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Three Essays In Regional Economics, Zachary Keeler
Three Essays In Regional Economics, Zachary Keeler
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports
This dissertation consists of three essays that use applied econometric analysis and other analytical methods from various economic fields, including regional and urban economics, natural resource economics, housing economics, and sports economics. In all three essays, I use housing data to value various amenities and disamenities. Using several variations on the hedonic method, I am able to uncover the values based on the capitalization effect. I consider the effect of natural resource development by examining shale gas development, as well as the effect of urban development projects, including public transportation and sports facilities.
In the first essay of my dissertation, …