1. Crisis Decisions: Political Influences on FOMC Decision-Making during the 2007 Financial Crisis and the Creation of Foreign Credit Liquidity Swap Lines Open Access Author: Quinn, Kathleen M Title: Crisis Decisions: Political Influences on FOMC Decision-Making during the 2007 Financial Crisis and the Creation of Foreign Credit Liquidity Swap Lines Area of Honors: Political Science Keywords: Federal ReserveFOMCdecision-making2007 financial crisisswap linesreciprocal currency agreementsmonetary politics File: Download Quinn_KathleenM_CrisisDecisionsandtheFOMC.pdf Thesis Supervisors: David Lynn Lowery, Thesis SupervisorDr. Michael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor
2. Revisited: Rules Versus Discretion in Monetary Policy Open Access Author: Cassis, Kaitlyn Nicole Title: Revisited: Rules Versus Discretion in Monetary Policy Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: rulesdiscretionmonetary policyFedChairmenFederal Reserve File: Download Cassis_Kaitlyn_revisitedrulesversusdiscretion.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis SupervisorDr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors AdvisorJames R. Tybout, Faculty Reader
3. FOMC Meeting Effects on the Sectors of the S&P 500 Open Access Author: Popivchak, Rachel Elizabeth Title: FOMC Meeting Effects on the Sectors of the S&P 500 Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: Federal ReserveS&P 500 File: Download Popivchak_Rachel_Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Professor Christoph Hinkelmann, Thesis SupervisorDr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
4. QUANTITATIVE EASING AND ITS EFFECTS ON INVESTMENT & GDP GROWTH Open Access Author: Baker, Nicholas Joseph Title: QUANTITATIVE EASING AND ITS EFFECTS ON INVESTMENT & GDP GROWTH Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: Quantitative EasingFederal ReserveGDPInvestmentCapital ExpenditureInterest RatesUS EconomyFuture Potential GDP File: Download SHC_SeniorThesis_Baker_Nicholas.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors AdvisorDr. Joseph Randall Woolridge, Thesis Supervisor
5. TESTING THE TAYLOR RULE FROM 1960-PRESENT: WHERE SHOULD THE FEDERAL FUNDS RATE BE? 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 RuleMankiw RuleEconomicsFederal ReserveBernankeBurnsVolckerGreenspanmonetary policyChuderewicz File: Download Phelps_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis SupervisorDr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors AdvisorJames R. Tybout, Faculty Reader
6. The Growth of Leveraged Lending and Its Effects on the Stability of Our Economy Open Access Author: Narayana, Sanket Title: The Growth of Leveraged Lending and Its Effects on the Stability of Our Economy Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: Federal ReserveCreditFixed IncomeMonetary PolicyFiscal PolicyMoral HazardTreasuryBondsLoans File: Download Sanket__Narayana_Honors_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Qi Li, Thesis SupervisorDr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor
7. Executive Interference and the Case for Central Bank Autonomy Open Access Author: Wertz, Sophia Title: Executive Interference and the Case for Central Bank Autonomy Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: central bank autonomycentral bank independenceFederal Reserve File: Download Wertz_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Jadrian James Wooten, Thesis SupervisorRussell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor