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Who Do You Know & Who Knows You? Networks, Labor Markets, And Exclusion, Tabias J. Wimby
Who Do You Know & Who Knows You? Networks, Labor Markets, And Exclusion, Tabias J. Wimby
Senior Projects Spring 2018
This thesis takes an in depth look at one of the characteristics of the labor market that is frequently used but is not often discussed, social networks. The paper explains the way social networks are defined and built on an individual level, and how those networks are specifically utilized by agents of the market. This leads to the investigation into the exclusion of minorities in the market. This paper discusses the reasons that minorities are excluded from either the labor market or from better labor market opportunities, mainly because of cultural differences among groups. The final analysis of this paper …
The Arts In The United States: Can The Arts Become A Public Good?, Alexander Van Der Veen
The Arts In The United States: Can The Arts Become A Public Good?, Alexander Van Der Veen
Senior Projects Fall 2018
Senior Project submitted to The Division of Social Studies of Bard College.
Perón And The Argentine Paradox: An Investigation Into An Economic Mystery, Antonio Luis Gansley-Ortiz
Perón And The Argentine Paradox: An Investigation Into An Economic Mystery, Antonio Luis Gansley-Ortiz
Senior Projects Spring 2018
Senior Project submitted to The Division of Social Studies of Bard College.
'Once Were Warriors', Now We're Unemployed: A Solution For New Zealand's Persistent Unemployment, Jack Eammon English
'Once Were Warriors', Now We're Unemployed: A Solution For New Zealand's Persistent Unemployment, Jack Eammon English
Senior Projects Fall 2018
The economic policies of New Zealand have tended to reflect the economic orthodoxies of academia at any given time. Given that adherence to economic ‘truth’ as espoused by neoclassical economics is supposed to engender allocative efficiency and general equilibrium, this paper takes just one variable - unemployment - and explores why its market has continually failed to clear. Both demand and supply side factors are explored through a survey of the literature on employment determination, and a theoretically robust solution is proposed in the tradition of Modern Money Theory.
The Motivations And Effects Of The Nba Salary Cap, Jeffrey M. Goldrosen
The Motivations And Effects Of The Nba Salary Cap, Jeffrey M. Goldrosen
Senior Projects Spring 2018
The National Basketball Association’s (NBA) use of a salary cap to restrict player salaries and team payrolls is commonly seen in other professional sports leagues throughout the world, but it is unique in many ways which affect its efficiency in achieving its alleged purposes. Introduced in 1984, the salary cap was supposed to help the league restore competitive balance, as it theoretically would have prevented wealthier teams from overspending and dominating the less wealthy teams. As time has passed, it has become evident that competitive balance was not achieved following the adoption of the salary cap, and it has been …