Dissertation
Essays on Higher Education, Developmental Economics, and Esports Education
Washington State University
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Washington State University
01/2021
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.7273/000002436
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/119275
Abstract
In the first chapter, I compare the impact of lowering tuition prices versus increasing college quality through spending at public 2-year colleges on nearby for-profit 2-year enrollment. I use tuition caps and freezes as well as state budgets shocks affecting state appropriations as instruments for public 2-year spending and tuition. I find no impact of tuition changes on public 2-year enrollment or for-profit 2-year enrollment. However, I find large positive impacts of 2-year public spending on 2-year public enrollment, and negative impacts of 2-year public spending on nearby 2-year for-profit enrollment.
In the second chapter, I evaluate the Uncertainty of Outcome Hypothesis (UOH) as well as the superstar effect on viewership in two esports: Counter-Strike: Global Offsensive and Dota 2. I find evidence of uncertainty of outcome on viewership in Counter-Strike, but no evidence of uncertainty of outcome on viewership in Dota 2. I also find evidence of superstars increasing viewership in Counter-Strike as well as Dota 2. The results found in Counter-Strike more closely resemble previous results found in traditional sports than Dota 2.
In the final chapter, I analyze how herd composition changes due to drought. There is a common belief that herd composition has been changing as a result of drought. In Tanzania and Uganda, I give evidence that sheep and goats as a share of herd composition are affected 6-9 months after the presence of drought. In terms of precipitation levels, I find that in general, a decrease of 100 mm of monthly precipitation leads to an increase in share of shoats by 10 percentage points (or an increase in share of shoats in TLU units by 5 percentage points) 9 months later.
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- Title
- Essays on Higher Education, Developmental Economics, and Esports Education
- Creators
- Joseph Michael Patten
- Contributors
- Benjamin Cowan (Advisor)Jonathan Yoder (Committee Member)Thomas Marsh (Committee Member)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Economic Sciences, School of
- Theses and Dissertations
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University
- Number of pages
- 148
- Identifiers
- 99900606854101842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Dissertation