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The Foreign-Born And The American Dream: An Analysis Of Trends In And Determinants Of Immigrant Homeownership, Jared Schneider
The Foreign-Born And The American Dream: An Analysis Of Trends In And Determinants Of Immigrant Homeownership, Jared Schneider
Honors Projects
For many Americans, owning a home is an important step in their life journey and constitutes a meaningful component of a person’s achievement of the “American Dream.” This paper analyzes the extent and possibility of homeownership for foreign-born residents of the United States. This paper utilizes Integrated Public Microdata Series (IPUMS) American Community Survey (ACS) data to analyze trends in immigrant homeownership and evaluate the factors that influence homeownership rates among immigrants. To get a view as to what changes have been occurring over time, this paper looks at data from two separate years: 2006 and 2019. I find a …
Assessing Happiness: An Evaluation Of The Latin American Paradox In The United States, Daniel J. Maisch
Assessing Happiness: An Evaluation Of The Latin American Paradox In The United States, Daniel J. Maisch
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Abstract: This research project investigates an array of pecuniary and non-pecuniary factors and their effect on happiness trends within the United States’ Latino population. Happiness Economics is a new field of economic study coined in the 1970s by Richard Easterlin. This new field of study laid the foundation for further research and, ultimately, led to the discovery of the Latin American Paradox. The Latin American Paradox identifies high levels of happiness amongst Latinos within Latin America and the United States, with low levels of economic prosperity. This study uses Mental Health data from IPUMS Health Survey to investigate the different …
The Effect Of Female Protagonists And Non-Sexist Dialogue On Domestic Box Office Revenue For Films Released Between 1995 To 2018, Chase Ochsner
The Effect Of Female Protagonists And Non-Sexist Dialogue On Domestic Box Office Revenue For Films Released Between 1995 To 2018, Chase Ochsner
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This research examines the correlation between box office revenue and films with female protagonists and films that pass the Bechdel Test. I extracted data from Box Office Mojo and Numbers.com for 1186 movies between 1995 to 2018 on several characteristics including the gender of the film’s protagonist, the presence of non-sexist dialogue (Bechdel Test), the genre of the movie, and the film’s box office revenue and budget. I created four OLS regression equations in SPSS and two logistic regression models in STATA to test my hypotheses. I found that having a female protagonist and passing the Bechdel Test are highly …
Professor Seeborg Says Covid Drives Retirements, But It's Not Best Time For Everyone, Dana Vollmer
Professor Seeborg Says Covid Drives Retirements, But It's Not Best Time For Everyone, Dana Vollmer
Interviews for WGLT
On average, about 2 million people retire annually, but the Pew Research Center reports for 2020 that figure is already more than 3.2 million. Emeritus Professor of Ecconomics Mike Seeborg said that's a major reversal in the prior trend of delaying retirement, and talks about what's driving this change with WGLT's Dana Vollmer.
Professor Mike Seeborg On Covid-19 Jobless Benefits, Eric Stock
Professor Mike Seeborg On Covid-19 Jobless Benefits, Eric Stock
Interviews for WGLT
IWU Professor of Economics Mike Seeborg said Congress should extend COVID-19 jobless benefits past July of 2020, but should also develop a plan to phase them out once jobless rates fall below 10%. Eric Stock from WGLT spoke to Seeborg about ecconomic issues related to Covid-19.
The Out Migration From Illinois Cities And The Impact It Has On The People Left Behind, Evan Anderson
The Out Migration From Illinois Cities And The Impact It Has On The People Left Behind, Evan Anderson
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The state of Illinois has had one of the highest rates of outbound migration in America. This paper evaluates the impact of out-migration on the communities these people leave behind, in particular the financial hub of Chicago and the small city of Bloomington. These cities are compared to the growth city of Phoenix, whose population has exploded in this decade and is one of the most popular destinations for those migrating out of Chicago and Bloomington. Human capital theory suggests that highly educated people with high wage potential are more likely to migrate than less educated people. This paper uses …
Determinants Of Growth Volatility In Low- And Middle-Income Countries, Jenny Thao Le
Determinants Of Growth Volatility In Low- And Middle-Income Countries, Jenny Thao Le
Mark A. Israel '91 Endowed Summer Research Fund in Economics
This study examines the structural, institutional, and political factors that influence the levels of economic volatility observed in low- and middle-income countries. Analyzing a sample of 86 countries over the period 1997-2019, the study finds that the determinants of per capita GDP growth volatility change as a country moves up the income ladder. For the developing countries with relatively low income levels, the most important sources of economic instability include the relative sizes of government spending and of credit supply, variations in agricultural productivity growth, and governing factors such as the level of law enforcement and the extent to which …
International Migration And Fdi: Can Migrant Networks Foster Investments Toward Origin Countries?, Trang Heidi Luu
International Migration And Fdi: Can Migrant Networks Foster Investments Toward Origin Countries?, Trang Heidi Luu
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With the growing trends of international migration, the literature looking at the economic impact of migrants has also expanded, focusing on both the perspectives of the host and the origin countries in regard to various aspects such as labor force growth, GDP growth, and poverty rates. In the specific literature investigating the impact of migrants on origin countries, FDI is a key factor that cannot be overlooked, as it can play an essential role in the economic development of origin countries. Studies in this area have hypothesized that migrants’ impact on FDI is positive, since the information about the origin …
Mike Seeborg, And The Illinois Minimum Wage Increase, February 18, 2019, Mary Cullen
Mike Seeborg, And The Illinois Minimum Wage Increase, February 18, 2019, Mary Cullen
Interviews for WGLT
Illinois is expected to be the fifth state with a minimum wage increase to $15. Professor of Economincs Mike Seeborg dicusses the potential impact of these changes with Mary Cullen from WGLT.
Second-Generation Mexican Immigrants: How Do They Fare In The U.S. Labor Market?Second-Generation Mexican Immigrants: How Do They Fare In The U.S. Labor Market?, William Gustafson
Second-Generation Mexican Immigrants: How Do They Fare In The U.S. Labor Market?Second-Generation Mexican Immigrants: How Do They Fare In The U.S. Labor Market?, William Gustafson
Mark A. Israel '91 Endowed Summer Research Fund in Economics
In 1977, Chiswick came to the general conclusion that second-generation immigrants in the United States have experienced upward income mobility, earning higher wages than their parents. This paper will attempt to explain why this is and how the specific parental combinations making up each second-generation immigrant affects their labor market potential. While there is plenty of research on the first generation of Mexican immigrants, there is not as much research on the assimilation of the second generation. We cannot know the full effect of immigrants on the economy without knowing how their children, who would not be here if not …
The Value Of Green Certification On Single-Family Houses In The Chicagoland Area, Raymond Bolton
The Value Of Green Certification On Single-Family Houses In The Chicagoland Area, Raymond Bolton
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In the United States, residential buildings alone account for 33% of energy consumption. Rising concerns about environmental impacts due to human consumption, as well as health concerns related to pollution have caused a higher demand for environmentally conscious houses. Homebuilders have responded by providing green certifications for houses, attesting to a building’s efficiency in various aspects, such as site design and energy and water consumption. Using Multiple Listing Services real estate data on zero- to five-year-old houses sold between 2010 and 2017 in the Chicagoland area, this study examines whether there is a price premium associated with qualifying for green …
Implications Of Regional Banking Industry On Regional Business Dynamics, Rowland Filbert
Implications Of Regional Banking Industry On Regional Business Dynamics, Rowland Filbert
Mark A. Israel '91 Endowed Summer Research Fund in Economics
Entrepreneurship and its job creation capacity play an important social function and this study analyzes how the health of a regional banking industry affects these regional business dynamics. Using a panel dataset covering all 50 states and Washington, DC for the period 1977-2014, several key outcome variables were estimated using a fixed effects and instrumental variable regressions. These included net business formation, net job creation, net job creation among continuers, the job creation rate, and employment growth. These were explained by banking variables like return-on-assets and capital-to-assets as well as regional macroeconomic variables like real personal income and housing price …
Refugees In The United States: Are They Worse Off?, Lily Chang
Refugees In The United States: Are They Worse Off?, Lily Chang
Mark A. Israel '91 Endowed Summer Research Fund in Economics
This paper aims to investigate how refugees perform in the US labor market in relation to economic immigrants and natives. Drawing from conclusions from human capital and discrimination theories, I hypothesize that compared to economic immigrants and natives, refugees are more likely to be disadvantaged in the US upon their arrival. For example, refugees often have less time and fewer resources to acquire desirable US-specific labor skills prior to their entry and may face taste-based and statistical discrimination from employers after they arrive. However, over time assimilation would occur for refugees as they obtain more US-specific human capital, such as …
An Economic Study Of The Illinois Shakespeare Festival, Tyler Stacey
An Economic Study Of The Illinois Shakespeare Festival, Tyler Stacey
Honors Projects
Since 1978, the Illinois Shakespeare Festival, or ISF, has been an important cultural attraction for the Bloomington-Normal community. What once started as small scale performances of classic theatre on the tennis courts of Ewing Manor has grown into a full sized venue with a full sized audience. The festival hosts over 10,000 guests and a large number of seasonal staff over the summer months: 125 were listed in their most recently available annual report (Season Report 2012). The festival also has an extensive summer camp program, community outreach, and a touring company. The Illinois Shakespeare Festival's cultural impact has been …
Second-Generation Immigrants: The Effect Of Parental Nativity Status On Earnings, Karen Silverman
Second-Generation Immigrants: The Effect Of Parental Nativity Status On Earnings, Karen Silverman
Honors Projects
There has been a significant amount of debate in recent years about the economic performance of immigrants. Understanding the economic contribution of the second-generation is important in order to provide a more comprehensive picture of the total impact of immigrants in the United States. There is strong evidence to suggest that second-generation immigrants have experienced upward income mobility, and human capital theory hypothesizes that the economic performance of the second-generation will match that of their native-born counterparts. It also predicts that having one immigrant parent and one native-born parent as opposed to having two immigrant parents will lead to an …
The Effect Of China's One-Child Policy On Male And Female Immigrant Earnings: Does It Pay To Be An Only Child?, Stephanie Mcatee
The Effect Of China's One-Child Policy On Male And Female Immigrant Earnings: Does It Pay To Be An Only Child?, Stephanie Mcatee
Honors Projects
China's one-child policy is one of the most controversial population control measures implemented in modem society. While most literature focuses on the effects this policy has had on China's population size and economic growth, very little research has been dedicated to analyzing how this policy has affected wage differentials between Chinese men and women. Research suggests that the one-child policy redirected more educational resources towards Chinese daughters than in the past. Human capital theory hypothesizes that equalization in educational attainment corresponds to an equalizing in relative earnings. This paper uses data from the American Community Survey to test the hypothesis …
Income Mobility Through Education In The United States, Maxwell Leonard
Income Mobility Through Education In The United States, Maxwell Leonard
Honors Projects
This study makes use of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY) in order to examine the relationship between experiencing poverty as a youth and income as an adult. Human capital theory, as well as previous empirical research suggests that as standard of living as a youth increases, future income as an adult should increase as well. This paper attempts to study this effect through both direct and indirect pathways. The indirect pathway that we are interested in is education. We measure this indirect pathway by multiplying the effect on income of having a certain degree by the effect of …
Determinants Of Fdi Into Developing Countries, Hang Bich Phung
Determinants Of Fdi Into Developing Countries, Hang Bich Phung
Mark A. Israel '91 Endowed Summer Research Fund in Economics
Overall, the incentives for foreign direct investment (FDI) vary vastly across time periods and regions. A preliminary analysis suggests that since 1990, investors tend to look for countries which can provide them with advantages in services and knowledge – capital intensive manufacturing industries. These advantages include the human capital stock and market size of the host country. On the other hand, considering a longer period, from 1980 to 2014, the more predominant advantages are natural resources and labor force. In this paper, we study two questions regarding what drives FDI to developing countries. First, what are the determinants that make …
Compensated Cadaver Organ Donation: Will A Small Fee Waiver Work?, Daniel Truesdale
Compensated Cadaver Organ Donation: Will A Small Fee Waiver Work?, Daniel Truesdale
Honors Projects
This article analyzes the use of monetary incentives to increase the supply of cadaver organs. The research focuses on whether a waiver of a driver's license fee can increase the proportion of society declaring to be a cadaver organ donor. In addition, the dynamics of organ donation are addressed using a bivariate regression to test if being a college student, religion, age, gender, income, and overall knowledge of donation has a significant impact on whether one chooses to be cadaver organ donor. Finally, the concern that a monetary and altruistic market can coexist is addressed in this research. Utilizing sample …
Economic Analysis Of The Labor Market Experience Of African Immigrants In The U.S., Ene Ikpebe
Economic Analysis Of The Labor Market Experience Of African Immigrants In The U.S., Ene Ikpebe
Honors Projects
Because African immigrants have become a significant presence in the United States in the past few decades, understanding the dynamics of their immigrant labor market has become increasingly important. In this paper, I follow a cohort of immigrants from 2001-2012 to see whether African immigrants assimilate with natives. I also investigate the effects of immigrant specific variables such as education, time of arrival in the U.S., and English-speaking abilities, on their wages in the U.S. labor market. Using a cohort over time and cross sectional data sets, respectively, from the American Community Survey, this study employs OLS regression analysis to …
Intra-Regional Currency Linkages And The Evolution Of Exchange Rate Regime Of The Asean Region, Tung Nguyen
Intra-Regional Currency Linkages And The Evolution Of Exchange Rate Regime Of The Asean Region, Tung Nguyen
Honors Projects
This paper investigates the intra-regional currency linkages and evolution of exchange rate regimes of the Association of South East Asian Nations (A SEAN) region. Do nations follow regimes they are classified into? Have exchange rate regimes of ASEAN nations become more flexible and less dependent on the US dollar? Are the intra-regional currency linkages strong enough for ASEAN nations to form a monetary union? Answers to these are important as the official regimes announced by ASEAN countries may not reflect their actual behaviors. Using monthly exchange rates per unit SDR and foreign exchange reserves data spanning the entire post-Bretton Woods …
Transferability Of Human Capital: An Analysis Of Immigrants From China, India, Korea, Philippines, And Vietnam In The United States, Lu Liao
Mark A. Israel '91 Endowed Summer Research Fund in Economics
This paper uses the data from American Community Survey (ACS) to study the transferability of human capital for immigrants from China, India, Korea, Philippines, and Vietnam. The results of this study suggest that, first, human capital acquired in the U.S. is valued generally higher than that acquired in the home country, with a few exceptions. Moreover, there exists significant difference in the transferability of human capital among different places of origin in Asia. In addition, this paper further concludes that education obtained from the source country is more transferable for immigrants from the countries that have colonial history either under …
Dao Selected For Economics Research Fellowship, Hannah Dhue
Dao Selected For Economics Research Fellowship, Hannah Dhue
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Duffee ’14 Named Technos Award Winner, Tia Patsavas
Duffee ’14 Named Technos Award Winner, Tia Patsavas
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The Effects Of Background Factors On Afqt Score, Jaret Kanarek
The Effects Of Background Factors On Afqt Score, Jaret Kanarek
Honors Projects
The introduction of the National Longitudinal Survey of the Youth (NLSY) 1979 and 1997 cohorts made Armed Forces Qualifications Test (AFQT) score data widely available and has thus dramatically increased its use in academic research. However, there is strong evidence that a wide variety of background factors, such as poverty status, race, and parent’s education level, affect AFQT score. Human capital theory, in conjunction with the pathways framework, suggests that these background factors have both direct and indirect effects on AFQT score. The focus of this research is measuring some of the important direct and indirect pathways through which background …
Estimating The Effect Of Home Court Advantage On Wins In The Nba, Jason Kotecki
Estimating The Effect Of Home Court Advantage On Wins In The Nba, Jason Kotecki
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What is the effect of home court advantage in the National Basketball Association (NBA)? Based on the Economic Theory of Professional Sports and the concept of shirking, teams should perform better at home than they do on the road. Descriptive statistics support this expectation. It is hypothesized that a home court advantage is due to fan attendance, field goal and free throw percentages, and fouls called by the referee. Following every NBA team and every game played over a three-year span (2008-2011), this paper estimates the probability of producing a win at home based on the aforementioned variables. Using a …
Does Educational Inequality Explain Income Inequality Across Countries?, Claudia Petcu
Does Educational Inequality Explain Income Inequality Across Countries?, Claudia Petcu
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A wide variety of studies support the notion that income inequality has detrimental effects on a country’s economic growth, levels of trust in government, and even health of its citizens. Throughout economics literature, numerous researchers have endeavored to explain the variance in income inequality across countries. One notable area of inquiry examines how dispersion in education of the labor force impacts income inequality, but it generally yields ambiguous and inconsistent results. This paper examines income inequality as a function of educational inequality in a cross-sectional analysis. It attempts to improve on previous research by utilizing more recent data such as …
The Effect Of Relative Wage On Hours Worked, Mark Giannis
The Effect Of Relative Wage On Hours Worked, Mark Giannis
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Traditional economic research on the number of hours that one chooses to work depends largely on wage rates and total family income. However, more recent research in behavioral economics suggests that one’s relative position in the community’s income distribution could also affect hours worked. This paper investigates the effect of an individual’s relative wage will have on their actual hours worked. Relative wage is defined as how one’s wage compares to others within the same geographical region. Cross-sectional data from 2004 to 2013 is used from the Current Population Survey to estimate the traditional labor supply function with the addition …
Open Trade Policies: Filthy Fog Of The Future?, Erin Wachtel
Open Trade Policies: Filthy Fog Of The Future?, Erin Wachtel
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This paper focuses on the relationships between open trade, environmental policies, and greenhouse gas exposures between the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Comparative advantage theory posits that opening up to trade will capitalize on a country's efficiency and increase a country's gross national product. Furthermore, because of less government regulations in underdeveloped countries, it is hypothesized that as GDP increases in Mexico, there could also be a subsequent increase in air pollutants. This study focuses on what determinants might have an effect on C02, NOx, NzO, and CHF3 emissions (the major greenhouse gas emission) in three countries (Canada, Mexico and …
Trade Openness And Economic Growth, Anh Tung Dao
Trade Openness And Economic Growth, Anh Tung Dao
Mark A. Israel '91 Endowed Summer Research Fund in Economics
Trade liberalization has been central to the discussion of development policy in recent decades. In the 1990s, the Washington Consensus, a set of 10 major development policy recommendations from Washington-based institutions such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (WB), regarded trade openness as essential to the achieve higher economic growth. Trade policy, according to the Washington Consensus, should focus on lowering tariffs on imports, especially cheap intermediate inputs that give countries competitive edges in export industries. Although acknowledging the negative effects this type of policy could have on competing domestic industries, the Consensus believed that protection …