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  • Consumer and competitor reactions: Evidence from a retail-gasoline field experiment 
    Barron, John M.; Umbeck, John R., 1945-; Waddell, Glen R. (University of Oregon, Dept of Economics, 2003-09)
    The standard differentiated-product model with Nash-equilibrium price setting suggests that the density of sellers in a market can affect both a seller’s price elasticity of demand and a competitor’s reaction to a price ...
  • Essays in Child Welfare 
    Rashid, Amani (University of Oregon, 2018-09-06)
    We empirically explore the effect of attorney representation for foster care youth in abuse and neglect hearings on adoption outcomes. By exploiting temporal variation in the passage of state-level statutes that mandate ...
  • Essays in Health and Labor 
    Birk, Erica (University of Oregon, 2017-09-06)
    To explore mechanisms driving the gender gap in competitive environments, we use an experimental setting to identify how the potential for cheating affects the individual's decision to enter competition and how this effect ...
  • Essays in Labor Economics 
    Lee, Logan (University of Oregon, 2015-08-18)
    I model a hiring process in which a candidate is evaluated sequentially by two agents of a firm. Each agent observes an independent signal of the candidate's productivity. I show that if the second agent values a non-productive ...
  • Essays in Risk Taking, Belief Formation, and Self-Deception 
    Adams, Nathan (University of Oregon, 2018-09-06)
    In this dissertation, I examine changes in risk-taking behavior, beliefs, and self-deception induced by changes in policy and behavior. Specifically, Chapter II examines player performance and risk-taking behavior in ...
  • Essays on School Choice, Information, and Textbook Funding 
    Holden, Kristian (University of Oregon, 2014-09-29)
    The second chapter examines the impact of information about school quality on student enrollment. I use a regression discontinuity design to estimate the effects of a school choice program in California that provides ...
  • Essays on the Economics of Health and Education 
    Swensen, Isaac (University of Oregon, 2013-10-03)
    I present empirical research considering the response of health and educational outcomes to alcohol consumption, drug abuse, and collegiate athletics. Chapter II considers the effect of legal access to alcohol on student ...
  • Fix your attitude: Labor-market consequences of poor attitude and low self-esteem in youth 
    Waddell, Glen R. (University of Oregon, Dept of Economics, 2003-09)
    Using longitudinal data on a cohort of high-school graduates, I show that individuals who reveal poor attitudes and low self-esteem as high-school students attain fewer years of post-secondary education relative to their ...
  • Hope for the Pell? The Impact of Merit-Aid on Needy Students 
    Singell, Larry D. Jr.; Waddell, Glen R.; Curs, Bradley R., 1977- (University of Oregon, Dept. of Economics, 2004-02)
    Prior empirical evidence finds that merit-aid programs such as the Georgia Hope Scholarship yield large and significant enrollment effects, whereas need-based aid programs such as the Pell Grant yield modest and often ...
  • Work hard, not smart : stock options as compensation 
    Barron, John M.; Waddell, Glen R. (University of Oregon, Dept. of Economics, 2003-06-01)
    This paper examines the optimal compensation package for executives, in particular the optimal mix of stock options and stock grants, for an agent deciding whether to adopt or reject a plan of uncertain value. The compensation ...

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