Theses and Dissertations at Montana State University (MSU)
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Item Estimating the impact of high-speed internet on teen and young adult labor force participation(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Agriculture, 2021) Bridgewater, Samuel Edward; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Gregory GilpinHigh-speed residential internet access was rolled out in the United States in the early 2000's. While the advent of high-speed internet brought with it a lot of positive changes, like greater access to information (Dettling 2017) or flexibility in working arrangements for working parents (Dettling 2018), it also ushered in a new era of inexpensive and high-quality leisure activities. During this same period of time, teens and young adults are observed leaving the labor force. This thesis uses a Bartik or shift share instrument and variation in rollout of high-speed residential internet access to estimate the impact on teen and young adult labor force participation decisions. The results find that both students and non-students younger than 25 are less likely to participate in the labor force, and males were more profoundly impacted than females.Item Solo signator: analysis of the minor alone statutes(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Agriculture, 2019) Parker, Lev Ariel; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Carly UrbanLack of banking access affects approximately a quarter of the population. It is often the most vulnerable populations that are most likely to be unbanked. Without access to the formal banking system, people turn to alternative financial services (AFS) which are significantly more expensive than the formal alternatives. Granting minors independent access to the formal banking system may be a policy tool which can reduce the number of unbanked adults and adults who frequent AFS. I exploit variation in a set a laws known as the Minor Alone Statutes (MAS) which grant minors independent access to state-chartered banks and credit unions. Results on how the MAS affect account ownership are inconclusive, but the MAS do decrease the probability of young adults with bank accounts frequenting AFS by approximately 10%.Item Long-term impacts of childhood Medicaid expansions on crime(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Agriculture, 2018) Hendrix, Logan James; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Wendy A. StockThis paper examines the effects of public health insurance expansions among children in the 1980s and 1990s on their criminal activity later in life. Using a panel of the states' 1980-1990 birth cohorts and a simulated eligibility instrumental variables strategy, I find that increases in the fraction of children eligible for public health insurance lead to substantial reductions in criminal activity. Considering the extraordinary costs of crime to victims, public budgets, and offenders, these findings suggest a previously unrecognized substantial benefit to the provision of public health insurance to children.