Browsing Theses and Dissertations (MU) by Thesis Advisor "Aura, Saku, 1971-"
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An analysis of income distribution effects of a gasoline tax : evidence from the U.S. micro-level data
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)This is a study of an income distributional effect of a gasoline tax, taking account of behavioral responses of households depending on income levels. We examine the price elasticities of gasoline demand and the tax burdens ... -
Essays on economics of microcredit and economics of fertility
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This dissertation is a combination of three essays on development economics. In essay 1, I examine the impact of microcredit use on several aspects of ... -
Family structure, residential area and housing demand : evidence from micro-data for the U.S.
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)Existing literatures emphasize the estimates of price and income elasticities for housing demand over the whole population. This dissertation analyzes and quantifies different responses of whole population and subgroups ... -
Marital-property scheme, marriage promotion and matching market equilibrium
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This paper studies how liberalization in choosing marital-property schemes may impact the aggregate marriage rates. We use a Two-Sided Matching model ...