Economic growth in the developing nations has been a topic of major international concern, especially since the middle of this century. The international community as well as scholarly researchers has dedicated increasing amounts of time, energy and resources to determining how best to...

The central focus of this dissertation is to investigate the theory and application of market-driven models for the management of congested transportation network facilities. Computable Nash and generalized Nash equilibrium models are used to estimate the value to users of using facilities with...

The study analyzes the process of urbanization in Iran during the period 1900-1976. More specifically, it focuses on the spatial implications of sectoral changes of employment in the country during 1956-1976. The empirical part of the study uses a recent formulation of the shift-share analysis...

This dissertation reviews the functioning of the intergovernmental fiscal revenue sharing system in Mexico. The gradual centralization of fiscal authority by the federal government since the 1980s has led to a revenue dependency of sub-national governments on the center that is extreme. State...

This dissertation focuses on two topics that are important to regional economists. The first is the development of a hybrid method for input-output table compilation which distinguishes between economic relationships that need to be surveyed and those that can be obtained by other means. The...

This research develops a combined qualitative and quantitative activity based analysis methodologies framework for integrated fixed activity chaining schedules (IFACS). What is central to my dissertation is the extent to which the type, sequence, duration, and timing of fixed activities...

The contribution of this dissertation is the empirical understanding of the effectiveness of Puerto Rico's investment incentive program. In 1978 the local government enacted a tax incentive law, in an effort to decentralize the location of firms. The goal is to encourage firms to locate in...

Understanding the impact of colleges and universities has long been of interest to higher education administrators and public officials. Several approaches used to examine this issue are summarized. Studies of economic impact are reviewed which estimate the effects of the expenditures of...

LULU (Locally Unwanted Land Use) and NIMBY (Never In My Back Yard) are often cited as two major hurdles to overcome for successful siting of a noxious facility. Among various types of waste in Korea, food waste has been posing a serious problem for its high rate of moisture and salt component...

This research investigated the relationship between highways and economic development, using data for Indiana from 1980 to 1988. An extensive literature review was undertaken to assess analogous research and results, to identify methodologies that were used, and to review similar studies in...