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Theses/dissertations from 2023 2023.

Natural Disasters and Human Capital: Empirical Evidence from Indonesia , Lei Lv

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

Two Essays in Applied Microeconomics: Retirement, Income Inequalities, and other Economic Indicators of Health and Life Satisfaction , Zahra Akbari

Exploring Unobserved Heterogeneity of Stated Preferences Through Latent Class Modeling: Application in Health and Insurance Demand , Suzana Karim

The Impact of Critical Illness Insurance among Older Adults in China , Jiaosi Li

Essays on Opioid Related Issues , Minglu Sun

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

Essays on SNAP Participation, BMI, and Food Purchasing Decisions , Samaneh Ghadyani

Reference-Dependent Choice on Digital Platforms , Joshua K. Kaisen

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

Effects of the 340B Drug Pricing Program on Hospitals’ Prescribing Behavior, Patient Mix, and Quality of Care , Yilu Dong

Does Hedging Success Matter? An Empirical Study of Jet Fuel Hedging in the U.S. Airline Industry , Brian Hornung

Essays in Applied Public Policy and Health Economics , Stephen W. Poteet

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

Essays in Applied Microeconomics , Lijuan Feng

Essays on Health, Healthcare, Job Insecurity and Health Outcomes , Ichiro Nakamoto

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

Essays in Applied Microeconomics , John Hartman

Essays on Family-Friendly Policies, Child Planning and Children’s Early-Age Outcomes , Stefani Milovanska-Farrington

Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

Education and Health Impacts of an Affirmative Action Policy on Minorities in India , Robin Dhakal

Testing the Medical Arms Race Hypothesis: a Spatial Approach , Robyn M. Kibler

Essays in Health Economics , Olga Petrova

Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

Impact of Health Insurance for the Poor on Labor Market Out comes: Evidence from Indonesia. , Youssef Fassi Fehri

Essays in Health and Development Economics , John Bosco Oryema

Assessing Property Value Impacts of Access to Bus Rapid Transit (BRT): Case Study of the Cleveland HealthLine , Victoria A. Perk

An Exploration of Adolescent Obesity Determinants , Anastasia King Smith

The Impact of Criminal Justice Interventions and Social Policies on Family Violence: Theory and Evidence , Sianne Diana Vijay

Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015

Two Essays Examining Organizational Performance , Stacey Alexis Gelsheimer

Theses/Dissertations from 2014 2014

Generic Competition and Price Regulation in the European Union Pharmaceutical Market: The Case of Cardiovascular Medicines , Berna Colak

Social Interactions In Breast Cancer Prevention Among Women In The United States , Natallia Gray

Discrepancies in Labor Market Outcomes From Migration Evidence From Colombia , Liza Beatriz Pena

Theses/Dissertations from 2013 2013

Bayesian Estimation of Panel Data Fractional Response Models with Endogeneity: An Application to Standardized Test Rates , Lawrence Kessler

Essays in Happiness Economics , Boris Nikolaev

Measuring Technical Efficiency of the Japanese Professional Football (Soccer) League (J1 and J2) , Dan Zhao

Theses/Dissertations from 2012 2012

Essays in Sports Economics , Daniel Mark Chin

Theses/Dissertations from 2011 2011

Modeling Endogenous Treatment Eects with Heterogeneity: A Bayesian Nonparametric Approach , Xuequn Hu

Internet Use and Economic Development: Evidence and Policy Implications , Joseph J. Macdougald

Theses/Dissertations from 2010 2010

The Interaction Between Urban Form and Transit Travel , Sisinnio Concas

The Effect of Land-Use Controls on Urban Sprawl , Marin V. Geshkov

The Role of Rater Motivation in Personnel Selection Validation Studies , Dan Ispas

Theses/Dissertations from 2009 2009

Globalization, Migration and the U.S. Labor Market for Physicians: The Impact of Immigration on Local Wages , Finnie B. Cook

Medicare Part D Program: Prescription Drug Plan Copayment Structure and Premium Sensitivity , Rui Dai

Theses/Dissertations from 2008 2008

The Effects of Depressed Mood on Academic Outcomes in Adolescents and Young Adults , Robert Christopher Jones

Theses/Dissertations from 2007 2007

Malaria, Labor Supply, and Schooling in Sub-Saharan Africa , Taiwo Abimbola

Determinants of female labor force participation in Venezuela: A cross-sectional analysis , Betilde Rincon de Munoz

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Theses/Dissertations from 2024 2024

Essays on Cancer Patients, Quality of Life, and Social Support: Evidence from Nepal , Muhammad Adnan Shahid

Theses/Dissertations from 2023 2023

CONCENTRATED ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS, ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH , Suraj Ghimire

Essays on the Economics of Grid Modernization , Jesse Kaczmarski

Essays on the Child Health and Education Benefits of Government Programs , Abhradeep Karmakar

THREE ESSAYS ON DISABILITY CLAIMING AND MENTAL HEALTH , Samsun Naher

THREE ESSAYS ON THE ECONOMICS OF CHILDREN’S HEALTH AND EDUCATION IN NEPAL , Khusiman Pun

THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION IN THE PERMIAN BASIN , Aditi Sarkar

Essays on human capital, labor, and gender , Kritika Sen Chakraborty

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

ACQUIRED AND USEFUL ABILITIES: THREE ESSAYS ON HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT , Rajan Bishwakarma

Return Migration, Human Capital, and Labor Outcomes , Avinandan Chakraborty

Three Essays in Risky Health Behavior and Racial Discrimination , Aakrit Joshi

The Health and Socioeconomic Burdens of Air Pollution and Public Preference for Air Quality Improvement , Niraj Khatiwada

Three Essays on Student Enrollment Responses to General Household and Education-Specific Assistance Programs , Usamah Wasif

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

Essays on Human Capital , Soumyajit Chakraborty

AN EXPLORATION OF UNINTENDED EFFECTS OF EDUCATION POLICIES IN THE UNITED STATES , Kevin Estes

Three Essays in Development and Environmental Economics , Michael Benjamin Goodwin

Stronger Transition: Coping with Natural Disasters, and Health-Economic Investment for Adolescents in Developing Countries , Mengqi Liu

Assessment of preference, health issues, and spatial dependence in a solid waste management system , Mohammad Mashiur Rahman

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

IMPACT OF POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS , Bibek Acharya

Three Chapters on Transportation and its Impact on Employment and Health Visits for Low-income Adults in the Southwest , Michael Hensley

ASSESSING THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF URBANIZATION IN SIDDHARTHANAGAR, NEPAL , Bishal Raj Khanal

Chad: Human Fertility, Crop Production and Changing Weather Patterns , Jake Organ

Essays on Emotional Well-being, Health Insurance Disparities and Health Insurance Markets , Disha Shende

Adolescent Mental Health In the Developing World: Three Economic Analyses on Stressors, Coping, and Support , Siobhan K. Yilmaz

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

ESSAYS ON NUTRITION AND COGNITIVE PRODUCTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: EVIDENCE FROM ETHIOPIA & NEPAL , Mohammad Ali

Interdependencies Between Energy, the Environment, and Stakeholder Choices , Saleh Nur Muhammad Al Mamun

Migration, Return Migration, and Economic Development in Latin America , Jose R. Bucheli

THREE ESSAYS ON THE SOCIETAL IMPACT OF HEALTH POLICIES AND LAWS , Xuanhao He

Dynamic and Integrated Models of the Energy-Water-Land Nexus: Economic and Environmental Evaluation of Policy Decisions , Elmira Kalhor

Labor Market Implications on the Uptake of the Earned Income Tax Credit in New Mexico post Great Recession: 2008-2015 , James Kaminsky

FRESHWATER CONSERVATION, DRINKING WATER QUALITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION: A CASE STUDY ON NEPAL , Samrat B. Kunwar

Essays on Agricultural Water Pollution and Human Health , Na Lu

Market and Non-Market Valuation of Renewable Energy , Jamal Mamkhezri

A Systematic Investigation of the effect of wildfire events and risks on property values , Qiuhua Ma

Ostromian Lessons For Post-disaster Resilience: Evidence from the 2015 earthquake in Nepal , Veeshan Rayamajhee

The impact of exogenous shocks and heterogeneity on demand and preferences environmental and resource goods in the Southwestern United States , Kara A. Walter

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

Transitions from higher education to the labor market: merit aid, time to degree signals, and major choice , Christopher P. Erwin

Essays on Energy Economics and Environmental Policies , Janak R. Joshi

ESSAYS IN THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY , Glen Vincent McDermott

Three Essays On Understanding Municipal Water Demand In The Western United States , Michael J. O'Donnell

Understanding and Modifying Health Behaviors , Kristina N. Piorkowski

AN ANALYSIS OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF CANCER IN NEPAL , Soumi Roy Chowdhury

Essays on the Factors that Contribute to Body Mass Index , Veronica Salinas

Effects Of Exposure To Violence On Health In Iraq Between 2006-2007 , Fatemeh Shahandeh

Water and healthcare access disparities: Impacts on health, wealth and education. , Justin Whetten

Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

Spatial and Temporal Intricacies of Natural Resource Use: Studies in Water, Forests, and Hydrocarbons , Dadhi Adhikari

Individual and household-level effects of energy poverty on human development , Brandon Bridge

REACTIONS TO MARKET FAILURE AND APPROACHES TO REDUCE MARKET FAILURE , Yingzhe Cheng

INVESTIGATING STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE HEALTH CARE LABOR MARKET, HEALTH OUTCOMES, HEALTH CARE QUALITY, AND TO REDUCE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT UTILIZATION AND COSTS: A STUDY OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF FAMILY FRIENDLY POLICIES, PATIENT-CENTERED COMMUNICATION, AND ENHANCED ACCESS TO CARE , Juliette GUEMMEGNE TAYOU

Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

Essays on Risky Health Behavior , Bern Dealy

Food Security, Climate Change, and Poverty Reduction in Rural Nepal , Wenmei Guo

HEALTH OUTCOMES AND OPTIMAL CHOICES IN URBAN AREAS IN RESPONSE TO ENVIRONMENTAL SHOCKS AND CHANGES IN FOREST AMENITIES , Benjamin Jones

Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015

DIFFERENTIAL RETURNS TO EDUCATION ACROSS COGNITIVE ABILITY LEVELS: EVIDENCE FROM CEBU LONGITUDINAL HEALTH AND NUTRITION SURVEY DATA , Tej Gautam

COLLABORATING TO RUIN? US NATIONAL LABORATORIES AND THE IMPACT OF INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS , Gerald Hendrickson

SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO'S LIVING WAGE ORDINANCE AND ITS EFFECTS ON THE EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES OF WORKERS IN LOW-WAGE OCCUPATIONS' , Justin B. Hollis

Towards Reaching Sustainable Urban Development in the Kathmandu Valley of Nepal: An Economic Analysis of Solid Waste Management, Recycling, and the Health Impacts of Air Pollution. , Menuka Karki

ETHNO-RACIAL DISPARITIES IN HEALTH OUTCOMES: EVIDENCE FROM THE AGING POPULATION , Olufolake Odufuwa

ESSAYS ON GENDER, ETHNICITY, AND HEALTH IN THE UNITED STATES AND TURKEY , tunay oguz

Economic Analysis of Infrastructure Investment and Irrigation Budget Issues in a Southwestern U.S. Water Utility , Heidi Pitts

Theses/Dissertations from 2014 2014

Socio-Economic and Demographic Predictors of Mammography and Pap Smear Screening in US Women , Curtis Christensen

Examining the Influence of Landscape on Natural Resource Management in the American West: A Geospatial Approach , Robert Fonner

The Value of Wildlife Watching Recreation and Techniques for Addressing Nonresponse in Nonmarket Valuation Surveys , Jee Hwang

A Geospatial Approach to Wildlife and Wilderness Management , Naresh Nepal

How do the Public's Environmental Attitudes affect Recreation Demand for National Forests and Grassland in the Southwest? , Alejandro Prera

Theses/Dissertations from 2013 2013

The Economics of Entrepreneurship: Subsidies, Risk and Tax Evasion , Dennis H. Barber III

Evaluating Simulated Military Training Exercises , George Boese

ARE GRADUATE STUDENTS RATIONAL? MACROECONOMIC DETERMINANTS OF GRADUATE ENROLLMENT AND COMPLETIONS IN THE BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES , John Clack

Temporal and Spatial Analysis of Forest Management: A Case Study of Kam Cha i, Thailand , Jeff Felardo

The Law of One Price and Virtual Worlds , Michael Morrison

An Economic Analysis of Evolving Health Hazards , Justin Tevie

Theses/Dissertations from 2012 2012

Household Food Security in Developing Countries: Understanding the Role of Dynamic Natural and Social Systems , Steven Archambault

The Effects of International Remittances on Child Schooling in Ecuador , José Bucheli

Medicare Part D Coverage Gap: Who Falls In and What Beneficiaries Do to Avoid Entry , Danelle Callan

A New Approach To State Corporate Taxation , Swaroop Chary

Demand for Water Quality: Empirical Evidence from a Knowledge, Attitude, Behavior, and Choice Experiment Survey about the Bagmati River in Kathmandu, Nepal , Hari Katuwal

Responding to Natural Hazards: The Effects of Disaster on Residential Location Decisions and Health Outcomes , James Ian Price

The Landscape of FDI Flows , Nicholas Rohl

Theses/Dissertations from 2011 2011

Optimal Land Use for Watershed Management—a Case Study in the Feitsui Watershed , Chi-Hsin Chang

Computational Methods in Natural Resource Economics: Agent-Based Modeling and Hotelling's Rule , David S. Dixon

VALUING CHANGES IN THE PROVISION OF A PUBLIC GOOD: EMPIRICAL APPLICATIONS IN ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH ECONOMICS , German Muchnik Izon

Estimated Business Interruptions Losses of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill , Vanessa Vargas

Theses/Dissertations from 2010 2010

Minimum Wage States During Recession , Leila Burrows

Adoption of Renewable Portfolio Standards in the United States: Which Factors Matter? , Angely Andrea Cárcamo Gallardo

A Juxtaposition of rational choice and socio-cultural approaches to explain changes in family size throughout the process of economic development using household survey data from Brazil , Daniel Delfino

MEASURING EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY REGULATIONS IN U.S. HOUSEHOLDS , Bishwa Koirala

Schooling in Mexico: An Evaluation of Private Costs as a Determinant of Household Demand for Education, and the Benefits of a Free Textbook Program , Lauren Kelly Moore

An Application of Dynamic Economic Systems to the Gold Market , Rohnn Sanderson

Theses/Dissertations from 2009 2009

Perceptions and Misperceptions of Health Among Different Groups in the United States , Katherine Bass

Park Amenities and Crime: Do Neighborhood Parks Contribute to Crime? , Elizabeth Cota

The economics of urban water policy : infrastructure, scarcity, and conservation , Jason Hansen

The Welfare Effects of International Remittance Income , Michael Milligan

Consumer willingness to pay for water conservation in the framework of renewable energy projects , Amber Riter

Theses/Dissertations from 2007 2007

Poverty, Inequality, Violent Conflict, and Welfare Loss: Micro-Level Evidence from Nepal , Mani K. Nepal

Theses/Dissertations from 1979 1979

An Analysis of the Structural Causes of Poverty in New Mexico , Nikolaos Athanassios Stergioulas

Western Water Market Sophistication , John C. Tysseling

Theses/Dissertations from 1978 1978

Impacts of Reduced Water Allocations to Irrigated Agriculture in the Estancia Basin, New Mexico , Douglas Richard Franklin

Natural Resource Taxation in the Four Corners States , Mark Cahill Resta

An Analysis of Potential Feasible Effective Rates of Coal Taxation in the State of New Mexico , James Samuel Shortle

Theses/Dissertations from 1977 1977

Mineral Extraction Taxes On The Uranium Industry In New Mexico , William Joseph Clifford

The Albuquerque Police Strike , Mark Alan Engelbrecht

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Dissertations from 2024 2024.

ANALYZING THE DETERMINANTS OF INWARD, OUTWARD, AND BILATERAL FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS IN MENA COUNTRIES: THE ROLE OF TRADE OPENNESS , Hailah Alfadhel

DETERMINANTS OF EXTENSIVE AND INTENSIVE MARGINS IN FEMALE OWNERSHIP OF BUSINESSES: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY , Arwa Althobaiti

Essays on Economic Effects of the Monetary Union of the West African Monetary Zone , Collins Kelechukwu Anosike

REMITTANCES IN NEPAL; LANDLOCKEDNESS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE , Thaman Prasad Bastola

GROWTH AND VOLATILITY RELATIONSHIPS REEXAMINED: THE ROLE OF AGGREGATION , Haya Khan

Export Quality, Trade, and Environment , Shahroo Malik

Dissertations from 2023 2023

ESSAYS ON FOREIGN DEVELOPMENT AIDS AND FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS IN EMERGING ECONOMIES , Adebukola Adeleke

AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF ASYLUM-SEEKING, MIGRATION AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE , Olawale David Adisa

THE ROLES OF INTENSIVE AND EXTENSIVE EXPORT DIVERSIFICATION ON ECONOMIC GROWTH AND FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION , Wafa Naif S Binmahfuth

Essays on Free Senior High School Policy, Household Behavior, and Environmental Tax Revenues , Prince Fosu

Haircut, Overborrowing, and Growth , A. M. Muhib Morshed Ami

THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF ATTITUDES, BELIEFS, AND BEHAVIOR , Hope Lotsha Muronga

Social Attachment and House Prices as Determinants of Mobility Among the Elderly in the US: An Empirical Study Using Longitudinal Data , Wilder R. Pimentel

ESSAYS ON RISK PREFERENCES, ALTRUISM, AND LIFE EVENTS , Fitri Safira

DETERMINANTS OF FINANCIAL ANXIETY, COLLEGE ENROLLMENT AND POVERTY IN THE U.S.: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY WITH MICRO DATASETS , Daniel VanOverbeke

Dissertations from 2022 2022

Essays on Development in Nigeria , KOREDE ODUNAYO AJOGBEJE

TRADE, INDUSTRIAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES IN OLIGOPOLISTIC MODELS: PIECEMEAL POLICY REFORMS AND THE CHOICE OF INSTRUMENTS , Aroni Kabita Porna

Determinants of Happiness in the U.S.A: an empirical study with longitudinal data , Ling Zhang

Dissertations from 2021 2021

ESSAYS ON EFFICIENCY AND TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES , Omotara Oluwatosin Adeeko

ESSAYS ON VALUE ADDED TRADE AND BUSINESS CYCLE SYNCHRONIZATION: AGGREGATE AND SECTOR LEVEL ANALYSIS , Christian Isaac Darfah

HETEROGENEOUS EFFECTS OF TRADE AGREEMENTS ON TRADE , Oksana Grabova

ENVIRONMENT AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE: A MULTICOUNTRY EMPIRICAL STUDY , Nneamaka I. Ilechukwu

IMPACT OF BROADBAND ON RESEARCH, INNOVATION AND EMPLOYMENT , YAGHA RAJ JOSHI

ESSAYS ON HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURES IN IRAQ: GENDER BIAS IN EDUCATION EXPENDITURE AND THE ROLE OF REMITTANCES , Erfan Jaleel Kareem

UNITED STATES’ DOMESTIC TRADE AND DOMESTIC MIGRATION DURING 1993 - 2017 : THE ROLE OF POLITICS, FOREIGN IMPORT, AND SIZE , Nawaraj Sharma Paudel

ESSAYS ON ETHNIC FAVORITISM ACROSS AFRICAN COUNTRIES AND OVER TIME , Erickosowo Nsan Tiku

Dissertations from 2020 2020

The role of economic diversification in controlling macroeconomic volatility and stimulating total factor productivity growth , Abdella Eldarassi

DETERMINANTS OF BILATERAL FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY , Di Wang

Dissertations from 2019 2019

Tax Competition for Foreign Direct Investment: A Study of Greenfield Investment and Cross-border Merger and Acquisition , Xiaoxuan Ji

Labor Market Experiences of Hispanic and Black Immigrants in the United States , Hared Mah

CREDIT CONSTRAINTS, EXPORTS, AND GREEN TECHNOLOGY: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF MANUFACTURING FIRMS IN BANGLADESH , Sungida N/A Rashid

Essays On Sovereign Debt, Governance And Inequality , Nachiket Jayeshkumar Thakkar

EARRNINGS MANAGEMENT AND PATENTING DISCLOSURES , Shucui Zheng

Dissertations from 2018 2018

ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION: THE CASE OF SAUDI ARABIA WITH REFERENCE TO RICH NATURAL RESOURCE COUNTRIES , Raed Ali algowear almestneer

STOCK MARKET RETURNS AND VOLATILITY: MACROECONOMIC NEWS ANNOUNCEMENTS, INTERACTIONS, AND MARKET RISK ANALYSIS , Mansour Alharaib

INDIA’S EXPORT PERFORMANCE 1996-2015: THE ROLE OF PRODUCT QUALITY , AMRITA BHATTACHARYA

REGIONAL WAGE DIFFERENTIALS, INTRA-NATIONAL TRADE, AND INDUSTRY-LEVEL INTERNATIONAL TRADE, IN INDIA , Jeeten Krishna Giri

Corruption and Education in Iraqi Kurdistan , Jihan Sabah Hamzany

MAKE OR BUY DECISION AND TECHNOLOGY CHOICE , Junaidah Hasan

The Many Functions of Commercial Banking: Liquidity Management, Mergers, and Retail Lending , Todd Gregory Moe

Allocation Mechanisms in Partially Linked Secondary Spectrum Markets: A Theory And Experiment , Dmitrii Pianov

Essays on Taxation and Fiscal Policy , Nana Quaicoe

THE ROLE OF SUPPLY SHOCKS AND INFORMATION DISSEMINATION ON PRICE DISPERSION IN NIGERIA , Olajide Idris Sanusi

Dissertations from 2017 2017

Regional Welfare and Female Schooling: Do Microfinance and Female Stipends Matter in Bangladesh? , Ishraq Ahmed

ESSAYS ON HOSPITAL REIMBURSEMENT AND QUALITY OF HEALTHCARE PROVISION , GENEVIEVE AKU ALORBI

Determinants of Sports Performance: Case Studies on Olympics & Major League Soccer , Taurean D. Hutchinson

ESTIMATING THE CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF GENDER WAGE DISCRIMINATION IN ETHIOPIA , Mulugeta A. Jemberie

ESSAYS ON DOMESTIC FACTORS DRIVING ATTITUDES TOWARDS IMMIGRANTS AND EMIGRATION , Maliha Nazir

Dissertations from 2016 2016

EFFECT OF FOREIGN PRESENCE ON DOMESTIC PERFORMANCE: THE CASES OF EDUCATION IN THE US AND MANUFACTURING FIRMS IN ETHIOPIA , Melaku Teklea Abegaz

ESSAYS ON FOREIGN AID EFFECTIVENESS: THE ROLE OF MONITORING PROCEDURES IN IMPROVING AID EFFECTIVENESS AND THE IMPACT OF AID-RECIPIENT GOVERNANCE ON AID ALLOCATION AND WELFARE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES , Abdelmonaem Abunnur

Environmental Sustainability: A Three Part Essay of The Value Relevance of Cost Management , Ouadie Akaaboune

MACROECONOMIC ASPECTS OF COMMODITY PRICE DYNAMICS , Md Rafayet Alam

A THREE PART ESSAY ON THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES ON FIRM LEVEL INNOVATIVE CAPACITY A SYNTHESIS OF EFFECT, PRODUCTIVITY AND PROFITABILITY. , ASSYAD Al-Wreikat

Rural Credit Markets in Ethiopia: Coexistence, Persistence, and Demand , Bizuayehu Getachew Bedane

Trading in exogenous networks: a theoretical application and experimental results , Lisa Breger

The formation and impact of formal and informal mentoring upon undergraduate academic performance and attitudes , Kent Dolezal

Natural Resources, Conflicts, and Conflict Management , Md. Didarul Hasan

ESSAYS ON REAL EXCHANGE RATE DYNAMICS AND PRICE CONVERGENCE , Erick M. Kitenge

ESSAYS ON DIGITAL CURRENCY , Hio Loi

CHANGES IN HEALTH AND BEHAVIOR DURING THE BUSINESS CYCLE , Mohammad Sediq Sameem

Skilled Migration and Remittances: Theoretical and Empirical Analyses , Dambar Uprety Uprety

Dissertations from 2015 2015

INEQUALITY, GROWTH AND CONGESTED EXTERNALITIES: A THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS , BABATUNDE AIYEMO

PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR PRODUCT INNOVATING R&D IN A GAME-THEORETIC SETTING , Pavlo Buryi

CONVERGENCE IN SECTORAL LABOR PRODUCTIVITY AND STRUCTURAL CHANGE , Bisrat Temesgen Kinfemichael

MACROECONOMIC ASPECTS OF CONFLICT , Eric Daniel Lenz

Oil Price Movements and Equity Returns: Evidence from the GCC Countries , Fathi M. Mohalhal

Dissertations from 2014 2014

An Empirical Analysis of Foreign Aid Heterogeneity According to Donors for Pakistan , Suleman Abdiah

Growth, Poverty, and Capital Structure Effects of Financial Development , Ficawoyi Donou-Adonsou

An Empirical Analysis Of The Relationship Between Corruption And Inflation , Hussein Elkamel

An Empirical Approach to Social Networks , Markum L. Reed

The Effects of Foreign Aid on Government Policies: Theoretical and Empirical Analyses , Hyeon Joon Shin

ESSAYS ON MIGRATION AND HUMAN CAPITAL ACCUMULATION , Xu Xu

Dissertations from 2013 2013

THE ECONOMICS OF CHILD ADOPTION: THEORY AND EVIDENCE , Channary Khun

ESSAYS ON MONETARY ECONOMICS , HUIQING LI

ESSAYS ON A SMALL OPEN ECONOMY WITH CROSS-BORDER LABOR MOBILITY , Sokchea Lim

Analysis and Identification of Determinants of Economic Crises , Gabriel Pino Saldias

On the Analysis of Firm Value and Idiosyncratic Volatility , Yuqin Wang

Dissertations from 2012 2012

INVESTMENTS IN PRODUCT QUALITY WITH HETEROGENEOUS FIRMS: THEORY AND EVIDENCE FROM BANGLADESH , Kazi Sabbir Ahmed

A study of corruption in transition countries , Aboubacar DIABY

EMPIRICAL ESSAYS ON ECONOMIC POLICIES , Zheng Du

DIRECT VIS-À-VIS INDIRECT MODE OF EXPORT IN SUB SAHARAN AFRICA: THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION , Seifu Gebrehanna

Tax Revenue and Financial Development: Theory and Evidence , Bojan Ilievski

A THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL STUDY OF PRODUCT QUALITY IN TURKEY: THE ROLES OF COMPETITION, CREDITS AND TRADE POLICIES , Fatma Nur Karaman

POSSIBLE LINKAGES BETWEEN TRADE RESTRICTIONS AND WORKPLACE SAFETY , Areerat Kichkha

PRIVATIZATION POLICY UNDER FOREIGN COMPETITION AND UNEMPLOYMENT IN CHINA , Yi Liu

Microcredit and Savings , Shaila Parveen

TAXATION OF UNITED STATES GENERAL AVIATION , Joseph Bernard Sobieralski

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE IN LABOR SEARCH MODEL AND MONEY DEMAND , Gerard Ghislain Tano

Trade Networks under Asymmetric Information , Sabri Yilmaz

U.S. Housing Market Volatility , Xibin Zhang

Dissertations from 2011 2011

DOES DEMOCRATIZATION AFFECT GROWTH ACROSS TIME OR SPACE? , Andreas Andonis Assiotis

ON GLOBAL LINKAGES OF ECONOMIES AND ECONOMIC INTEGRATION IN LATIN AMERICA , Hem Chandra Basnet

Women, Fertility and Labor Market , Ghazal Bayanpourtehrani

Mergers and Acquisitions with a Flexible Policy Regime: Theoretical and Empirical Analysis , Mahelet Getachew Fikru

ASSASSINATION AND ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE , Wei Gao

FOREIGN AID FOR TRADE POLICY REFORMS , Malokele Nanivazo

Dissertations from 2010 2010

ESSAYS ON HOUSEHOLD DEMAND FOR CREDIT CARDS, BANKRUPTCY AND OVER-SPENDING , Sofyan Yosof Azaizeh

Essays on Imperfections in Money and Capital Markets , Fassil Negussie Fanta

ESSAYS ON MONEY AND FINANCE: THE CASE OF SELECTED SOUTH ASIAN COUNTRIES , Hasan Muhammad Mohsin

THE EFFECTS OF REAL EXCHANGE RATE UNDERVALUATIONS UPON GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT , Guangjun Qu

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Dissertations from 2024 2024.

ESSAYS IN APPLIED ECONOMICS , Jiantao Ma

Essays on the Industrial Organization of Recreational Cannabis , Joshua Scott

Dissertations from 2023 2023

Essays on the Economics of Health and Education , Thao Bui

Dissertations from 2022 2022

Applications of Applied Economics Utilizing Geographic Information Systems Data and Regression Discontinuity Designs , Edward Powell Seyler

Dissertations from 2020 2020

Socio-Eonomic Impact of Immigration and Diversity in the U.S. , Peter Gingeleskie

Agricultural Policies and Economic Development in Vietnam , Kien Le

Essays on the Economics of Education , My Tra Nguyen

Three Essays on the Economics of Education , Tianheng Wang

Dissertations from 2019 2019

Essays on the Chinese Economy , Fan Duan

Essays on Education and Crime , Swarup Joshi

Effects of U.S. Financial Regulations on Labor Markets , Anindo U. Sarker

Essays on Interplay Between Economics and Culture , Ishita Tripathi

Dissertations from 2018 2018

Essays on Health Economics: The Impact of Public Policy on Health and Labor Market Outcomes , Grace Ellis Arnold

The Impact of Cultural Attitudes on Economic Outcomes and the Political Behavior of Blacks , Jhacova Williams

Essays on the Impact of Parents' Investment and School Curriculum on Educational Outcomes in China , Han Yu

Essays on Estimation for Nonlinear Spatial Models , Xiaoyu Zhou

Dissertations from 2017 2017

Essays on the Impact of Education on Economic Outcomes in a Developing Country , Omer Bahadir Dursun

Essays on Economic Growth In India , Sujana Kabiraj

Essays in Health and Public Economics , Sara Oloomi

Essay on Incentives, Economic Conditions, and Human Capital Formation , Masayuki Onda

Dissertations from 2016 2016

Essays on the Externalities of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act of India , Satadru Das

Essays in Economics of Institutions and Culture , Luiza Valeriyevna Pogorelova

Essays on Regional Economic Growth in China , Ting Wang

Dissertations from 2015 2015

Essays in Labor Economics , Sukriye Elif Filiz

Essays on Corruption , Chandan Kumar Jha

Essays on Sub-national Economic Growth: Evidence from A Global Sample , Dachao Ruan

A Bayesian Approach to Small Area Estimation of Health Insurance Coverage , Zhengjia Sun

Dissertations from 2014 2014

Essays on Poverty and Infant Health , Deokrye Baek

Economic inequality and marriage formation , Xue Li

Essays on technology and international trade , Xianliang Tian

Essays on incentives, economic conditions, and educational choices , Gregory Brian Upton Jr.

Dissertations from 2013 2013

Strategic interaction and social networks , Quqiong He

Essays on the impact of income on family and child well-being , Christian Werner Raschke

On contests with complementarities , Matthew Wiser

Dissertations from 2012 2012

Investigating the role of genetic variation in long run economic outcomes , Charles Justin Cook

Regional effects of monetary policy , Taehee Han

Assessing cost efficiency and economies of scale in the European banking system, a Bayesian stochastic frontier approach , Ana Maria Ichim

Essays on social networks , Emre Unlu

Dissertations from 2011 2011

Essays on the economics of crime , Duha T. Altindag

Essays in health economics and public policy , Colin Darren Cannonier

Monetary policy shocks: analyzing the quasi-narrative approach , Daniel Matthew Groft

The Economics of Discrimination in the Court System: Police, Technology, and Their Interaction , Sarah Marx Quintanar

Essays on risk and volatility , Junyue Xu

Essays on the Random Parameters Logit Model , Tong Zeng

Dissertations from 2010 2010

A kernel weighted smoothed maximum score estimator for the endogenous binary choice model , Jerome Krief

Productivity growth of US states , Bibhudutta Panda

Dissertations from 2009 2009

Appropriate technology, human capital, and economic development , Beatrice Farkas

Dissertations from 2008 2008

Essays on models for financial volatility , Mihaela Oana Craioveanu

Neglecting parameter changes in GARCH option pricing models and VAR , Burak Hurmeydan

Technology diffusion and total factor productivity growth , Subaran Roy

Dissertations from 2007 2007

The Hausman test, and some alternatives, with heteroskedastic data , Viera Chmelarova

The microeconomics of international price dispersion , Ozlem Inanc

The role of networks in labor markets , Nongnuch Soonthornchawakan

Dissertations from 2006 2006

Income inequality and economic growth , Nor Azam Abdul Razak

Essays on group lending: evidence from Jordan , Moh'd Al-Azzam

Essays on the Bayesian estimation of stochastic cost frontier , Xia Zhao

Dissertations from 2005 2005

Three essays in labor and health economics , Christopher K. Coombs

Health and Growth , Petia Stoianova Stoytcheva

Risk properties of a Stein-like estimator for multinomial choice models , Vera Alexandrova Tabakova

Dissertations from 2003 2003

An empirical investigation of tax policy in G-7 countries , Kerim Peren Arin

Empirical analysis of economic growth , Winford Henderson Masanjala

Marginal income tax rates and the U.K. economy: three essays , Eon-Seon Rym

Dissertations from 2002 2002

Essays on international trade and Bayesian forecasting , Dennis S. Edwards

An empirical analysis of the macroeconomic effects of government purchases , Eric Horent

Essays on the Bayesian inequality restricted estimation , Asli K. Ogunc

Theses/Dissertations from 2001 2001

An Economic Analysis of the Allocation of Research Funding at the National Institutes of Health. , Janet B. Daniel

Essays on Semiparametric Estimation. , Kang-sun Lee

Theses/Dissertations from 2000 2000

Three Essays on Political Economy and International Trade. , Far-tsair Lai

Theses/Dissertations from 1999 1999

An Empirical Examination of Maximum Entropy Estimation. , Randall Charles Campbell

Essays on Identification of Monetary Policy Shocks in Vector Autoregressive Models: Alternative Identification Schemes and Lag Structures. , Keuk-soo Kim

Theses/Dissertations from 1998 1998

The Effects of Fiscal Structure, Leviathan, and Interdependent Demands on Local Public Spending Behavior. , Rebecca J. Campbell

An Analysis of Reimbursement Methodologies and Cost Containment Policies in Medicaid Inpatient Hospital and Pharmaceuticals. , Etienne Elmer Pracht

Theses/Dissertations from 1997 1997

An Empirical Examination of the Grant Induced Price and Income Effects of Lump-Sum Intergovernmental Aid. , Peter Michael Mitias

Theses/Dissertations from 1996 1996

Bureaucrats, Bureaucracy and Utility Maximization: Empirical Evidence From Taiwan. , Chinkun Chang

The Effects of AMA Contributions in the United States Senate: An Analysis of Roll Call Votes, 1979--1992. , Karen Gutermuth

Three Essays on VAR Techniques. , Omer Ozcicek

Theses/Dissertations from 1993 1993

Forecasting the Economic Effects of Produced Waters Discharge Regulations on Oil and Gas Activity in Coastal Louisiana. , Allen Paul Dupont

Theses/Dissertations from 1992 1992

Three Essays on International Linkages of the Korean Economy. , Jai-ki Lee

A Regional Market Model for Construction Aggregate Materials. , Alicia Norma Rambaldi

Theses/Dissertations from 1991 1991

Three Essays in the Economics of the Physician Firm. , William David Bradford III

Three Essays on Sampling Techniques: Small Sample Performances of Estimators and Predictors. , Parisun Chantanahom

An Empirical Analysis of Ricardian Equivalence and Macroeconomic Interdependence in Korea. , Jang Cheon Jin

Theses/Dissertations from 1990 1990

Small Sample Properties of Estimators and Test Statistics in Nonlinear Regression: The Box-Cox Transformation. , Minbo Kim

Theses/Dissertations from 1989 1989

Toward the Inclusion of Environmental Factors in the Concept and Measure of National Income. , George Edward Foy Jr

Three Essays on the Determinants and Effects of Public Sector Bargaining Laws. , Melissa S. Waters

Theses/Dissertations from 1988 1988

Stein-Like Estimation and Inference. , Lee Chester Adkins

Three Essays on the Welfare Effects of Factor Immobility and Price Uncertainty for a Country Experiencing Growth, Entering a Customs Union and Giving or Receiving a Unilateral Transfer. , Carolyn Margaret Landry

Theses/Dissertations from 1986 1986

Effect of Ownership Structure on Efficiency: a Comparative Analysis of Various Organizational Forms (Stochastic Frontier, Allocative Efficiency). , Daniel Omer Cote

Theses/Dissertations from 1985 1985

An Empirical Inquiry Into the Variation of Interest Rates, 1959-1983 (Time Series Analysis, Spectral, Money Supply, Inflation Rate). , Umit Erol

Alternative Regimes of Common Property Exploitation for Manganese Nodules and Their Market Structure Impact. , Akbar Barzegar Marvasti

Determinants of the Money Supply in the United Kingdom, West Germany, and Canada (Central Bank, Reaction Function, Inflation, Fiscal, Monetary Policy). , Deep Shikha

Theses/Dissertations from 1984 1984

The Habitat and Cost of Production of Domestic Petroleum Resources. , John Daniel Grace

Stewardship of Creation: Some Implications for Economic Theory and Policy. , John Harlan Mcdonald

Female Labor Force Participation and Fertility in Nigeria: a Study of Lagos. , Amon Okechukwu Okpala

Theses/Dissertations from 1979 1979

A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis of the Relationship Between Fiscal Policy and the Money Supply. , William Douglas Mcmillin

Theses/Dissertations from 1976 1976

An Economic Evaluation of Vocational Rehabilitation in Louisiana. , Robert Charles Brown

A Disaggregate Model of the Automobile Market: the Demand for Cars of Different Sizes. , Rodney Lee Carlson

Frictional, Structural, and Cyclical Factors in Louisiana Unemployment. , Jeffrey Alan Reed

Theses/Dissertations from 1975 1975

An Economic Analysis of Interregional Migration in Louisiana and Its Policy Implications for Population Distribution. , Koong-lian Kao

Theses/Dissertations from 1974 1974

An Economic Analysis of Governmental Exchange. , Ralph William Lange

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This collection contains theses and dissertations from the Department of Economics, collected from the Scholarship@Western Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository

Theses/Dissertations from 2024 2024

Essays on Development Economics , Rowena Cornelius

Essays on Credit Risks and Financial Frictions , Jihyun Kim

Essays on Firms and Climate Change , Emmanuel Murray Leclair

Essays in Environmental Economics , Meghdad Rahimian

Essays on Life Cycle Skill Growth and Wage Dynamics: Understanding the Impact of Skill Levels, Personality Traits, and Job Search , Tommas Trivieri

Theses/Dissertations from 2023 2023

Essays on Monetary Economics , Duhyeong Kim

Essays on Macroeconomics , Mauricio Torres Ferro

Essays on the Economics of Immigration , Phuong Vu

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

Essays on Industrial Organization and Health Economics , Cecilia S. Diaz Campo

Essays on Financial Shocks and External Debt , Jafar El Armali

Revealed Preference Analysis: Theory and Applications , Charles Gauthier

Essays on Conflict Mediation , Ali Kamranzadeh

Essays On Market Design And Auctions , Mingshi Kang

Essays on the Economics of Education , Enrique Martin Luccioni

Essays on Disability and the Labour Market , Robert Geoffrey Millard

Essays on the Economics of Education , Marco Pariguana

Essays on the All-Pay Auction , Henk Schouten

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

Three essays in International Economics , Francisco Adame

Peer Effects and Social Networks in an MBA Program , Zinaida Foltin

Three Essays on Climate and Development , Samantha Goertz

Three Essays on Individual and Household Responses to Information, Liquidity, and Policy Shocks , Brian C. Held

Essays in financial asset pricing , Dillon Ross Huddleston

Essays in Financial Econometrics and Machine Learning , Fred Liu

Essays on Firms in International Trade , Aldo Sandoval Hernandez

Essays on Private Information and Monetary Policy , Zijian Wang

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

Relaxing the Rational Expectations Assumption: Data-based and Model-based Approaches , Yifan Gong

Essays on Family Economics , Hyeongsuk Jin

Essays on Share Repurchases and Boom-Bust Cycles , Bohan Li

Essays on Student Loans and Returns to Skill , Qian Liu

A Language Barrier To Human Capital Development: The Case Of Guatemalan Students , Fidel Pérez Macal

Characterizing the Value and Effect of Perceptiveness in Various Game-Theoretic Settings , Terrence Adam Rooney

Essays on Criminal Behaviour, Human Capital Formation, and Mental Health , Diego F. Salazar

Adding Data-driven Modelling to Causal Inference And Financial Economics , Sha Wang

Essays on Housing Markets , Yuxi Yao

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

Essays on Microeconomic Problems in Multilateral Settings , Ke Xian AuYong

Essays in Economics of Education: Teacher Labour Markets and Earnings of University Graduates , Tomasz M. Handler

Essays on the Economics of Digital Piracy , Zhuang Liu

Essays on College Majors and Skills , Yuki Onozuka

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

Essays in International Economics: the Trade-Creation Effect of Migration , Miguel Cardoso

Essays on Parental Leave and Family Labour Supply , Youjin Choi

Non-Linear Time Series Modelling with Applications to Equity and Fixed Income Markets , Galyna Grynkiv

Essays on Crime, Education, and Employment , Maria Antonella Mancino

Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

Essays in International Economics: Decomposing Episodes of Large Growth in International Trade , Brandon K. Malloy

Essays on Policies Related to Immigration, School Choice, and Crime , Georgy Orlov

Essays on Debt in Macroeconomics , James G. Partridge

Informal Hiring Patterns with Endogenous Job Contacts , Deanna Walker

Essays on Growth and Input Misallocation in China , Wenya Wang

Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

Essays on Human Capital Complementarities , Hiroaki Mori

Essays on Human Capital and Inequality , Youngmin Park

Volatility Modelling with Applications to Equity and Foreign Exchange Markets , Sergii Pypko

Essays on Applied Microeconomics , Jin Zhou

Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015

College-High School Wage and Human Capital Price Differentials, and the Role of Mobility for Local Wages in the U.S. , Eda Bozkurt

On the Economics of Climate Change and its Effects , Aaron B. Gertz

Theses/Dissertations from 2014 2014

Essays on Labor Market in Indonesia , Xue Dong

Essays on Innovation and Consumer Credit , David E. Fieldhouse

Essays on Portfolio Optimization, Simulation and Option Pricing , Zhibo Jia

Role of Search, Human Capital and Learning in Occupational Mobility and Immigrant Assimilation , Masashi Miyairi

Theses/Dissertations from 2013 2013

Essays on Mechanism Design and the Informed Principal Problem , Nicholas C. Bedard

Essays on Worker Promotion and Wage Growth , Hugh Cassidy

Essays in Macroeconomics of Development , Douwere Eric Grekou

News, Copulas and Independence , Ivan Medovikov

Essays on Skilled Workers and Economic Development , Dozie Okoye

Theses/Dissertations from 2012 2012

Essays on Informal Labor Markets , Javier Cano Urbina

Volatility, Duration, and Value-at-Risk , Pujun Liu

Essays on Capital Gains, Household Consumption and Corporate Payout Policy , Chris Mitchell

Essays on Health Insurer and Provider Interactions , Daniel Montanera

Essays on International and Environmental Economics , Jacob Wibe

Essays on Financial Return and Volatility Modeling , Jing Wu

Theses/Dissertations from 2011 2011

Essays On Entrepreneurial Financing , Ye Jia

A Collection of Portfolio Management Issues , Mike McCausland

Essays on International Trade , Kai Xu

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• The Causal Impact of Education on Crime Rates: A Recent US Analysis . Emily Taylor, BSc Hons Economics, 2022
• Does a joint income taxation system for married couples disincentivise the female labour supply? Jodie Gollop, BA Hons Economics with German, 2022
• Conditional cooperation between the young and old and the influence of work experience, charitable giving, and social identity . Rachel Moffat, BSc Hons Economics, 2021
• An Extended Literature Review on the Contribution of Economic Institutions to the Great Divergence in the 19th Century . Jessica Richens, BSc Hons Economics, 2021
• Does difference help make a difference? Examining whether young trustees and female trustees affect charities’ financial performance. Chris Hyland, BSc Hons Economics, 2021

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• The impact of Covid-19 on the public and health expenditure gradient in mortality in England . Alexander Waller, MSc Economic Development & Policy Analysis, 2022
• Impact of the Child Support Grant on Nutritional Outcomes in South Africa: Is there a ‘pregnancy support’ effect? . Claire Lynam, MSc Development Economics, 2022
• An Empirical Analysis of the Volatility Spillovers between Commodity Markets, Exchange Rates, and the Sovereign CDS Spreads of Commodity Exporters . Alfie Fox-Heaton, MSc Financial Economics, 2022
• The 2005 Atlantic Hurricane Season and Labour Market Transitions . Edward Allenby, MSc Economics, 2022
• The scope of international agreements . Sophia Vaaßen, MSc International Economics, 2022

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• "The Causal Effect of ACA Subsidies on Insurance Coverage Status Among California Adults"  - William Vereyken
• "Economic Impacts of Immigration Detention Centers Built Between 1990-2016 on U.S. Commuting Zones"  - Ekaterina Yudina

Spring/Summer 2022

• "The Impact of Indiv. Mandate on High-Income, Non-elderly Indiv. Health Insurance Coverage Rates and Racial/Ethnic Disparities"  - YeJin Ahn
• "An Economic Analysis of the 1997 Amhara Land Redistribution in Ethiopia"  - Ezana Anley
• "Affirmative Action's Effect on Educational and Wage Outcomes for Underrepresented Minorities"  - Vishnu G. Arul
• "Are the Effects of Racism Really That Black and White? A Study on the Effect Racism Has on the Productivity of Black   Footballers in the Premier League"  - Advik Banerjee
• "An Empirical Analysis of Industrial Concentration and Prices: Can We Blame Inflation on Corporate Greed?"  - Anton Bobrov
• "Tax Revenue Cyclicality and Income Inequality: Evidence from U.S. Counties From 1989 to 2019"  - Yiyang Chen
• "The Impact of Economic Opportunities on African American Migration Patterns in Oakland"  - Fernando Cheung
• "Impact of Tech Companies on Wages in the Local Economy"  - Niki Collette
• "Warm Welcome: Evidence for Weather-based Projection Bias in College Choice"  - Maria Cullen
• "Impact of the Belt and Road Initiative on Bilateral Trade with China"  - Pedro de Marcos
• "Renaissance of the Black Homeowner: Impact Evaluation of Michigan's Renaissance Zones"  - Rupsha Debnath
• "Lockdown Blues: The Effect of Social Norms on the Psychological Cost of Unemployment During the COVID-19 Pandemic"  - Dylan Hallahan
• "How Education Affects Health Outcomes Across Genders"  - Jessica Li
• "Is Increasing Diversity Inclusion Effective in Improving Companies' Performance in the Financial Services Industry?"  - Miranda Li
• "The Future Financial Status of the Social Security Program"  - Chloe Manouchehri
• "Does Recreational Marijuana Legalization Affect Hard-Drug Use? - Evidence from Cocaine Prevalence and Treatment Admissions"  - Arthur Weiss
• "Relationship Between Economic Status and Money Spent on Private Education Leading to Economic Inequality in South Korea"  - Jiho Lee
• "The Impact of Migrant Remittances on Rural Labor Supply: Evidence from Nepal"  - Amanda Wong
• "Confirmation Bias: The Role of Messages and Messengers"  - Hongyu (Randol) Yao

Spring 2021

• "Gender Equality and Economic Growth: Solving the Asian Puzzle"  - Zoya Ali
• "Women in STEM: Moving Up or Falling Off the Academic Career Ladder?"  - Sophia J. Bai
• "Time Dependence in Okun's Law at the State Level" - Sarah Baig
• "Labor Regulation and the Impact on Firm Behavior in India" - Vatsal Bajaj
• "Gender Representation in Academia: Evidence from the Italian Education System Reform" - Oyundari Batbayar
• "Money & Marriage on the Elementary Mind: A High-Level Analysis of Inequitable Child Development in LA County" - Matthew J. Chang
• "Unanticipated Unemployment Rate News on the Stock Market" - David Chi
• "Should Physicians Be More Collaborative? Determining the Relationship Between Patient Participation and Treatment Plan Confidence Across a Spectrum of Illness Severity in the State of California" - Saif Chowdhury
• "Modeling Optimal Investment and Greenhouse Gas Abatement in the Presence of Technology Spillovers" - Sabrina Chui
• "Understanding the Influence of Marginal Income Tax Rates on Retirement Investment Habits"  - Daniel Cohen
• "Infrastructure in India's Internal War: A District-Level Analysis of the Naxalite-Maoist Conflict" - Krunal Desai
• "Do Eucalyptus Trees Increase Wildfires?"  - Lila Englander
• "Understanding the Labor Outcomes of Hurricane Sandy" - Kevin Fang
• "Does TikTok Show Viewers the Content Relevant to them?" - Ekaterina Fedorova
• "The Impact of the Affordable Care Act Dependent Care Provision on Long-term Young Adult Labor Market Choices" - Anne Fogarty
• "Orchestra Sex Disparity: Experimental Evidence from Audience Members" - Richard Gong
• "The Big Three Medical Price Indexes: A Comparative Review and Analysis"  - Robert Hovakimyan
• "Effect of Value-Added-Services on Customer Reviews in a Platform Marketplace" - Shankar Krishnan
• "COVID19 Recession: Gender Layoff Gap Explodes" - Ember Lin-Sperry
• "The Gender Wage Gap in China: Learning from Recent Longitudinal Data" - Donghe Lyu
• "Local Graduation Policies as a Tool for Increasing College Eligibility: Evidence from Los Angeles" - Dan L. Ma
• "Trust in Government and Lockdown Compliance in Sub-Saharan Africa" - Charles McMurry
• "I Do (or Don't): The Impact of Same-Sex Marriage Laws on International Tourism" - Oliver McNeil
• "International Shipping Consequences of a Navigable Arctic" - Jack Melin
• "Investigating Dollar Invoicing Trends Using United Kingdom Export Data" - Aneesh Nathani
• "Micro-Level Impact of Initial Public Offerings on Bay Area Housing Inflation" - Mina Nezam-Mafi
• "Explaining EU's Oil Dependency Through the Response of the Portuguese Sector Indexes to Brent Oil Prices Fluctuations" - Pedro S. Nunes
• "Dynamic Incentives and Effort Provision in Professional Tennis Tournaments" - Ruiwen Pan
• "Examining the Effects of Minimum Wage Laws on Part-Time Employment" - Odysseus Pyrinis
• "The Great Indian Identity Crisis? Exclusions & Intersectionality in the Indian Aadhaar System" - Aditi Ramakrishnan
• "The 'Clutch Gene' Myth: An Analysis of Late-Game Shooting Performance in the NBA"  - Can Sarioz
• "Estimating the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Jobs Within the Healthcare Industry" - Sidharth Satya
• "Factors Influencing Telehealth Utilization: Evidence from California" - Emily Schultz
• "Cash and Conflict: Evidence from the Indian Banknote Demonetization" - Nachiket Shah
• "Determinants of the Number of Anti-Government Demonstrations: Evidence from OECD Countries" - Nina Singiri
• "Hygiene Heroes: A Process Evaluation of Promoting Hygiene Practices in Tamil Nadu Schools" - Malika Sugathapala
• "Exploring the Labour Patterns of Women and Mothers Through the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Impact of School Closures and a New Kind of Recession"  - Renee Isabel Utter
• "How Have Socioeconomic Achievement Determinants Changed in the Past Decade for First-Generation Chinese Immigrants in the U.S." - Haolin Wang
• "The Impact of Quarantining on School Enrollment: Evidence from the Ebola Epidemic in Sierra Leone" - David Willigrod
• "Weeding out Needy Households and Welcoming the Better Off? Impacts of Transactional Barriers on SNAP Participation Rates" - Kevin Woo
• "Are Soccer Teams Being Inefficient? An Analysis of Sunk Cost Fallacy and Recency Bias Using Transfer Fee" - Junru Lyu
• "The Effects of Access to Family Planning Facilities on Female Labor Market Outcomes"  - Marcus Sander
• "Macroeconomic Volatility at the Zero Lower Bound: Evidence from the OECD" - Anthony Swaminathan
• "How are Society's Conditions and Demographics Related to the Popularity of Chief Executive Carrie Lam  and the Hong Kong Government"  - Peter To

Spring/Summer 2020

• "Parental Involvement: The Differential Impacts of Consent and Notice Requirements for Minors' Abortions" - Angela Ames
• "Examining Local Price Levels and Income Distribution Over Time" - Josh Archer
• "Estimating the Effect of Grandparent Death on Fertility" - Jason Chen
• "Democracy in the Face of COVID-19: Have Less Democratic Countries Been More Effective at Preventing the Spread of This Pandemic ?" - Yi Chen
• "Understanding the Effects of Conditional Cash Transfers on Indigenous People in Mexico" - Arushi Desai
• "Microfinance and Payday Lending: Are they Solving a Problem or Creating One?" - Sophia Faulkner
• "The Risk-Taking Channel of Monetary Policy and Foreign Banks" - Noah Forougi
• "Ride of Die? Metropolitan Bikeshare Systems and Pollution" - Sean Furuta
• "Internet's Important Involvement in Information Industry Integration in Idaho, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana (and others): How the emerging internet affected the economic geography of the information industry" - Keming (Alex) Gao
• "The Relationship between Economic Crises and Long-Run Wealth Inequality" - Renuka Garg
• "Voter Bias in the Associated Press College Football Poll : Reconducting a 2009 study with new data in a $1 Billion-dollar industry that has seen significant changes in the past decade"  - Brent Hensley
• "Monopsony Exploitation in Major League Baseball: Using Wins Above Replacement to Estimate Marginal Revenue Product" - Jacob C. Hyman
• "The Relationship Between Currency Substitution and Exchange Rate Volatility" - Jewon Ju
• "Efficiency, Bias, and Decisions: Observations from a Sports Betting Exchange" - Alexander Kan
• "The Effect of Medicaid Expansion on Substance Use Disorder Treatment Utilization: Evidence from the Affordable Care Act" - Christy Kang
• "Analyzing the Relationship between Personal Income Tax Progressivity and Income Inequality" - Gevorg Khandamiryan
• "The Effects of Occupancy Taxes on the Short-Term Rental Market: Evidence from Boston" - Alan Liang
• "Corporate Types and Bank Lending in Contractionary Era: Evidence from Chinese Listed Companies" - Zishen Liu
• "Financial Constraints on Student Learning: An Analysis of How Financial Stress Influences Cognitive Function in Children" - Simone Matecna
• "The Effect of Workplace Inspections on Employment and Sales - A Regression Discontinuity Analysis" - Jeseo Park
• "Lending Sociodynamics, Economic Instability, and the U.S. Farm Credit Crisis" - Erfan Samaei
• "The Effect of Intangible Assets on Value Added: Evidence from microdata across small and large firms in Europe" - Tamara Sequeira
• "Price Efficiency Differences Between Public and Private Utilities: An Empirical Analysis of US Electric Utilities" - Yechan Shin
• "Effect of Campus Shootings on Academic Achievement: Examination of 2014 Isla Vista Killings" - Min Joo (Julie) Song
• "First-Degree Price Discrimination: Evidence from Informal Markets in India" - Rishab Srivastava
• "Who Benefits From Gentrification? A Case Study of Oregon Public High Schools" - Namrata Subramanian
• "Estimating the Economic Impacts of Wealth Taxation in France" - Jeffrey Suzuki
• "Transit-Oriented Development or Transit-Oriented Displacement? Evaluating the Sorting Effect of Public Transportation in Los Angeles County" - Yeeling Tse
• "How State Abortion Policy Restrictiveness is Associated with Unintended Pregnancy Outcomes in the United States from 2014-2018" - Ruhee Wadhwania
• "Global Food Security and the El Niño-Southern Oscillation"  - Aidan Wang
• "The Relationship Between Pharmaceutical R&D Spending and NME Development" - Taylor Wang
• "The Role of Individual Risk Attitude in Occupational Inheritance" - Yi Wang
• "Labor Market Segmentation: Evidence from U.S. Janitorial Jobs Advertised in English and Spanish" - Zijun Xu
• "Bias on the Brain: How Patient Gender Influences Use of Emergency Room Diagnostic Imaging" - Abigail Zhong
• "Age Effects, Irrationality and Excessive Risk-Taking in Supposedly Expert Agents" - William Aldred
• "Pricing Disparities for Minority Communities in Chicago: Rideshares and Taxis" - Matthew Cleveland
• "Where My Negros At? Evaluating the Effects of Banning Affirmative Action on Black College Enrollment" - Ellie Koepplinger
• "Race and Recession: How Minorities May Affect Downturns" - Alexander Szarka
• "Understanding the Effects of Canadian International Food Aid on Production and Trade" - Patrick D. Tagari
• "Urban Property Rights and Labor Supply in Peru: Heterogeneity Analysis by Gender and Educational Attainment" - Juan Sebastián Rozo Vásquez
• "Effect of High-Speed Rail on City Tourism Revenue in China: A Perspective on Spatial Connectivity" - Lingyun Xiao

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