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Economics Department Working Papers

Peter Orazem

ISU Economics Working Papers

Do Market Pressures Induce Economic Efficiency?: The Case of Slovenian Manufacturing, 1994-2001
Author(s):   Peter Orazem, Milan Vodopivec
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #03025, September 26, 2003
Published In:   Southern Economic Journal , Forthcoming
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Lifetime Health Consequences of Child Labor in Brazil
Author(s):   Chanyoung Lee, Peter Orazem
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #08018, May 12, 2008
Published In:   Research in Labor Economics , Forthcoming
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High School Employment, School Performance, and College Entry
Author(s):   Chanyoung Lee, Peter Orazem
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #08023, June 18, 2008
Published In:   Economics of Education Review , Forthcoming
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Does Local School Control Raise Student Outcomes?: Evidence on the Roles of School Autonomy and Parental Participation
Author(s):   Victoria Gunnarsson, Peter Orazem, Mario Sanchez, Aimee verdisco
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #09012, June 19, 2009
Published In:   Economic Development and Cultural Change , Vol. 58, 1, pp. 25-52, October, 2009
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FIRM ENTRY, FIRM EXIT, AND URBAN-BIASED GROWTH
Author(s):   Li Yu, Robert W. Jolly, Peter Orazem
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #09018, August 27, 2009
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WHY DO RURAL FIRMS LIVE LONGER?
Author(s):   Li Yu, Peter Orazem, Robert W. Jolly
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #09013, July 3, 2009
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STOPPING START-UPS: HOW THE BUSINESS CYCLE AFFECTS ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Author(s):   Li Yu, Peter Orazem, Robert W. Jolly
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #09014, July 3, 2009
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After They Graduate: An Overview of the Iowa State University Alumni Survey
Author(s):   Robert W. Jolly, Li Yu, Peter Orazem
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #09002, February 17, 2009
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Firm Entry and Exit in Iowa, 1992 - 2004
Author(s):   Li Yu, Robert W. Jolly, Peter Orazem
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #08031, December 5, 2008
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The Role of Mathematical and Verbal Skills on the Returns to Graduate and Professional Education
Author(s):   Moohoun Song, Peter Orazem, Darin Wohlgemuth
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #07022, September 7, 2007
Published In:   Economics of Education Review , Vol. 27, 6, pp. 664-675, December, 2008
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Human Capital, Complex Technologies, Firm size and Wages: A Test of the O-Ring Production Hypotheses
Author(s):   Li Yu, Peter Orazem
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #08029, September 24, 2008
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Testing for Complementarity and Substitutability among Multiple Technologies: The Case of U.S. Hog Farms
Author(s):   Li Yu, Terrance Hurley, James Kliebenstein, Peter Orazem
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #08026, September 2, 2008
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Promotion with and without Learning: Effects on Student Enrollment and Dropout Behavior
Author(s):   Elizabeth M King, Peter Orazem, Elizabeth M Paterno
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #08025, July 30, 2008
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Is it a Jungle Out There?: Meat Packing, Immigrants and Rural Communities
Author(s):   Georgeanne M. Artz, Rebecca Jackson, Peter Orazem
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #08024, July 23, 2008
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If Johnny can’t work, can Johnny read better?: Child Labor Laws, Labor Supply and Schooling Outcomes
Author(s):   Chanyoung Lee, Peter Orazem
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #08022, June 18, 2008
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Firing Cost and Firm Size: A Study of Sri Lanka’s Severance Pay System
Author(s):   Babatunde Abidoye, Peter Orazem, Milan Vodopivec
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #08014, April 20, 2008
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Rural immigrant population growth, 1950-2000: waves or ripples?
Author(s):   Andrew Dust, Peter Orazem, Darin Wohlgemuth
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #08012, April 19, 2008
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FIRM SIZE, TECHNICAL CHANGE AND WAGES IN THE PORK SECTOR, 1990 -2005
Author(s):   Li Yu, Terrance M Hurley, James Kliebenstein, Peter Orazem
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #08013, April 19, 2008
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Schooling in Developing Countries: The Roles of Supply, Demand and Government Policy
Author(s):   Peter Orazem, Elizabeth M King
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #07019, July 31, 2007
Published In:   Handbook of Development Economics, Volume 4 , Amsterdam: North Holland, pp. 3475-3559
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The Benefits and Costs of Alternative Strategies to Improve Educational Outcomes
Author(s):   Peter Orazem, Paul Glewwe, Harry Patrinos
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #07028, November 2, 2007
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Measuring the Impact of Meat Packing and Processing Facilities in the Nonmetropolitan Midwest: A Difference-in-Differences Approach
Author(s):   Georgeanne M Artz, Peter Orazem, Daniel Otto
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #03003, November 16, 2005
Published In:   American Journal of Agricultural Economics , Vol. 89, 3, pp. 557-570, August, 2007
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Computer Adoption and Returns in Transition
Author(s):   Yemisi Kuku, Peter Orazem, Rajesh Singh
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #04021, October 10, 2004
Published In:   Economics of Transition , Vol. 15, 1, pp. 33-56, March, 2007
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The Role of Agriculture and Human Capital in Economic Growth: Farmers, Schooling, and Health
Author(s):   Wallace Huffman, Peter Orazem
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #04016, August 19, 2004
Published In:   Handbook of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 3, Agricultural Development: Farmers, Farm Production and Farm Markets , Elsevier Science, New York, NY, pp. 2281-2342
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Lack of Education
Author(s):   Peter Orazem
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #06029, August 29, 2006
Published In:   Solutions for the World's Biggest Problems: Costs and Benefits , Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 241-262
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Reexamining Rural Decline: How Changing Rural Classifications Affect Perceived Growth
Author(s):   Georgeanne M. Artz, Peter Orazem
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #05001, January 5, 2005
Published In:   Review of Regional Studies , Vol. 36, 2, pp. 163-191, Fall, 2006
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Computer Adoption and Returns in Transition: Theory Appendix
Author(s):   Peter Orazem, Rajesh Singh, Yemisi Kuku
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #06033, September 26, 2006
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Wages, benefits, hours, commuting time, and license renewal for Iowa Registered Nurses
Author(s):   Mark D. Imerman, Peter Orazem, Shiva Sikdar, Gina Russell
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #06030, September 18, 2006
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Do Entry Conditions Vary over Time? Entry and Competition in the Broadband Market: 1999-2003
Author(s):   Mo Xiao, Peter Orazem
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #06004, February 16, 2006
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Broadband Access, Telecommuting and the Urban-Rural Digital Divide
Author(s):   Moohoun Song, Peter Orazem, Rajesh Singh
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #06002, February 2, 2006
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Off-farm labor supply responses to permanent and transitory farm income
Author(s):   Chul-Woo Kwon, Peter Orazem, Daniel Otto
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #03020, July 18, 2003
Published In:   Agricultural Economics , Vol. 34, 1, pp. 59-68, January, 2006
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Child Labor and School Achievement in Latin America
Author(s):   Victoria Gunnarsson, Peter Orazem, Mario A. Sanchez
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #03023, August 18, 2003
Published In:   World Bank Economic Review , Vol. 20, 1, pp. 31-54, January, 2006
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Expected Wages and Other Labor Market Factors Affecting the Labor Force Decisions of Nurses in the State of Iowa
Author(s):   Todd Doorenbos, Mark D. Imerman, Peter Orazem
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #05029, November 8, 2005
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Returns to Graduate and Professional Education: The Roles of Mathematical and Verbal Skills by Major
Author(s):   Moohoun Song, Peter Orazem
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #05028, October 12, 2005
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Cyclicality and the Labor Market for Economists
Author(s):   Craig A. Gallet, John A. List, Peter Orazem
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #04017, August 30, 2004
Published In:   Southern Economic Journal , Vol. 72, 2, pp. 284-304, October, 2005
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WORKER DISPLACEMENT DURING THE TRANSITION: EXPERIENCE FROM SLOVENIA
Author(s):   Peter Orazem, Milan Vodopivec, Ruth Wu
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #04018, August 30, 2004
Published In:   Economics of Transition , Vol. 13, 2, pp. 311-340, April, 2005
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Does Local School Control Raise Student Outcomes?: Theory and Evidence on the Roles of School Autonomy and Community Participation
Author(s):   Louise Victoria Gunnarsson, Peter Orazem, Mario Sanchez, Aimee Verdisco
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #04005, March 2004
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Child Labour, School Attendance and Performance: A Review
Author(s):   Peter Orazem, L. Victoria Gunnarsson
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #04001, January 8, 2004
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Labor Market Implications of Rising Costs of Employer-Provided Health Insurance
Author(s):   Rebecca Meyer, Peter Orazem, William A. Wachenheim
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #02004, April 2002
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Minimum Wage Effects on Hours, Employment and Number of Firms: The Iowa Case
Author(s):   Peter F. Orazem, J. Peter Mattila
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #NDN0020, December 1, 1998
Published In:   Journal of Labor Research , Vol. 23, 1, pp. 3-23, Winter, 2002
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The Effects of Housing Prices, Wages, and Commuting Time on Urban-Rural Residential Choice
Author(s):   Kim Sui So, Peter Orazem, Daniel Otto
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper, March 1998
Published In:   American Journal Of Agricultural Economics , Vol. 83, pp. 1036-1048
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Deriving Empirical Definitions of Spatial Labor Markets: The Roles of Competing vs. Complementary Growth
Author(s):   Romana Khan, Peter Orazem, Daniel Otto
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper, March 1998
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The Effect of Housing Prices, Wages, and Commuting Time on Joint Residential and Job Location Choices
Author(s):  Kim Sui So, Peter F. Orazem, Daniel M. Otto
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #NDN0017, February 1, 1998
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Rural Population Growth, 1950-1990: The Roles of Human Capital, Industry Structure and Government Policy
Author(s):  Tzu-Ling Huang, Peter Orazem
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #NDN0016, January 1, 1997
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An Analysis of the Causes and Consequences of Foreign Born Growth in the Midwest and South-Central States, 1950-1990
Author(s):   Tzu-Ling Huang, Peter F. Orazem
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #NDN0018, July 1, 1996
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