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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

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:

Mohoric, Andrew Shea

Title:

The Impact of Economic Development Programs and the Potential of Business Incubators in Haiti

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

Economic Development
Haiti
Business Incubators
Mohoric
Roberts

File:

Download Mohoric_Andrew_TheImpactOfEconomicDevelopment.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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

Author:

Li, Li

Title:

Is Trade Adjustment Assistance Effective?

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

TAA
Trade Adjustment Assistance
International Trade
International Economics
Specific-factors model
trade
globalization

File:

Download Li_Li_TAA_Thesis_FINAL.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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

Author:

Antonik, Anthony Jacob

Title:

The Impacts on African Oil & Mineral Trade as a Result of Chinese Foreign Direct Investment in Africa's Extraction Sector

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

China
Africa
Foreign Direct Investment
Extraction
Oil
Petroleum
Minerals
Base Metals
Precious Metals
Trade
Exports

File:

Download anthony_antonik_thesis_final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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

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:

Kurtek, Joseph Thomas

Title:

The Implications of the Addition of an NFL Team and Stadium on the Los Angeles Housing Market

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

NFL
Stadiums
Economics
Southern California
Kurtek
Joseph
Urban
Housing
Football

File:

Download Kurtek_Joseph_ThesisNFLTeaminLosAngeles.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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

Author:

Dragalin, Michaela

Title:

Does the European Union Positively Affect the Economies of Developing Nations When They Enter the Union?

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

European Union
Free-Trade Agreement
Moldova

File:

Download Dragalin.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Stephen Ross Yeaple, Thesis Supervisor
James R. Tybout, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Zhang, Daodao Vicky

Title:

One Child Policy: Implications on China's Future

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

One Child Policy
China
Dependency Ratios
Savings Rate
Pension Reform

File:

Download Zhang_Daodao_Onechildpolicy.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Alexander Monge Naranjo, Thesis Supervisor
Bee Yan Roberts, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Stretton, Paul Samuel

Title:

Exploring the Relationship between Productivity and Trade in Brazil

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

Productivity
Trade
Economics
Brazil

File:

Download Stretton_Paul_ProductivityTradeBrazil.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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

Author:

Miskewicz, Erich Thomas

Title:

an explanation of household formation and composition in developed and developing countries

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

household formation
household composition
marriage
cohabitation
household production

File:

Download Miskewicz_Erich_householdformationandcomposition.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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

Author:

Eastman, Evan Mark

Title:

Economies of Scale in the Auto Insurance Industry

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

Economies
Scale
Insurance
Auto
Economics

File:

Download Eastman_Evan_EconomiesofScaleAutoIns.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Ron Gebhardtsbauer, Thesis Supervisor
James R. Tybout, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Dewey, Robert Benjamin

Title:

Dollarization in Latin America The Cases of Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, and Uruguay

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

Dollarization
Latin America

File:

Download THESIS_FINAL.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Saroj Bhattarai, Thesis Supervisor
James R. Tybout, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Mcconnell, Emily Elizabeth

Title:

ECONOMIC GROWTH AND ITS IMPACT UPON POLITICAL INSTABILITY: AN INDEPTH EXAMINATION OF THE ARAB SPRING

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

Economic Growth
Political Instability
Arab Spring

File:

Download McConnell_Emily_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

James R. Tybout, Thesis Supervisor
Bee Yan Roberts, 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:

Arakali, Shuvya T

Title:

Can Conditional Cash Transfer Programs Be Implemented On A large Scale In India?

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

conditional cash transfer
CCT
India
development economics

File:

Download Arakali_Shuvya_CCTprograms.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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

Author:

Cadmus, Alexander Jay

Title:

Institutional Art Funding: the Interaction of Governmental and Private Donation

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

institutional arts
public finance
crowding effects
charitable giving

File:

Download cadmus_final_submission.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Stephen Ross Yeaple, Thesis Supervisor
Bee Yan Roberts, Thesis Honors Advisor
James R. Tybout, Faculty Reader

Author:

Lee, Dongkeun

Title:

On decision theory models incorporating the Ellsberg paradox

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

Ellsberg paradox
Economics
Microeconomics
Decision Theory
Anticipated Utility
Choquet Integral
Expected Utility

File:

Download Lee_Dongkeun_Ellsberg_paradox.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Kalyan Chatterjee, Thesis Supervisor
David Shapiro, Thesis Honors Advisor
N Edward Coulson, Faculty Reader

Author:

West, Sara Colleen

Title:

The Financial Impact of a Post-season Playoff in College Football

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

college football
playoff
Bowl Championship Series
BCS
regular season attendance
TV contract revenue
television contract

File:

Download 1-West_Sara_CollegeFootballPlayoff.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Stephen F Ross, Thesis Supervisor
David Shapiro, Thesis Honors Advisor