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. 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
7. 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
8. 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
9. 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
10. 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