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Title: Essays in Empirical Microeconomics on Economic Development
Citation Type: Dissertation/Thesis
Publication Year: 2010
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Abstract: My dissertation consists of two independent empirical microeconomics studies in development economics. Though studying di§erent interventions, they share the same methodology, which estimates the impact of a nationwide policy by contrasting trends over time between areas that are likely to have beneÖted di§erently from the policy. In the Örst essay, I estimate the economic beneÖts of the introduction of iodized salt in the United States in 1924. Using data from the decennial censuses of the United States and exploiting geographic variation in iodine deÖciency before 1924, as proxied by the prevalence of goiter, I Önd that the introduction of iodized salt led to improvements in schooling among boys and greater income gains among men. No impact is found for females. Many of the estimated beneÖts are attributable to postnatal exposure to iodized salt, further demonstrating the importance of iodine supplements, which had previously been shown only in utero. The estimated . . .
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Authors: Nguyen, Quynh, T
Institution: University of Maryland
Department: Economics
Advisor: Mark Duggan; Jeanne Lafortune
Degree: PhD
Publisher Location: College Park
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