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Examining the Role of Personal Problems in Determining Income


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dc.contributor.advisorJackson, John D.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGreene, Saraen_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-04T19:37:16Z
dc.date.available2015-05-04T19:37:16Z
dc.date.issued2015-05-04
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10415/4527
dc.description.abstractThe goal of this dissertation is to both theoretically and empirically examine how various personal problems affect income. The analysis will specifically examine the effects of divorce, alcohol use, misuse of legal drugs, and illegal drug use on income. We look at the factors affecting each of the personal problems individually and how these personal problems also affect income. By using a simultaneous equations approach, we find that, although these personal problems do not have the largest effect on income, they do have a substantial impact and therefore should not be left out of wage and income determination models.en_US
dc.subjectEconomicsen_US
dc.titleExamining the Role of Personal Problems in Determining Incomeen_US
dc.typeDissertationen_US
dc.embargo.statusNOT_EMBARGOEDen_US
dc.contributor.committeeStern, Michael L.en_US
dc.contributor.committeeBeard, Thomasen_US
dc.contributor.committeeThompson, Henryen_US

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