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Economics Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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(University of Oregon, 1961-06)The candidate first became interested in the effects of foreign investments on the host country during an investigation of the problems of economic development of Latin America conducted by the Institute of International ...
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(University of Oregon, 1939-06)Notwithstanding a clear statement to the contrary by the United States Supreme Court in the Nebbia case, production and distribution of fluid milk for human consumption is being considered more generally the subject of ...
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(University of Oregon, 1964-03)Along with the other nations of the Western Hemisphere, the antecedents of the Canadian economy may be traced to Europe. The area which eventually became Canada was a part of the mercantile empires of both France and Great ...
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(University of Oregon, 1957-06)Since the publication of Keynes General Theory, the subjects of liquidity and of liquidity preference have been extensively discussed in economic literature. Among the writers, the names of Harrod, Robertson, and Hicks are ...
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(University of Oregon, 1950-07)The total direct and guaranteed debt of the United States government stands at $256 billion. This large national liability poses problems to which the public expects its elected officials to find adequate answers. Will ...
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(University of Oregon, 1962-06)In this work a study of the theory of economic growth under three different technological assumptions is attempted. The first of them is the famous Harrod’s model of economic growth which is based on the assumption of fixed ...
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(University of Oregon, 1950-06)A History of Federal Reserve Policy, 1914—1946 The purpose of this paper is to review the history of action taken by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System with regard to credit policies, and when there was ...
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(University of Oregon, 1953-06)Albert Gallatin (1761—1849) believed that a stable and secure money was both an economic necessity and moral obligation of the monetary authority. He would have preferred that the supply of money be limited to that furnished ...
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(University of Oregon, 1959-06)Public policy for water is a national problem of major proportions and significance. Industrial and domestic water supplies have become increasingly inadequate to meet needs throughout the country. The problem of developing ...
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(University of Oregon, 1955-06)The bulk of this paper will be devoted to an analysis of relationships between wages and various statistical data. In spite of this emphasis it must not be forgotten that a negotiated wage rate is the result of a complex ...
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(University of Oregon, 2022-10-26)This dissertation represents a study of how machine learning can be incorporated into existing econometric causal techniques, with explorationsboth in the costs and benefits of making that choice. The first chapter explores a ...
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(University of Oregon, 2022-10-04)This dissertation is on the economic development of India during the past three decades with a focus on its changing industrial and household structure. Chapter 1 provides a brief introduction of the Indian economy and ...
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(University of Oregon, 2022-10-04)It is evident based on recent news articles and social media discussions that racial bias in police action is currently at the forefront of public interest in the U.S. Whether police operate outside of what is considered ...
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(University of Oregon, 2022-10-04)In this dissertation, I consider two potential sources of racial disparities: racially biased discipline at school and changes to voting rights protections. In the first chapter, I examine patterns of racial disparities ...
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(University of Oregon, 2022-10-04)Recent economic, political, and geostrategic developments are upending the global trade framework, weakening global multilateralism and international coordination. The stability and predictability that characterized a ...
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(University of Oregon, 2022-10-04)I develop new measures of Internet communication costs that hold advantages over similar measures previously used in the economics literature: they are more solidly based on the technical nature of the Internet, easier to ...
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(University of Oregon, 2022-10-04)I empirically explore the potential post-secondary enrollment effects of Louisiana’s legislation requiring high school students to file a FAFSA application, or opt-out, prior to graduation. FAFSA submissions increased ...
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(University of Oregon, 2022-10-04)Cities are the locus of the overwhelming majority of economic activity in modern societies; understanding the interactions of urban trends and policies is crucial to achieving desired economic outcomes. This dissertations ...
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(University of Oregon, 2022-10-04)This research examines the role of culture in two specific contexts--World Bank project management and preferences for pandemic mitigation strategies--and contributes a novel econometric method for sample selection correction ...
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(University of Oregon, 2022-10-04)This dissertation examines spatial heterogeneity that results from various environmental policies. In Chapter 1, I provide a comprehensive overview of each dissertation chapter. Chapter 2 (with Ed Rubin) demonstrates that ...
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