Optimal Control and Dynamic Games has been edited to honor the outstanding contributions of Professor Suresh Sethi in the fields of Applied Optimal Control. Professor Sethi is internationally one of the foremost experts in this field. He is, among others, co-author of the popular textbook...

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...