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Paul Glewwe, has my deepest gratitude for his encouragement and thoughtful comments on countless drafts of my essays. Numerous colleagues shared their questions and ideas as my dissertation developed. In addition to the thoughts of classmates and professors in the Department of Applied Economics, Massoud Karshenas, Joe Ritter, and Maia Sieverding provided insightful comments on various essays. Participants at the Population Association of America 2014 annual conference provided helpful feedback and suggestions (with support from the Minnesota Population Center at the University of Minnesota, funded through the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute for Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) of the NIH under award number R24HD041023), as did participants at the Economic Research Forum 2015 annual conference. My family and friends have also been a great source of support throughout this academic journey. In particular, my parents deserve heartfelt thanks for encouraging and supporting all my peregrinations as well as for instilling in me a can-do attitude and the urge to make lists as the solution to all problems. Lastly, but most importantly, Jason R. Lord, my other half, made sure I stayed sane even when the going got tough.
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