Coury, Michael Robert
(2022)
Essays in Public and Environmental Economics.
Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh.
(Unpublished)
Abstract
My dissertation explores how citizens and local governments make decisions regarding the provision of public goods and the implementation of public policy. I particularly focus on how environmental conditions interact with constituent demands in the context of American democracy. In the first chapter, I show how individual demands for government policies are influenced by environmental shocks related to climate change. In the second chapter, I use the example of crime to show voter policy demands are also responsive to short-term, highly localized changes in neighborhood conditions. Finally, in the third chapter, I show that one of the most expensive infrastructure projects ever undertaken by an American municipality proved to be a worthwhile investment even as it reshaped the urban environment.
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Item Type: |
University of Pittsburgh ETD
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Status: |
Unpublished |
Creators/Authors: |
Creators | Email | Pitt Username | ORCID  |
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Coury, Michael Robert | mrc93@pitt.edu | mrc93 | |
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Date: |
6 June 2022 |
Date Type: |
Publication |
Defense Date: |
15 March 2022 |
Approval Date: |
6 June 2022 |
Submission Date: |
25 March 2022 |
Access Restriction: |
No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately. |
Number of Pages: |
171 |
Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
Schools and Programs: |
Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences > Economics |
Degree: |
PhD - Doctor of Philosophy |
Thesis Type: |
Doctoral Dissertation |
Refereed: |
Yes |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Public Economics; Environmental Economics; Political Economy |
Date Deposited: |
06 Jun 2022 15:59 |
Last Modified: |
06 Jun 2022 15:59 |
URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/42407 |
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