Puerta, Juan Manuel (Date of defense: 2011-06-03)
This thesis studies the economic effects of child labor and compulsory schooling laws (CLLs and CSLs). In the first two chapters I study the consequences of the enactment of CSLs on education and ...
Valencia Caicedo, Felipe (Date of defense: 2015-06-30)
This dissertation investigates economic persistence in the Americas. The first chapter shows the positive long-term economic impact of the Guarani Jesuit Missions in South America. I find that ...