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Author:

Talbot, Austen

Title:

An Expansion of NAFTA into a North American Union

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

economics
nafta
european union
canada
united states
mexico

File:

Download NAFTA_Thesis_-_Final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Andrés Rodríguez Clare, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Andrés Rodríguez Clare, Thesis Supervisor
David Shapiro, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Parr, Andrew Winston

Title:

Financial Planning for Retirement: An Actuarial and Economic Analysis

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

retirement
annuity
actuarial
economics

File:

Download Andrew_Parr_-_Honors_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Theodore Papageorgiou, Thesis Supervisor
Theodore Papageorgiou, Thesis Supervisor
David Arthur Cather, Thesis Supervisor
David Shapiro, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Cushwa, Christine Marie

Title:

MICROFINANCE IN BANGLADESH: EVALUATING THE INSTITUTION

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

microfinance
economics
Bangladesh

File:

Download Christine_Cushwa_Thesis_4.16.10.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Bee Yan Roberts, Thesis Supervisor
Bee Yan Roberts, Thesis Supervisor
David Shapiro, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Krill, Joshua

Title:

The United States Healthcare System: An Economic Analysis of it's Components

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

healthcare
economics
regression
cost
technology
insurance
life expectancy

File:

Download Krill_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Edward James Green, Thesis Supervisor
Edward James Green, Thesis Supervisor
David Shapiro, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Pegher, Jennifer

Title:

Exploring the Relationship Between Business Cycles and Cartels

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

cartels
economics
business cycles
collusion
Antitrust

File:

Download pegher_thesis_final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Robert Clifford Marshall, Thesis Supervisor
Robert Clifford Marshall, Thesis Supervisor
David Shapiro, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Hromchak, Michael Andrew

Title:

HEAD OF THE CLASS: A COMPARATIVE ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF GLOBAL HIGHER EDUCATION AND COMPETITIVENESS

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

economics
higher education
innovation
growth
competitiveness

File:

Download hromchakFINAL.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Mark Mc Leod, Thesis Supervisor
Mark Mc Leod, Thesis Supervisor
David Shapiro, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Kemp, Patrick James

Title:

THE ECONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE OF COMPETITIVE BALANCE IN THE NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION: AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF THE DETERMINANTS OF LOCAL DEMAND

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

sports economics
competitive balance
labor economics
salary cap
determinants of demand
national basketball association
NBA
econometrics
economics

File:

Download Patrick_Kemp___Final_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

N Edward Coulson, Thesis Supervisor
N Edward Coulson, Thesis Supervisor
David Shapiro, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Eisenhut, Lindsay Anne

Title:

The Economic Impact of Charter Schools an Empirical Study

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

charter schools
regression analysis
economics

File:

Download Eisenhut_Lindsay_economicimpactofcharterschools.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Sung Jae Jun, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Diane Marie Henderson, Thesis Honors Advisor
Bee Yan Roberts, Faculty Reader

Author:

Wilburne, Dane R

Title:

Toward a Theory of Cities: Empirical Evidence of and a Proposed Explanation for Urban Scaling

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

cities
urban
scaling
power law
economics

File:

Download Wilburne_Dane_TowardATheoryofCities.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

N Edward Coulson, Thesis Supervisor
James R. Tybout, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Shutt, Allison J

Title:

The Acumen Fund and Development Indicators: Low-cost bednets and impact on health in Tanzania

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

development economics
economics
Tanzania
international economics
health indicators
malaria
Africa
transitional economics

File:

Download Shutt_Allison_TheAcumenFundandDevelopmentIndicators.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

James R. Tybout, Thesis Supervisor
Bee Yan Roberts, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Hite, Kathryn Elaine

Title:

Evaluating Microcredit Using Randomized Controlled Experiments

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

microcredit
economics
randomized controlled experiments
Grameen Bank

File:

Download hite_kathryn_evaluatingmicrocredit.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Bee Yan Roberts, Thesis Supervisor
David Shapiro, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Tatko, Ryan W

Title:

Cursed Equilibrium Refinements in Sequential Auction Games

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

auctions
game theory
economics
Nash equilibrium

File:

Download MasterThesisFinalI.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

David Shapiro, Thesis Honors Advisor
Vijay Krishna, Thesis Supervisor

Author:

Kannell, Daniel Alexander

Title:

Happiness and Economic Inequality – Evaluating the Effects of National Inequality on Levels of Happiness

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

economics
economic
inequality
happiness

File:

Download kannell_daniel_happinessandeconomicinequality.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

David Shapiro, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

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:

economics
Obamacare
hospital
health
coordination
game theory
Affordable Care Act
Readmission Reduction Program

File:

Download Thesis_Revision_Final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Russell Wade Cooper, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Schanzenbach, Brian James

Title:

are major league baseball players psi their marginal revenue product?

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

marginal revenue product
baseball
MLB
economics
sports
MRP

File:

Download Thesis_Draft_-_Final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

N Edward Coulson, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Faculty Reader

Author:

Levin, Harrison Albert

Title:

The Economic Impact of Minor League Baseball

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

economics
sports economics
minor league baseball
local economies
compensating differentials
unemployment rate

File:

Download Levin_Harrison_economicimpactofminorleaguebaseball.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

N Edward Coulson, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Born, Nathan Patrick

Title:

A CONSUMPTION BASED ASSET PRICING MODEL OF THE YIELD CURVE

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

Yield curve
interest
interest rate
Expectations Hypothesis
economics
asset pricing
consumption based asset pricing model

File:

Download Born_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Alessandro Dovis, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Dau, Nicholas Michael

Title:

Using Consensus Modeling to Formulate a More Accurate Economic Forecast

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

forecasting
economics
GDP
CPI
inflation
interest rates
consensus

File:

Download Dau_Nicholas_UsingConsensusModelingtoFormulateaMoreAccurateEconomicForecast.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Andres Aradillas Lopez, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Rimel, Chelsie D

Title:

The Effect of Ownership Structure on Winning Percentage in Major League Baseball

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

sports
economics
baseball
mlb

File:

Download Chelsie_Rimel_Final_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Peter William Newberry, Thesis Supervisor
David Shapiro, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Sosnader, Ryan Austin

Title:

IPO Underpricing: Explaining the First Day Price Jump

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

IPO
economics
finance
underwriter
technology
bank

File:

Download Sosnader_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Coenraad Arnout P Pinkse, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

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

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

Author:

Cosma, Maria Elena

Title:

Capping Carbon: A Survey of Carbon Pricing Mechanisms and Their Efficacy

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

economics
carbon pricing
carbon taxes
cap-and-trade
trading schemes
carbon offsets
environmental economics

File:

Download CosmaMaria_CappingCarbon.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Andrew Ronald Gallant, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Ghai, Surabhi

Title:

Ability, Interest, and Occupational Outcomes

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

Education
economics
college attainment
occupational outcomes
student ability
students
college
occupation
jobs

File:

Download ThesisFinal.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Kala Krishna, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

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

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

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

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

Author:

Diamond, Jacob

Title:

Driving Solar Innovation and Adoption in the U.S.

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

economics
environment
sustainability
innovation

File:

Download Diamond_Thesis_Final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Marc Albert Henry, Thesis Supervisor
Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Morey, Austin

Title:

Modeling Climate Change: Sensitivities of The Social Cost of Carbon Under Parametric Uncertainty

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

economics
climate change
integrated assessment modeling
uncertainty
social cost of carbon

File:

Download Final_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Marc Albert Henry, Thesis Supervisor
Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Marsho, Hannah

Title:

The Impact of Demographic and Design Characteristics on the Effectiveness of Microcredit

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

microcredit
economics
development
loan performance
poverty

File:

Download Marsho_Thesis_Final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Bee Yan Roberts, Thesis Supervisor
Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

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

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