This study examines empirically the potential causal link between financial development and output growth in each of sixteen countries that have experienced sustained economic growth in the postwar period within a multivariate vector autoregressive (V . . .

The hypothesis asks if Transboundary Protected Areas (TBPAs) have an effect on the growth of Gdp per capita. The method used is OLS multiple regression. The results show that TBPAs may have a positive and statistically significant effect on GDP per ca . . .

Using econometric modeling, this study examines a cross-section of disaggregate data collected through the Residential Appliance Saturation Survey for over 10,000 California single-family households and produces a set of estimates for variations in el . . .

Using a variation of difference-in-differences model, this thesis examines the effects of three different Earned Income Tax Credit expansions and EITC eligibility on children’s total PIAT score, mathematic PIAT score, and reading comprehension PIAT sc . . .

There is no doubt that recessions and expansions are economy wide phenomena; however, there is no reason to believe everyone will be affected equally. Differences in race, gender, region, marital status, educational attainment, and other individual ch . . .

This thesis addresses the relationship between public health care expenditure and a variety of factors in China during the 1995-2007 period. Research of other countries has found that health care expenditure grows roughly 2% per year, which has been m . . .

In 1995 California implemented a law banning the issuance of driver’s licenses to undocumented workers. Other states soon followed. This thesis presents an analysis of the effects of these bans on traffic fatalities. Data used in the study cover the 5 . . .

There is a persistent gap in the durations of unemployment between races in the U.S. labor market. This paper examines one possible explanation for that gap, differences in job history and human capital acquired on the job. Specific human capital can . . .

As life becomes increasingly more digital, copying and distributing lossless copies of copyrighted material is quicker and simpler than ever. For the owners and producers of copyrighted material, there are very real implications for easier reproductio . . .

As substance abuse is common among repeat offenders, treatment is one effective strategy to stop the revolving door of corrections and represents the state's best hope in combating recidivism due to substance abuse. Using probit regression, three trea . . .