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  • The effects of oil price shocks on U.S. inflation

    Creator:
    Kilfoil, Natasha M.
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    During the 1970’s the United States experienced several periods of high inflation that have been at least partially attributed to positive oil price shocks. The effectiveness of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries at controlling the price of oil has varied over time, as well as the responsiveness of U.S....
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    Honors College Thesis
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    committee members, Dr. Carol Tremblay and Dr. Andrew Stivers for their help in my thesis project reaching

  • The Effect of Fiscal Stress Label Receipt on School District Tax Referenda Outcomes: Evidence from Ohio

    Creator:
    Whitley, Joe
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    This paper evaluates the previously unknown effect that a Fiscal Stress Label (FSL), a State fiscal intervention program signaling fiscal duress, has on passage rates and voter support for school district tax referenda. Previous research suggests that FSL receipt is associated with increased school district revenue, however the reason why...
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    Capstone Project
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    Political Science Dr. Carol Tremblay, representing Economics I understand that my

  • 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 Influence of State Level Variation in Maternity Leave Policies on U.S. Mothers’ Labor Force Participation

    Creator:
    Clark, Clair Elizabeth
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    The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 guarantees mothers twelve weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave to care for and bond with a newborn child, however, upon implementation only 45 percent of workers were covered by this law due to strict eligibility requirements and the proportion of eligible workers is...
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    Capstone Project
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    , representing Sociology Carol Tremblay, representing Economics Alison Johnston

  • 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

  • Informal social support and attrition among nonpartnered, rurally-located, poor mothers

    Creator:
    Amity, Frederica A.
    Abstract:
    This qualitative study used interview transcripts to find clues to attrition from a longitudinal study among nonpartnered, rurally-located, poor mothers, a generally vulnerable population with characteristics commonly associated with attrition (low-income, low levels of educational attainment, and rural location). Drawing on Rural Families Speak data, the author used the number...
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    Dissertation
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    my other committee members, Sally Gallagher, Sally Bowman, and Carol Tremblay, all of Oregon State

  • Essays on the implications of firm behaviors in learning, locating, and advertising

    Creator:
    Palangkaraya, Alfons
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    This dissertation addresses three topics on the implications of firm behaviors in creating and adopting knowledge of production, choosing international location for production and market access, and using informative advertising in a market competition with multidimensional product characteristics. The first study investigates the empirical evidence of local knowledge spillovers in...
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    Dissertation
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    Grosskopf, Dr. Carol Tremblay, and Dr. Andreas Waldkirch for their time and thoughtful inputs. I would also

  • 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

  • Wind Energy Siting in Harney and Crook Counties, Oregon

    Creator:
    Bhattarai, Mukesh
    Abstract:
    Concerns over climate change and energy security have spurred governments worldwide to encourage the development of renewable energy. Although public attitudes and macro-politics, in general, show moderate to strong support for renewables- in particular, wind power- largely because of the economic and environmental benefits associated with it. However, local politics...
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    Capstone Project
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    Carol Tremblay, representing Economics I understand that my thesis will become part of

  • Essays on ethanol-driven corn demand and crop choice

    Creator:
    Marshall, Kandice Kleiber
    Abstract:
    Two essays are focused on crop choice and the growth of corn production in the Corn Belt and surrounding areas. The first essay develops a partially degenerate nested logit model to examine the effect of price islands and local ethanol capacity on corn production and crop mix. The primary data...
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    Dissertation
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    University. Thank you for your time, advice, and honesty. I would also like to thank Carol Tremblay and Mark