PhD defence: Sina Smid

In order to obtain the PhD degree, Sina Smid has submitted her thesis entitled: 

Inequality and Redistribution

Essays on Local Elections, Gender and Corruption in Developing Countries

Persistent economic and political inequalities in developing countries have intensified public debates about the causes and the implementation of redistributive policies. While inequality and redistribution are outcomes of political processes and institutions, this thesis addresses understudied aspects of political partisanship, gender, and corruption in Bolivia, Brazil, and Tanzania. Consisting of four distinct chapters, the thesis employs novel (quasi-)experimental methods to provide a comprehensive understanding of the factors contributing to persistent economic and political inequalities in developing countries.

Primary Supervisor:
Professor with special responsibilities Mogens Kamp Justesen

Department of International Economics, Government and Business

Copenhagen Business School

Secondary Supervisors:

Associate Professor Pablo Selaya

Department of Economics

University of Copenhagen

Assessment Committee:

Associate Professor Florian M. Hollenbach (Chair)

Department of International Economics, Government and Business

Copenhagen Business School

Associate Professor Julie Hassing Nielsen

Department of Political Science

Lund University

Professor Eva Wegner

Institute for Political Science

Philipps-University Marburg

Thesis:
The thesis will be available from research.cbs.dk

Reception:

The CBS PhD School will host a reception, which will take place immediately after the defence in the area between room 408 and 407.