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  • Parking policy with heterogeneous agents

    Creator:
    Spratt, Jake
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    This paper investigates the potential welfare gains resulting from variable parking fees in the presence of heterogeneous agents. We begin by defining a modified linear city model with two lots located at separate distances from a central business district, and two types of agents with heterogeneous values of time. Agents...
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    Abstract approved: Bruce M. McGough This paper investigates the potential welfare gains resulting from

  • The effect of energy efficiency on the demand for heat

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    Cleland, Andrew L.
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    Increased efficiency of household energy-using appliances effectively lowers the price of the services these devices provide. Basic consumer theory predicts that ceteris paribus, these lower prices will increase usage, thus making the effect on total energy demand ambiguous. In the literature, this phenomenon has been called the rebound effect. In...
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    through this process, as well as to committee members Shawna Grosskopf and Bruce McGough

  • The effects of population age on trade

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    Peterson, Zack T.
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    This paper empirically examines the effects of population aging on international trade using a cross-country panel data set for a select group of 22 OECD countries. Other recent studies have examined the effects of population age on other economic variables such as growth, savings, and investment but none till now...
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    time and support, specifically, I would like to thank Patrick Emerson, Ayça Tekin-Koru, and Bruce

  • Tacit collusion : evidence of price leadership and sticky downward pricing in retail gasoline markets

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    Russell, Scott P.
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    In this study, I test for tacit collusion in retail gasoline markets by testing for sticky downward pricing and price leadership. Using an extensive dataset consisting of twenty-five gasoline markets located in the greater Willamette Valley region of Oregon, I find evidence of sticky downward pricing in every market. I...
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    members were extremely helpful in editing the final draft. I would also like to thank Bruce McGough for