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Economics Alumni From The City Of Hamilton, Ohio, Aaron Hufford, Jordan Schotz Sep 2019

Economics Alumni From The City Of Hamilton, Ohio, Aaron Hufford, Jordan Schotz

Seminars in Local and Global Regional Economies

Jordan Schotz works in the Economic Development department at the City of Hamilton, Ohio. After her graduation in 2016 with a Wright State University M.S. degree in Social and Applied Economics, Jordan was part of the Russell P. Price Fellowship Program in the City of Hamilton’s Economic Development Department, and then continued there as a Workforce Development Specialist. Her unit works to bring new businesses and residents to the community, and is also involved in a number of quality of life projects. As the Workforce Development Specialist, Jordan helps businesses identify and recruit new talent, and works with high school …


Economics Newsletter - August 2019, Raj Soin College Of Business, Wright State University Aug 2019

Economics Newsletter - August 2019, Raj Soin College Of Business, Wright State University

Economics Newsletters

As six page newsletter from the Department of Economics at Wright State University documenting the current affairs of the department.


Dependent Coverage Mandates And Moral Hazard, Fred Bedsworth Apr 2019

Dependent Coverage Mandates And Moral Hazard, Fred Bedsworth

Applied Econometrics Workshops

Empirical studies have found it difficult to separately identify adverse selection from moral hazard since the individual effects tend to affect observable behavior in the same way. Using the state level dependent coverage mandates that were passed before the Affordable Care Act's dependent coverage mandate took effect, I am able to control for selection into insurance and more credibly identify moral hazard. More specifically, I use the variation in eligibility criteria and the timing of implementations of the mandates across states over time in order to discern among the individual effects of hidden information. Data from the Behavioral Risk Factor …


Is The Internet Bringing Down Language-Based Barriers To International Trade?, Erick Kitenge Mar 2019

Is The Internet Bringing Down Language-Based Barriers To International Trade?, Erick Kitenge

Seminars in Local and Global Regional Economies

Dr. Kitenge will discuss his collaborative research with Dr. Sajal Lahiri from Southern Illinois University Carbondale, reporting results from their analysis of bilateral aggregate export data from 205 countries over the period 1990-2014.


The Economy Of Modern Sindh: Opportunities Lost And Lessons For The Future, Ishrat Husain, Aijaz A. Qureshi, Nadeem Hussain Jan 2019

The Economy Of Modern Sindh: Opportunities Lost And Lessons For The Future, Ishrat Husain, Aijaz A. Qureshi, Nadeem Hussain

Faculty Research - Books

The Economy of Modern Sindh delves into the different aspects of Sindh’s economy—from geography, topography, climate, administrative history, and demographics, to the political landscape, education, health, labour force and employment, poverty and inequality, agriculture and water issues, infrastructure, industries, energy resources, and public finances—each is covered in a separate chapter. The book highlights the socioeconomic problems that have beset Sindh, arresting the province’s economic potential, and proposes a multi-pronged strategy to address these challenges. It offers an incisive and objective assessment of the various policies enacted and pursued by the Sindh government over the years. It also attempts to identify …