Part I: Introducing the Framework -- 1. Launch Pad -- 2. Human Capital -- 3. Finance Capital, Market, and Policy -- 4. Infrastructure and Institutions -- 5. Management of Resources and Lessons Learned -- Part II: Learning from Successful Innovation Regions -- 6. Bangalore Innovation System -- 7....

This thesis provides a differentiated picture of two interventions and one policy reform to alleviate economic inequality. In two chapters this dissertation examines whether out-of-school activities affect behavioral outcomes reflecting character, social and executive function skills. The first...