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Soundscape Policy: Noise Pollution as an Issue in Oregon Municipalities

Creator:: Noone, Harry
Abstract:: Noise is an environmental issue uniquely harmful to public welfare but essential to a well-functioning modern economy. Given the prevalence of noise especially in urban soundscapes, noise pollution has been recognized as a negative externality and an environmental stressor and thus has become an issue in public policy. Yet, as...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: ) Patrick Emerson (Economics) Erika Wolters (Political Science) Harry Noone (Author

Fare-less Public Transit, Impact on Ridership: Policy Review of Corvallis, Oregon’s Recently Implemented Fare-less Transit System

Creator:: Donin, Daniel
Abstract:: Due to the current cultural paradigm that incorporates the desire to be environmentally friendly and mitigate rising fuel costs, arguments about the cost of public transit systems, ridership rates, and methods to increase use are frequent topics of public policy concern. In response to these cultural and economic concerns, the...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: : Roger Hammer, Chair Denise Lach, Committee Member Patrick Emerson, Committee Member

Looking at the Relationship between Household Electricity Consumption and Annual Household Income Using an Agent-Based Integrated Framework

Creator:: Sorce, Evan C.
Abstract:: Electricity is a vital energy source for modern life, and is used in almost every aspect of daily life. United States electricity consumption totaled nearly 3,886,403 gigawatt hours in 2011. Residential electricity consumption accounts for 37 percent of total electricity consumption in the United States. Between 1990 and 2007, the...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Bernell (Chair) representing Political Science Patrick Emerson representing

Policy Shifting at the Federal Reserve Bank: A Punctuated-Equilibrium Perspective

Creator:: Campbell, Michael
Abstract:: A considerable amount of research and literature exists that attempt to explain the policymaking processes of central banks and, in particular, the Federal Reserve Bank (FRB). As with those studies, the purpose of this study is to explain FRB policymaking in order to understand FRB policy shifts during financial crises....
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Economics Professor Patrick Emerson, representing Economics Professor Robert Sahr

Determining the Superior Staffing Method in Assisted Living Facilities: Ratios versus Acuity-Based Staffing

Creator:: Finley, Tera R.
Abstract:: Assisted living facilities represent a large portion of the long-term care facilities in the United States. Although there are not uniform policies regulating assisted living facilities, debates on the best way to ensure adequate staffing center on two approaches: required ratios or acuity-based staffing. The purpose of this study is...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: . Edwards, representing Sociology Patrick M. Emerson, representing Economics I

The Influence of NGO Strategies on the Sustainability of Biosand Water Filters in Cambodia

Creator:: Whinnery, Jaynie L.
Abstract:: This essay evaluates the effectiveness of NGO strategies to promote program sustainability using a case study of two NGOs that install biosand water filters in Cambodia. While the ownership-focused strategy of cost-sharing is the most commonly used and studied, there is evidence to suggest that certain more neglected strategies can...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Dr. Sally K. Gallagher, representing Sociology Dr. Patrick M. Emerson, representing

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

Creator:: Isariyawongse, Kosin
Abstract:: 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,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: all members of my doctoral committee: Dr. Carol Tremblay, Dr. Shawna Grosskopf, Dr. Patrick Emerson

Essays on Antenatal Care Utilization in Rural Bihar, India: Implications for Policy Design

Creator:: Anand, Gautam
Abstract:: Improving access to and uptake of antenatal care remains a persistent challenge for India. It is a far greater challenge for an underdeveloped, poorer and mostly rural state like Bihar. The 2015-16 National Family Health Survey (NFHS-IV) of India reported that only 3% pregnant women in rural Bihar utilized full...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , Prof Patrick Emerson, Prof Svea Closser and Prof Jonathan Garcia for their valuable feedback and

Essays on determinants of human capital accumulation

Creator:: Sherpa, Maya
Abstract:: This dissertation is composed of two self-contained essays, which examine two different factors that could affect human capital accumulation in a developing country. Both essays utilize cross-sectional data from the second round (2003/04) of national level household survey from Nepal. In the first essay, I estimate the impact of remittances...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: for providing me with the dataset. I must also acknowledge Dr. Patrick Emerson, Dr. Shawna

Using the stock market to forecast future undesirable outcomes

Creator:: Algursan, Assem S.
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Tremblay, Dr. Rolf Färe, Dr. Qinglai Meng, Dr. Patrick Emerson, and Dr. Donald Neubaum for their

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Soundscape Policy: Noise Pollution as an Issue in Oregon Municipalities

Fare-less Public Transit, Impact on Ridership: Policy Review of Corvallis, Oregon’s Recently Implemented Fare-less Transit System

Looking at the Relationship between Household Electricity Consumption and Annual Household Income Using an Agent-Based Integrated Framework

Policy Shifting at the Federal Reserve Bank: A Punctuated-Equilibrium Perspective

Determining the Superior Staffing Method in Assisted Living Facilities: Ratios versus Acuity-Based Staffing

The Influence of NGO Strategies on the Sustainability of Biosand Water Filters in Cambodia

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

Essays on Antenatal Care Utilization in Rural Bihar, India: Implications for Policy Design

Essays on determinants of human capital accumulation

Using the stock market to forecast future undesirable outcomes

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