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(2016-08-01)This dissertation contains two essays which propose tests for smooth structural changes in dependence and volatility, respectively. In the first essay, we propose a generalized likelihood ratio test for smooth structural ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1995)In the public finance literature, the median voter model is
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(2019-04-08)While there are people who gain success in life without many complications, there are many others those who struggle and must overcome challenges in order to succeed. In these three chapters, I use experimental methods to ...
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(2021-06-01)In this dissertation, I estimate the value of soil and water quality improvements using revealed and stated preferences of anglers and farmers, respectively. I also identify the causal effect of a groundwater management ...
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(2012-07-16)This dissertation is a collection of three economic studies on the demand for and optimal pricing of state lottery games. Lottery betting is a multi-billion dollar industry that provides an important source of government ...
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(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 ...
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(2015-11-25)Advances in production technology are increasing the availability of natural gas in the U.S. Examining how these technological advancements influence the dynamics in the natural gas and energy sectors is the subject here. ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1989)The essays that together make up this dissertation investigate the circumstances in which long term contracts and vertically integrated firm allocation are chosen to govern economic relationships. The analysis in the first ...
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(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 ...
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(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 ...
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(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 ...
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(2014-04-23)Corn and soybean meals are major feed ingredients for livestock producers. The first part of the research studies the effects of renewable fuel standard mandate on the U.S. beef and dairy sectors. A dynamic and recursive ...
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(2012-02-14)This dissertation analyzes the impact of climate, and atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) on crop yields and grain transportation. The analysis of crop yields endeavors to advance the literature by statistically estimating ...
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(2010-07-14)In this dissertation, I study the effects of climate change on agricultural total factor productivity and crop yields and their variability. In addition, an examination was conducted on the value of select climate change ...
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(2022-04-06)With the proliferation of e-commerce, designing a free shipping policy that can balance the need to recover shipping costs and retain customers is a big quandary for retailers. This dissertation investigates the effectiveness ...
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(2012-10-19)An awareness of the effect of agricultural production on the environment has led to the development of policies to mitigate its adverse effects. This dissertation provides analyses of agri-environmental policies designed ...
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(2018-06-22)Creativity is central to growth and success in marketing. And yet, the effective managerial tools to motivate creative thinking for individuals remains underexplored by academics and practitioners. In this dissertation, I ...
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(2020-04-21)This dissertation introduces three essays about the employment of low-income workers, a group whose employment has large implications for economic growth, tax revenue, and government spending on means-tested transfer ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1993)A given expenditure can be financed by raising taxes, borrowing, money creation, and/or a combination of these three. What are the differential impacts of these alternative methods of financing public expenditures? Is there ...
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(2010-07-14)Market land prices ignore the non-market value of ecosystem goods and services; hence, too much agricultural land may be developed. Correct land valuation must include these non-market values. Values of ecosystem services ...