Browsing 2011 Dissertations (MU) by Thesis Department "Economics (MU)"
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The determinants and impacts of foreign direct investment in the Thai manufacturing sector : a three-way fixed effects approach
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)This study investigates the determinants of inward FDI in the Thai manufacturing sector. The data of industrial FDI are obtained from 14 source countries and 9 manufacturing industries during 1990 - 2008. The panel data ... -
Econometric methods for improved measures of financial risk
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)Faced with the current financial crisis, several US and foreign banks and investment firms have failed due to excessive losses. The Value-at-Risk (VaR) was a widely-used risk model that was problematic. We evaluate competing ... -
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 ... -
Essays in health economics and health policy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This dissertation is a compilation of three essays. The first essay critiques a recent paper by Wilper et al. (2009) for its inappropriate model ... -
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 ... -
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 ...