Browsing Economics electronic theses and dissertations (MU) by Thesis Advisor "Mueser, Peter R., 1952-"
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Essays on labor market policies in Korea
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)This dissertation examines the impact of employment protection regulations using job duration data in Korea. In 2007, the Korean government introduced a labor market reform that required employers to convert a worker's ... -
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 ... -
A study on the trade-off between supervision and wages: an empirical test of efficiency wage theory
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)This dissertation investigates the applicability of the shirking version of efficiency wage models in Korea. Analyses is based on the Survey on Wage Structure in the 1980's and 1990's - using data collected in 1983, 1989, ... -
Toward a common market in residency: international migration and regional integration
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)This paper further develops models of regional migration, particularly in continents integrating regionally as it magnifies the importance of immigrant behavior for economists and policy-makers. I outline the history of ... -
Two empirical analyses of the minimum wage impacts on employment
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)The contentious debates regarding minimum wages have produced little agreement so far on the extent to which it affects employment. The dissertation intends to provide a better understanding of minimum wage impacts on ...