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Author:

Bartell, Nathan Roderick

Title:

R&D Elasticity and Firm Performance: An Empirical Analysis

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

R&D
elasticity
firm performance
production function

File:

Download Bartell_Nathan_RDproductivity.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

James R. Tybout, Thesis Supervisor
David Shapiro, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Perrotta, Fernanda Analia

Title:

The Burden That Inflation Imposes On Society: The Case Of Argentina

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

Seigniorage
Convertibility Plan
Argentina
Hyperinflation
Laffer Curve
Gini Index
Lorenz Curve

File:

Download Perrotta.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Supervisor
David Shapiro, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Jiang, Huijing

Title:

Corporate Reputation vs Marginal Cost: An Empirical Analysis

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

Corporate Reputation
Related Party Trade
Multinational Corporations
Environmental Performance Index
Empirical Analysis

File:

Download Jiang_H_FINAL.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Stephen Ross Yeaple, Thesis Supervisor
David Shapiro, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Hite, Kathryn Elaine

Title:

Evaluating Microcredit Using Randomized Controlled Experiments

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

microcredit
economics
randomized controlled experiments
Grameen Bank

File:

Download hite_kathryn_evaluatingmicrocredit.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Bee Yan Roberts, Thesis Supervisor
David Shapiro, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Ringel, Benjamin Harry

Title:

A Quantitative Analysis of the Use and Efficacy of the Franchise Tag in the National Football League

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

econometrics
treatment regression
NFL
franchise tag
economic analysis
sports
salary cap
STATA
probit

File:

Download BenjaminRingelThesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

N Edward Coulson, Thesis Supervisor
David Shapiro, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Bryant, Andrew David

Title:

Revisiting the Superstar Externality: Lebron's 'Decision' and the Effect of Home Market Size on External Value

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

Economics
Sports Economics
National Basketball Association
NBA
LeBron James
superstar

File:

Download Andrew_Bryant_SHC_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

N Edward Coulson, Thesis Supervisor
David Shapiro, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Prichard, Stephen Chadwick

Title:

Speculation in the Foreign Exchange Markets Using Intertemperal Empirical Models

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

Speculation
Foreign Exchange
Technical Analysis

File:

Download Speculation_in_the_Foreign_Exchange_Markets_Using_Intertemperal_Empirical_Models.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Stephen Ross Yeaple, Thesis Supervisor
David Shapiro, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Tatko, Ryan W

Title:

Cursed Equilibrium Refinements in Sequential Auction Games

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

auctions
game theory
economics
Nash equilibrium

File:

Download MasterThesisFinalI.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

David Shapiro, Thesis Honors Advisor
Vijay Krishna, Thesis Supervisor

Author:

Kannell, Daniel Alexander

Title:

Happiness and Economic Inequality – Evaluating the Effects of National Inequality on Levels of Happiness

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

economics
economic
inequality
happiness

File:

Download kannell_daniel_happinessandeconomicinequality.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

David Shapiro, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Wang, Yuan

Title:

The Efficiency of Prize Money Structure of WTA Tournaments

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

Labor Economics
Sport Economics
Tennis Tournament
Prize Money Structure

File:

Download Wang_Yuan_Honors_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

David Shapiro, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Jiang, Liyin

Title:

Geographic Heterogeneity of Returns to Education in China

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

returns to education
geographic heterogeneity
China

File:

Download thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

David Shapiro, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Stuby, Luke Thomas

Title:

Factors Affecting the Practice Location Decisions of General Practice Doctors in the Philadelphia Area

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

Affordable Care Act
Doctor Distribution
Access to Care
Poisson Regression

File:

Download Luke_Stuby_Final_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Edward James Green, Thesis Supervisor
David Shapiro, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Singh, Nimarjit

Title:

Foreign Direct Investment in India: Macroeconomic Determinants and Economic Growth

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

Foreign Direct Investment
economic growth
fdi-gdp
fdi-exports
indian economy. FDI in India

File:

Download Nimarjit_Singh_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Stephen Ross Yeaple, Thesis Supervisor
David Shapiro, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Nichols, Thomas E

Title:

Consistency in Forecasting Oil Prices and Gross Domestic Product

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

Crude Oil
Oil prices
Forecasting
GDP
Consistency

File:

Download Nichols_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Barry William Ickes, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Brillman, Alexander Zevin

Title:

Hurdles to legislation based carbon emission reduction schemes

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

carbon tax
cap and trade

File:

Download Brillman_Thesis_Final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Mark John Roberts, Thesis Supervisor

Author:

Wang, Li

Title:

Should China Cancel the One Child Policy? An Empirical Research Based on Population and Economy Data

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

One Child Policy
China
Demographic Shifts

File:

Download Li_Wang_final_draft.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

James R. Tybout, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor
James R. Tybout, Faculty Reader

Author:

Huwyler, Michael Daniel

Title:

Heterogeneity and the Winner's Curse

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

winner's curse
auctions
heterogeneity
eBay
Corvette

File:

Download Huwyler_Michael_HeterogeneityandtheWC.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Peter William Newberry, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Dawson, William Frederick

Title:

The Effect of Import Competition on Ghanaian Manufacturing Firms after Trade Policy Liberalization: 1991-2002

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

Economics
trade
reform
liberalization
productivity
globalization
manufacturing
imports
competition
Ghana

File:

Download 1-Dawson_FinalSubmission.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

James R. Tybout, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Long, Ningning

Title:

The housing affordability in Chinese cities based on different tiers and regions with its influential factors analysis

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

housing affordability
urban and region economics
Chinese economics

File:

Download Final_Thesis--Long.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

N Edward Coulson, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Jones, Corinne Louise

Title:

Exchange Rate Pass-through: Evidence from China

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

exchange rate pass-through
processing trade
import intensity

File:

Download thesis_final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Kala Krishna, Thesis Supervisor
David Shapiro, Thesis Honors Advisor