Semester
Spring
Date of Graduation
2014
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Type
PhD
College
Chambers College of Business and Economics
Department
Economics
Committee Chair
Andrew T. Young
Committee Co-Chair
Roger D. Congleton
Committee Member
Joshua C. Hall
Committee Member
Donald J. Lacombe
Committee Member
Robert A. Lawson
Abstract
This dissertation consists of three essays which empirically investigate different avenues of institutional change. The introduction opens with a discussion of the topics explored in the three essays and provides an overview of important results from each essay. Essay one is a joint effort with Dr. Andrew Young. In this essay, we examine how foreign aid affects institutional change using a panel of aid recipient countries and multiple measures of institutions. In essay two, I examine how globalization affects informal institutions, measured by the level of culture in a country. The final essay explores if there are spatial spillovers from institutions in the European Union. The final chapter summarizes the conclusions of the three essays and discusses some possibilities for further investigation.
Recommended Citation
Sheehan, Kathleen M., "Three essays on institutional change" (2014). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports. 419.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/419