This thesis examines the impact of immigration on the educational outcomes of natives. More specifically, it estimates the relationship between the share of immigrant students in a classroom on the reading and mathematics ...

In 2013, the Texas legislature passed House Bill 2 (H.B. 2), which required all physicians providing abortions to maintain admitting privileges at a hospital within thirty miles as well as mandating that facilities providing ...

Climate change has increased the prevalence and worsened the severity of adverse weather events around the world, demonstrated by more floods, droughts, and crop failures. According to the World Bank, natural disasters as ...

In India, the caste system dominates marital choice. Couples who marry outside of their caste, therefore, buck a powerful cultural taboo. This thesis investigates the effect of agency of women in spouse selection for ...