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The impact of the distribution of economic activity on the gravity model estimation of international trade
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
In this study, I test the gravity model in international trade in a series of simulation studies, with a focus on the impact of the distribution of economic activity, inter-regional distance measure, and the capital location choice in the gravity...
Essays in health economics and health policy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
. Noting that the growing arguments for socioeconomic gradient in health are based mostly on cross-sectional studies, panel analyses of five different public health outcomes are conducted. Results demonstrate that economic development remains critical...
Three essays on educator labor markets : evidence from Missouri public schools
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
This dissertation consists of three essays. The first essay investigates the feasibility of moving high-performing teachers to low-performing schools using administrative micro data from Missouri. I find when a teacher ...
Forecasting county-level unemployment accounting for spatial correlation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
This paper analyzes the effect of including a spatial component in models that predict monthly county-level unemployment in Missouri. The initial analysis seeks to explore the general spatial structure of unemployment using ...
The determinants and impacts of foreign direct investment in the Thai manufacturing sector : a three-way fixed effects approach
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
-way fixed effects approach is employed to obtain consistent estimation. The results of an analysis of the aggregate manufacturing level suggest that source country GDP, industrial production, FTA, infrastructure, economic stability, and government policies...
Econometric methods for improved measures of financial risk
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
the financial economics literature about the relative importance of the VaR flaws (e.g., subadditivity) and probability model specification errors in risk measurement under Extreme Value Theory. In particular, we use the peaks-over-threshold method based...
How monetary policy influences the lending to small business : an empirical study on relationship banking using a Korean bank data set
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
This study examines the influence of the monetary policy on bank lending to small business in Korea using a unique loan panel data set of firms. We analyze the dynamics of monetary policy transmission in an environment of ...
Estimation of spatial autoregressive models with dyadic observations and limited dependent variables
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
Spatial correlation, like temporal correlation, often leads to inconsistent estimates if not properly handled. This dissertation addresses spatial correlation in flow data that are recorded as binary or censored values. ...
Essays on advance selling of new to-be-released products
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
This dissertation comprises three essays on the same topic: advance selling of new to-be-released products. The first essay studies the retailer's optimal strategy in a model where the demand uncertainty comes from both ...
Empirical inference for online auctions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This dissertation consists of three essays. The first essay adopts the survival analysis to empirically analyze a new auction format, pay-per-bid ...
Exploring the dynamics of competing risk models for multiple discrete outcomes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The objective of this research is to explore the predictive power of the correlated competing risks model in two different economic contexts. In both cases there are multiple...
Network goods, piracy, and firm strategies in the global economy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This dissertation investigates network effects and the strategic reactions of firms in international markets. In particular, the reason of cross-country ...
Information in and market reactions to recommendations from chaebol brokerages
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
This study examines the pattern of recommendations on companies listed on the Korean Stock Exchange and the response of stock prices to the recommendations. There is evidence that brokerages affiliated with chaebols make ...