Browsing by Author "Hoekstra, Mark"

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    • Academic Self-Concept, Teacher Quality and Peer Effects on Chinese Secondary School Student Performance and Track Choice 
      Wang, Yaojing (2016-05-04)
      In this dissertation, we use student-level high school and college entrance exam data from a city in China to explore the effects of peers, relative ranking and teacher quality on student test outcomes and track choices. ...
    • Cash for Corollas: When Stimulus Reduces Spending 
      Hoekstra, Mark; Puller, Steven L.; West, Jeremy (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2015-04-01)
      The 2009 Cash for Clunkers program aimed to stimulate consumer spending in the new automobile industry, which was experiencing disproportionate reductions in demand and employment during the Great Recession. Exploiting ...
    • Does Race Matter for Police Use of Force? Evidence from 911 Calls 
      Hoekstra, Mark; Sloan, CarlyWill (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2020-04-30)
      What role does race have in cases of police use of force? This issue of PERCspectives on Research summarizes the paper by Rex B. Grey Professor Mark Hoekstra and Graduate Student Fellow CarlyWill Sloan, which examines how ...
    • Does Race Matter for Police Use of Force? Evidence from 911 Calls 
      Hoekstra, Mark; Sloan, CarlyWill (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2020-03-10)
      While there is much concern about the role of race in police use of force, identifying causal effects is difficult. This is in part because of selection, and in part because researchers often observe only interactions ...
    • The Effect of Open-Air Waste Burning on Infant Health: Evidence from Government Failure in Lebanon 
      Hoekstra, Mark; Mouganie, Pierre; Ajeeb, Ruba (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2021-05-14)
      An estimated 40 percent of the world's garbage is burned in open-air fires, which are responsible for as much as half of the global emissions of some pollutants. However, there is little evidence on the health consequences ...
    • The Effect of Open-Air Waste Burning on Infant Health: Evidence from Government Failure in Lebanon 
      Hoekstra, Mark; Mouganie, Pierre; Ajeeb, Ruba (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2020-06-15)
      An estimated 40 percent of the world's garbage is burned in open-air fires, which are responsible for as much as half of the global emissions of some pollutants. However, there is little evidence on the health consequences ...
    • The Effect of Own-Gender Juries on Conviction Rates 
      Hoekstra, Mark; Street, Brittany (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2018-07-11)
      The right to an impartial jury is the cornerstone of the U.S. justice system and is enshrined in the Bill of Rights, but are these juries truly impartial, or do they favor defendants who are similar to themselves? In PERC ...
    • The Effect of Own-Gender Juries on Conviction Rates 
      Hoekstra, Mark; Street, Brittany (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2018-07-11)
      The right to an impartial jury is the cornerstone of the U.S. justice system and is enshrined in the Bill of Rights, but are these juries truly impartial, or do they favor defendants who are similar to themselves? In PERC ...
    • Empirical Essays on Family and Education Economics 
      Hsu, Su-Chin (2018-11-27)
      Family- and child-related topics in China have drawn wide attention from the public and scholars. A number of studies have been interested in the impact of the recent change from the one-child policy to the two-child policy ...
    • An Essay on Topics in Applied Microeconomics 
      Tangvatcharapong, Meradee (2021-04-16)
      This dissertation examines three topics in the field of applied microeconomics using quasi-experimental methods. In the section entitled “Does Being Tracked with Better Peers Matter?: Regression Discontinuity Evidence”, I ...
    • Essays in Applied Microeconomics 
      Adger, Chandon Rae’Mel (2023-05-02)
      In this dissertation, I use a variety of econometric techniques to answer pressing questions about various questions in Applied Microeconomics that are relevant to public policy. In the first chapter, we study how schools ...
    • Essays in Applied Microeconomics 
      Bestenbostel, Adam (2022-04-19)
      This research consists of three separate essays each focused on information, how it affects human preferences and decision-making, and its effects on marginalized groups. In the first essay, I test a common hypothesis for ...
    • Essays in Energy and Environmental Economics 
      Scott, Jonathan Barrett (2018-06-20)
      This dissertation includes three essays related to energy and environmental economics, with an emphasis on policy. Topics discussed pertain to policies aimed at internalizing externalities, or encouraging adaptation to ...
    • Essays on Health and Abuse 
      Bondurant, Samuel Ryan (2018-05-05)
      This dissertation covers the topics of substance abuse, crime, health insurance, and child maltreatment. Demand-side approaches should be strongly considered when attempting to combat America’s illegal drug problems. ...
    • Essays on Health and Public Economics 
      Zheng, Yiying (2017-07-20)
      This dissertation introduces three essays on health and public economics. In the first essay, I reexamine how false ID laws with scanner provisions affect underage drinking. Yoruk uses data from the National Longitudinal ...
    • Essays on the Determinants of Health and Labor Market Outcomes 
      Roberts, Adam (2022-04-20)
      There is increasing evidence that an individual’s experiences, setting, and resource access during early childhood and education years have a profound impact on productivity, income, and health in adulthood. Understanding ...
    • Essays on the Economics of Crime 
      Temple, Chelsea Evan (2022-05-04)
      In this work, I present three essays on the economics of crime. The first paper (joint with Jennifer Doleac, David Pritchard, and Adam Roberts) replicates and extends the analyses of data from three randomized controlled ...
    • Essays on the Economics of Crime and Discrimination 
      Sloan, Carly Will (2020-03-16)
      My dissertation focuses on the decisions making of prosecutors, police officers, and judges. Understanding how these criminal justice actors affect crime and contribute to disparities is particularly important given the ...
    • Essays on the Economics of Reproductive Health Care 
      Pineda Torres, Mayra Belinda (2022-04-20)
      Reproductive health care is the ability to have a satisfying and safe sex life, the capability to reproduce, and the freedom to decide if, when, and how often to do so. Access to reproductive health care has improved due ...
    • Illegal Immigration, State Law, and Deterrence 
      Hoekstra, Mark; Orozco-Aleman, Sandra (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2016-09-01)
      Can state and federal policies deter undocumented workers from entering the U.S.? In Working Paper 1604, PERC's Rex Grey Professor Mark Hoekstra, and Sandra Orozco-Aleman, address this timely and critical immigration policy ...