Browsing by Author "Beard, Randolph"

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Consumption and Welfare Effects of Taxes on "Sin"

Reeder, Ryan (2011-04-12)

An Indirect Translog System and Linear Expenditure System are applied to Consumer Expenditure Survey data to estimate the effects of “sin taxes” on tobacco, alcohol, and food consumed away from home. Own-price elasticities ...

Differential Economic Performance in Developing Countries

Phoka, Charumporn (2008-12-15)

This thesis examines the economic performance in developing countries. The 2003 data is collected from 74 developing countries. The level of economic performance is measured by GDP per capita. The independent variables ...

The Economics of Film Distribution

Byrd, William (2010-10-26)

The film industry, namely Hollywood, is characterized by a pattern of large budget releases during what may be termed peak seasons. The peak seasons are centered on holidays, when demand is high, which in turn leads to ...

The Economics of Quality in the Specialty Coffee Industry: Insights from the Cup of Excellence Programs

Wilson, Adam (2012-04-17)

This study estimates price determinants for specialty green coffee auctions using records from the 2004-2010 Cup of Excellence programs hosted by the Alliance for Coffee Excellence. Similar to a paper by Donnet et al. ...

The Effect of Medical Malpractice Award Amount on Health: A Cross-Sectional Review of 1998 State Date

Margretz, Jason (2007-05-15)

This thesis examines the relationship between amount awarded in medical malpractice lawsuits and the health of a population. Data from 1998 is collected for each state and a crossectional analysis is performed. Two stage ...

English Seventeenth Century Colonial Expansion as a Form of Rent-Seeking

Finck, William (2007-12-15)

The central purpose of this dissertation is to apply a rent-seeking analysis to seventeenth century colonial policies in England. The dissertation is an extension of the rent-seeking model which Robert Ekelund and Robert ...

Essays in Applied International Economics

Malki, Mostafa (2006-05-15)

This dissertation is organized into two essays in international economics and finance. The first is an analysis of the US-Morocco free trade agreement and its impact on Morocco. The study uses a computable general ...

Essays on Forestry Products Industry: Sawmill Productivity and Industrial Timberland Ownership

Li, Yanshu (2006-05-15)

In this dissertation, two topics of forest products industry were investigated: inter-regional productivity comparison of sawmilling industries in the North America, and the relationship between industrial timberland ...

The Ethanol Market: An Econometric Inquiry into the Market for E85

Tatum, Shaun (2007-12-15)

This study analyzes the ethanol market in order to determine if E85 can replace gasoline as the United States primary fuel. After presenting the history of the ethanol market, past literature on ethanol, and legislation ...

An Evaluation of the Effects of the Housing Bubble on Consumer Preferences in the Housing Market: A Hedonic Pricing Model

Blair, Robert (2010-11-17)

The purpose of this thesis is to examine the effects of the recent housing bubble on consumer preferences across the entire United States along with individual census regions. A hedonic pricing model is used to analyze ...

An Examination of the Impact of Education on Voter Turnout

Turpen, Benjamin (2008-05-15)

This paper explores the relationship between educational attainment and voter turnout. The relevant theory is addressed and a model is formulated to account for demographic factors thought to affect turnout. Data from the ...

An Examination of the Impact of the Organ Donation Breakthrough Collaborative on Kidney Transplant Activity

Higginbotham, Bradley (2009-05-13)

Organ procurement policy has developed to combat the persistent shortages for kidneys, and some studies have detailed the results of one of the more recent initiatives, the Organ Donation Breakthrough Collaborative. This ...

An Examination of the Youth Voter Participation Rates with Individual Level and Election Specific Information

Meads, Holly (2008-12-15)

The young voters (age 18 to 24) political participation by voting has declined in the previous Presidential election years and few studies have determined the cause. This study examines the youth participation rates in ...

The Impact Of Right-To-Work Laws On Interstate Cost Of Living

Edenfield, Karin (2010-08-09)

The impact of right-to-work laws on cost of living differentials is a highly controversial topic due to its possible political implications. This study seeks to investigate the determinants of geographic cost of living ...

Impact of the Dialysis Industry on Kidney Transplants

Lawson, Thomas (2009-12-15)

The aim of this paper is to examine the impact of the kidney dialysis industry on the kidney transplants, both cadaveric and living. This particular topic has not been addressed in formal research dealing with the organ ...

The impact of tobacco taxation on cigarette consumption: a case study of France

Dupont de Rivaltz, Cedric Evenor (2006-12-15)

This thesis investigates the relationship between tobacco taxes and the consumption of cigarettes in France. The goal of this thesis is to determine the impact of the recent successive increases in tobacco taxes on the ...

Investigating Health Determinants in OECD Countries: A Random Effects Analysis

Adams, Jesse (2008-12-15)

In previous literature, there has been contradicting results regarding what indicators serve as determinants of health. This paper re-examines the health production function by using the economic theory of production to ...

Medical Malpractice and Tort Reform: Effects on the Death Rate, a 2004 Cross-Sectional Analysis

Gibson, James (2009-07-30)

This thesis scrutinizes the effects that tort reform, health expenditures per capita, and the median malpractice payment per state has on the age-adjusted death rate. The data is from 2004 and was collected for each state. ...

On the Relationship between Criminal History and Racial Discrimination in Labor Markets: Evidence from the Field

Griffin, Joshua (2013-07-23)

It has been shown in the literature that any contact at all with the criminal justice system presents an individual with a significant challenge in obtaining employment. It has also been shown that African-Americans are ...

A Reexamination of the Structure of Scientific Revolution and Application: The Rise of Mathematical Economics

Yohe, James (2006-05-15)

I propose to reexamine the works of History of Science writers, especially Thomas S. Kuhn. Kuhn's theory is susceptible to contradiction when applied to itself. Is ""The Structure of Scientific Revolution"" nothing more ...