http://hdl.handle.net/1813/5432 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:07:04 GMT 2013-05-21T10:07:04Z http://hdl.handle.net/1813/28903 Title: Associations Between Child Care Subsidies and Family Well-Being Authors: Healy, Olivia Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/1813/28903 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/1813/28902 Title: The Effect of Iron Deficiency on Worker Productivity: Evidence from a Field Experiment in India Authors: Rhee, John Yohan Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/1813/28902 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/1813/22940 Title: Immigrant Migration Patterns: How Legal and Illegal Immigrants React to Changes in Economic Conditions Authors: Sy, Sarah Ling Sun, 01 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/1813/22940 2011-05-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/1813/22939 Title: Financial Incentives and Autism Diagnoses: An Ohio Autism Scholarship Program Case Study Authors: Wronski, Samantha Abstract: In recent years, as the definition of autism has expanded to include a ―spectrum‖ of disorders (ASDs), the prevalence of ASDs have increased drastically – from 4 to 10 per 10,000 children in the early 1990s to 30 to 50 per 10,000, or about 1%, in the 2000s. In order to address this problem, several state-level programs have been started and made available to any child with an ASD diagnosis. One such program, the Ohio Autism Scholarship Program (ASP), started providing up to $20,000 per year for families with formally-diagnosed ASD children to purchase services at any program-approved facility in 2004. The literature finds that programs relying on an ASD diagnosis for funding or services have the ability to influence diagnostic conclusions. This analysis builds upon these largely observational studies by quantifying the impact of one such diagnosis-dependent autism resource – the Ohio ASP - on autism rates. Currently, Ohio ASP funding can be utilized in roughly half of Ohio counties where approved providers exist. In order to determine whether changes in autism rates are attributable to the Ohio ASP, I perform both state and Ohio county difference-in-difference regression analyses controlling for general autism trends over time. At this time, it appears that the impact of the ASP on autism rates is insignificant or inconclusive. This is important to note for stakeholders who are concerned that such financial incentives may lead to false-ASD diagnoses and, in turn, strain the resources available for the children most in need of them. Sun, 01 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/1813/22939 2011-05-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/1813/22938 Title: The Changing Nature of Unmarried and Unplanned Births: 1995-2007 Authors: Houghton, Nathaniel Sun, 01 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/1813/22938 2011-05-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/1813/22937 Title: TheWelfare Implications of Insurance Bad Faith Liability: Evidence from the Royal Globe Doctrine Authors: Richman, Brian Abstract: This paper analyzes the effects of the Royal Globe doctrine (increased insurance bad faith liability) on automobile bodily injury insurance claims outcomes. The study provides new evidence over a wide range of claim outcomes to paint a fuller picture of the effects of increased bad faith liability. The use of a “natural experiment” created by the “random” nature of the Royal Globe decision and the utilization of the powerful synthetic control method allows the study to make causal estimates on observed claims settlement practices, an advantage over previous work. The results suggest that despite some previous findings, insurers are not too deterred that they start paying more fraudulent claims and doing less investigations, and that the true beneficiaries of bad faith liability may be those small claims that absent the additional punitive damages would have no incentive to sue for claims underpayment. Overall, the results indicate that bad faith liability may be efficiency enhancing. Sun, 01 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/1813/22937 2011-05-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/1813/15071 Title: Does Direct to Consumer Advertising of Antidepressants Affect Visits to Physicians? Authors: Cantor, Jonathan Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/1813/15071 2010-06-09T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/1813/15068 Title: Informal Networks and White Collar Crime: An Extended Analysis of the Madoff Scandal Authors: Shores, Michael Fri, 28 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/1813/15068 2010-05-28T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/1813/15067 Title: New Asian Destinations: A Comparative Study of Traditional Gateways and Emerging Immigrant Destinations Authors: Kuk, Kenneth Fri, 28 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/1813/15067 2010-05-28T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/1813/15066 Title: The Effect of Court-Mandated School Finance Reforms of the 1990s on Distribution of District Expenditures and State Aid Authors: Mildner, Alana Fri, 28 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/1813/15066 2010-05-28T00:00:00Z