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Author:

Meckes, Amy Aileen

Title:

The Yield Curve versus the Corporate Spread: An Evaluation of the Predictive Nature of Both

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

yield curve
corporate spread

File:

Download Meckes_Thesis2.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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

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:

Ringel, Amy

Title:

THE EFFECTS OF CORRUPTION AND EMIGRATION ON EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

Corruption
Education
Emigration

File:

Download FINAL_THESIS.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Edward James Green, Thesis Supervisor
Edward James Green, 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:

Lengerich, Christopher Towles

Title:

MULTIMARKET CONTACT AND COLLUSION IN THE BETA CAROTENE AND THIAMINE CARTELS

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

thiamine
B1
beta carotene
asymmetric auctions

File:

Download thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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

Author:

Barfoot, Emily Blair

Title:

A Changing Culture: The Economic Effects of Immigration Into Spain Since 1986

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

immigration
labor migration
Spain
European Union

File:

Download Barfoot.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

David Shapiro, Thesis Supervisor
David Shapiro, Thesis Supervisor
Bee Yan Roberts, Faculty Reader
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:

Evert, Michelle Lynn

Title:

Is the Grass Greener on the Other Side of the Law?: The Economic Implications of Legalizing Marijuana

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

marijuana
economic implications

File:

Download ThesisFinal.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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

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:

Rockey, Rebecca Sarah

Title:

Microfinance as a Sustainable Solution for Alleviating Poverty: Why Sometimes it Does Not Work and Implications for Sub-Saharan Africa

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

Sustainabilty
Sub-Saharan Africa
Poverty
Microfinance
Impact

File:

Download ROCKEY_Final_Draf_of_SHC_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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

Author:

McCreary, Thomas Patrick

Title:

URBANIZATION AND WOMEN’S EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND FERTILITY IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

Population growth
sub-Saharan Africa

File:

Download Thesis_-_Final_Turn_In.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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

Author:

Conkling, Thomas Stoddard

Title:

ANALYSIS OF THE ZIMBABWEAN HYPERINFLATION CRISIS: A SEARCH FOR POLICY SOLUTIONS

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

inflation
zimbabwe
monetary policy

File:

Download ThomasConklingThesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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

Author:

Chen, Chris Yi Chun

Title:

ASSET BUBBLES: THEIR IMPORTANCE, IDENTIFICATION, AND IS THERE A BUBBLE IN GOLD?

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

Vector Autoregression Analysis
VAR Technique

File:

Download Chris_Yi_Chun_Chen_Honors_Thesis_FINAL.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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