This dissertation includes three distinct chapters looking at different challenges faced by
developing countries. The first chapter examines the situation of farmers under climate
change by mapping future climatic conditions onto the distribution of agricultural revenue
in India. The second chapter uses the Mexican conditional cash transfer (CCT) program
Progresa to investigate the relationship between income, education and fertility. Finally, the
third chapter studies the extent to which preferential tariffs extended by OECD countries have
helped least developing countries (LDC) diversify their exports. Given the issues explored
by these essays, I contribute to several distinct strands of the economic literature, yet each
paper is motivated by its policy relevance and is embedded in the issues faced by developing
economies.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:uottawa.ca/oai:ruor.uottawa.ca:10393/41585 |
| Date | 18 December 2020 |
| Creators | Forge, Fabien |
| Contributors | Brodeur, Abel |
| Publisher | Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa |
| Source Sets | Université d’Ottawa |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | application/pdf |
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