This collection includes theses, dissertations, and professional papers from the University of Montana Department of Economics. Theses, dissertations, and professional papers from all University of Montana departments and programs may be searched here.
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
The Impact of Local Tax Burdens on In-Migration in the Intermountain West, 2011-2020, Katharine Johanna Johnson
IMPACT OF FOREST PLANTATIONS ON ENERGY POVERTY: AN ASSESSMENT OF REFORESTATION EFFORTS IN UGANDA, Matilda Kabutey-Ongor
ESOP Shocks: Employee Ownership and Employment Stability in Public Firms During the COVID-19 Crisis, Richard Taylor Lennox
EXCHANGE RATE PASS-THROUGH TO INFLATION FOR BANGLADESH: AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS, Saila Sarmin Rapti
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Missed Opportunities to Vaccinate Teens Against Human Papillomavirus: Variation and Mechanisms Between Public and Private Facilities, Patrick E. Boise
COMPETITION FOR PERSONNEL: A BARRIER TO PRESCRIBED BURNING IN THE SAN JUAN NATIONAL FOREST, Trevor Finney
CARBON LEAKAGE: EVIDENCE FROM FRENCH TRADE DATA, Jared Gibbs
Subjective Well-Being and Intergenerational Mobility in South Africa, Alison J. Monroe
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Pharmacy-Based Immunization Laws and Adolescent Well-Child Checkup Tradeoffs: Results from the NIS-Teen 2019, Teigan Avery
Are Risk Attitudes and Rainfall Variability Determinants of Diversification? Evidence from Rondonia, Brazil, Brenna Swinger
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Protecting Life and Lung: Protected Areas Affect Fine Particulate Matter and Respiratory Hospitalizations in the Brazilian Amazon Biome., Derek Michael Sheehan
The Influence of Wildland Urban Interface Areas on Resource Assignments to Large Wildland Fires, Kurt Swimley
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Drug Policy: The Effect of Medical Marijuana on Opioid Consumption During the US Opioid Epidemic, Jonathon David Knudson
Adoption of Pasture Management Practices in Rondônia, Brazil: Social Media as an Informational Influence, Cassandra Sevigny
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Threats of Economic Sanctions and the Duration of Civil War, Jared August Halvorson
MODELING AND FORECASTING GLACIER NATIONAL PARK VISITATION, Michael James Kernan
Does Meeting Expectations of Relative Income Improve Well-Being?, Justin Tyler Stevens
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COMMUTING HABITS AND MORTALITY RATES IN THE UNITED STATES, Samuel Earl Supplee-Niederman
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Recreational Marijuana and Traffic Fatalities: Sensationalism or New Safety Concern, Dylan Cole
Wildfire Risk Perception and Homeowner Mitigation: Evidence from Montana, Madison G. Nagle
Natural Amenities and Rural Development: A Multilevel Analysis of Regional Trends and Local Patterns, Dawson Reisig
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
The Role of Behavior in the Effectiveness of Indoor Air Pollution Interventions: Results from the ARTIS Study, Madison J. Cole
Impact of local government revenue and spending during oil and gas booms in the Rocky Mountain States, Tina Cummins
How Does the Million Baht Village Fund Impact Fertility in Thailand?, Kaci Felstet
An Investigation Into the Relative Importance of Civil Institutions on Subjective Well-Being, Samuel Fleming
DO THE IMPACTS OF NATURAL AMENITIES ON POPULATION CHANGE DIFFER IN NEW WEST VERSUS OLD WEST PLACES?, Shefije Miftari
An Outlay Equivalence Analysis of South African Households, Samuel Peevey
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Empowerment and Subjective and Emotional Well-being in South Africa, Erik Kappelman
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Environmental Shocks, Differentiated Households and Migration: A Study in Thailand, Neil Marie Bennett
Why Do Countries Cooperate? The Effect of Cross-Border Pollution, Eric D. Johnson
DO DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENTS IMPROVE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY?, Yoonsoo Nam
Economic and Policy Factors Driving the Adoption of Institutional Woody Biomass Heating Systems in the United States, Jesse D. Young
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
REFORESTATION IN THE BRAZILIAN AMAZON: POLICY IMPLICATIONS FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE REFORESTATION, Christopher Bryant Bradley
An Alloy of Steel and Information and Communication Technology (ICT): Does It Facilitate Trade?, Volodymyr Shemayev
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Safety in Numbers? The Effect of Increasing Numbers of Bicycle Commuters on Bicycle-Automobile Collisions, Luke Anderson
INTERGENERATIONAL EARNINGS CORRELATIONS IN INDONESIA, Eric Dale
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Market Power and Regulatory Failure in the Montana Wholesale Electricity Market, Ross Patrick Keogh
Are Perceptions Reality? A Look at Subjective Well-Being in East Timor, Emily Klungtvedt
An Exploration into the Economic Impact of the Wild and Scenic River Designation: A Quasi-Experimental Approach, Gunnar Malm
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Subjective Well-Being and Relative Income in Timor-Leste, Dmitri MurfinSimmons
Mean and Volatility Spillovers in Emission Allowance and Fuel Returns, Patrick Nicholson
The Economic Impacts of Wolves on Calf Production on Western Montana Cattle Ranches Beyond Direct Depredation, Joseph Ramler
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
DO CASH TRANSFERS IMPACT MIGRATION? A STUDY OF THE EFFECTS OF PROCAMPO AND PROGRESA ON SHORT-TERM MIGRATION IN MEXICO, Rosemary Jan Moore
A COMPARATIVE FINANCIAL ANALYSIS OF FAST PYROLYSIS PLANTS IN SOUTHWEST OREGON, Colin Brink Sorenson
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
THE EFFECTS OF FEDERAL LAND ON RURAL POPULATION, EMPLOYMENT, AND INCOME IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN WEST, Stephen Michael Cleverdon
DECOMPOSING THE INCREASE IN REPORTED LEVELS OF SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING IN SOUTH AFRICA FROM 1993 TO 1998, Benjamin Fitch-Fleischmann
Impact of AIDS Education on Adolescent Risky Sexual Behaviors, Anna MacKenzie Iverson
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
UNTAPPED RESOURCES: HOW UNDERDEVELOPED GENDER EMPOWERMENT CONSTRAINS THE DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL IN BANGLADESH, Taylor Michelle Cook
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
Inequality and Civic Participation in the Rocky Mountain West: Missoula, MT, Benjamin C. Harris
Homeowner Views on Housing Market Valuation of Energy Efficiency: An Empirical Investigation, Caleb David Lande
EVALUATING THE EFFECTS OF WILDERNESS ON POPULATION AND EMPLOYMENT GROWTH IN THE ELEVEN WESTERN STATES, Matthew Larson Silbaugh
The Effects of Fiscal Decentralization on Health and Education Spending and Outcomes: Evidence from Ethiopia, Brian Philip Vander Naald
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
Evaluating the fiscal-inflation interaction as an argument for fiscal rules in the European Economic and Monetary Union, Joseph P. Broach
Household income and residential demand for Internet service, Kendal H. Ferguson
Empirical analysis of an augmented Becker model of criminal behavior, Andrew W. Pryor
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
Value of open space attributes in Jamestown Rhode Island: An application of the choice experiment, Abigail W. Anthony
An Analysis of Small Diameter Forest Biomass Availability and Removal Costs in Ravalli County Montana, Dan R. Loeffler
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
Household subjective well-being in South Africa, Brandon Fuller
Finding Missoula residents' willingness-to-pay for a public transportation system, Kelsey M. Keene
Direct valuation of a community's amenities, Sean M. Murphy
Theses/Dissertations from 2002
Study of willingness to pay for a curbside recycling program in the city of Missoula, Ivan (Jon) Aliri
The United States' Earned Income Tax Credit and Canada's Child Tax Benefit: Have they proven to be effective anti-child poverty tools?, Nathalie J. CoÌ‚teÌ
An economic analysis of transportation and congestion in Yosemite Valley, Robert B. Ferguson
Theses/Dissertations from 2001
Financial cost-benefit analysis of a health promotion program for individuals with mobility impairments, Catherine Ipsen
Theses/Dissertations from 2000
A logit analysis of abortion timing, Susan R. Holmberg
Theses/Dissertations from 1999
The effects of public infrastructure development on regional economic development in China, Chin Kok Kam
Theses/Dissertations from 1998
Analysis of movement in real and relative wages in the Pacific Northwest from 1977 to 1993, Neil R. Templeton
Theses/Dissertations from 1997
An Analysis of the Sensitivity of a Regional Travel Cost Model to Variations in the Specification of Origin Zones, Timothy W. Bryggman
Evaluation of the multiplier used in the National Park Service's Money Generation Model, Brian Morgan
Theses/Dissertations from 1996
PMb10 pollution and the consumption of physician services in Missoula County Montana, Michelle J. Gall
An Analysis of ambulatory pediatric Medicaid costs in Montana: A cost function approach, Krista Gebert
Theses/Dissertations from 1995
Value of open space in Missoula County, Montana| An economic study using contingent valuation, Mike Kadas
Developing an aggregate measure of value for nonmarket leisure time through an open-ended contingent valuation method survey, Eric C. Schuck
Theses/Dissertations from 1994
Physiocracy: A viewpoint of the role of agricultural production in a macroeconomic system, Ronald A. de Yong
Study in cointegration: U.S. stock prices foreign exchange rates and the efficient market hypothesis, William Joseph McCormick
Logit analysis of Montana firm survival during a recessionary period, Kimberly A. Stenberg
Theses/Dissertations from 1993
Box-Cox transformations of a travel-cost demand function for stream fishing in Montana, Joseph M. Holliman
Volunteer Fire Organizations and Volunteer Firefighters: An Economic Perspective and Valuation for the State of Montana, John Ehren Pilsworth
Theses/Dissertations from 1991
A Montana-Wyoming coal severance tax duopoly model, John Tubbs
Theses/Dissertations from 1990
Direct estimation of household production functions, Matthew S. Swenson
Economic base model : alternative methods of analysis and their application to rural areas using covered wages and salaries, James T. Sylvester
Theses/Dissertations from 1989
The economic value of instream flows for recreation: A contingent valuation approach, Susan M. Butkay
Benefit-cost analysis of the redevelopment of Missoula's central business district, Ann K. Leamon
Economic value of instream flows in Montana: A travel cost model approach, Christopher J. Neher
Quantitative analysis of sold and unsold Forest Service timber offerings in Region 1, Michael J. Niccolucci
The Fiscal costs of local economic growth for Montana county governments, Raymond Bruce Schwartz
Theses/Dissertations from 1987
Lost U.S. aluminum competitiveness 1978-1986 : an import demand study, Jim Corr
Theses/Dissertations from 1985
Differences in empirically measured compensating and equivalent variation measures of consumer's surplus: A case study, John D. Hines
Oil and gas leasing in Montana : an in-depth look at the process, James F. Hyde
Residential fuelwood consumption in the Missoula Montana urban area 1984-2000, William G. Johnson
Theses/Dissertations from 1983
Wholesale price - retail price relationships : an aspect of price fixing in a retail gasoline market, Mark J. Vasconi
Probabilistic qualitative response estimation of the spatial market for Powder River Basin coal, Henry Y. Yoshimura
Theses/Dissertations from 1982
Electric utility market for northern Great Plains' coal, Michael H. Lee
Theses/Dissertations from 1979
Evaluation of the impacts of Public Law 81-874 aid on financial equalization of public schools in Montana, Curtis M. Nichols
Ambient sulfur dioxide pollution in Montana: An economic analysis of alternative standards, Theodore Patrick Otis
Education and fertility: The case of Nepal, Shyam P. Thapa
Theses/Dissertations from 1978
Quantification of motorboat fuel use in Montana, Gregg Emery Davis
Internal migration in Nepal, Kiran K. Sharma
Theses/Dissertations from 1977
Cost savings resulting from consolidation of Missoula city and county governments, Alan B. Davis