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Author:

Griggs, Robert Jacob

Title:

Examining the Drivers of State Legislative Efficiency, 1993-2016

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

Legislative Efficiency
State Government
Divided Government
Competition
Polarization

File:

Download Robert_J._Griggs_Honors_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Michael Barth Berkman, Thesis Supervisor
Matthew Richard Golder, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Oleynik, Hannah

Title:

State Economic Development and Anti-Unionism: Examining State Union Policy

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

unions
state policy
interest groups
economic development
partisanship
policy diffusion

File:

Download oleynikthesis_final_real.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Michael Barth Berkman, Thesis Supervisor
Matthew Richard Golder, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Vangeri, Cassidy

Title:

Leave it to the States: Exploring the Wide Variation in State Minimum Wages from 2009-2021

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

minimum wages
state
party control
inflation
cost of living
ballot access
public opinion
unions

File:

Download Vangeri__Final_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Michael Barth Berkman, Thesis Supervisor
Matthew Richard Golder, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Collis, Mia

Title:

The Impact of the Abortion Issue on Voter Turnout

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

Voter turnout
Abortion
Salience
2022 Midterm
Dobbs
Roe

File:

Download Thesis_Entire_Draft.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Michael Barth Berkman, Thesis Supervisor
Matthew Richard Golder, Thesis Honors Advisor