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Giving On The Margin: The Power Of Donor Recognition, Jordan W. Richmond
Giving On The Margin: The Power Of Donor Recognition, Jordan W. Richmond
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This study develops a controlled laboratory experiment to examine the effects of personal recognition on charitable giving. I find evidence that both the possibility of acquiring prestige and the desire to avoid shame motivate individuals to give in recognition situations. Furthermore, I show that the possibility of being recognized is more important than the distinguishing value of that recognition, suggesting that an offer of recognition has greater power to increase charitable contributions when a larger proportion of donors will be recognized.
Crossroads: How Race, Class, And Gender Affect Views Of Poverty, Heather Webb
Crossroads: How Race, Class, And Gender Affect Views Of Poverty, Heather Webb
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The existence of poverty in the United States is paradoxical and how people view poverty is complicated. This research provides details about the history of poverty, what causes it, how it is measured, and current statistics. It also provides a condensed history, including relevant types of welfare, of social policies, as well as an overview of social-policy making and current statistics. Secondly, this research analyzes how race, class, and gender affect how we view poverty and policies to amend it. It also uses intersectionality to analyze how intersections between identities contribute to changing these views. The goal of this research …
An Economic Study Of The Illinois Shakespeare Festival, Tyler Stacey
An Economic Study Of The Illinois Shakespeare Festival, Tyler Stacey
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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
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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
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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
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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 …