Download or read book Essays on Structured Additive Regression Models with Applications in Development Economics written by Juan Armando Torres Munguía and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Structured additive regression models are a particular class of models that provide a flexible framework to deal with a wide class of effects, including linear, nonlinear, random, spatial, and interaction effects, which enables the specification of more complex but more realistic models. The goal of this dissertation is to use these models to address practical issues in three relevant topics in the field of development economics. First, a Gaussian model is used to study gendered inequalities in time allocation to unpaid housework among partnered women and men. In the second study, we are co...