENDITURES
(2018)Numerous reforms have improved the supply and quality of federal financial, budget, and performance information. Debate persists, however, about the value of information and how to best use it to improve decisions and ... -
FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS BETWEEN PERU, COLOMBIA AND THE UNITED STATES: EFFECTS OF NEGOTIATIONS AND IMPLEMENTATION ON FDI AND NON-TRADITIONAL EXPORTS
(2018)This dissertation uses a mixed methodology that combines interviews and data analysis to evaluate the process of negotiating and implementing the U.S.-Peru and U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) and to provide ... -
BUDGETING DURING UNCERTAINTY: BUDGETING AND PUBLIC SPENDING IN POST- REVOLUTIONARY EGYPT
(2018)Most of the literature on budgeting focuses on the study of the budget process during times of political stability. There is little research on what happens to the budget process and to public expenditures when countries ...