Browsing by Author "Echevarria, Cristina"
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Child labour and economic growth
Tesfay, Nardos Kebreab (2003-06-27)This paper examines the relationship between national income and child labour. We are particularly interested in evaluating the economic role of children at different stages of development. Our objective is to show that ... -
Household unpaid work by immigration status in Canada
Green, Maria Ekhuemueghian (2003-07-25)This thesis looks at the ‘immigration status differentials’ in time allocation to household work, value of household work, and determinants of participation rate in household work. In determining the time allocated to ... -
Internal and external wage effects associated with a changing share of college graduates
Zhang, Li (2008)The main objective of this research is to estimate internal and external wage effects associated with a changing share of college graduates in Canada. This paper uses data drawn from the Canadian 1991, 1996, and 2001 Public ... -
Measuring and mapping the impact of social economy enterprises : a case of co-operatives in Canada
Kangayi, Chipo (2007)The role of social economic enterprises (SEEs) in the health and prosperity of the communities they serve is gaining growing recognition. In Canada, SEEs such as co-operatives, community economic development organizations ... -
The "New" East African community : effects on trade, welfare and productive activities in East Africa
Ng'ang'a, Wanjiru (2006-01-02)This research seeks to examine the effects of the establishment of regional trade agreements (RTAs) among developing nations on trade, welfare and production activities. The focus here is on the “new” East African Community ... -
The sectoral composition of global trade
Hajzler, Christopher M. (2003-05-26)This thesis is an extension of recent research into the relationships between non-homothetic preferences and patterns of trade. The analysis focuses on the observed shift in consumption towards income-elastic services ... -
Three Essays on Welfare and Development Economics: A Place Based Approach
Chokie, Mengisteab (2013-01-24)The thesis contains three essays on development and welfare economics. The first essay investigates the relationship between economic growth, income inequality and absolute poverty (those living on less than $1 per day) ...