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STRATEGIES, INCENTIVES, AND DECISIONS: ILLICIT CROP CONTROL IN COLOMBIA
Title
STRATEGIES, INCENTIVES, AND DECISIONS: ILLICIT CROP CONTROL IN COLOMBIA
Author
Davalos Alvarez, Eleonora
Date Created
2017
Subjects--Topical
Government policy, Economics
Description
This dissertation examines three aspects of coca cultivation in Colombia. Fist, I evaluate how social investment in conjunction with eradication affects new coca crops. The results suggest that aerial spraying is effective in deterring farmers fro...
The Incentives and Effects of Unnecessary Emergency Ambulance Transport
Title
The Incentives and Effects of Unnecessary Emergency Ambulance Transport
Author
Deziel, Jackson
Date Created
2015
Subjects--Topical
Economics, Medical sciences
Description
In the EMS field, the problem of low-acuity, non-emergency individuals who summon an emergency ambulance for simple transport to a local hospital is ever-present. Any person may summon an emergency ambulance and receive transport for the most mino...
Tradeoffs in the use of value-added estimates of teacher effectiveness by school districts
Title
Tradeoffs in the use of value-added estimates of teacher effectiveness by school districts
Author
Baxter, Andrew
Date Created
2011
Subjects--Topical
Government policy, Education and state
Description
A new capacity to track the inputs and outcomes of individual students' education production function has spurred a growing number of school districts to attempt to measure the productivity of their teachers in terms of student outcomes. The use o...