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My primary field of study is in public finance.  I also have interest in urban and spatial economics.

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3902 Education Policy, Sociology And Philosophy

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35 Commerce, Management, Tourism And Services

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3902 Education Policy, Sociology And Philosophy

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Alfred University - (Alfred, New York, United States)

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Northwestern University - (Evanston, Illinois, United States)

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Northwestern University - (Evanston, Illinois, United States)

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WAGE GRADIENTS, RENT GRADIENTS, AND THE PRICE ELASTICITY OF DEMAND FOR HOUSING AN EMPIRICAL-INVESTIGATION

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Are Charters the Best Alternative? A Cost Frontier Analysis of Alternative Education Campuses in Texas

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Closing the Gaps for English Language Learners: Measurement and Cost

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ESTIMATION OF DURATION MODELS USING THE ANNUAL HOUSING SURVEY

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Income Inequality and Political Stability: The Role of GDP Per Capita

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SPATIAL PRICING AND ITS EFFECT ON PRODUCT TRANSPORTABILITY

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What is the Source of Economies of Scale in Education? The Implications of Efficient Size at the Campus and District Levels

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Learning in a Time of Covid: A Tale of Two Sectors

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THE IMPACT OF FACILITIES ON THE COST OF EDUCATION

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Measuring the Cost and Benefits of Import Fees

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Introducing a new DEA methodology for environmental inputs

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School district consolidation: Market concentration and the scale-efficiency tradeoff

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LOCAL PUBLIC-GOODS AND PRIVATE SUPPLIERS - MUSICAL SUBURBS REPLAYED

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Simultaneous versus sequential public good provision and the role of refunds - An experimental study

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A Study on Geographic Education Cost Variations and School District Transportation Costs

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Anticipating the Consequences of School District Consolidation in Major Metropolitan Areas: A Cost Function Analysis

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Overview of the TEEG School Selection Process

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The State of the Missouri Economy and Workforce

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Are tax-financed contributions to a public good completely crowded-out? Experimental evidence

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Improving School Accountability: Check-ups or Choice

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The relative efficiency of charter schools: A cost frontier approach

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Participation and Performance in Special Language Programs

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Changes in the Threshold Uncertainty in a Simultaneous Subscription Game

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Overview of the TEEG School Selection Process

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TRANSPORT INEFFICIENCY AND THE CHOICE OF SPATIAL PRICING MODE

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School Outcomes and School Costs: The Cost Function Approach

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A Study of Uncontrollable Variations in the Costs of Texas Public Education

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Charles A. Dana Center, University of Texas-Austin

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STRUCTURE, CONDUCT, AND PERFORMANCE IN THE LOCAL PUBLIC-SECTOR

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Alternative measures of the marginal cost of funds

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The Adequacy of Educational Cost Functions: Lessons From Texas

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Why do Asian Students Study Harder? Implication of a Model of Academic Competition

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ECONOMIES OF SCOPE AND ECONOMIES OF AGGLOMERATION

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Can competition among local governments constrain government spending?

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The Marginal Cost of Raising an Additional Child

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Performance-based Cash Transfers and Student Achievements: Results from a Social Experiment in Chinese Primary School

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CHOICE OF FUNCTIONAL FORM AND THE DEMAND FOR AIR-QUALITY

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The Effects of Differential Treatments in College Admissions: A Signaling Perspective

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Efficiency and Performance in Texas Public Schools

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The impact of charter school attendance on student performance

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SPATIAL PRICING, SPATIAL RENTS, AND SPATIAL WELFARE

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Would School District Consolidation Lead to Cost Savings in Major Metropolitan Counties? A Cost Function Analysis

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D.A.T.E. Participation and Student Performance

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TEEG Participation and Student Achievement Gains

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JURISDICTIONAL HOMOGENEITY AND THE TIEBOUT HYPOTHESIS

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Incentives under Weather Derivatives vs. Crop Insurance

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Volatility of School Output Measures and Implications for Use in School Funding Formulas and in Rankings of School and Teacher Performance

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A Cost Function for School Funding in Texas

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Updating the Texas Cost of Education Index

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COMPETITIVE EQUILIBRIA IN UNIFORM DELIVERED PRICING-MODELS

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ON THE PRIVATIZATION OF EXCLUDABLE PUBLIC-GOODS

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The SecondBest Level of a Public Good: An Approach Based on the Marginal Excess Burden

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INTERACTION OF MARKETS IN HOUSING AND LOCAL PUBLIC-GOODS - SIMULTANEOUS EQUATIONS APPROACH

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Texas Charter Schools: An Assessment in 2005

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School Choice in Texas: Navigating Newly Chartered Waters

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ESTIMATING WORKERS MARGINAL WILLINGNESS-TO-PAY FOR JOB ATTRIBUTES USING DURATION DATA

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The effect of charter schools on traditional public school students in Texas: Are children who stay behind left behind?

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Texas A&M University; Economics; 4228 TAMU

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Karakaplan, Mustafa (2012-08). The Effects of Multi-Dimensional Competition on Education Market Outcomes. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Peng, Hui-Chun (2014-08). Essays on Voluntary Contribution with Private Information and Threshold Uncertainty. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Ambs, Jonathan G. (2009-05). DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE ADOPTION AND ITS EFFECTS IN TEXAS. Master's Thesis.

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Hsu, Su-Chin (2018-12). Empirical Essays on Family and Education Economics. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Kim, Dokoan (2003-08). Taxes, user charges and the public finance of college education. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Han, Sungmin (2013-05). Three Essays in Applied Microeconomics. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Booker, Toby Kevin (2006-08). The impact of charter schools in Texas. Doctoral Dissertation.