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Essays on Public Corruption and Social Norms / Sterling D. Horne.
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- Thesis/Dissertation
- Author/Creator:
- Horne, Sterling D., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Economic theory.
- Religion.
- Journalism.
- Applied Economics--Penn dissertations.
- Penn dissertations--Applied Economics.
- Local Subjects:
- Economic theory.
- Religion.
- Journalism.
- Applied Economics--Penn dissertations.
- Penn dissertations--Applied Economics.
- Genre:
- Academic theses.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (83 pages)
- Contained In:
- Dissertation Abstracts International 80-02A(E).
- Place of Publication:
- [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania] : University of Pennsylvania ; Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2018.
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- text file
- Summary:
- In Chapter 1, I model a public official's decision to choose corruption as a function of local investigative reporting efforts by journalists, showing that the marginal effect of a decline in investigative reporting on corruption convictions is ambiguous and depends on the current level of reporting. I then use newspaper entry and exit to estimate the impact of reporting on corruption convictions in U.S. states. I find evidence that journalism is a net deterrent for state officials, but I find no evidence of an effect for federal or local officials. In Chapter 2, I look at how social norms affect decisions pertaining to risk. I use a difference-in-differences approach to estimate the impact that religious affiliation has on loan-to-value ratios in new mortgages using county-level U.S. data. I find that increased levels of religious affiliation are associated with decreased loan-to-value ratios, controlling for income, race, and loan attributes.
- Notes:
- Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 80-02(E), Section: A.
- Advisors: Robert P. Inman; Committee members: Santosh Anagol; Fernando Ferreira; Robert P. Inman.
- Department: Applied Economics.
- Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania 2018.
- Local Notes:
- School code: 0175
- ISBN:
- 9780438424388
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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