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  • Hedonic prices and country of origin bias in the U.S. brewing industry

    Creator:
    Ruttanajarounsub, Ruttana
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    This paper adopts the hedonic price model to study the impact of attributes on beer prices in the U.S. beer market. The price of beer is modeled as a function of beer characteristics. Our primary purpose is to investigate the attributes that lead to premium beer prices. Understanding factors that...
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    Masters Thesis
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    to thank all committee members: Dr. Carol Tremblay and Dr.Shawna Grosskopf for their time and

  • The economic effects of 2018 U.S. Steel Tariffs: An Application of Event Study Methodology

    Creator:
    Abbas, Qammar
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    In this essay I investigate the effect of United States March 2018 steel tariffs on producers’ capital. I use intertemporal event study methodology to appraise the effect of announcement of the tariffs on March 01, 2018 on the stock returns of major US steel companies listed at New York Stock...
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    Capstone Project
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    Victor J. Tremblay Major Professor Carol Tremblay Committee Member Elizabeth Schroeder

  • Essays on strategic behavior in oligopoly markets : advertising, output, and price competition

    Creator:
    Isariyawongse, Kosin
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    This dissertation addresses issues of strategic behavior of firms in oligopoly markets. In the first study we analyze how generic advertising affects brand advertising and firm profits in differentiated oligopoly markets. We develop two models, one with vertical differentiation and another with horizontal differentiation. In the case of vertical differentiation,...
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    Dissertation
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    all members of my doctoral committee: Dr. Carol Tremblay, Dr. Shawna Grosskopf, Dr. Patrick Emerson

  • Efficiency and productivity in U.S. commercial banking : a non-parametric approach

    Creator:
    Onkiso, Abinet
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    In this paper, I estimate efficiency and productivity change in the U.S. banking industry. The data consist of annual observations of 25 banks from 2004 to 2008. The paper follows a two-stage procedure. In the first-stage, utilizing the non-parametric methodologies, input-oriented Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) model and DEA based Malmquist...
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    Masters Thesis
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    ΔTech is a measure of change in technology. The notation D represents the distance function and

  • Essays on the effect of product recalls and mergers on firm performance

    Creator:
    Yan, Wenfeng
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    This dissertation investigates the effect of endogenous and exogenous events on firm behavior and performance. These are fundamental questions in economics. The contribution of this study is threefold. First, it provides estimates of the impact of mergers on railroad efficiency, which has important antitrust implications. Second, it provides new estimates...
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    Dissertation
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    express my gratitude to two other committee members, Dr. Bruce McGough and Dr. Carol Tremblay, for their

  • Essays on parametric and nonparametric estimation of market structure and tax incidence in the U.S. brewing industry

    Creator:
    Pipoblabanan, Chayun
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    This dissertation addresses two main issues involving alcohol markets. In the first, we employ both parametric and nonparametric methods to analyze the market structure and estimate the degree of market power in the U.S. brewing industry. In the nonparametric case, we use the variations in the excise tax to test...
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    Dissertation
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    , Dr. Carol Tremblay, Dr. Carlos Martins-Filho, and Dr. Chris Ward, for their worthy time serving on

  • Essays on strategic behavior in supermodular settings : lobbying, advertising and price

    Creator:
    Kudo, Yasushi
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    This dissertation addresses issues of strategic behavior of firms in lobbying, brand and generic advertising, and advertising-price relationships in imperfectly competitive markets. In the first study, we investigate conditions under which lobbying can improve social welfare and show that this type of lobbying will be undersupplied from society’s perspective. We...
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    Dissertation
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    dissertation committee, Dr. Janet Lee, Dr. Rolf Färe, Dr. Andrew Stivers, and Dr. Carol Tremblay for

  • The Chinese banking industry : efficiency, concentration, and profitability

    Creator:
    Lu, Keyi
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    High concentration and low efficiency have plagued the Chinese banking industry since the establishment of the national banking system in China. Recently, foreign banks have been allowed to enter the Chinese market, and small and medium-sized commercial banks have expanded their market share. At the same time, Chinese bank efficiency...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Economy 25, pp.1077-1093. Carlton, D., Perloff, J (2005): Modern Industrial Organization, Addison

  • Using the stock market to forecast future undesirable outcomes

    Creator:
    Algursan, Assem S.
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    This dissertation focuses on the behavior of security returns around certain events that occurred in the Saudi stock market. In the first study, we measure and analyze the reaction of security returns around a major horizontal merger that occurred in the banking industry in Saudi Arabia. The objective of this...
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    Dissertation
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    , encouragement, support, and direction. My special thanks also go to all my committee members, Dr. Carol

  • The behavior of economic agents and market performance

    Creator:
    Gokhale, Jayendra
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    This dissertation addresses issues concerning the behavior of firms, which has significant effects on performance. In the first study, we empirically investigate the effect of the reduction in number of firms on price competition in the U.S. macro-brewing industry. The number of macro brewing firms decreased from 766 in 1935...
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    Dissertation
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    , inspirational ideas and guidance. I would also like to express my gratitude to Dr. Carol Tremblay for her