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108. Leveraging Excess Return: The Carry Trade and the Consumption-based Capital Asset Pricing Model

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Open Access
Author:
Kearns, Joseph Gilbert
Title:
Leveraging Excess Return: The Carry Trade and the Consumption-based Capital Asset Pricing Model
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
Exchange Rates
International Finance
Interest Rate Parity
Asset Pricing
Carry Trade
File:
Download Kearns_Joseph_leveragingexcessreturn.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Alessandro Dovis, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

109. Effects Of Opportunidades On School Attendance And Labor Force Participation: Five-year Follow Up On Initial Subset of 10-15 Year Olds

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Open Access
Author:
Malorgio, Gerald Thomas
Title:
Effects Of Opportunidades On School Attendance And Labor Force Participation: Five-year Follow Up On Initial Subset of 10-15 Year Olds
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
Oportunidades
Mexico
Poverty
Conditional Cash Transfers
File:
Download Malorgio_GeraldThomas_EffectsOfOpportunidades.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
James R. Tybout, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

110. Examening the Impact of Policy Changes of the Recent Decline in Income Inequality in Latin America

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Open Access
Author:
Galamba, Leah Elizabeth
Title:
Examening the Impact of Policy Changes of the Recent Decline in Income Inequality in Latin America
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
economics
income inequality
Latin America
File:
Download galamba_thesis_april.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
James R. Tybout, Thesis Supervisor
James R. Tybout, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

111. 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

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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:
China
hukou
gaokao
household registration
university admissions
labor mobility
human capital accumulation
misallocation
File:
Download David_Stack_Thesis_2016_Updated_Links_2.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Russell Wade Cooper, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

114. An Examination of the Updated Evidence on the Effectiveness of the Yield Curve as a Macroeconomic Indicator

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Open Access
Author:
Wisehaupt, Grant Michael
Title:
An Examination of the Updated Evidence on the Effectiveness of the Yield Curve as a Macroeconomic Indicator
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
yield curve
indicator
recession
Great Recession
European debt crisis
File:
Download Wisehaupt_Grant_Yield_Curve_as_an_Indicator_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor
James R. Tybout, Faculty Reader

116. Understanding The Effects Of Employment Legislation on Female Participation In The Labor Force From 1980-2004

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Open Access
Author:
Pattni, Shaan
Title:
Understanding The Effects Of Employment Legislation on Female Participation In The Labor Force From 1980-2004
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
women
female
labor
economics
development
employment
institutions
economic development
File:
Download ShaanPattni_FinalThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
James R. Tybout, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

122. The Belgium Political Crisis: A Study of Coalition Negotiations

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Open Access
Author:
Shapiro, Benjamin D
Title:
The Belgium Political Crisis: A Study of Coalition Negotiations
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
Belgium Political Crisis
Coalition Negotiations
Game Theory
Negotiations
Belgium
Economics
Political Science
Ben Shapiro
Deadlines
Random Costs vs Fixed Costs
Financial markets affect political outcomes
File:
Download Belgium_Political_Crisis_Final_Version2.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Chandrani Kalyan Chatterjee, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

125. THE EMPLOYMENT EFFECTS OF AUTOMATION ADOPTION: PREPARING FOR A FUTURE OF TECHNOLOGICAL UNEMPLOYMENT

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Open Access
Author:
Stevens, Cameron Lewis
Title:
THE EMPLOYMENT EFFECTS OF AUTOMATION ADOPTION: PREPARING FOR A FUTURE OF TECHNOLOGICAL UNEMPLOYMENT
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
Automation
Robotics
Employment
Economics
Transportation
Manufacturing
Technology
Futurology
Singularity
File:
Download Stevens_Cameron_EmploymentEffectsofAutomation.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Faculty Reader

131. THE RELATIONSHIP BEETWEEN RATE OF STUDENTS ABROAD AND RATE OF GDP/CAPITA GROWTH IN UNITED STATES AND CHINA

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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/Capita
rate of student study abroad
United States
China
File:
Download Ting_Chen_thesis_b.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Russell Wade Cooper, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

134. A Look At Manufacturing Employment And an Examination of the Relationship Between Tax Abatements and Pennsylvania's Manufacturing Economy

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Open Access
Author:
Jaman, Austin P
Title:
A Look At Manufacturing Employment And an Examination of the Relationship Between Tax Abatements and Pennsylvania's Manufacturing Economy
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
manufacturing employment
tax abatements
globalization
improved labor productivity
File:
Download Austin_Jaman_SHC_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
William Goffe, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

136. DIFFERENCES IN SOCIAL NETWORKS BETWEEN CHINESE COMMUNITY AND INDIAN COMMUNITY IN SILICON VALLEY

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Open Access
Author:
Tian, Shuhan
Title:
DIFFERENCES IN SOCIAL NETWORKS BETWEEN CHINESE COMMUNITY AND INDIAN COMMUNITY IN SILICON VALLEY
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
Social Networks
Chinese Community
Indian Community
Silicon Valley
File:
Download Shuhan_Tian__Differences_in_Social_networks_between_Chinese_community_and_Indian_community_in_Silicon_Valley.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Kalyan Chatterjee, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

138. The Next Crisis? An Analysis of Higher Education and Student Loan Debt in the United States

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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:
Economics
Student loans
Bubble
Higher education
Student loan debt
Housing bubble
File:
Download Kelly_Friday_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Russell Wade Cooper, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

139. Language Training, Language Proficiency and The Effect of Language Proficiency on Earnings of Migrants in Germany

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Open Access
Author:
Vlazny, Sarah Catherine
Title:
Language Training, Language Proficiency and The Effect of Language Proficiency on Earnings of Migrants in Germany
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
economics
Mincer
earnings
migrants
immigration
language
language proficiency
Germany
income model
instrumental variable
ethnic identity
cultural assimilation
probit model
File:
Download thesisfinal4.3.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Amanda Marie Mandzik, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

140. Evaluating Market Inefficiencies of the National Basketball Association Through the Lens of the League’s New Collective Bargaining Agreement

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Open Access
Author:
Cooper, Justin
Title:
Evaluating Market Inefficiencies of the National Basketball Association Through the Lens of the League’s New Collective Bargaining Agreement
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
Economics
Sports Economics
File:
Download Justin_Cooper_Honors_Thesis_4.11.18.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Charles Theodore Murry, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

141. EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE MANDATE IN REDUCING THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIETAL COSTS OF CAR ACCIDENTS

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Open Access
Author:
Cahn, Parker
Title:
EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE MANDATE IN REDUCING THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIETAL COSTS OF CAR ACCIDENTS
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
Autonomous Vehicles
Accidents
Car accidents
Automobile Accidents
Costs
Economic Costs
Societal Costs
Forcast
Vehicle Miles Traveled
Self-driving
Accident Rates
Future
Safety
Traffic fatalities
Policy
File:
Download Thesis_Complete_Draft_4_8_18.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
James Edward Tierney, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

142. LET’S TALK POLITICS: CORPORATE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE CONTRIBUTIONS & ABNORMAL RETURNS

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Open Access
Author:
Maietta, Ross Anthony
Title:
LET’S TALK POLITICS: CORPORATE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE CONTRIBUTIONS & ABNORMAL RETURNS
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
Campaign Finance
Abnormal Returns
Politics
Fortune 500
Contributions
Corporate PACs
Shareholders
File:
Download Maietta_Thesis_2018.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Colin Ashley Knapp, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

144. Significance of Slum Dwelling Worker Commuting Distance in Hyderabad, India Slums

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Open Access
Author:
Suhr, Christine Lois
Title:
Significance of Slum Dwelling Worker Commuting Distance in Hyderabad, India Slums
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
Economics
India
Urban Transportation
Hyderabad
Slums
Development Economics
Commute Distance
Public Transportation
Buses
Trains
File:
Download SuhrChristineThesisSpring2018.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Michael David Gechter, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

145. 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

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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:
economics
transfers
college
education
Penn State
low-income
first-generation
File:
Download Jake_Foose_Final_Thesis_Spring_2018.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Russell Wade Cooper, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

148. Analyzing the Effectiveness of the U.S. Yield Curve as a Leading Economic Indicator

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Open Access
Author:
Kalgutkar, Aditya Anil
Title:
Analyzing the Effectiveness of the U.S. Yield Curve as a Leading Economic Indicator
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
Yield Curve
Interest Rates
U.S. Treasury Yield Curve
U.S. Recessions
Predicting Recessions
Probit Model
Economic Indicator
File:
Download Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor
James R. Tybout, Faculty Reader

149. The Effect of College Graduate Minimum Wage on Labor Market and Educational Choices in Thailand

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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:
Economics
Employment
Education
Time Series Analysis
Minimum Wage
File:
Download Thaminkaew_Thanakorn_College_Graduate_Minimum_Wage.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Russell Wade Cooper, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

152. Social Security Reform: Assessing the Impact of the Rising Social Security Cap on Savings and Investment

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Open Access
Author:
Mylavarapu, Kumar Anirudh
Title:
Social Security Reform: Assessing the Impact of the Rising Social Security Cap on Savings and Investment
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
Social Security
Taxable earnings cap
savings
investment
co-integration
unit roots
stationarity
household level data
logistic model
social security reform
File:
Download Mylavarapu_KumarAnirudh_SocialSecurity.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Paul Kagundu, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

153. ARE CONDITIONAL CASH TRANSFERS AN APPROPRIATE TOOL TO REDUCE THE RATE OF CHILDHOOD OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY IN MEXICO?

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Open Access
Author:
Beltz, Mackenzie Erin
Title:
ARE CONDITIONAL CASH TRANSFERS AN APPROPRIATE TOOL TO REDUCE THE RATE OF CHILDHOOD OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY IN MEXICO?
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
Conditional Cash Transfers
Mexico
Prospera
Obesity
File:
Download Mackenzie_Beltz_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Bee Yan Roberts, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

154. AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF WEAK AND SEMI-STRONG MARKET EFFICIENCY IN LIGHT OF THE GREAT RECESSION

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Open Access
Author:
Mckellar, Jonathan Unruh
Title:
AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF WEAK AND SEMI-STRONG MARKET EFFICIENCY IN LIGHT OF THE GREAT RECESSION
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
Market Efficiency
Unit Root Test
Serial Correlation
Runs Test
Variance Ratio Test
Martingale Hypothesis
Event Study
File:
Download McKellar_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor
James R. Tybout, Faculty Reader

156. TESTING THE TAYLOR RULE FROM 1960-PRESENT: WHERE SHOULD THE FEDERAL FUNDS RATE BE?

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Open Access
Author:
Phelps, Victoria Rose
Title:
TESTING THE TAYLOR RULE FROM 1960-PRESENT: WHERE SHOULD THE FEDERAL FUNDS RATE BE?
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
Taylor Rule
Mankiw Rule
Economics
Federal Reserve
Bernanke
Burns
Volcker
Greenspan
monetary policy
Chuderewicz
File:
Download Phelps_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor
James R. Tybout, Faculty Reader

157. UTILIZING QUARTERBACK PRODUCTIVITY METRICS TO ANALYZE RACIAL SALARY DISCRIMINATION AND DRAFT POTENTIAL IN THE NFL

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Open Access
Author:
Rowe, Austin Eric
Title:
UTILIZING QUARTERBACK PRODUCTIVITY METRICS TO ANALYZE RACIAL SALARY DISCRIMINATION AND DRAFT POTENTIAL IN THE NFL
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
Productivity
Race
Discrimination
Salary
NFL
Sports Economics
NFL Draft
File:
Download Rowe_Austin_ProductivityNFL.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jadrian James Wooten, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

158. Quantifying the Relationship Between Alcohol Privatization and Alcohol Related Traffic Accidents in Washington State

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Open Access
Author:
Reuther, Marissa R
Title:
Quantifying the Relationship Between Alcohol Privatization and Alcohol Related Traffic Accidents in Washington State
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
drunk driving
fatal accidents
college
alcohol
fixed effects
negative binomial
File:
Download MarissaReuther_HonorsThesisFinal.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jadrian James Wooten, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

159. Characteristics of Social Capital Conducive to Refugee Integration: An Analysis of TurkTelekom Call-Detail Records

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Open Access
Author:
Godfrey, Brynne M
Title:
Characteristics of Social Capital Conducive to Refugee Integration: An Analysis of TurkTelekom Call-Detail Records
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
call-detail records
social capital
economics
international development
refugees
Syrian Refugee Crisis
Turkey
File:
Download godfreybrynne_thesis_2019.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Michael David Gechter, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

164. EXPLORING THE RISE AND FALL OF BITCOIN PRICES: TO WHAT EXTENT WAS OPTIMISTIC HERDING BEHAVIOUR IN BITCOIN MARKETS DISRUPTED BY THE INTRODUCTION OF BITCOIN FUTURES CONTRACTS?

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Open Access
Author:
Rajasagi, Manas Varma
Title:
EXPLORING THE RISE AND FALL OF BITCOIN PRICES: TO WHAT EXTENT WAS OPTIMISTIC HERDING BEHAVIOUR IN BITCOIN MARKETS DISRUPTED BY THE INTRODUCTION OF BITCOIN FUTURES CONTRACTS?
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
Bitcoin
Cryptocurrency
Herding
Behavioural Economics
Futures Contracts
File:
Download Rajasagi_Manas_SP19_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Karl Edward Schurter, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

167. Prisoner's dilemma and other regarding preferences

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Open Access
Author:
Lin, Xinquan
Title:
Prisoner's dilemma and other regarding preferences
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
economics
behavioral economics
experimental economics
rationality
game theory
other-regarding preferences
Prisoner's dilemma
altruism
Dictator game
File:
Download Xinquan_Lin_honor_thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Kalyan Chatterjee, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor
James R. Tybout, Faculty Reader

170. AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTS OF AIRLINE BAGGAGE FEES ON CONSUMER UTILITY

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Open Access
Author:
Trachman, Nicole Marie
Title:
AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTS OF AIRLINE BAGGAGE FEES ON CONSUMER UTILITY
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
Airlines
Baggage Fees
Discrete Choice
Economics
Industrial Organization
Domestic Flights
Utility
Legacy Carriers
LCC
Microeconomics
File:
Download Trachman_Nicole_FINAL.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Paul L E Grieco, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

172. Breaking Down Online Price Dispersion

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Open Access
Author:
Rajendra, Shubhsri
Title:
Breaking Down Online Price Dispersion
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
Price dispersion
Online Price Dispersion
Pricing online
breaking down prices
electronic tablets
Electronics
Tmall
Hedonic regression
Price discrepancy
Measuring price dispersion
File:
Download Rajendra_thesis_final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Peter William Newberry, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor
James R. Tybout, Faculty Reader

176. How the Increase in Three-Point Shooting Offenses in the NBA Has Impacted Wage Determinants for Point Guards

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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:
Basketball
Sports Economics
NBA
Multivariable regression
File:
Download Thesis_PDF_Draft_5.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jadrian James Wooten, Thesis Supervisor
Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

177. An Accretion / Dilution Analysis of The Walt Disney Company's Acquisition of Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc.

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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&A
Merger
Acquisition
Disney
Fox
Finance
Film
Box Office
Antitrust
File:
Download Arnold_Victoria_FinalThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Coenraad Arnout P Pinkse, Thesis Supervisor
Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

186. Trumping Market Efficiency: Evaluating the Efficient Market Hypothesis and Market Volatility in Response to Donald Trump's Twitter

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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 Hypothesis
Capital 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 Supervisor
Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

187. Education of Girls in Pakistan: What can Pakistan Learn from Previously Successful Programs about how Best to Educate Girls?

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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:
Education
Pakistan
Economics
Developmental Economics
Girls' Education
File:
Download Evan_Kuo_Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Bee Yan Roberts, Thesis Supervisor
Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

188. Water Means Life: The Effect of Access to Clean Water on Education and Literacy Rates in Developing Countries

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Open Access
Author:
Weiss, David
Title:
Water Means Life: The Effect of Access to Clean Water on Education and Literacy Rates in Developing Countries
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
Poverty
Water Access
Education
Development Economics
Propensity Score Matching
File:
Download Weiss_Final_Draft.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jadrian Wooten, Thesis Supervisor
James R. Tybout, Thesis Honors Advisor

190. Amazon China and Alibaba's Chinese B2B eCommerce Competition: Does the Distribution Network becomes a Determinant Factor?

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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:
Alibaba
Amazon China
JD.com
Chinese B2B eCommerce Market
eCommerce
Platform Market
File:
Download Final_Thesis_Wanxuan_Xu.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Karl Edward Schurter, Thesis Supervisor
Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

195. Employing Economic Principles for the Benefit of Entrepreneurs: Assessing Added Value, Willingness to pay, and the Demand for the Keyper

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Open Access
Author:
Gershanok, Ezra
Title:
Employing Economic Principles for the Benefit of Entrepreneurs: Assessing Added Value, Willingness to pay, and the Demand for the Keyper
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
Ezra
Gershanok
Keyper
Economics
willingness to pay
convenience
entrepreneurship
entrepreneurs
File:
Download Gershanok__Ezra_Final_Thesis_Updated.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jadrian Wooten, Thesis Supervisor
James R. Tybout, Thesis Honors Advisor

196. An Empirical Investigation of Social Capital and International Migration: The Role of Language, Culture and Diasporas

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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:
migration
gravity
social capital
trust
language
culture
cultural distance
religion
diaspora
ethnic
diversity
economics
File:
Download Nicholas_Shea_Thesis_Spring_2021.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Bee Yan Roberts, Thesis Supervisor
Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

197. Dissecting the Phillips Curve

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

198. Comparison of Economic Growth Rates between China and America dependent on Solow Residual Analysis

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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:
GDP
Solow Residual
Growth Rate
China vs. US
Total factor productivity
solow model
diminishing marginal returns
time trend
Chinese culture
regression
stata
econometrics
economics
macroeconomics
File:
Download perryjames_finalhonorsthesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jonathan Eaton, Thesis Supervisor
Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

200. Redefining University Administrations: The Redistribution of Student Tuition Funds to Form and Maintain Bureaucracies

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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 debt
Tution prices
Bureaucracy
Max Weber
File:
Download BenRemlinger_FinalThesisDraft.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jadrian Wooten, Thesis Supervisor
Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor