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EFFECTS OF INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCES IN MALAYSIA ON POST-STUDY INCLINATIONS OF MALAYSIAN STUDENTS IN THE UNITED STATES
(Georgetown University, 2016)
Using regression and propensity score matching, the research in this paper estimates the effects of having internship experiences in Malaysia on the return inclinations of Malaysian students who are currently studying in ...
The Relationship Between STEM Educational Attainment and Utility Patent Conferrals: A State-Level Analysis
(Georgetown University, 2016)
The utility patent, as a legal record of invention, is widely believed to be a close proxy for innovation among firms, industries, and economies as a whole. One of the critical drivers of patenting – and ultimately, ...
Three Essays on Labor Economics
(Georgetown University, 2016)
Chapter 1 investigates the labor market implications of single fatherhood. Samples from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics reveal that men experiencing single fatherhood after marital separation experience dramatic decreases ...
The Education and Social Justice Project: International Summer Research Fellowships 2015
(2016-01-29)
This report reflects on the sixth year of the Education and Social Justice Project, which provided four Georgetown University students with fellowships to travel to South Korea, Guatemala, Senegal, and Canada to conduct ...
Faith and Development in Focus: Senegal
(2016-05-02)
Senegal is often recognized for its unique religious landscape, notably marked by four main Sufi confréries (orders), and its long commitment to interfaith peace and dialogue. Senegal’s religious communities, which have ...
Islam and Development in Bangladesh: A Grassroots Perspective
(2016-10-24)
In Bangladesh, local Muslim faith-inspired organizations have taken on new significance as the country grapples with growing social fissures around religion. These groups occupy a critical position in relation to the secular ...
The Mouride Sufi Order
(2016-01-15)
Senegal has a distinctive form of Islam, as it has one of the highest—if not the highest—percentages of Sufis among the world’s Muslim-majority countries. Adherents of Sufi Islam belong to various orders or turuq (plural ...
Undergraduate Learning and Interreligious Understanding at Georgetown University
(2016-05-18)
What knowledge do undergraduates have of diverse religious traditions? How open are they to engaging with the religious traditions of others? And how does the undergraduate experience—inside and outside the classroom—shape ...
Religious Freedom and the Common Good: A Symposium of the Religious Freedom Project
(2016-11-15)
To mark our six-year partnership with the John Templeton Foundation, the Religious Freedom Project hosted this capstone conference to explore the wide-ranging political, economic, and social dimensions of religious freedom ...