Senior Thesis and Capstone Project from 2018
Tizard, Henry Shirking and Remaining Years on Players’ Contracts in Major League Baseball
Tremblay-McGaw, Alexandra An Examination of Homelessness and Mental Illness: The Argument for Better Affordable Housing Policy
Warner, Joseph The Value of Bitcoin: A Closer Look at How Investor Attention Affects the Value of Bitcoin
Zindi, Fortune Does Mobile Phone Usage Boost Productivity in Developing Countries?
Senior Thesis and Capstone Project from 2017
Al-Asaad, Abd-Alrahman Finance, Financial Services, and Economics Growth How Does the Size of the Financial Sector and Different Types of Financial Services Impact Economic Growth?
Alija, Argent What We Have and What We Can’t Have: Analyzing the Endowment Effect and Choice Restriction on Consumer Choice
Allen, Benjamin Changes in Profitability for Primary Dealers since the Financial Crisis
Benner, Everett Cultural Acceptance of Digitalization and Growth of an Economy: A Comparison of East and West Germany
Boney-Gill, Akil Can Loan Descriptions Predict the Funding Probability in a Peer to Peer Lending Platform?
Cermak, Vavrinec Can Bitcoin Become a Viable Alternative to Fiat Currencies? An Empirical Analysis of Bitcoin’s Volatility Based on a GARCH Model
Dasgupta, Daniel The Overlooked Element: An Empirical Analysis of Team Chemistry and Winning Percentage in Major League Baseball
Elstein, Julia How Classical Economic Theory Fails to Explain the Gender Wage Gap, and How Sociology Fills That Gap
Goldberg, Sarah The Impact of Diabetes on the Percent Change in Salary: With a Comparison of Type I and Type II Diabetes
Graham, Robert The Process of Gentrification in New York City
Grava, Tatiana The Motherhood Wage Gap: An Industry Level Analysis
Griffin, Patrick The Determinants of Crime in the United States: Testing Rational Choice Crime Theory
Huang, Zhili How Dose Last Generation’s Choices of Education Affect Next Generation’s Future and Education
Immerman, David The Economic Impact of Incarceration: Measuring and Exploring Incarceration-Related Costs across the United States
Lannes, Alessandro Does Corruptin Affect Productivity in Terms of Growth in Brazil?
Li, Tianqi A Game-Level Analysis: How Does Trade Affect Team Performance in NBA?
Locke, Isaac The Effect of Financial Incentives and Regulatory Policies on the State-Level Size and Cost of Solar Photovoltaics
Lux, Kai The Determinants of the Japanese Exchange Rate and the Resulting Implications for Investors
Marino, Mathew NFL Betting: Is the Market Efficient?
McGuire, Patricia Tourism as a Development Mechanism: Evidence from Households in Indonesia
Mobilia, Luca Failure at the Fed: A Study of the Determinants of Consumers' Inflation Expectations
Nelson, Mackenzie Is It Truly a Building Ground? A Returns to Skill and Learning by Doing Study of the PGA Tour and the Web.com Tour
Philbrick, Lillian United States Monetary Policy as a Determinant of Capital Flows to Emerging Market Economies: A Study on Portfolio Investment to the BRICS Countries
Pierce, Robert Salary Dispersion and Team Performance in the National Basketball Association
Raynaud, Lukas Evaluating Industrial Policies Using Event-Studies: Evidence from Stock Market Reactions to Obama's Stimulus Package
Reeves, Michael Cryptocurrency-Remittance Transfers Futuristic Technologies & Poverty Alleviation
Salitan-Alvarez, Gabriel Firm Clustering and Lek Mating: Similarities in the Clustering Behaviors of Firms and Lek Species
Sim, Jiyoung Financial Structure and Economic Growth in Different Country Groups
Tate, Sophia Perceptions of the Word “Healthy” on Moral Balancing and Licensing Patterns
Torres, Jessica The Allocation of Net Official Development Assistance: The Role of Corruption and Influence on Standard of Living
Van Arnam, Connor The Application of the Phillips Curve in Developed and Developing Countries
Villanueva, Samantha An Analysis of the Factors Affecting the Spending and Saving Habits of College Students
von Eicken, Aryan An Analysis of the Efficiency of the NFL Draft
Watkins, David Time Dimensions of the Dual Mandate and Monetary Policy
Wu, Yidi Determinants of Post-Secondary Education Attainment
Xu, Kaiyao The Impact of Trade Liberalization on the Gender Wage Gap in the Labor Market
Yang, Weibing Affective Influences on Conceptual and Perceptual Priming
Zhang, Ziao Monetary Policy and Housing Market in China
Senior Thesis and Capstone Project from 2016
Boucher, Claire E. Formalization Effects of Microfinance in Sub-Saharan Africa: Synthesizing Evidence of Potential Transitions from the Informal to Formal Economy
Cappellazzo, Richard L. The Future of the Euro: Assessing the Viability of the Common Currency through the Lens of Classical Optimum Currency Area Theory
Cheung, Winston Hedge Fund Activism and Short Term Price Impacts: From the Perspective of Hedge Funds
Clarke, Jebediah C. Analyzing Managerial Efficiency in Major League Baseball: A Sabermetric Approach
Couture, Cody Salary Caps and Competitive Balance in the NBA
DeBellis, Louis Have American Income Stabilizers Become More Effective in Dealing With Income Shocks?
Decker, Lindsey Sports Sentiment and Energy Consumption
Didi, Mysha The Effects of Pirated Music on Individual Musicians
Griffith, Leonsdale A. Influence of Parents Education and Income on an Individuals Decision to Become Self-Employed
Harrison, James Malt, Hops, and a New Demographic: A Study of the Forces Behind the Craft Brew Revolution
Hart, Samantha The Cultural Shift Away from Opera Production in the United States
Hobbs, Caroline Crude Oil Transport by Rail in NY State: Ecosystem Value at Risk
Langat, Stella Schooling is not Learning: A Case Study of Kenya's Primary Education
Mackey, Adele Marginal Revenue Product of Four-Year College Basketball Players
Manwaring, Timothy C. A Comparison in the Returns to Skills on the European Tour and the PGA Tour
Menezes, Steven Casino Effect Casinos, and What Effect Does It Have on Crime?
Nunez, Mayra Coffee Bean, Coca Leaf, and Crime in Colombia
Pertsov, Andrey College Student Perceptions Toward Prosocial Consumers
Saroglou, Theodoros European Ageing Population and Asylum Seekers: Can Europe Solve One Problem with Another?
Shi, Zhirou Effects of Parental Education on Return to Education
Tessema, Emebet Hailemariam Gender, Education, and Development: An Analysis of the Impact of Educating Girls on the Economic Growth of Africa
Vahle, Peter Economic Globalization: A Study of Foreign Direct Investment’s Impact on U.S. Wages
Volpe, Nicholas Do Fuel Hedging Derivatives Provide any Economic Benefit to Commercial Airlines within the United States?
Wang, Zhongling A Detailed Examination of the Gender Wage Gap in United States
Yarian, Samuel Raising Minimum Wage Lowering SNAP Expenditures