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Economic Development: The City Of West Carrollton's Pathway To Growth, Christian J. Hansen

Masters Culminating Experiences (1993-2011)

This report is an overview of an economic development internship with the City of West Carrollton, Ohio, a suburb of Dayton, Ohio. The first section explores the City’s administrative roles and structure. The second section contains a Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, and Threat (S.W.O.T.) analysis, which evaluates the City’s current economic factors. Next, the Location Quotient (L.Q.) method quantifies the area’s industry makeup. Summarized is the SWOT analysis and Location Quotient in a listing of industry recommendations based on economic growth trends. The third section is a discussion of Tax Increment Financing (TIF) as an economic development instrument. A cost versus …

An Analysis Of The Influence Of Ceo Characteristics On Research And Development Expenditures In Large American Corporations (2005 Data), Sun Gu Lee

Masters Culminating Experiences (1993-2011)

This study analyzes the influence exerted by CEO characteristics (specifically, CEO stockholding percentages and CEO age) on research and development (R&D) expenditures in large American corporations over the twenty year period from 1986 to 2005. Using the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) to measure market share concentrations, and making specific reference to two Schumpeterian hypotheses on the correlation between R&D and increases in firm size, this study establishes a positive linear relationship between the dependent variable, R&D expenditure, and the independent variables of CEO stockholding, CEO age, firm size, and market share. This study next describes the corporate and market conditions which …

The Effect Of Intellectual Property Protection On Economic Growth, Andrew Jonathan Mahurin

Masters Culminating Experiences (1993-2011)

This paper tests whether stronger intellectual property protection is good for a country. It focuses on the overall effect of intellectual property protection on per capita economic growth. To measure the strength of intellectual property protection, I use the Ginarte-Park index. An education and an investment variable are also included in the models.

The models are based on simple linear regressions involving a cross-section of countries. The models consistently showed a negative correlation between intellectual property protection and per capita economic growth. Moreover, I tested to see if the effect is different in some countries than in others, based on …

Carbon Emission Trading System Analysis: Schemes Selection, Permits Allocation, And Auction Revenue Distribution, Nan Zhang

Masters Culminating Experiences (1993-2011)

The carbon trading system is one mechanism proposed to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and to solve global warming. The key issues in adopting a carbon trading system include trading schemes selection, emitting permits allocation, and auction revenue distribution. This thesis discusses these problems from a Neoinstitutionalist perspective, and conducts an analysis under the socio-ecosystem framework rather than the restricted market system analysis. It is found that the most important issue is to set an appropriate cap for the total allowed emission amount through recognizing the socio-ecosystem value. The absolute cap-and-trade system is supported since it can decrease the emissions to …

Has Vietnam Dumped Its Shrimp In The United States?, Huyen Khanh Nguyen

Masters Culminating Experiences (1993-2011)

This paper examines the shrimp anti-dumping case between the United States and six target countries in 2004. It focuses on the final announcement by the U.S. Department of Commerce that Vietnam, one of the six targets, dumped shrimp in the U.S. and suffered anti-dumping tariffs. The paper provides specific evidence about the shrimp market in the U.S. and Vietnam as well as broad analysis about the methods applied in the U.S. anti-dumping investigation. The final conclusion is that irrationalities still exist in the treatment by the U.S. with its different trade partners, without which Vietnam should not have been blamed …