Income inequality finds a prominent place in contemporary political and economic debates. I demonstrate that sustained exchange rate undervaluation increases inequality, building on research linking undervaluation with ...

This thesis will explore and assess the evolution of U.S.-Japan relations from their beginning in 1853 to the present bilateral military alliance in the 21st century. The main argument of this thesis is that the relationship ...

This work aims to develop a critical reading of specialized literature on Argentina´s labor market and make some contributions to model it more accurately.

Why do market-oriented economic reforms in developing countries succeed or fail? Of the three sets of factors that affect the outcome of the reforms - economic policies, formal and informal institutions, and leadership - ...

This study of Leo Strauss is an attempt to reconstruct his interpretation of the history of political thought in terms of his own unique appropriation of the meaning of the Jewish question. This question is the context ...

Using a probit model, this paper estimates the probability of a government shutdown using polarization in Congress as the key explanatory variable. The notion of polarization as a driver of legislative decision-making is ...

This paper explores the relationship between a state's use of voter-approved debt and its credit ratings. The variation in credit ratings from 1973 - 2008 across the 50 US states is explained as a function of states' use ...

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This thesis uses social movement theory to examine how the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood (MB) and the Moroccan Justice and Development Party (PJD) frame their roles in the 2011 Arab uprisings and in the political shifts ...

This study investigates the role that civil resistance movements play in democratic transitions. It explores challenges and opportunities preventing or enabling these movements to engage effectively in contexts of regime ...