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

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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

32. ASIMOV’S CROSSROADS: A COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF MAN AND MACHINE AND THE ROBOTICS MOVEMENT’S IMPACT ON HUMAN WELFARE

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Open Access
Author:
Chandramouli, Praveen
Title:
ASIMOV’S CROSSROADS: A COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF MAN AND MACHINE AND THE ROBOTICS MOVEMENT’S IMPACT ON HUMAN WELFARE
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
robotics
behavioral economics
microeconomic theory
File:
Download Chandramouli_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
David Shapiro, Thesis Supervisor
David Shapiro, Thesis Supervisor
David Shapiro, Thesis Honors Advisor
N Edward Coulson, Faculty Reader

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

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Open Access
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

34. THE RESOURCE EFFECT: CORRELATIONS BETWEEN EXPORTABLE RESOURCE RELIANCE, ECONOMIC POLICY, AND VARIOUS FREEDOMS IN THE FORMER SOVIET UNION

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Open Access
Author:
Marek, Stephanie Leona
Title:
THE RESOURCE EFFECT: CORRELATIONS BETWEEN EXPORTABLE RESOURCE RELIANCE, ECONOMIC POLICY, AND VARIOUS FREEDOMS IN THE FORMER SOVIET UNION
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
Transition Economics
Resource Effect
Post-Soviet
File:
Download Marek_Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
David Shapiro, Thesis Supervisor
David Shapiro, Thesis Supervisor
Bee Yan Roberts, Thesis Honors Advisor

38. Whither the Numbers? The Effects of U.S. News and World Report Law School Rankings on Application and Matriculation Decisions between 2002 and 2007

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Open Access
Author:
Gerhardt, William Scott
Title:
Whither the Numbers? The Effects of U.S. News and World Report Law School Rankings on Application and Matriculation Decisions between 2002 and 2007
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
signaling
U.S. News and World Report
lawyers
rankings
higher education
law school
labor economics
File:
Download GerhardtHonorsThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
John Jesse Cheslock, Thesis Supervisor
John Jesse Cheslock, Thesis Supervisor
David Shapiro, Thesis Honors Advisor

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

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Open Access
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

40. HOW MUCH DOES ETHNICITY MATTER? A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF ETHNIC DIVERSITY, PUBLIC POLICIES, AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIA

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Open Access
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