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The essays comprising this dissertation intersect public policy and consequential personal decisions: attending college, adopting a child, or choosing the right neighborhood. These selections have an enduring effect on an individual’s...
This dissertation is composed of three papers, all using modern applied econometric methods that try to isolate causal estimates in several important settings. Each chapter examines social and formal institutions on the well-being of...
Capital control policies, such as certificate of need (CON) regulations, are often touted as a means of combatting the rising costs of healthcare. However, such policies often have little to no concern with their impact on health...
This dissertation is composed of three related papers, all using natural experiments from the state of Wisconsin to examine critical issues in education policy such as the importance of school funding and teacher compensation reform for...
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