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The Municipal Bond Federal Tax Exemption and National Credit Conditions
(Georgetown University, 2012)
THE MUNICIPAL BOND FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION AND NATIONAL CREDIT CONDITIONS
The Effect of Homeownership on Single Women's Career Outcomes in the United States
(Georgetown University, 2012)
This paper analyzes the effect of being a homeowner on single women's career outcomes as measured by the percentage change in their wage income. Using a selected sample from the 2001 and 2007 Panel Study of Income Dynamics ...
The Relationship Between Low-Skilled Unemployment Rates and SNAP Participation
(Georgetown University, 2013)
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is designed to operate counter-cyclically, with participation rising as the economy contracts and declining as the economy expands. The growth in the costs of and ...
What Determines Firm Trade Policy Preferences?
(Georgetown University, 2013)
This thesis provides some new evidence on the determinants of firm level trade policy preferences. Using a firm and country level data set covering middle and low-income countries between the years of 2006 and 2010, this ...
What is the Effect of Immigration on Wages in the United States? A Reexamination of Borjas' Education-Experience Fixed-Effects Model
(Georgetown University, 2013)
This paper adds to the debate on the effect of immigration on native wages in the United States over the past 50 years by critiquing a prominent study in this field. The debate on this topic is an old one with a large body ...
DID THE MEXICO CITY POLICY AFFECT PREGNANCY OUTCOMES IN ETHIOPIA? THE IMPACT OF U.S. POLICY ON REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND FAMILY PLANNING PROGRAMS
(Georgetown University, 2013)
Announced by President Ronald Reagan in 1984 as an executive order, the Mexico City Policy (MCP) is driven by ideological beliefs that U.S. taxpayer dollars should not support overseas family planning activities which ...
Efficiency, Renewables, and the Effect of Energy Policy Interactions on Residential Electricity Consumption in the United States
(Georgetown University, 2012)
This paper examines whether the combination of different energy policies yields interaction effects that influence the impact had by any single policy on its outcome of interest. In particular, this study examines whether ...
The relationship between ownership structure and management performance in Korean mutual savings banks
(Georgetown University, 2012)
Despite financial supervisors' efforts to prevent defaults of financial institutions, the failure of such institutions continues. One main reason for the continuing problem may be ineffective corporate governance. This ...
THE IMPACT OF RETAIL-OWNED BANKS ON EMPLOYMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP: EVIDENCE FROM MEXICO
(Georgetown University, 2012)
The purpose of this paper is to study the impact of providing financial access to low and middle-income individuals on employment outcomes and entrepreneurial activities. I use evidence from a case in Mexico, where in 2006 ...
Do Public Family Planning Expenditures Affect the Abortion Rate?
(Georgetown University, 2012)
Abortion is a polarizing issue among both the American public and our politicians. Despite heated debate, a 2009 survey showed a majority of people agree that we should reduce the abortion rate. Although federal law ...