Capturing Elusive Metrics in Economics
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description: This dissertation presents three chapters that address distinct economic challenges requiring novel data sources and methodologies. Chapter 1 introduces a computational text analysis technique for historical economic texts using natural language processing. Chapter 2 employs an experimental design to examine how gendered impartial spectators evaluate credit-stealing behavior through the lens of bounded ethicality. Chapter 3 evaluates the impact of wind generation on Türkiye's electricity system and its relationship to the country's energy security strategy. Chapter 1 analyzes the intellectual journey of John Stuart Mill between two representative works, On Liberty and Socialism. Using pre-trained transformer models, the study applies thematic classification and semantic similarity analysis to interpret Mill's views on libertarianism, laissez-faire, socialism, and other economic concepts. These results are compared to existing scholarly debates over Mill's ideological consistency. Findings indicate that Mill maintained a consistent and positive view toward social welfare in both works and, surprisingly, a consistently negative view of laissez-faire. These results both support and challenge existing scholarly interpretations of Mill's ideology. Chapter 2 employs a quasi-spectator framework with incentivized attention to evaluate credit stealing in the workplace from a gendered impartial spectator perspective. Respondents reviewed workplace vignettes and received monetary incentives for correctly recalling key details, ensuring awareness of the scenarios. Results indicate that while male and female respondents agreed on what occurred and how credit should be allocated, they showed different assessments of the ethicality and workplace consequences of those actions. These findings are interpreted through the lens of bounded ethicality. Chapter 3 finds that wind generation in Türkiye primarily displaces natural gas, hydropower, and, to a lesser extent, imported coal. Desp…
abstract: This dissertation presents three chapters that address distinct economic challenges requiring novel data sources and methodologies. Chapter 1 introduces a computational text analysis technique for historical economic texts using natural language processing. Chapter 2 employs an experimental design to examine how gendered impartial spectators evaluate credit-stealing behavior through the lens of bounded ethicality. Chapter 3 evaluates the impact of wind generation on Türkiye's electricity system and its relationship to the country's energy security strategy. Chapter 1 analyzes the intellectual journey of John Stuart Mill between two representative works, On Liberty and Socialism. Using pre-trained transformer models, the study applies thematic classification and semantic similarity analysis to interpret Mill's views on libertarianism, laissez-faire, socialism, and other economic concepts. These results are compared to existing scholarly debates over Mill's ideological consistency. Findings indicate that Mill maintained a consistent and positive view toward social welfare in both works and, surprisingly, a consistently negative view of laissez-faire. These results both support and challenge existing scholarly interpretations of Mill's ideology. Chapter 2 employs a quasi-spectator framework with incentivized attention to evaluate credit stealing in the workplace from a gendered impartial spectator perspective. Respondents reviewed workplace vignettes and received monetary incentives for correctly recalling key details, ensuring awareness of the scenarios. Results indicate that while male and female respondents agreed on what occurred and how credit should be allocated, they showed different assessments of the ethicality and workplace consequences of those actions. These findings are interpreted through the lens of bounded ethicality. Chapter 3 finds that wind generation in Türkiye primarily displaces natural gas, hydropower, and, to a lesser extent, imported coal. Desp…
author: Paulson, Marja-Lisa Rose
language: en_US
language: English
date published: 2025
date modified: 2026-07-27T21:48:09Z
provider: University of Nevada - Reno
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
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source organization: University of Nevada - Reno