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3. Fertility Transition and Stalling in the Face of Socioeconomic Progress and HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Author:
Varner, Catherine Elaine
Title:
Fertility Transition and Stalling in the Face of Socioeconomic Progress and HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
fertility
HIV/AIDS
sub-Saharan Africa
demographic transition
development
File:
Download Varner-Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
David Shapiro, Thesis Supervisor
David Shapiro, Thesis Supervisor
Bee Yan Roberts, Thesis Honors Advisor

7. Structural Adjustment in sub-Saharan Africa

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Author:
Massaley, Miatta Jeannette
Title:
Structural Adjustment in sub-Saharan Africa
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
the International Monetary Fund
infrastructure
GDP
fiscal
conditionalities
agricultural
adjustment
monetary
policy
structural adjustment
trade
the World Bank.
File:
Download Massaley_Thesis_1.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
David Shapiro, Thesis Supervisor
David Shapiro, Thesis Supervisor
David Shapiro, Thesis Honors Advisor
Bee Yan Roberts, Faculty Reader

9. THE RESOURCE EFFECT: CORRELATIONS BETWEEN EXPORTABLE RESOURCE RELIANCE, ECONOMIC POLICY, AND VARIOUS FREEDOMS IN THE FORMER SOVIET UNION

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Author:
Marek, Stephanie Leona
Title:
THE RESOURCE EFFECT: CORRELATIONS BETWEEN EXPORTABLE RESOURCE RELIANCE, ECONOMIC POLICY, AND VARIOUS FREEDOMS IN THE FORMER SOVIET UNION
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
Transition Economics
Resource Effect
Post-Soviet
File:
Download Marek_Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
David Shapiro, Thesis Supervisor
David Shapiro, Thesis Supervisor
Bee Yan Roberts, Thesis Honors Advisor

11. HOW MUCH DOES ETHNICITY MATTER? A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF ETHNIC DIVERSITY, PUBLIC POLICIES, AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIA

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Author:
Cheng, Zijun
Title:
HOW MUCH DOES ETHNICITY MATTER? A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF ETHNIC DIVERSITY, PUBLIC POLICIES, AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIA
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
Ethnic diversity
Economic growth
Affirmative action
File:
Download Final_Draft_Cheng.2.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Edward James Green, Thesis Supervisor
Edward James Green, Thesis Supervisor
David Shapiro, Thesis Honors Advisor

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

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Open Access
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

14. Local Government Financing Vehicles (LGFVs) – A Lens of the Potential Financial Instability in China

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Author:
Zeng, Yiyang
Title:
Local Government Financing Vehicles (LGFVs) – A Lens of the Potential Financial Instability in China
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
credit
local government
LGFV
debt
wealth management products
bond
financial crisis
File:
Download Zeng_Yiyang_Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Ruilin Zhou, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

17. The End of the One-Child Policy: An Analysis of China's Family Planning Policy and the 2013 Mitigation Policy

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Author:
Zhuguan, Yangxi
Title:
The End of the One-Child Policy: An Analysis of China's Family Planning Policy and the 2013 Mitigation Policy
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
China
family planning policy
demographic economics
labor economics
progression projection
File:
Download Yangxi_Zhuguan_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
David Shapiro, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

19. The value of a young professional's personal brand

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Author:
Galanti, Alec J
Title:
The value of a young professional's personal brand
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
Online Reputation Value
Reputation Management
Search Engine Optimization
Reputation Pricing
Reputation Market
File:
Download Galanti_Alec_Thesis_Final_new.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Peter William Newberry, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

23. 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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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

24. 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

25. 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

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

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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

28. 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

30. 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

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

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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

32. Dissecting the Phillips Curve

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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