Doctor of Philosophy, The Ohio State University, 2017, Agricultural, Environmental and Developmental Economics

Recent innovations in hydraulic fracturing methods and micro-seismic technology along with rising oil and gas prices have led to oil and gas booms in various U.S. shale plays. While this appears to be a positive step forward, it is still unclear whether directly impacted local communities benefit from unconventional gas development. The three essays in this dissertation model and analyze the relatively unexplored short- and long-term externalities associated with energy-related economic booms on local labor market outcomes, human capital migration, and occupations, providing valuable insights on how local communities are impacted by oil and gas development. The first chapter analyzes the short- and long-run economic impacts of oil and gas boom on local labor market outcomes. I use a unique dataset with annual employment at 4-digit North American Industry Classification System codes to estimate the direct demand effects of shale gas development in the 2000s. For the long-run, I exploit the multiple booms and busts from the 1970s to 1990s to address the existence of resource curse in resource-intensive economies. Using a difference-in-difference methodology, this paper accounts for the heterogeneity in energy experience over time and across regions. It also explores whether pre-boom level of locally available human capital and history of energy extraction influence how a region responds to the energy boom. The results suggest that oil and gas developments have positive multiplier effects on the short- and long-run job and income growth. The modest positive multiplier effect in the long run implies that the benefits of oil and gas production might decline in the long run, suggesting that increased reliance on natural resources over time could make communities more vulnerable. The second chapter uses individual-level data from the American Community Survey to estimate the impact of shale booms on U.S. interregional migration, while considering both origin and d (open full item for complete abstract)

Committee: Mark Partridge (Advisor); Alessandra Faggian (Advisor); Ani Katchova (Committee Member) Subjects: Economics; Energy; Labor Economics; Regional Studies

Doctor of Philosophy, The Ohio State University, 2023, Agricultural, Environmental and Developmental Economics

Sustainability assessment is increasingly important due to concerns over increasing carbon damages and declining natural capital stocks. However, regional assessment is difficult due to lack of data and measurement, as well as theoretical issues due to how people and resources flow across space. The Inclusive Wealth (IW) framework offers a comprehensive approach to measuring the components of regional social welfare as the aggregate value of all capital assets in the region, and non-declining social welfare proxied by non-declining IW is defined as weak sustainability. In my three essays, I expand on the IW literature by creating novel regional estimates using the ideas of spatial equilibrium to estimate human capital, include population change within IW, and explain the spatial inequality of IW. Chapter 1 lays the groundwork for subsequent chapters by generating new regional measurements of human and health human capital by separating out the effect of health on productivity and increased well-being. I account for the inter-relationship between education and health, control for local amenities and sorting, and account for the impact of ecosystem services and social capital on health quality. I find that 47\% of counties are declining in total human capital from 2010-2017, the primary component of these declines is declining health quality which gets capitalized into productivity. These results emphasize urban-rural differences in human capital investment because a similar proportion of urban and rural counties are declining in health quality, but urban counties are able to compensate with increases in education to offset declines in health quality for productivity. Chapter 2 builds on Chapter 1 and creates an expanded IW regional framework which accounts for endogenous population and the interdependence of population and capital stock flows. I then empirically implement this approach to estimate the impact of exogenous population growth through agglomeratio (open full item for complete abstract)

Committee: Elena Irwin Dr. (Advisor) Subjects: Environmental Economics; Regional Studies; Sustainability

PhD, University of Cincinnati, 2017, Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services: Educational Studies

As place-based institutions, higher education institutions (HEIs) have the intellectual capacity and resources, both private and public, to transform communities facing human and social development issues. As such, HEIs must revisit their role/contribution and recognize their social responsibility to remain relevant in today's society. Indeed, social responsibility requires new community research and revitalization, job creation, teaching, and innovation. This study explores the role/contribution of Cameroonian HEIs in addressing human and social development issues through a qualitative case study of the University of Douala. More specifically, this study explored how the university advances development agendas through the use of interviews and a photovoice project, examining historical, social, and political events and practices that frame the role/contribution of HEIs in Cameroon. The findings suggest that HEIs are an important asset for the community and make significant educational, social, environmental, economic, and cultural contributions to the community. Specifically, the findings indicate the contribution of the University of Douala in the following areas: service, innovation, advocacy, leadership, and capacity building. Consequently, HEIs can help to advance human and social development. However, their contribution in these areas remains underutilized. Also, stakeholder engagement and lack of funding emerge as elements that downplay the contribution of the University of Douala in human and social development issues. Adaptive solutions for complex issues should consider the potential contribution of HEIs. This study concludes with recommendations and implications that aim to educate different stakeholders and practitioners on how HEIs can maximize their potential. En tant qu'institutions operant dans les territoires, les etablissements d'enseignement superieur possedent des capacites intellectuelles et materielles pouvant transformer les communautes co (open full item for complete abstract)

Committee: Constance Kendall Theado Ph.D. (Committee Chair); Mary Brydon-Miller Ph.D. (Committee Member); David Edelman Ph.D. (Committee Member); Joseph Takougang Ph.D. (Committee Member) Subjects: Higher Education

Doctor of Philosophy in Urban Studies and Public Affairs, Cleveland State University, 2015, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs

A region's workforce has been described as its greatest asset. Guided by human capital theory and new growth theory, regions have pursued economic development policies to increase the number of college-educated workers and expand the pool of STEM -- science, technology, engineering, and math -- talent. Academic literature and policy interventions have focused on a region's human capital in terms of educational attainment instead of a more fine-grained definition of human capital based on skills and competencies. This dissertation integrates economic and business theory and combines three federal databases to explore regional human capital assets. Findings suggest that policymakers may be overestimating the importance of STEM knowledge requiring a bachelor's degree or higher and undervaluing the importance of soft skills such as communication and critical-thinking. Moreover, results indicate that regions may be best served by crafting distinct human capital interventions that reflect the particular needs of their mix of industry.

Committee: Edward W. (Ned) Hill PhD (Committee Chair); Nicholas C. Zingale PhD (Committee Member); Wendy C. Regoeczi PhD (Committee Member) Subjects: Education Policy; Labor Economics; Public Policy; Urban Planning

Master of Arts, The Ohio State University, 2012, Slavic and East European Studies

Two decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet Union, contending actors continue to compete for the ability to dictate the approach to and structure of regional development in Eastern Europe. As the European Union persists in its expansion into Southeastern Europe, the Russian Federation pursues policies that attempt to bolster and encourage pro-Russian attitudes and practices across the region. Simultaneously, domestic actors battle for the chance to determine economic, political, and social policy. Some campaign for EU membership and the establishment of pluralist democratic institutions modeled after Brussels' design for development. Others uphold national self-determination, calling for state-specific and culturally appropriate designs for economic, political, and social development, and stronger ties to the Kremlin. A third group calls for stronger ties with both the European Union and Russia that are managed by a strong Serbian or Ukrainian state. Through an exploration of the European Union's East European regional policy and Russian foreign policy vis-a-vie the Republic of Serbia and Ukraine, this thesis will examine the interaction of international and domestic interests. The analysis of this interaction of the international and the domestic will focus on the policy goals and concerns of contending external actors, domestic interests, public opinion, and the place of Serbia and Ukraine in the global community. This thesis presents case studies based on the work of respected scholars, policy agendas published by Brussels and the Kremlin, and domestic public opinion presented through political party platforms, public opinion polls, civil society organizations, and media outlets, It attempts to provide a new perspective for understanding the European Union's enlargement strategy, Russian foreign policy goals, and domestic concerns and their influence on the structuring of and carrying out of political, social, and economic devel (open full item for complete abstract)

Committee: Goldie A. Shabad PhD (Advisor); Trevor L. Brown PhD (Committee Member); Jennifer Suchland PhD (Committee Member) Subjects: European Studies; International Relations; Political Science

Doctor of Philosophy, The Ohio State University, 2013, City and Regional Planning

City governments and local municipalities have created and implemented a variety of strategies and incentives to stimulate start-up activity within their own jurisdictions. A policy of enhancing business climate is productive in some regions, while the same policy does not work for others. To understand these variations in outcomes, this research focuses on examining the relationship between the uniqueness of certain regions, spatially bounded characteristics, and how both affect where new establishments locate. Considering both regional and neighborhood determinants of new establishments using a single framework is necessary to contrast macro-scale with micro-scale effects. Moreover, it is useful to assess the effectiveness of business environment polices on start-ups because most strategies concentrate on one spatial level while ignoring the other level. The combination of a quantitative approach of multilevel modeling and a qualitative approach of in-depth interviewing examines how the conditions of regions and neighborhoods affect where new establishments locate. Additionally, using mixed methods allows for an examination of both place-based and people-based factors. A two-level model employs the census tract as a spatial unit of analysis and analyzes new establishments within 27 medium-sized MSAs in the U.S. That quantitative model allows this study to find key regional and neighborhood factors driving location decisions of new establishments. In addition, interviews with selected founders help this research explore the meaning of the outcomes of the quantitative model, understand the individual stories behind start-up businesses, and discover any placed-based variables that are not included in the model. Existing employment and population density are two primary neighborhood level determinants influencing new establishments. Unexpectedly, neighborhood-level demographic factors influence the locations of new establishments. Higher proportions of non-minority po (open full item for complete abstract)

Committee: Jennifer Evans-Cowley (Committee Chair); Rachel Kleit (Committee Member); Edward Malecki (Committee Member) Subjects: Entrepreneurship; Urban Planning

Master of Arts (MA), Ohio University, 2020, Sociology (Arts and Sciences)

The purpose of this thesis is to understand perspectives on Ohio University's role in the Southeast Ohio food system as the regional anchor institution. This analysis looks at food system investment as a tool for creating rural economic development opportunities to mitigate regional economic distress. Through a convenience sample, I interviewed and held focus groups with key members of the university and community who are involved in the local food system and university procurement activities. Four themes arose from the data as a result of qualitative coding. These include 1) Ohio University's Power and Obligations; 2) Creating and Managing Change at Ohio University; 3) The Student Experience: Pressures and Perspectives; and 4) The Potential of Local Food. Each of these highlight a disconnect in the ways internal and external stakeholders view the position and role of the university in the local food system. As a result, I formulated recommendations on how the university can become a better partner in community engagement and social responsibility. This includes creating a formal recognition of anchor institution status, steps towards becoming a sustained member of the food system through procurement, implementing triple bottom line metrics, establishing clear communication guidelines with the community, and creating local food education opportunities for students.

Committee: Stephen Scanlan (Committee Chair); Theresa Moran (Committee Member); Larry Burmeister (Committee Member) Subjects: Agriculture; Sociology

Doctor of Philosophy, The Ohio State University, 2019, Agricultural, Environmental and Developmental Economics

My dissertation consists of three essays on regional development economics. In the first chapter, I examine whether shocks to a city's average level of human capital is associated with persistent or permanent changes in human capital. The Mariel boatlift of 1980 represents an exogenous negative shock to Miami's average human capital because it attracted a particularly low-skilled mix of immigrants. To assess whether the boatlift affected Miami's future human capital accumulation, I construct a synthetic control group to analyze the effect of this shock. The results suggest that the Miami metropolitan area experienced slower increases in average human capital than its synthetic control city after the boatlift. This result is robust to alternative estimation strategies, data sets, and alternative hypotheses. The result implies that a decreased level of average skills tends to subsequently attract unskilled skilled workers more strongly than skilled workers, at least in the context of immigration shocks. I discuss plausible mechanisms for this finding and place the findings into the context of the spatial equilibrium model. In the second chapter, I examine the feedback of human capital on the skill aggregation in Chinese cities for the period from 1990 to 2010. The analysis-which adopts the historical location and size of universities and the level of skill aggregation level in 1982 shaped by the pre-market (pre-reform) “Third-front movement” and “Cultural Revolution” as instrumental variables (IVs) for human capital. I found that there is consistent positive feedback between current human capital on the subsequent growth of human capital and this finding is robust to different empirical strategies and different IVs including historical “Jinshi” holders. I discuss plausible mechanisms for this finding and place the findings into the context of the spatial equilibrium model. In the last chapter, I investigate the impact of an environmental amenity on regional skill ag (open full item for complete abstract)

Committee: Mark Partridge Dr (Committee Chair); Elena Irwin Dr (Committee Co-Chair); Robert de jong Dr (Committee Member) Subjects: Economics

Doctor of Philosophy in Urban Studies and Public Affairs, Cleveland State University, 2018, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs

This three-essay dissertation seeks to resolve some of the unanswered questions that exist about high-growth firms (HGFs). Paper I identifies the antecedents and outcomes of HGFs to better inform economic development policy. In explaining the theoretical and operational constructs of these concepts, a model of the situation of high-growth firms is developed, dubbed the Model of High Growth Firm Antecedents and Outputs. Antecedents to HGFs include an entrepreneurial mindset, firm strategic resources, and firm structural characteristics, while outputs of HGFs include regional innovation outcomes and regional economic outcomes. Paper II investigated the quantitative association between antecedents and outputs of HGFs. This paper used path analysis to test hypotheses within the Regional High-Growth Firm Antecedents and Outcomes Framework, and finds a strong positive association between most antecedents (human capital, startup capital, and business costs) and HGFs, a positive relationship between most antecedents and outcomes (employment and per capita income), and an association between HGFs and employment. Paper III establishes a typology of HGFs using cluster-discriminate analysis. Using a sample of 26,104 firms in the state of Ohio from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, this paper finds that only a small portion of HGFs display high-growth characteristics described in the literature.

Committee: Edward Hill (Committee Chair); Rajshekhar Javalgi (Committee Member); Haifeng Qian (Committee Member) Subjects: Regional Studies

MS, University of Cincinnati, 2017, Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services: Information Technology

The United States has a considerable talent gap in Information Technology (IT) as there are not enough qualified candidates to fill open IT jobs. This workforce shortage is addressed locally, regionally, and nationally by non-profit organizations, government initiatives, and educators. One non-profit organization, INTERalliance of Greater Cincinnati, grows the regional IT talent pipeline in Cincinnati by executing experiential programs for local high school students. INTERalliance connects the students with IT career pathways at companies and universities in the region, facilitating early connections with IT managers who can hire them for college internships and full-time jobs. This thesis analyzes data about the college and career decisions of past program participants. Compared to national averages, the results show INTERalliance participants are 12 times more likely to study IT in college and 13 times more likely to work full-time in IT. A regression analysis determined the significance of certain variables like gender and school type towards predicting student decisions. The results demonstrate the value of the organization and suggest opportunities to improve its programs in the future. The INTERalliance model could be deployed in other regions to develop their IT talent pipelines.

Committee: Kijung Lee Ph.D. (Committee Chair); Chengcheng Li Ph.D. (Committee Member); Robert Rokey M.B.A (Committee Member) Subjects: Information Technology

MCP, University of Cincinnati, 2015, Design, Architecture, Art and Planning: Community Planning

The Jeju naval base is a huge construction project that will bring about roughly 7,000 new people to the population in the small village of Gangjeong, Jeju Island, Korea. The village population of Gangjeong is about 5,000 residents and they have relied on the local environment. Thus, the large construction project has generated several kinds of issues, including environmental, local social, economic, and so forth. Although the authorities of Jeju naval base have argued that the base should be helpful for the village in terms of local economy primarily, many experts have be concerned about the negative impacts of Jeju naval base causing problems of environment, society, and economy, especially in the tourism industry.

Committee: Danilo Palazzo Ph.D. (Committee Chair); Carla Chifos Ph.D. (Committee Member) Subjects: Urban Planning

PhD, University of Cincinnati, 2011, Design, Architecture, Art and Planning: Regional Development Planning

It is widely agreed that different technologies (e.g., the steam engine, electricity, and the telephone) have revolutionized the world in various ways. As such, both old and new information and communication technologies (ICTs) are instrumental in the way they act as pre-requisites for development. However, the existence of the digital divide, defined as unequal access to and use of ICTs among individuals, households, and businesses within and among regions, and countries, threatens equal world, national, and regional development. Given confirmed evidence that past unequal access to ICTs have accentuated national and regional income differences, the fear of further divergence is real in developing countries now that we live in a world characterized by economic globalization and accelerated international competition (i.e., New Economy). In Africa and Kenya, for instance, the presence of wide digital divides – regionally, between rural and urban areas, and within the urban areas – means that their threat is real. This research, which employed spatial analysis and used the district as a geographical unit of analysis, carried out a detailed study of ICTs' development potential and challenges in Kenya. It addressed the following questions: (1) What is the extent of the intra-national digital divide in Kenya? (2) What are the factors that determine Kenya's intra-national digital divide? and (3) How can the intra-national digital divide be substantiated using regional-level data? The research obtained socio-economic, infrastructural, and geographical data. Using descriptive, concentration, and spatial modeling techniques, the results indicate the presence of marked spatial digital divides as measured by the number of telephone connections and the number of Internet cafes in Kenya. These measures correspond with “old” and “new” digital divides, respectively. Spatial regression results showed lack of significant spatial dependence in the “old” digital divide and presence o (open full item for complete abstract)

Committee: Johanna Looye PhD (Committee Chair); Joseph Takougang PhD (Committee Member); Rainer vom Hofe PhD (Committee Member) Subjects: Regional Studies

PhD, University of Cincinnati, 2003, Arts and Sciences : Geography

The concept of “industrial district” has emerged as a critical component of industrial location theory and regional economic development policy. Conceptually, an “industrial district” is a relatively small place (area/region) which has a “cluster” of interacting industrial activities. It simultaneously is both a spatial and functional concept. The industrial district literature focuses on several components, including the forces of agglomeration, the networks and relationships among firms, and the functioning of local labor markets. However, the concept is inadequately specified and applied. Industrial districts are commonly assumed (pre-defined) rather than derived (identified). Also, there are no rules or empirical information on the necessary degrees of interactions within an area, which would qualify it as an industrial district. This research does not use pre-defined industrial districts. Rather, it examines actual spatial linkages in efforts to measure degrees of interactions as they really exist. A central concept is Local-ness, interactions or linkages within relatively small areas. Methodologies for measuring degree of local-ness are developed. Local-ness indices are established for inputs, outputs, subcontracting, producer services and information sources, and labor-shed dimensions. The indices are empirically derived for the Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A. metropolitan region. The results suggest that simple singly bounded industrial districts do not exist. The metropolitan region is too small to exhibit strong vertical linkages, and horizontal linkages are also mainly with destinations outside of the metropolitan region. Only for labor and producer services can a metropolitan scale argument be made. There are no significant linkages at sub-metropolitan scales. The local-ness index methodology shows promise; more empirical investigation is necessary to establish realistic baseline values.

Committee: Dr. Howard Stafford (Advisor) Subjects: Geography

Doctor of Philosophy, The Ohio State University, 2012, Agricultural, Environmental and Developmental Economics

In the United States, the economic recession and the ongoing economic restructuring have led researchers and policy makers to revisit their assumptions about the drivers of economic growth. My research seeks to understand the drivers of economic growth in two regions of the United States that have suffered the most during the recent period – Appalachia and the Great Lakes Region. Appalachia is a predominantly rural region with a long history of high poverty and economic isolation. Because this region has low levels of human capital and the other resources that are typically associated with economic growth, in Chapter 1, I consider whether entrepreneurs can contribute to growth in that region. Using proprietor and small business shares as proxies for entrepreneurship and self-employment, and employing instrumental variables (IVs) and other approaches to control for endogeneity, I find that self-employment is positively associated with employment and income growth. This suggests that building entrepreneurial capacity may be one of the few economic development strategies with positive payoffs in the Appalachian region. The Great Lakes region is comprised of eight states which border the Great Lakes and which historically benefited economically from this proximity. The eastern portion of the Great Lakes region is the heart of the nation's rust belt. With the decline of manufacturing and the ongoing economic restructuring, this region's economy has suffered. Policymakers are interested in whether there are economic development opportunities associated with access to the Great Lakes and their natural and recreational amenities and if and how environmental and industrial disamenities might affect this potential. In Chapter 2, I look at county-level population and employment growth in the Great Lakes region, drawing on the Tiebout (1956) notion that “people vote with their feet” and reside in places with particular bundles of economic and site-specific public goods and am (open full item for complete abstract)

Committee: Mark Partridge (Advisor); Elena Irwin (Advisor); H. Allen Klaiber (Committee Member) Subjects: Economics

Doctor of Philosophy, The Ohio State University, 2010, Agricultural, Environmental and Developmental Economics

Inequality in the social, political and economic realms of an individual and a society's existence affects the social fabric and individual well-being. Even when the average income and food production of the world has increased manifolds in the last fifty years, extreme poverty and malnutrition exists in many parts of the world. The aim of my dissertation is to address a few relevant questions that are bound to arise in any mind that has been exposed to the developments of the local and global world. While my first essay questions the efficacy of the political reservation system in India in abating social and political inequality and improving the life of minority groups, my second and third essays studies the interactions between economic growth, government policies and income inequality. Reviewing previous research and detailed empirical analysis shows that the affirmative action of political reservation still has to go a long way in bringing the standard of living of the minority groups at par with the mainstream population, that economic growth has a heterogeneous association with income inequality across regions and that people-based and place-based government policies have non-uniform impact on inequality.

Committee: Mark Partridge (Advisor); Dave Kraybill (Committee Member); Joyce Chen (Committee Member) Subjects: Economics; Public Policy

Doctor of Philosophy, The Ohio State University, 2008, City and Regional Planning

This study contributes to the hedonic pricing literature in housing. Despite the large number of such studies and the broad range of variables examined, prior studies have not systematically considered the impact on housing prices of the physical condition of their immediate neighborhood. Most likely this failure is attributable to the fact that such data do not exist in published form. Most hedonic studies base their analysis on published data or data easily derived from satellite images. Few studies make use of data collected in the field. Yet both theory and casual observation suggest that the physical condition of neighboring houses should contribute to explaining housing prices. The size of this impact is important also as it plays a role in the theory of neighborhood change, which attributes the downward slide of neighborhoods to the initial deterioration of a few houses, which through their negative externalities start a broader trend. This study set out to show that physical disorder matters in explaining property prices and to derive estimates of the order of magnitude of the impact of disorder on sales prices. While physical disorder is a prominent part of the literature on fear of crime and neighborhood change, it so far has been neglected in hedonic pricing studies. This study has addressed this deficiency. The hedonic analysis confirms the importance of physical disorder in explaining housing values and derives the impact on price of individual disorder characteristics. This study also shows that the presence of neighborhood disorder significantly reduces the final sales price of a property, relative to the original listing price. The contribution of current finding is that this decline is not fully anticipated by the realtor's listing price. This analysis therefore shows the importance of any information on disorder when estimating the listing price. Finally, the study shows the cost that neighbors can inflict on each other, by not maintaining their ho (open full item for complete abstract)

Committee: Burkhard Von Rabenau PhD (Advisor); Jean-Michel Guldmann PhD (Committee Member); Hazel A. Morrow-Jones PhD (Committee Member) Subjects: Geography; Urban Planning

Doctor of Philosophy in Urban Studies and Public Affairs, Cleveland State University, 2012, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs

This dissertation presents estimates of the relationship between early investment in broadband infrastructure and a number of local economic indicators using a data set of communities (by zip code) across the U.S. Data is matched from the FCC (Form 477) on broadband infrastructure availability with demographic and other socio-economic data from the U.S. Population Censuses and Business Trends Surveys. Spatial econometric techniques are utilized. Even after controlling for community-level factors known to influence broadband availability and economic activity, it was found that between 1998 and 2008, communities in which broadband was available by 1999, compared to those that did not, experienced a greater difference in the growth of 1) rents, 2) salaries, 3) employment, and 4) overall establishments. In addition, broadband contributed to the share of different industry structures lending support to the GPT hypothesis. This research replicates and extends Lehr et al. (2005).

Committee: Robert Scherer (Committee Chair); Joel Elvery (Committee Member); Haifeng Qian (Committee Member) Subjects: Public Administration

Doctor of Philosophy in Urban Studies and Public Affairs, Cleveland State University, 2008, Levin College of Urban Affairs

Universities are frequently assumed to be essential contributors to regional economic development although conclusive evidence that universities trigger economic growth within their region does not exist. This dissertation presents a model that characterizes the influence of university research on regional economic outcomes, changes of total regional employment and gross metropolitan product. The model controls for industry research activity and incorporates differences in regional industrial organization. The model compares the influence of university research and industry research on changes of regional employment and gross metropolitan product during the expansion (1998-2001) and contraction (2002-2004) phases of the business cycle and over the entire time period studied (1998-2004). In addition, the dissertation tests the impact of university size and reputation on regional economic outcomes in conjunction with industry research. The models are tested on the universe of metropolitan statistical areas. Lessons from the dissertation research are drawn to inform state and local technology-based development strategies.

Committee: Edward Hill Ph.D. (Committee Chair); Larry Ledebur Ph.D. (Committee Member); Luis Proenza Ph.D. (Committee Member); Jun Koo Ph.D. (Committee Member) Subjects: Economics; Higher Education; Urban Planning