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  • Causes and Consequences of the Coal Market Decline 
    Dlouhy, Curtis (University of Oregon, 2020-09-24)
    Fossil fuel markets have formed the backbone of commerce in the United States for the better part of the last century. Whether it be through the extraction of raw materials, the refinement for future use, their use in the ...
  • Choosing Health Insurance: Public, Private or None? 
    Clinton, Chelsea (University of Oregon, 2012)
    I estimate two models of consumer health insurance choices where individual attributes and e.g., income, age, gender, cost, etc. affect qualification for specific programs e.g., Medicaid and Medicare, but also affect the ...
  • Demand, Market Structure, Entry, and Exit in Airline Markets 
    Mahoney, Daniel (University of Oregon, 2014-09-29)
    The airline industry is a major driver of economic activity in the United States, accounting for over $1 trillion annually. In this work, I study the airline industry and analyze several key economic issues facing the ...
  • Essays In Industrial Organization 
    Wood, Nicholas (University of Oregon, 2019-09-18)
    I investigate the effect to which consumer heterogeneity impacts varying markets. I find that it has a substantial effect all the markets that I consider. In the US automobile industry, we model demand for the durable goods ...
  • Essays in Transport Economics 
    Garcia, Brett (University of Oregon, 2021-09-13)
    Transportation plays an important role in economic growth and development, as it interacts with almost all other industries. Whether it be through barge, rail, road, or air, shippers are charged a price to have a commodity ...
  • ESSAYS ON CHOICE WITH SPATIAL HETEROGENEITY 
    Wyer, Joseph (University of Oregon, 2016-10-27)
    Consumers make choices based on an array of product attributes or consumer-specific characteristics. This dissertation includes three separate essays that examine consumer choice as a function of different consumer-specific ...
  • Essays on the Economics of Telephones and Evolving Technologies 
    Thacker, Michael (University of Oregon, 2016-10-27)
    Telephones have changed dramatically from their introduction to their current form, and done so most significantly since the introduction of cell phones in the 1980s. This has impacted competition in the telephony market. ...
  • Railroads, Their Regulation, and Its Effect on Efficiency and Competition 
    McKenzie, Taylor (University of Oregon, 2017-09-06)
    Railroads have been subject to federal regulation since 1887. Due to the development of competing modes of transportation and changes in types of products being shipped, regulation began to impede efficiency and viability ...
  • Three Essays on Governance Structure in the Hospital Industry 
    Kaufman, Lance (University of Oregon, 2013-07-11)
    An important factor in the rise of health care costs is the structure and performance of health care markets. This is an area in which policy can be particularly effective. Health care markets are characterized by complex ...

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