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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...
Can trust substitute for quality institutions to promote economic growth?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
This study looks at the relationship between generalized social trust, state institutions and economic growth. Social capital literature and economic growth literature have consistently shown that interpersonal trust has a positive effect on growth...
Corruption loves company : the interactive effect of corruption and resources on economic growth
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
The resource curse has become one of the more studied comparative political economic phenomena over the last twenty years. Here, the role of corruption as a conditioning effect on the resource curse is explored. I argue that corruption modifies...
An empirical investigation of the vertical boundary determinants of wineries in emerging regions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
This thesis examines the vertical boundary determinants of small- to medium-sized wineries in emerging regions of the United States. This study integrates multiple vertical boundary theories (Transaction Cost Economics, Resource Based View...
Taking grievance seriously : public goods provision and the incidence of civil violence
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Drawing on the literature on the incidence of civil conflict, I argue that the supply of political and socio-economic goods significantly determines both the onset...
Sanctioning smarter? : the impact of smart sanctions on democracy and human rights
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
Do so-called smart economic sanctions, aimed at a target country's political regime, cause less political repression than traditional comprehensive sanctions? That is the main research question of this. By utilizing time-time series cross...
Converting cultural capital to economic capital in the journalism field : content management in the newspaper business
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
of content, and the newspaper's economic capital, embodied in the organization's revenue. Interviews with the newspaper's executives revealed the organization's perception of quality journalism, resource allocation in content management, and the editorial...
A case study of a bio-science network : the Kansas City animal health and nutrition corridor
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
the economic interactions within a network of public, private and civic organizations engaged in commercializing animal health and nutrition products. The analysis shows that the patterns of relations follow a functional logic. That is, weak ties are more...
The effect of organizational structure on firm first day underpricing, long-term performance : evidence from U.S. biotech initial public offerings from 1996 to 2004
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
public offerings (IPOs) during 1996 to 2004, we ask whether firms with more divisional organizational structure: Hybrid organizational structure (HYBR) and Pure divisional organizational structure (DVS) perform differently from those with traditional...
Institutions and instability? : a neo-institutional analysis of state economic volatility
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
As the United States begins to emerge from the worst economic decline since the Great Depression, many questions are still left unanswered. One fact seems to allude most of the main stream discussion—the impact of this recession on the individual...
The political and economic consequences of the summit diplomatic activity of the U.S. president
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
the possibility that these events help socialize heads of state and government into the international order. Third, I investigate the economic impact of bilateral summit meetings with developing states. Results uncover a positive relationship between summits...
Residuum
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
American socio-economic culture. As the project progressed, the work's meaning changed to explore how the broader governmental or commercial institutions controlled a person's domestic life and the disposability of one's life. This research is exemplified...
Corporate social responsibility in the wood products industry : a consumer perspective
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
responsibilities compared with economic and philanthropic responsibilities. U.S. consumers' desire of economic responsibilities was higher than philanthropic responsibilities while Chinese consumers had lower level of desire toward economic responsibilities...
Cost-benefit analysis of multisystemic therapy for serious and violent juvenile offenders and their siblings
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
This study investigated the economic benefits of an intensive family-based treatment (multisystemic therapy, MST) versus individual therapy (IT) using arrest data from 25-year follow-ups of referred serious and violent juvenile offenders (n = 176...
Causes of domestic terrorism: 1970-2010
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
's Global Terrorism Database. Economic, political, systemic, and social structural determinants were tested with a negative binomial regression on 194 states between 1970 and 2010. Results suggested an inverse U relationship between wealth and the incidence...
Crisis, conflict, and consumption : case studies of the politics and culture of neoliberalization in urban responses to global economic transformations
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
Urbanization in the United States since the 1980s has proceeded in an environment dominated by neoliberal policy. With provisions including federal devolution that places the burden of service provision at the local level, ...
The federalist frontier : early American political development in the old northwest
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
trade factories, and on economic policies, this dissertation argues that the United States government left indelible marks throughout the civil society and politics of the region. Federalists also survived in Ohio much longer than it did elsewhere (as...
Precast prestressed bridge approach slab : cost effective designs
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
. The two suggested alternatives are also effective for rapid replacement/repair operations on bridge approach slabs. A life cycle analysis (LCCA) was completed to study comparative costs for urban and rural traffic patterns and to investigate the economic...
Mobile phones and market participation among smallholder farmers in the Bolivian altiplano
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
Farm households in the developing world who choose to be self-sufficient, instead of producing for the market, lack the money necessary for purchasing what cannot be produced within the home. It has been noted that households ...
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. ...