This study investigated the experiences of three teachers as they implemented teaching strategies in the teaching of students with learning difficulties at a primary school in Trinidad and Tobago. Data were collected through ...

This dissertation is a study in simple information design. In the first chapter, I examine dynamic information design under constrained communication rules, motivated by record keeping regulations and targeted transparency ...

Actualmente la educación afronta múltiples retos que se vienen generando desde muchos años atrás, uno de ellos es dar respuesta a los cambios sociales, políticos, económicos, culturales y sobre todo tecnológicos que ...

This PhD thesis aspires to contribute to the literature on entrepreneurship and economic development by engaging in the discussion of how to foster formalization of microentrepreneurs in developing countries in the short ...

Using a mixed-methods approach, this study sought to identify the challenges encountered during the implementation of the Laptop in Schools programme at a secondary school in Trinidad and Tobago, and the extent to which ...

The wide availability of data at the firm level in the past twenty years has opened a new range of opportunities for testing important economic theories. In this thesis we aim to explore the complementarity between ...

Esta tese consiste em três ensaios sobre inter-relações entre os ciclos econômicos e os preços financeiros. Por diferentes metodologias empíricas, os trabalhos abordam aspectos não-lineares desta relação mútua. No ...

This thesis brings three empirical exercises on human resources issues in Brazilian public schools, taking advantage of a large policy implemented in São Paulo state school system. This policy raises the wages for teachers ...