Browsing UW Milwaukee Electronic Theses and Dissertations by Author "Abera Gelan"
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Developmental State Economic Model Versus Neo-classical Principles: The Case of Rwanda and Burundi
Mianzokouna, Maxime Sarah (2018-12-01)The purpose of this thesis is to examine the significance of the developmental state model using the economic performances of two African countries, Burundi and Rwanda. The two neighboring African countries share similar ... -
Impact of Monetary Uncertainty and Economic Uncertainty on Money Demand in Africa
Kones, Alice (2014-12-01)This dissertation investigates the role that economic uncertainties and monetary uncertainties play in the money demand function for 21 African countries. The Auto-regressive Distributive Lag (ARDL) and F-test approach are ... -
Maasai Identity in the 21st Century
Kotowicz, Allison Marie (2013-08-01)The Maasai people of East Africa have managed to retain much of their culture and traditions in the face of colonialism and increasing internal and external pressures. The Maasai have been viewed by many as the iconic, ... -
Nonlinear ARDL Approach and the Housing Market in the U.S.
Ghodsi, Seyed Hesam (2017-11-01)This study investigates the existence of linear cointegration, nonlinear cointegration or no cointegration between house prices and fundamentals in the U.S. states over the period of 1975Q1-2014Q3. I employ Autoregressive ... -
Relative Responsiveness of Trade Flows to a Change in Prices and Exchange Rate
Ebadi, Esmaeil (2015-12-01)This dissertation includes two essays in international trade. In my first essay I consider Orcutt’s (1950) hypothesis in which trade flows respond to changes in exchange rate more quickly than they do to changes in prices. ... -
Rethinking the Role of Cultural Empowerment in African Identity
Tall, Madina (2023-05-01)Narratives pertaining to the cultural inferiority of Africans have plagued the mindsets and consequently, the actions of millions around the world. The undermining beliefs of societies globally towards the African continent ... -
The Political Economy of State Fragility and the Extent to Which It Fuels International Migration Amongst Nigerians.
Olorunfemi, Funmilola (2022-12-01)This thesis examined the political economy of state fragility and the extent to which it fuels international migration amongst Nigerians and adopt a qualitative research method to critically review 15 articles that was ...