1. An Analysis of the Factors Driving Hospital Readmissions, and the Potential for Coordination Games Under the Medicare Readmissions Reduction Program Open Access Author: Rizzotti, Matthew James Title: An Analysis of the Factors Driving Hospital Readmissions, and the Potential for Coordination Games Under the Medicare Readmissions Reduction Program Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: economicsObamacarehospitalhealthcoordinationgame theoryAffordable Care ActReadmission Reduction Program File: Download Thesis_Revision_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Russell Wade Cooper, Thesis SupervisorDr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor
2. College Rankings and Return to Tertiary Education in China Open Access Author: Lin, Yuxiang Title: College Rankings and Return to Tertiary Education in China Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: ChinaEducation ReturnCollege RankingsEducation qualityCHIPsgaokao File: Download LIN_FINAL.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Russell Wade Cooper, Thesis SupervisorJames R. Tybout, Thesis Honors Advisor
3. Education Attainment, Socioeconomic Segregation, and School Finance Open Access Author: Li, Runbo Title: Education Attainment, Socioeconomic Segregation, and School Finance Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: educationattainmentsocioeconomicsegregationschoolfinance File: Download 1-Li_Runbo_EducationSegregation.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Russell Wade Cooper, Thesis SupervisorDr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors AdvisorJames R. Tybout, Faculty Reader
4. Family Background, Education, and Income Mobility: A Closer Look at the American Dream Open Access Author: Hayes, Duncan Wistar Title: Family Background, Education, and Income Mobility: A Closer Look at the American Dream Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: Family BackgroundEducationIncome MobilityAmerican DreamIntergenerational Income Mobility File: Download Hayes_Duncan_IncomeMobility.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Russell Wade Cooper, Thesis SupervisorDr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor
5. Geographical Heterogeneous Returns to Education in China and its Determinants Open Access Author: Bian, Meichen Title: Geographical Heterogeneous Returns to Education in China and its Determinants Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: HeterogeneityReturnEducationChinaDeterminants File: Download Bian_Meichen_GeographicalHeterogeneousReturnstoEducationinChinaanditsDeterminants.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Russell Wade Cooper, Thesis SupervisorDr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor
6. The Cost of Defaulting on Student Loans Open Access Author: Hunt, Casey E Title: The Cost of Defaulting on Student Loans Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: Student LoansHuman Capital AccumulationFederal loansdefault File: Download Hunt_Final_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Russell Wade Cooper, Thesis SupervisorDr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors AdvisorJames R. Tybout, Faculty Reader
7. Hukou and Gaokao: The Effect of the Household Registration System and Regionally Biased University Admissions Policies on Labor Mobility and Human Capital Accumulation in China Open Access Author: Stack, David Connor Title: Hukou and Gaokao: The Effect of the Household Registration System and Regionally Biased University Admissions Policies on Labor Mobility and Human Capital Accumulation in China Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: Chinahukougaokaohousehold registrationuniversity admissionslabor mobilityhuman capital accumulationmisallocation File: Download David_Stack_Thesis_2016_Updated_Links_2.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Russell Wade Cooper, Thesis SupervisorDr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor
8. POLICY IMPLICATIONS FOR OVERMATCH Open Access Author: Rakoczy, Stephen J Title: POLICY IMPLICATIONS FOR OVERMATCH Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: Overmatcheducationundermatchcollegepolicytuitionreturns to educationcollege decisionOECDPIAAC File: Download Rakoczy_Stephen_Policy_Implications_for_Overmatch_3.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Russell Wade Cooper, Thesis SupervisorDr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor
9. Determinants of College Enrollment and College Graduation with a Focus on Family Transfers Open Access Author: Geiman, Josalyn C Title: Determinants of College Enrollment and College Graduation with a Focus on Family Transfers Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: education decisioncollege enrollmentcollege graduationfamily transfers File: Download Geiman__Josalyn_Thesis_Paper.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Russell Wade Cooper, Thesis SupervisorDr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor
10. THE RELATIONSHIP BEETWEEN RATE OF STUDENTS ABROAD AND RATE OF GDP/CAPITA GROWTH IN UNITED STATES AND CHINA Open Access Author: Chen, Ting Title: THE RELATIONSHIP BEETWEEN RATE OF STUDENTS ABROAD AND RATE OF GDP/CAPITA GROWTH IN UNITED STATES AND CHINA Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: rate of GDP/Capitarate of student study abroadUnited StatesChina File: Download Ting_Chen_thesis_b.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Russell Wade Cooper, Thesis SupervisorDr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor
11. The Next Crisis? An Analysis of Higher Education and Student Loan Debt in the United States Open Access Author: Friday, Kelly Margaret Title: The Next Crisis? An Analysis of Higher Education and Student Loan Debt in the United States Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: EconomicsStudent loansBubbleHigher educationStudent loan debtHousing bubble File: Download Kelly_Friday_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Russell Wade Cooper, Thesis SupervisorDr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor
12. TO TRANSFER OR STAY: A LOOK AT FUTURE EARNINGS OF PENN STATE STUDENTS AFTER TRANSFERS WITH A FOCUS ON LOW-INCOME AND FIRST-GENERATION STUDENTS Open Access Author: Foose, Jacob R Title: TO TRANSFER OR STAY: A LOOK AT FUTURE EARNINGS OF PENN STATE STUDENTS AFTER TRANSFERS WITH A FOCUS ON LOW-INCOME AND FIRST-GENERATION STUDENTS Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: economicstransferscollegeeducationPenn Statelow-incomefirst-generation File: Download Jake_Foose_Final_Thesis_Spring_2018.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Russell Wade Cooper, Thesis SupervisorDr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor
13. The Effect of College Graduate Minimum Wage on Labor Market and Educational Choices in Thailand Open Access Author: Thaminkaew, Thanakorn Title: The Effect of College Graduate Minimum Wage on Labor Market and Educational Choices in Thailand Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: EconomicsEmploymentEducationTime Series AnalysisMinimum Wage File: Download Thaminkaew_Thanakorn_College_Graduate_Minimum_Wage.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Russell Wade Cooper, Thesis SupervisorDr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor
14. Hot Money in Emerging Markets Open Access Author: Almani, Labeed Title: Hot Money in Emerging Markets Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: Hot MoneyCurrency CrisesBalance of PaymentsTrilemmaCagan Model File: Download Labeed_Almani_Su18_Thesis_vF.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Russell Wade Cooper, Thesis SupervisorDr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor