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Does the value added to GDP from nonprofit institutions decrease Medicaid payouts?
Title
Does the value added to GDP from nonprofit institutions decrease Medicaid payouts?
Author
Sullivan, Brian
Date Created
2019
Subjects--Topical
Economics
Description
This paper investigates the impact of nonprofit activities, measured by their total contribution to gross domestic product, on poverty, measured by Medicaid payouts. Additional control variables include: the value of the housing stock, the employm...
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY ESTIMATING THE EFFECTS OF SOCIOECONOMIC AND GENERAL HEALTH PREDICTORS ON MENTAL HEALTH USING A ZERO INFLATED NEGATIVE BINOMIAL MODEL
Title
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY ESTIMATING THE EFFECTS OF SOCIOECONOMIC AND GENERAL HEALTH PREDICTORS ON MENTAL HEALTH USING A ZERO INFLATED NEGATIVE BINOMIAL MODEL
Author
Perez, Brian
Date Created
2019
Subjects--Topical
Economics
Description
During the previous thirty years, the United States has experienced epidemic levels of chronic metabolic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, and obesity. In the same time period, an increase in mental illness has occurred with increased rate...
EVALUATING NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION DRAFT PICKS
Title
EVALUATING NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION DRAFT PICKS
Author
Farrell, John
Date Created
2019
Subjects--Topical
Economics
Description
In 2017, Forbes estimated the NBA made around $5.9 billion dollars in revenue the previous season, with each individual franchise worth an average of $1.36 billion; both figures were up from the year before. The ability to successfully draft playe...
Nutrition and health among low-income children: Estimating the association with SNAP using a quasi-experimental approach
Title
Nutrition and health among low-income children: Estimating the association with SNAP using a quasi-experimental approach
Author
Hudak, Katelin
Date Created
2019
Subjects--Topical
Public health, Government policy, Economics
Description
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the nation’s largest federal food assistance program. The goal of the program is to help low-income families afford a healthy diet. However, several studies have found that participation in S...
PRICE ELASTICITY OF DEMAND FOR PATIENTS WITH SELECT DISEASES USING SPECIALTY MEDICATIONS AND THEIR ASSOCIATION TO TOTAL HEALTHCARE COSTS
Title
PRICE ELASTICITY OF DEMAND FOR PATIENTS WITH SELECT DISEASES USING SPECIALTY MEDICATIONS AND THEIR ASSOCIATION TO TOTAL HEALTHCARE COSTS
Author
Rozario, Nigel
Date Created
2019
Subjects--Topical
Public health, Economics, Pharmacy--Research
Description
Specialty medications are medications that require special manufacturing and distribution processes and usually for the treatment of rare diseases and conditions. As a result of the low volume of use and high overhead associated with manufacturing...
QUANTIFYING LIGHT RAIL’S EFFECT ON INTRAURBAN DISTRIBUTION OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY AND COMMUTING PATTERNS
Title
QUANTIFYING LIGHT RAIL’S EFFECT ON INTRAURBAN DISTRIBUTION OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY AND COMMUTING PATTERNS
Author
Khabazi, Maryam
Date Created
2019
Subjects--Topical
Transportation, Geography, Economics
Description
This dissertation consists of two consecutive parts. The first part examines the impact of light rail transit (LRT) investment on the type of jobs (i.e., industrial and wage composition) in neighborhoods adjacent to rail transit stations using Cha...
REGIONAL ECONOMIC PROSPERITY, POPULATION GROWTH AND LOCAL SPENDING IN U.S. MICROPOLITAN AREAS, 2002-2014
Title
REGIONAL ECONOMIC PROSPERITY, POPULATION GROWTH AND LOCAL SPENDING IN U.S. MICROPOLITAN AREAS, 2002-2014
Author
McShane, Chuck
Date Created
2019
Subjects--Topical
Geography, Economics, Demography
Description
The following dissertation adds to the literature on income convergence and population growth in the United States. It also expands knowledge on the relatively underexplored geography – the American micropolitan area. The study identifies determin...