Browsing Electronic Theses and Dissertations by Department "Law & Economics"
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(2021-03-23)Department: Law & EconomicsThis dissertation studies how reforms to state issued occupational licenses affects labor market outcomes for nurses and health outcomes for consumers. Chapter one studies the effect of the Nurse Licensure Compact (“Compact”) ...
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(2024-03-22)Department: Law & EconomicsWomen- and Minority-Businesses (WMB) encounter persistent barriers to participate in government construction contracts in the United States. Despite longstanding policies aimed at increasing WMB participation, various ...
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(2023-03-23)Department: Law & EconomicsThis dissertation is the first to examine the effects of cannabis access laws on sleep, all auto accidents and substitution trends between medical and recreational purchases. In chapter 1, using a difference-in-difference ...
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(2022-03-17)Department: Law & EconomicsIn Chapter One, I investigate the effect of Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) laws—risk-based firearm seizure laws that permit police or family members to petition a state court to order the temporary removal of firearms ...
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(2023-03-22)Department: Law & EconomicsWage theft, the failure to pay workers what they are legally owed, is prevalent and harmful, totaling billions of dollars in lost wages and benefits each year. State and federal governments seek to prevent wage theft to ...
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(2022-07-20)Department: Law & EconomicsThe disproportionately high price of pharmaceutical drugs in the United States has garnered significant attention and bipartisan agreement that drug prices are too high, particularly in the last several decades. This ...
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(2021-04-01)Department: Law & EconomicsTBD
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(2024-03-24)Department: Law & EconomicsThis dissertation examines The Efficacy of Risk Assessment Instruments in Juvenile Pretrial Detention.