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Showing 1 to 20 of 238 for “"Difference-in-differences"”.
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EXAMINING HOW TENNESSEE STATE MERIT AID INFLUENCES INSTITUTIONAL GRANT AID: A DIFFERENCE-IN-DIFFERENCES APPROACH
… program provides a natural experiment where a difference-in-differences estimation design is employed to isolate how state merit aid funding may lead institutions to change their institutional grant aid. Principal agent and resource dependence theories together establish state and institutional …
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Initial losses, corporate governance and earnings management
This thesis examines the relationship between initial loss events and the corporate governance and earnings management behaviour of these firms. This is done using four years of corporate governance information spanning the report of an initial loss for companies listed on the UK Stock Exchange. An …
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Essays on Marijuana Legalizations
<p>In the first chapter of this dissertation, we investigate the effect of Recreational marijuana laws (RMLs) on Harder Drug Use and Crime. RMLs, which legalize the possession of small quantities of marijuana for recreational use, have been adopted by 18 states and the District of Columbia. …
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Three Essays on the Land Property Rights Reform in China
This dissertation includes three essays exploring topics to land property rights reform in China. In the first chapter, co-authored with Pinghan Liang, we examine the effect of decollectivization reform in rural China after 1978 on cultural public goods provision. A staggered …
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Essays on the Economics of Driving and Health
… comprises three essays on the economics of driving and health. The first examines the effect of the ride-hailing service Uber, its launch in New York City in May 2011, and the resulting drunk-driving outcomes in the counties that received service compared with those that did not. The …
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The effects of horizontal fiscal equalization on the expenditures of local governments: the case of Seoul, Korea
The role of Fiscal Equalization (FE) transfers in economic development has been discussed extensively in studies of local/regional public finance. In a fiscally decentralized system, FE aims not just at reducing fiscal imbalance between jurisdictions, but also at enhancing productivity by leading …
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Evaluation of Valley Healthcare System Inc. School-Based Health Clinic/Center at Dorothy I. Heights Elementary School in Columbus, Georgia
… (SBHCs) are an important strategy for addressing health disparities and improving educational outcomes among underserved students. In Columbus, Georgia, barriers such as limited insurance, transportation challenges, and provider shortages contribute to unmet health needs, which are linked to …
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The impact of peer-to-peer ridesharing on travel mode: Empirical study of Uber effects on travel mode in Seattle
Peer-to-peer ridesharing, as a new travel mode, could be a potential solution to two major transportation issues: congestion and air pollution by reducing inefficient driving and promoting public transit ridership. Uber, as one of the leader transport network company, launched in San Francisco in …
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Three Essays on Pupil Transportation
<p>In this dissertation, I examine the link between pupil transportation policy and three outcomes. </p><p>The first paper exploits idiosyncratic variation in the percentage of weekdays that are instructional school days in a month and variation in pupil transportation spending within districts …
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The Determinants of Student Cross-Border Migration: An Applied Microeconomic Analysis
This dissertation examines two determinants of international student mobility, leveraging exogenous variation from quasi-experimental events to shed light on how students choose where to study. The first chapter estimates the impact of a shared bilateral education system on the location choice of …
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Leniency Programmes, Competition, and Innovation
This thesis addresses two different topics in the area of competition policy and innovation. In Chapters 2 and 3, I analyse the efficiency of both national and EU leniency programmes in detecting and destabilising cartels. I use industry-level panel data to track the changes in competition …
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Essays on Inequalities in Labor and Health
<p>Chapter 1. Using the Current Population Survey, 2020, this study examines the gender disparities in individual employment status during the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the economic lockdown and social distancing measures, women may have been affected differently from men in the labor market. …
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Forests in Conflict: A social-ecological analysis of the nexus between armed conflict and deforestation in Colombia
… between armed conflict and deforestation in Colombia through the lens of socio-ecological systems (SES). Armed groups in Colombia have historically exploited forests as strategic resources, fueling warfare, financing operations, and sheltering illicit activities. However, conflict has also …
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Essays on the Labor Market, Hard Drug Use, and Traffic Fatalities
… proven to be contentious issues as they are being considered in numerous states in recent years. This dissertation investigates three different aspects of the effect of marijuana legalizations. In the first chapter of this dissertation, my co-author 1 and I replicate Anderson et al. 2013 paper …
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Out-Of-Pocket Health Care Spending: Effects Of Partner Spending On Own Spending
… and a current concern for many households in the United States. A small body of literature exists concerning the relationship between household out-of-pocket spending and household-member delayed or foregone health care and none of this literature focuses primarily on older adults. This …
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Will dockless bike sharing system alter the subway price premium in rental market? : evidence from Beijing
The dockless bike-sharing system emerged in 2016 in China. It achieves door-to-door connection and is thus regarded as an efficient solution to the urban last mile problem. Empirical studies have found that the entry of dockless bikes can flatten the rent price gradient for subway accessibility for …
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The Effects of State-level Mandatory Advanced Placement Curriculum Policies on AP Participation and Performance
… student body across the U.S., disparities in the availability and participation rates of AP courses may exacerbate inequality. To address this, some states require all high schools to offer at least one AP course. This study analyzes the impacts of AP mandates using …
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The Causal Effects of Mandatory Quarterly Earnings Guidance on Corporate Information Environment and Corporate Short-Termism
I examine the causal effects of mandatory quarterly earnings guidance using a regulatory mandate in China that required a subset of listed firms to issue bundled quarterly earnings guidance from 2007 to 2018. A difference-in-differences analysis shows that when these firms are no longer required to …
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Curbing the Epidemic: Evolving Public Health Practices and Implications of Prenatal Syphilis Screening Patterns in Ontario, Canada
Background: Congenital syphilis rates increased significantly between 2018 and 2023 in Ontario, Canada. Timely prenatal syphilis screening is essential for preventing congenital syphilis. We examined the adoption and impact of universal rescreening recommendations on prenatal screening rates and …
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Three empirical essays on micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises and entrepreneurship promotion in developing countries
In this thesis I empirically assess a wide range of constraints faced by different types of entrepreneurs in developing countries and the effectiveness of different policy interventions aimed at removing them. Thereby, the thesis contributes to the growing literature on enterprises and …
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