1. The Stadium Subsidy Game Open Access Author: Ellis, Alex Title: The Stadium Subsidy Game Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: stadium subsidiessportsstadiumsfranchise relocation File: Download Final_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Peter William Newberry, Thesis SupervisorRussell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor
2. Rewriting the Macroeconomic Textbook: Is QTM Dead? Open Access Author: Toomey, Evan Title: Rewriting the Macroeconomic Textbook: Is QTM Dead? Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: quantity theory of moneyQTMTextbooksMacroeconomicsMonetary PolicyEconomic TheoryPearsonMishkinmacroeconomics Curriculum File: Download Toomey_Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis SupervisorRussell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors AdvisorJames R. Tybout, Faculty Reader
3. How the Increase in Three-Point Shooting Offenses in the NBA Has Impacted Wage Determinants for Point Guards Open Access Author: Boinske, Charles Title: How the Increase in Three-Point Shooting Offenses in the NBA Has Impacted Wage Determinants for Point Guards Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: BasketballSports EconomicsNBAMultivariable regression File: Download Thesis_PDF_Draft_5.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Jadrian James Wooten, Thesis SupervisorRussell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor
4. An Accretion / Dilution Analysis of The Walt Disney Company's Acquisition of Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Open Access Author: Arnold, Victoria Title: An Accretion / Dilution Analysis of The Walt Disney Company's Acquisition of Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: M&AMergerAcquisitionDisneyFoxFinanceFilmBox OfficeAntitrust File: Download Arnold_Victoria_FinalThesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Coenraad Arnout P Pinkse, Thesis SupervisorRussell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor
5. Detection of Uncompetitive Behavior in Natural Resource Auctions Using Regression Analysis Open Access Author: Jung, In Kyo Title: Detection of Uncompetitive Behavior in Natural Resource Auctions Using Regression Analysis Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: Regressionauction theoryNew Hampshire Timber Auction File: Download JUNG_THESIS.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Sung Jae Jun, Thesis SupervisorRussell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor
6. Healthcare and Housing: Analyzing the Affordable Care Act's Impact on Eviction Rates Open Access Author: Hanna, Andrew J Title: Healthcare and Housing: Analyzing the Affordable Care Act's Impact on Eviction Rates Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: Health CareMedicaidAffordable HousingHousingDifference in DifferenceFixed Effects File: Download Hanna_Andrew_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Paul L E Grieco, Thesis SupervisorRussell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor
7. An Empirical Analysis of Global Financial Services Open Access Author: Ganis, Matthew Title: An Empirical Analysis of Global Financial Services Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: International financeGlobal banking File: Download Thesis_Final_Submission.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Jonathan Eaton, Thesis SupervisorRussell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor
8. Recommendations on Prison Reform: A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Crime Deterrence in the United States Open Access Author: Woodward, Peyton Title: Recommendations on Prison Reform: A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Crime Deterrence in the United States Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: RecidivismDeterrenceReentry ProgramsIncarceration File: Download Thesis_Final_Draft.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Jadrian James Wooten, Thesis SupervisorRussell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor
9. Executive Interference and the Case for Central Bank Autonomy Open Access Author: Wertz, Sophia Title: Executive Interference and the Case for Central Bank Autonomy Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: central bank autonomycentral bank independenceFederal Reserve File: Download Wertz_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Jadrian James Wooten, Thesis SupervisorRussell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor
10. Driving Solar Innovation and Adoption in the U.S. Open Access Author: Diamond, Jacob Title: Driving Solar Innovation and Adoption in the U.S. Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: economicsenvironmentsustainabilityinnovation File: Download Diamond_Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Marc Albert Henry, Thesis SupervisorRussell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor
11. Trumping Market Efficiency: Evaluating the Efficient Market Hypothesis and Market Volatility in Response to Donald Trump's Twitter Open Access Author: Moyer, Emily Title: Trumping Market Efficiency: Evaluating the Efficient Market Hypothesis and Market Volatility in Response to Donald Trump's Twitter Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: Efficient Market HypothesisCapital Asset Pricing Model File: Download Trumping_Market_Efficiency__Evaluating_the_Efficient_Market_Hypothesis_and_Market_Volatility_in_Response_to_Donald_Trump_s_Twitter.pdf Thesis Supervisors: James R. Tybout, Thesis SupervisorRussell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor
12. Education of Girls in Pakistan: What can Pakistan Learn from Previously Successful Programs about how Best to Educate Girls? Open Access Author: Kuo, Evan Title: Education of Girls in Pakistan: What can Pakistan Learn from Previously Successful Programs about how Best to Educate Girls? Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: EducationPakistanEconomicsDevelopmental EconomicsGirls' Education File: Download Evan_Kuo_Final_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Bee Yan Roberts, Thesis SupervisorRussell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor
13. Impact of TRIPS Compliance on Indian Pharmaceutical Exports to Developing Countries Open Access Author: Patel, Sahil Title: Impact of TRIPS Compliance on Indian Pharmaceutical Exports to Developing Countries Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: IndiapharmaceuticalsTRIPSdeveloping countriesintellectual propertytradeexports File: Download patel_ThesisFinal.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Delina E Agnosteva, Thesis SupervisorRussell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor
14. Amazon China and Alibaba's Chinese B2B eCommerce Competition: Does the Distribution Network becomes a Determinant Factor? Open Access Author: Xu, Wanxuan Title: Amazon China and Alibaba's Chinese B2B eCommerce Competition: Does the Distribution Network becomes a Determinant Factor? Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: AlibabaAmazon ChinaJD.comChinese B2B eCommerce MarketeCommercePlatform Market File: Download Final_Thesis_Wanxuan_Xu.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Karl Edward Schurter, Thesis SupervisorRussell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor
15. Modeling Climate Change: Sensitivities of The Social Cost of Carbon Under Parametric Uncertainty Open Access Author: Morey, Austin Title: Modeling Climate Change: Sensitivities of The Social Cost of Carbon Under Parametric Uncertainty Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: economicsclimate changeintegrated assessment modelinguncertaintysocial cost of carbon File: Download Final_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Marc Albert Henry, Thesis SupervisorRussell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor
16. Studying the Economic Impact of Cities Hosting the Super Bowl Open Access Author: Sorbo, Justin Title: Studying the Economic Impact of Cities Hosting the Super Bowl Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: Super BowlEconomic ImpactHost CitiesPer Capita IncomeUnemployment Rate File: Download Sorbo_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Daniel Goldstein, Thesis SupervisorRussell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors AdvisorJames R. Tybout, Faculty Reader
17. The Disappearance of the Phillips Curve Open Access Author: Ryan, Connor Title: The Disappearance of the Phillips Curve Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: Phillips CurveMonetary PolicyVector Autoregression File: Download Ryan_Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis SupervisorJames R. Tybout, Thesis Honors Advisor
18. The Impact of Demographic and Design Characteristics on the Effectiveness of Microcredit Open Access Author: Marsho, Hannah Title: The Impact of Demographic and Design Characteristics on the Effectiveness of Microcredit Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: microcrediteconomicsdevelopmentloan performancepoverty File: Download Marsho_Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Bee Yan Roberts, Thesis SupervisorRussell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor
19. An Empirical Investigation of Social Capital and International Migration: The Role of Language, Culture and Diasporas Open Access Author: Shea, Nicholas Title: An Empirical Investigation of Social Capital and International Migration: The Role of Language, Culture and Diasporas Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: migrationgravitysocial capitaltrustlanguageculturecultural distancereligiondiasporaethnicdiversityeconomics File: Download Nicholas_Shea_Thesis_Spring_2021.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Bee Yan Roberts, Thesis SupervisorRussell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor
20. Dissecting the Phillips Curve Open Access Author: Ecker, Jeffrey Title: Dissecting the Phillips Curve Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: NA File: Download Schreyer_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis SupervisorRussell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors AdvisorJames R. Tybout, Faculty Reader
21. Comparison of Economic Growth Rates between China and America dependent on Solow Residual Analysis Open Access Author: Perry, James Title: Comparison of Economic Growth Rates between China and America dependent on Solow Residual Analysis Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: GDPSolow ResidualGrowth RateChina vs. USTotal factor productivitysolow modeldiminishing marginal returnstime trendChinese cultureregressionstataeconometricseconomicsmacroeconomics File: Download perryjames_finalhonorsthesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Jonathan Eaton, Thesis SupervisorRussell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor
22. Economic and Preferential Drivers of the Explosion in Chinese Wine Imports from 2001-2015 Open Access Author: Dolan, Tyler Title: Economic and Preferential Drivers of the Explosion in Chinese Wine Imports from 2001-2015 Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: winetradechinapreferencesluxurystatusimports File: Download Dolan_ThesisFinal.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Delina E Agnosteva, Thesis SupervisorRussell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor
23. Redefining University Administrations: The Redistribution of Student Tuition Funds to Form and Maintain Bureaucracies Open Access Author: Remlinger, Benjamin Title: Redefining University Administrations: The Redistribution of Student Tuition Funds to Form and Maintain Bureaucracies Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: Student debtTution pricesBureaucracyMax Weber File: Download BenRemlinger_FinalThesisDraft.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Jadrian Wooten, Thesis SupervisorRussell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor
24. Analysis of the Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Efficient Markets and Retail Trade Activity Open Access Author: Rudd, Joshua Title: Analysis of the Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Efficient Markets and Retail Trade Activity Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: Efficient Market HypothesisCOVID-19Retail Investors File: Download Rudd_Final_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis SupervisorRussell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors AdvisorJames R. Tybout, Faculty Reader
25. Analysis of Whether the Metro Station Can Affect the Housing Prices in Short Term in Beijing Open Access Author: Liu, Zeyang Title: Analysis of Whether the Metro Station Can Affect the Housing Prices in Short Term in Beijing Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: Housing PriceEconomicsMetro StationTransportation File: Download Liu_Zeyang_Analysis_of_Whether_the_Metro_Station_Can_Affect_the_Housing_Prices_in_Short_Term_in_Beijing.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Jingting Fan, Thesis SupervisorRussell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor
26. Assessing Negative Externalities of E-Waste Exportation and Subsidy Implementation Open Access Author: Cohen, Dan Title: Assessing Negative Externalities of E-Waste Exportation and Subsidy Implementation Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: E-WasteChinaExternalities File: Download cohen_final_thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: James R. Tybout, Thesis SupervisorRussell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor
27. Insuring Identification: The Effects of Public Healthcare Eligibility on Childhood Disability Diagnosis Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Bodovski, David Title: Insuring Identification: The Effects of Public Healthcare Eligibility on Childhood Disability Diagnosis Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: DisabilitiesDisability DiagnosisHealth PolicyEducation PolicyMedicaidCHIP File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Mark John Roberts, Thesis SupervisorRussell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor