2006 Dissertation Announcements
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN PUBLIC POLICY
"Essays on the Evaluation of Land Use Policy:
The Effects of Regulatory Protection on Land Use and Social Welfare"
Examiners: Dr. Paul Ferraro, Dr. Gary Henry, Dr. Gregory B. Lewis, Dr. Douglas Noonan, Dr. Alexander Pfaff
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ECONOMICS
"School Quality, Housing Prices and Liquidity:
Public School Reform in Baton Rouge"
Examiners: Dr. Geoffrey K. Turnbull, Dr. Terry V. Grissom, Dr. Douglas J. Krupka, Dr. Laura O. Taylor
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ECONOMICS
"On Finite Bargaining Problems"
Examiners: Dr. Yongsheng Xu, Dr. Jorge Martinez-Vazquez, Dr. Prasanta Pattanaik, Dr. Ragan Petrie
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN PUBLIC POLICY
"Does Politics Matter? Male-Female Earnings Differences
in the Public and Private Sectors"
Examiners: Dr. Robert J. Eger, III, Dr. Richard P. Barke, Dr. Gregory B. Lewis, Dr. Karen J. Minyard, Dr. David W. Pitts
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ECONOMICS
"Obesity and Physical Fitness in the Labor Market"
Examiners: Dr. Erdal Tekin, Dr. Paul G. Farnham, Dr. Gregory B. Lewis, Dr. Inas Rashad
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN PUBLIC POLICY
"A Study to Develop Strategies
for Proactive Water-Loss Management"
Examiners: Dr. Mary Beth Walker, Dr. Ronald G. Cummings, Dr. Douglas S. Noonan, Dr. Bryan G. Norton, Dr. William L. Waugh
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ECONOMICS
"Essays on Ricardian Equivalence"
Examiners: Dr. James R. Alm, Dr. Paul J. Ferraro, Dr. Martin F. Grace, Dr. Felix K. Rioja, Dr. Neven T. Valev, Dr. Sally Wallace
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ECONOMICS
"Copycat Theory: Testing for Fiscal Policies Harmonization
in the Southern African Coordinating Community (SADC)
and Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)"
Examiners: Dr. Sally Wallace, Dr. James R. Alm, Dr. Roy W. Bahl, Dr. Carrie L. Manning, Dr. William J. Smith, Dr. Mary Beth Walker
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ECONOMICS
"The Impact of Education Decentralization on Education Outputs:
A Cross-Country Study"
Examiners: Dr. Jorge L. Martinez-Vazquez, Dr. Roy W. Bahl, Dr. Robert McNab, Dr. Mary Beth Walker
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ECONOMICS
"Essays on the Political Economy of Taxation"
Examiners: Dr. Jorge L. Martinez-Vazquez, Dr. James R. Alm, Dr. Charles R. Hankla, Dr. Mark W. Rider,Dr. Yongsheng Xu
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ECONOMICS
"Local Government Financing and Provision in an
Institutionally Constrained Decentralized System:
The Case of Agricultural Extension in Uganda"
Examiners: Dr. Sally Wallace, Dr. James R. Alm, Dr. Jorge L. Martinez-Vazquez, Dr. Yongsheng Xu, Dr. Stephen Younger
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ECONOMICS
"Firm Recruitment Competition Among States"
Examiners: Dr. Geoffrey K. Turnbull, Dr. Douglas J. Krupka, Dr. Gregory B. Lewis, Dr. Ragan Petrie, Dr. Jonathan C. Rork, Dr. David L. Sjoquist, Dr. Mary Beth Walker
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN PUBLIC POLICY
"Evaluation of Emergency Response:
Humanitarian Aid Agencies and Evaluation Use"
Examiners: Dr. William Waugh, Dr. Kent Glenzer, Dr. Gary Henry, Dr. Gordon Kingsley, Dr. Kim Reimann
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN PUBLIC POLICY
"The Effects of Networks on Institution Selection by
Foreign Doctoral Students in the U.S."
Examiners: Dr. Paula E. Stephan, Dr. Mary Frank Fox, Dr. Gregory B. Lewis, Dr. Albert J. Sumell, Dr. Erdal Tekin
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ECONOMICS
"Effects of Transitional Policies on Labor Market Outcomes
Fifteen Years After Transition: Case of Ukraine and Lithuania"
Examiners: Dr. Julie L. Hotchkiss, Dr. Dawn M. Baunach, Dr. Bruce E. Kaufman, Dr. Jorge L. Martinez-Vazquez, Dr. Erdal Tekin
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN PUBLIC POLICY
"Location, Entrepreneurial Talents, and the Performance of New Technology Based Firms"
Examiners: Dr. Philip Shapira (Chair), Dr. Marco Ceccagnoli, Dr. Mary Frank Fox, Dr. Greg Lewis, Dr. John Walsh
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ECONOMICS
"Three Essays in Public Finance"
Examiners: Dr. Sally Wallace, Dr. Dillon Alleyne, Dr. Bruce A. Seaman, Dr. David L. Sjoquist, Dr. Neven T. Valev, Dr. Mary Beth Walker, Dr. Yongsheng Xu
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ECONOMICS
"Essays in Labor Economics:
Alcohol Consumption and Socioeconomic Outcomes"
Examiners: Dr. Shiferaw Gurmu, Dr. Gregory B. Lewis, Dr. Paula E. Stephan, Dr. Erdal Tekin
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN PUBLIC POLICY
"Overcoming the "Do-Gooder Fallacy": Explaining the Adoption of Effectiveness Practices in Philanthropic Foundations"
Examiners: Dr. John C. Thomas, Dr. Eric C. Twombly, Dr. Mary Frank Fox, Dr. Theodore H. Poister, Dr. David Van Slyke
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ECONOMICS
"Fiscal Decentralization and Poverty Reduction Outcomes:
Theory and Evidence"
Examiners: Dr. Jorge L. Martinez-Vazquez, Dr. Roy W. Bahl, Dr. Jameson Boex, Dr. Shiferaw Gurmu, Dr. Andre Komenan, Dr. Nevin Valev
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ECONOMICS
"Essays on Fiscal and Political Decentralization"
Examiners: Dr. Sally Wallace, Dr. James R. Alm, Dr. Roy W. Bahl, Dr. Carolyn Bourdeaux, Dr. Shiferaw Gurmu, Dr. Jorge L. Martinez-Vazquez, Dr. Neven T. Valev
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN PUBLIC POLICY
"International Research Collaboration, Research Team Performance, and Scientific and Technological Capabilities in Colombia — A Bottom-Up Perspective"
Examiners: Dr. Susan E. Cozzens, Georgia Institute of Technology (Chair), Dr. J. Adam Holbrook, Simon Fraser University,Dr. Gregory B. Lewis, Dr. Alan L. Porter, Georgia Institute of Technology, Dr. Juan D. Rogers, Georgia Institute of Technology
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ECONOMICS
"Essays on the Political Economy of Taxation"
Examiners: Dr. Jorge L. Martinez-Vazquez, Dr. James R. Alm, Dr. L. Jamison Boex, Dr. Charles R. Hankla, Dr. Mark W. Rider, Dr. Sally Wallace, Dr. Yongsheng Xu
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ECONOMICS
"Human Capital Formation as an Alternative Towards a
Sustainable PAYG Social Security System"
Examiners: Dr. James R. Alm, Dr. Jorge L. Martinez-Vazquez, Dr. David P. Richardson, Dr. Felix K. Rioja, Dr. David L. Sjoquist, Dr. Erdal Tekin, Dr. Sally Wallace
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ECONOMICS
"Essays on Optimal Mix of Taxes, Spatiality and
Persistence under Tax Evasion"
Examiners: Dr. James R. Alm, Dr. Robert J. Eger, Dr. Shiferaw Gurmu, Dr. Jorge L. Martinez-Vazquez, Dr. Mary Beth Walker, Dr. Yongsheng Xu
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ECONOMICS
"The Economics of Child Labor"
Examiners: Dr. Yongsheng Xu, Dr. Jorge Martinez-Vazquez, Dr. Ragan Petrie, Dr. Felix Rioja, Dr. Heying Jenny Zhan
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ECONOMICS
"The Effects of Air Pollution on Infant Health:
Empirical Evidence from Georgia"
Examiners: Dr. Mary Beth Walker, Dr. Melinda Pitts, Dr. Laura Taylor, Dr. Sally Wallace
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ECONOMICS
"Feasibility of Proposed Monetary Unions in the Eastern and Southern Africa Regions"
Dr. Neven Valev, Dr. Stefan Krause, Dr. Jorge Martinez-Vazquez, Dr. Felix Rioj
Jungbu Kim, June 13, 2006 - Defense
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN PUBLIC POLICY
"A Study on Public Research and Development Budgeting and Expenditure Decisions"
Dr. Robert J. Eger, III, Dr. Gregory B. Lewis, Dr. Juan Rogers, Dr. John Clayton Thomas, Dr. Katherine G. Willoughby
King Owalla, June 12, 2006 - Defense
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ECONOMICS
"Government Grants, Fundraising Activities, Private Donations and American Based International Non-Governmental Organizations: An Analysis of the Crowd Out Effect"
Dr. James R. Alm, Dr. Shiferaw Gurmu, Dr. Michael J. Rushton, Dr. William J. Smith, Dr. Mary Beth Walker, Dr. Sally Wallace, Dr. Dennis R. Young
Ming-Hung Yao, June 6, 2006 - Defense
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ECONOMICS
"Fiscal Decentralization and Public Sector Employment: A Cross-Country Analysis"
Dr. Jorge L. Martinez-Vazquez, Dr. Michael B. Binford, Dr. Felix K. Rioja, Dr. Neven T. Valev, Dr. Mary Beth Walker, Dr. Sally Wallace, Dr. Yongsheng Xu
Ikuho Kochi, May 25, 2006 - Defense
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ECONOMICS
"Essays on the Value of a Statistical Life"
Dr. Laura O. Taylor, Dr. Paul J. Ferraro, Dr. Susan K. Laury, Dr. Kenneth E. McConnell, Dr. Ragan Petrie, Dr. Paula E. Stephan, Dr. Mary Beth Walker
Kyoungwoo Lee, May 25, 2006 - Defense
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ECONOMICS
"State Children's Health Insurance Program: Participation Decision and Labor Supply Effects"
Dr. Mary Beth Walker, Dr. Paul G. Farnham, Dr. Patricia G. Ketsche, Dr. Mark W. Rider, Dr. Bruce A. Seaman, Dr. Paula E. Stephan, Dr. Erdal Tekin
Robert Salvino, May 23, 2006 - Defense
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ECONOMICS
"Home Rule, Selectivity and Overlapping Jurisdictions: Effects on State and Local Government Size"
Dr. Geoffrey Turnbull, Dr. James Alm, Dr. Douglas Krupka, Dr. Christine Roch, Dr. Bruce Seaman, Dr. David Sjoquist, Dr. Sally Wallace
Ki-Whan Choi, May 19, 2006 - Final Oral
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ECONOMICS
"Economic Effects of Land Value Taxation in an Urban Area with a Large Lot Zoning: an Urban Computable General Equilibrium Approach"
Dr. David L. Sjoquist, Dr. Michael J. Rushton, Dr. Geoffrey K. Turnbull, Dr. Sally Wallace
Asmaa E. El-Ganainy, May 10, 2006 - Final Oral
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ECONOMICS
"Essays on Value-Added Taxation"
Dr. James R. Alm, Dr. Jorge L. Martinez-Vazquez, Dr. Michael J. Rushton, Dr. Mary Beth Walker, Dr. Sally Wallace
Vid Adrison, May 4, 2006 - Defense
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ECONOMICS
"The Effect of Penalty Severity on Compliance Behavior"
Dr. Paul J. Ferraro, Dr. James R. Alm, Dr. Jonathan S. Feinstein, Dr. Shiferaw Gurmu, Dr. Jorge L. Martinez-Vazquez, Dr. Mark W. Rider, Dr. Laura O. Taylor
Jose Rene Rendon-Garza, April 12, 2006 - Final Oral
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ECONOMICS
"Global Corporate Tax Competition for Export Oriented Foreign Direct Investment"
Dr. Jorge L. Martinez-Vazquez, Dr. Martin F. Grace, Dr. Mark W. Rider, Dr. Felix K. Rioja, Dr. Neven T. Valev
John W. Matthews, March 24, 2006 - Final Oral
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN PUBLIC POLICY
"The Effect of Proximity to Commercial Uses on Residential Prices"
Dr. Geoffrey K. Turnbull, Dr. Charles L. Jaret, Dr. Arthur C. Nelson, Dr. Christine H. Roch, Dr. David S. Sawicki
Paul Kagundu, March 2, 2006 - Final Oral
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ECONOMICS
"Quality of Governance, Composition of Public Expenditures, and Economic Growth: An Empirical Analysis"
Dr. Jorge Martinez-Vazquez, Dr. James Alm, Dr. Roy Bahl, Dr. Martin Grace, Dr. Neven Valev, Dr. Mary Beth Walker
D. Djesika Amendah, February 28, 2006 - Defense
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ECONOMICS
"Labor Market Outcomes and Welfare Participation of Teen Mothers: Evidence from Georgia"
Dr. Erdal Tekin, Dr. Kathleen Adams, Dr. Paul Farnham, Dr. Shiferaw Gurmu, Dr. Inas Rashad, Dr. Joseph Smith, Dr. Sally Wallace
Edward Sennoga, February 20, 2006 - Final Oral
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ECONOMICS
"Essays on Tax Evasion"
Dr. James R. Alm, Dr. F. Glenn Abney, Dr. Mary Beth Walker, Dr. Sally Wallace
Hyun Jung Park, January 20, 2006 - Defense
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN PUBLIC POLICY
"A Study to Develop Strategies for Proactive Water-Loss Management"
Dr. Mary Beth Walker, Dr. Ronald G. Cummings, Dr. Douglas S. Noonan, Dr. Bryan G. Norton, Dr. William L. Waugh
Mercy Mvundura, January 18, 2006 - Defense
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ECONOMICS
"The Effect of Midlife Reproductive Health on Women's Labor Market Outcomes"
Dr. Paul G. Farnham, Dr. Julie L. Hotchkiss, Dr. Gregory B. Lewis, Dr. Inas Rashad, Dr. Paula E. Stephan, Dr. Erdal Tekin, Dr. Mary Beth Walker
Zhenhua Hu, January 11, 2006 - Final Oral
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN PUBLIC POLICY
"Two Essays on Corporate Income Tax and Organizational Forms in the United States"
Dr. Gregory B. Lewis, Dr. Douglas S. Noonan, Dr. Michael J. Rushton, Dr. Bruce A. Seaman, Dr. Sally Wallace