2003 Dissertation Announcements
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ECONOMICS
"Efficiency Gains Due to Deregulation in Electric Utility Industry
and the Structure of the Deregulated Market"
Examiners: Dr. Bruce Seaman, Dr. Shiferaw Gurmu, Dr. Bruce Kaufman, Dr. Robert Moore, Dr. Roger Morin, Dr. Michael Rushton, Dr. Neven Valev
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ECONOMICS
"The Incidence of Development Impact Fees"
Examiners: Dr. James R. Alm, Dr. Kelly D. Edmiston, Dr. Arthur C. Nelson, Dr. Sally Wallace
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"
Examiners: Dr. David Sjoquist, Dr. James Alm, Dr. Roy Bahl, Dr. Kelly Edmiston, Dr. Mark Rider, Dr. Michael Rushton, Dr. Geoffrey Turnbull, Dr. Sally Wallace
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
"The Influence of Occupational Culture on the Strategic Planning of
University Study Abroad Programs"
Examiners: Dr. Carol D. Hansen, Dr. Kay J. Bunch, Dr. Kathryn A. Kozaitis, Dr. James A. Nelson
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ECONOMICS
"A Study of the Impact of Education Decentralization
on the Quality of Education Output"
Examiners: Dr. Jorge Martinez-Vazquez, Dr. Roy Bahl, Dr. Kelly Edmiston, Dr. Robert McNab, Dr. Mark Rider, Dr. David Sjoquist, Dr. Mary Beth Walker
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ECONOMICS
"Tax Competition and Foreign Direct Investment
In Transitional Countries"
Examiners: Dr. Jorge Martinez-Vazquez, Dr. James Alm, Dr. Kelly Edmiston, Dr. Martin Grace, Dr. Neven Valev, Dr. Mary Beth Walker, Dr. Sally Wallace, Dr. Yongsheng Xu
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ECONOMICS
"Governance, Composition of Public Expenditures, and Economic Growth
in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Empirical Analysis"
Examiners: Dr. Jorge Martinez-Vazquez, Dr. James Alm, Dr. Roy Bahl, Dr. Martin Grace, Dr. Felix Rioja, Dr. Neven Valev, Dr. Mary Beth Walker, Dr. Yongsheng Xu
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
"Systemic, Sustainable School Reform Using Baldrige Criteria:
A Leadership Assessment Instrument"
Examiners: Dr. Verna J. Willis, Dr. William Curlette, Dr. Chester Gibson, Dr. Carol McGrevin
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN PUBLIC POLICY
"The Relationship between Government Funding and Private Charity
in the Nonprofit Sector: New Evidence and Alternative Explanations"
Examiners: Dr. John C. Thomas, Dr. Gregory B. Lewis, Dr. Gordon A. Kingsley, Dr. David M. Van Slyke
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ECONOMICS
"Investment under Trade Policy Uncertainty"
Examiners: Dr. Robert Moore, Dr. Kelly Edmiston, Dr. Martin Grace, Dr. Jorge Martinez-Vazquez, Dr. Neven Valev, Dr. Yongsheng Xu
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
"Job Satisfaction and Job Facet Importance for Generation X:
A Comparative Study in Service and Manufacturing Sectors"
Examiners: Dr. Verna Willis, Dr. Gary May, Dr. Barbara Reilly, Dr. Charlotte Steeh
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ECONOMICS
"Effects of Transitional Policies on Labor Market Outcomes
Ten Years After Transition: Case of Ukraine and Lithuania"
Examiners: Dr. Julie Hotchkiss, Dr. Dawn Baunach, Dr. Shiferaw Gurmu, Dr. Bruce Kaufman, Dr. Jorge Martinez-Vazquez, Dr. Mark Rider, Dr. Erdal Tekin
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ECONOMICS
"Obesity and Physical Fitness in the Labor Market"
Examiners: Dr. Julie Hotchkiss, Dr. James Alm, Dr. Paul Farnham, Dr. Bruce Kaufman, Dr. Gregory Lewis, Dr. Erdal Tekin, Dr. Yongsheng Xu
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ECONOMICS
"Government Fragmentation and the Attainment
of Regional Environmental Quality"
Examiners: Dr. Laura Taylor, Dr. Ronald Cummings, Dr. Paul Ferraro, Dr. Jason Shogren, Dr. David Sjoquist, Dr. Geoffrey Turnbull, Dr. Yongsheng Xu
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ECONOMICS
"A Study of the Relationship Between
Fiscal Decentralization and the Composition of Public Expenditures"
Examiners: Dr. Jorge Martinez-Vazquez, Dr. Kelly Edmiston, Dr. Robert McNab, Dr. Mary Beth Walker
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ECONOMICS
"Essays on E-commerce"
Examiners are: Dr. James Alm, Dr. Bruce Seaman, Dr. James Senn, Dr. Yongsheng Xu
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ECONOMICS
"The Location Decisions of The Highly Educated:
The Role of Amenities and the Implications for State Investment Policies"
Examiners: DR. Laura Taylor, Dr. Grant Black, Dr. Kelly Edmiston, Dr. Paul Jakus, Dr. Jorge Martinez, Dr. Paula Stephan, Dr. Erdal Tekin
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ECONOMICS
"Fiscal Decentralization and Corruption"
Examiners: Dr. Roy Bahl , Dr. James Alm, Dr. Richard Bird, Dr. Jameson Boex , Dr. Jorge Martinez-Vazquez , Dr. Mark Rider, Dr. Mary Beth Walker, Dr. Sally Wallace
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ECONOMICS
"Spatial Aspects of Information Spillovers: Two Essays"
Examiners: Dr. Kelly Edmiston, Dr. Shiferaw Gurmu, Dr. Jorge Martinez-Vazquez, Dr. Ben Scafidi, Dr. David Sjoquist, Dr. Geoffrey Turnbull, Dr. Susan Walcott
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN PUBLIC POLICY
"Modeling the Health Care Utilization of Children in Medicaid"
Examiners: Dr. Gregory Lewis, Dr. William Custer, Dr. Jennifer Edwards, Dr. Michael Foster, Dr. Hans Klein
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
"The Effect of Masculine Gender Schema on the Transfer of
Interpersonal Communication Skills Training to the Workplace"
Examiners: Dr. Carol Hansen, Dr. Gary May, Dr. Edward Miles, Dr. Verna Willis
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN PUBLIC POLICY
"A Health Technology Assessment of HIV Counseling and Testing Technologies: Evidence of Effectiveness, Cost-effectiveness and the Consumer Perspective"
Examiners: Dr. Paul Farnham, Dr. Ann Bostrom, Dr. William Bommer, Dr. David Holtgrave, Dr. Gregory Lewis
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ECONOMICS
"A Study of the Relationships Among the Composition of
Public Expenditures, Fiscal Decentralization, and Economic Growth"
Examiners: Dr. Jorge Martinez-Vazquez, Dr. Kelly Edmiston, Dr. Robert McNab, Dr. Felix Rioja, Dr. Neven Valev, Dr. Mary Beth Walker , Dr. Yongsheng Xu