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This dissertation seeks to understand the human decision-making process, not only in the context of neoclassical economics, but also in consideration of social and psychological factors. Through both qualitative and quantitative...
The essays comprising this dissertation intersect public policy and consequential personal decisions: attending college, adopting a child, or choosing the right neighborhood. These selections have an enduring effect on an individual’s...
Capital control policies, such as certificate of need (CON) regulations, are often touted as a means of combatting the rising costs of healthcare. However, such policies often have little to no concern with their impact on health...
This dissertation is composed of three related papers, all using natural experiments from the state of Wisconsin to examine critical issues in education policy such as the importance of school funding and teacher compensation reform for...
Public Finance of Florida Municipalities: A Study of How Property Value, Revenue, and Expenditure Are Related to Taxes, Land Use Counts, and Parcel Density
Chapter one provides an introduction. Chapter two seeks to answer the question of how the property tax affects the tax base. Cities are divided into four types as defined by the census. Principal, central, suburban, and rural cities. The...
This dissertation is composed of three papers, all using modern applied econometric methods that try to isolate causal estimates in several important settings. Each chapter examines social and formal institutions on the well-being of...
This dissertation contains three studies which focus on how health policies affect women. The second chapter examines how public health policies can lead to unintended effects that undermine their efficacy. Beginning in the mid-1930s, ...
This dissertation consists of three separate essays on various types of charitable activity. Each chapter examines incentives for charitable giving, including how charity religious affiliation impacts donations, how donors and charities...
This dissertation is composed of three papers, all using natural experiments from developing countries to examine critical issues in the lives of individuals in the developing world. In the first chapter, I combine data from a national...
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