41. Liquidity and Market Efficiency: The Case of Bitcoin Derivatives Open Access Author: Haw, Samantha Title: Liquidity and Market Efficiency: The Case of Bitcoin Derivatives Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: BitcoinDerivativesoptionsfuturesliquiditymarket efficiency File: Download Haw_Final_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Louis Gattis Jr., Thesis SupervisorJames R. Tybout, Thesis Honors Advisor
42. Prisoner's dilemma and other regarding preferences Open Access Author: Lin, Xinquan Title: Prisoner's dilemma and other regarding preferences Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: economicsbehavioral economicsexperimental economicsrationalitygame theoryother-regarding preferencesPrisoner's dilemmaaltruismDictator game File: Download Xinquan_Lin_honor_thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Kalyan Chatterjee, Thesis SupervisorDr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors AdvisorJames R. Tybout, Faculty Reader
43. Event Study of Quantitative Easing 2 and 3 Open Access Author: Hoffman, Chloe Jeanne Title: Event Study of Quantitative Easing 2 and 3 Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: Event StudyQuantitative EasingMonetary Policy File: Download Thesis_ChloeHoffmanFinal.pdf Thesis Supervisors: James R. Tybout, Thesis SupervisorDr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor
44. Breaking Down Online Price Dispersion Open Access Author: Rajendra, Shubhsri Title: Breaking Down Online Price Dispersion Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: Price dispersionOnline Price DispersionPricing onlinebreaking down priceselectronic tabletsElectronicsTmallHedonic regressionPrice discrepancyMeasuring price dispersion File: Download Rajendra_thesis_final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Peter William Newberry, Thesis SupervisorDr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors AdvisorJames R. Tybout, Faculty Reader
45. Rewriting the Macroeconomic Textbook: Is QTM Dead? Open Access Author: Toomey, Evan Title: Rewriting the Macroeconomic Textbook: Is QTM Dead? Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: quantity theory of moneyQTMTextbooksMacroeconomicsMonetary PolicyEconomic TheoryPearsonMishkinmacroeconomics Curriculum File: Download Toomey_Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis SupervisorRussell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors AdvisorJames R. Tybout, Faculty Reader
46. The Effect of the Prevalence of Community Murals on Neighborhood Crime Rates in Philadelphia Open Access Author: Xu, Gloria Title: The Effect of the Prevalence of Community Murals on Neighborhood Crime Rates in Philadelphia Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: artcrimethefthomicidemuralsPhiladelphia File: Download Final_Xu_excerpt.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Daniel Goldstein, Thesis SupervisorJames R. Tybout, Thesis Honors Advisor
47. America's Past Time: An Exploration of the Declining Attendance and Viewership of Major League Baseball Open Access Author: Narayan, Nihaar Title: America's Past Time: An Exploration of the Declining Attendance and Viewership of Major League Baseball Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: MLBBaseballEconomicsSabermetrics File: Download Narayan_Final_Updated.pdf Thesis Supervisors: James R. Tybout, Thesis Honors AdvisorPeter William Newberry, Thesis Supervisor
48. Trumping Market Efficiency: Evaluating the Efficient Market Hypothesis and Market Volatility in Response to Donald Trump's Twitter Open Access Author: Moyer, Emily Title: Trumping Market Efficiency: Evaluating the Efficient Market Hypothesis and Market Volatility in Response to Donald Trump's Twitter Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: Efficient Market HypothesisCapital Asset Pricing Model File: Download Trumping_Market_Efficiency__Evaluating_the_Efficient_Market_Hypothesis_and_Market_Volatility_in_Response_to_Donald_Trump_s_Twitter.pdf Thesis Supervisors: James R. Tybout, Thesis SupervisorRussell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor
49. Water Means Life: The Effect of Access to Clean Water on Education and Literacy Rates in Developing Countries Open Access Author: Weiss, David Title: Water Means Life: The Effect of Access to Clean Water on Education and Literacy Rates in Developing Countries Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: PovertyWater AccessEducationDevelopment EconomicsPropensity Score Matching File: Download Weiss_Final_Draft.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Jadrian Wooten, Thesis SupervisorJames R. Tybout, Thesis Honors Advisor
50. Studying the Economic Impact of Cities Hosting the Super Bowl Open Access Author: Sorbo, Justin Title: Studying the Economic Impact of Cities Hosting the Super Bowl Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: Super BowlEconomic ImpactHost CitiesPer Capita IncomeUnemployment Rate File: Download Sorbo_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Daniel Goldstein, Thesis SupervisorRussell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors AdvisorJames R. Tybout, Faculty Reader
51. The Disappearance of the Phillips Curve Open Access Author: Ryan, Connor Title: The Disappearance of the Phillips Curve Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: Phillips CurveMonetary PolicyVector Autoregression File: Download Ryan_Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis SupervisorJames R. Tybout, Thesis Honors Advisor
52. Employing Economic Principles for the Benefit of Entrepreneurs: Assessing Added Value, Willingness to pay, and the Demand for the Keyper Open Access Author: Gershanok, Ezra Title: Employing Economic Principles for the Benefit of Entrepreneurs: Assessing Added Value, Willingness to pay, and the Demand for the Keyper Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: EzraGershanokKeyperEconomicswillingness to payconvenienceentrepreneurshipentrepreneurs File: Download Gershanok__Ezra_Final_Thesis_Updated.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Jadrian Wooten, Thesis SupervisorJames R. Tybout, Thesis Honors Advisor
53. Dissecting the Phillips Curve Open Access 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 SupervisorRussell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors AdvisorJames R. Tybout, Faculty Reader
54. Analysis of the Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Efficient Markets and Retail Trade Activity Open Access Author: Rudd, Joshua Title: Analysis of the Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Efficient Markets and Retail Trade Activity Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: Efficient Market HypothesisCOVID-19Retail Investors File: Download Rudd_Final_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis SupervisorRussell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors AdvisorJames R. Tybout, Faculty Reader
55. Analysis of the ESPN Fantasy Football Auto-pick Selection Tool and Alternative Suggestion Open Access Author: Malley, Justin Title: Analysis of the ESPN Fantasy Football Auto-pick Selection Tool and Alternative Suggestion Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: Fantasy footballOpportunity CostEconomicsSportsFootballNFL File: Download MALLEY_thesis_FINAL_SUBMISSION.pdf Thesis Supervisors: John M Brauer, Thesis SupervisorJames R. Tybout, Thesis Honors Advisor
56. Decomposing and Analyzing the Inverse Relationship between Wages and Educational Attainment by Gender in Mexico Open Access Author: Pathak, Esha Title: Decomposing and Analyzing the Inverse Relationship between Wages and Educational Attainment by Gender in Mexico Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: MexicoGender GapEducationWagesDiscriminationBlinder Oaxaca Decomposition File: Download Esha_Pathak_Final_Thesis_2.0.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Bee Yan Roberts, Thesis SupervisorJames R. Tybout, Thesis Honors Advisor
57. Assessing Negative Externalities of E-Waste Exportation and Subsidy Implementation Open Access Author: Cohen, Dan Title: Assessing Negative Externalities of E-Waste Exportation and Subsidy Implementation Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: E-WasteChinaExternalities File: Download cohen_final_thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: James R. Tybout, Thesis SupervisorRussell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor
58. An Analysis of Chinese Belt and Road Initiative Investment Factors in Comparison with Historical Chinese ODI Trends Open Access Author: Reynolds, Joshua Title: An Analysis of Chinese Belt and Road Initiative Investment Factors in Comparison with Historical Chinese ODI Trends Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: BRIBelt and Road InitiativeChinaFDI File: Download Reynolds_thesis_final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: James R. Tybout, Thesis SupervisorSung Jae Jun, Thesis Honors Advisor
59. Possible collusion within the sugar processing industry Open Access Author: Pastor, Nicolas Title: Possible collusion within the sugar processing industry Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: CollusionSugarSugar ProcessingCartelEconomicsEconometrics File: Download Nicolas_Pastor_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: James R. Tybout, Thesis Honors AdvisorRobert Clifford Marshall, Thesis Supervisor
60. Changing Tides: Mexican-Chinese Export Competition in the U.S. Market Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Thomas, Frazier Title: Changing Tides: Mexican-Chinese Export Competition in the U.S. Market Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: Economics File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: James R. Tybout, Thesis SupervisorSung Jae Jun, Thesis Honors Advisor