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Full-Text Articles in Higher Education
College As Capability Enhancement, Cristina Lee
College As Capability Enhancement, Cristina Lee
CMC Senior Theses
In this thesis I wanted to apply the Sen’s framework in Development as Freedom to college campuses. In my experience at Claremont McKenna College, I have seen how some students are able to take advantage of the resources better than others. Given that we were all accepted by the same admissions office, I always questioned why did some students know how to take advantage of the system. In order to explore this, I first discuss Sen’s capability approach. Then, I show how the capability approach is more comprehensive than social networking theory and William Deresiewicz’s account on elite colleges. Finally, …
Tax Reform And Higher Education, Michael Hemesath
Tax Reform And Higher Education, Michael Hemesath
Administration Publications
No abstract provided.
The Ultimate Tradeoff For Colleges: Academic Quality Or Consumption Amenities, Maura Mullaney
The Ultimate Tradeoff For Colleges: Academic Quality Or Consumption Amenities, Maura Mullaney
Economics Department Student Scholarship
This thesis examines the recent rise in tuition expenses and its relation to college operation costs. My focus delves into the finances of American institutions of higher education to observe where money is actually being spent and to which areas of the college money is being dispersed. It further examines whether students are actually stimulating their own tuition growth through their costly demands on colleges and the luxury services colleges are now offering. In particular, this paper analyzes the current-day trade off for American colleges: spending on consumption amenities as opposed to spending on academic quality. From my research and …
Student Global Mobility: An Analysis Of International Stem Student Brain Drain, Margaret E. Gesing
Student Global Mobility: An Analysis Of International Stem Student Brain Drain, Margaret E. Gesing
Educational Foundations & Leadership Theses & Dissertations
This study seeks to understand global mobility patterns of international graduate STEM students studying in the United States. Using data from the NSF Graduate Students in Science Survey (GSSS), this study investigates the political, economic, and social factors affecting students' intent to stay or go, identifying differences based on students' country of origin within World Bank defined categories of gross national income (GNI) per capita. Descriptive statistics identified factors affecting students' intent to stay or go. Chi-square analysis, and analysis of variance (ANOVA) identified differences between factors based on students' intent to stay or go, and identified differences based on …
Building Research Skills In The Macalester Economics Major, J. Peter Ferderer, Gary Krueger
Building Research Skills In The Macalester Economics Major, J. Peter Ferderer, Gary Krueger
Faculty Publications
Economics majors at Macalester College have won numerous awards for their research papers, and this success has helped them land jobs in finance, consulting, and the nonprofit sector, as well as gain admission to top graduate programs. This article describes how the Economics Department at Macalester promotes economic research among its students.
Sandwiches, Social Capital And Barriers To Mobility, Michael Hemesath
Sandwiches, Social Capital And Barriers To Mobility, Michael Hemesath
Administration Publications
No abstract provided.
Colleges Help Encourage Social Mixing*, Michael Hemesath
Colleges Help Encourage Social Mixing*, Michael Hemesath
Administration Publications
No abstract provided.
Interview Of Richard Mshomba, Ph.D., Richard Mshomba Ph.D., Daniel Miller
Interview Of Richard Mshomba, Ph.D., Richard Mshomba Ph.D., Daniel Miller
All Oral Histories
Dr. Richard Mshomba is an economics professor at La Salle University. He was born in Tanzania and spent his early adult life working for the Tanzanian government. When he was 27 he came to the United States to attend school at La Salle College. While attending La Salle he lived with the brother of a local Bishop who helped to get Richard accepted to La Salle. Richard spent three years at La Salle College earning his degree in Economics. After talking with his professor Richard Garrison, he decided to apply to graduate school at the University of Delaware. While he …
Department Of Economics Newsletter, V22, Spring 2017, University Of Northern Iowa. Department Of Economics.
Department Of Economics Newsletter, V22, Spring 2017, University Of Northern Iowa. Department Of Economics.
Department of Economics Newsletter
Inside this issue:
-- Scholarship News
-- Alumni News
-- Alumni-in-Residence
-- Economics Club
-- Student Writing - Undergraduate Research Program
-- Poland 2016
-- Internships and Co-oops
-- Faculty Recognition
-- From Faculty - U.S. Jobs
-- More from Faculty - Land Valuation
-- Faculty Interview - An interview with Bryce Kanago
-- Thanks!!!
-- Then & Now
-- Economists Through the Years...
-- The Personal Side of Faculty
Coal Trains And Home Values: The Effect Of The Gateway Pacific Terminal Project On Housing Prices In Bellingham, Washington, Rose G. Howe
Coal Trains And Home Values: The Effect Of The Gateway Pacific Terminal Project On Housing Prices In Bellingham, Washington, Rose G. Howe
WWU Honors College Senior Projects
The proposal to build the Gateway Pacific Terminal generated much controversy in Bellingham, Washington. As a deep-water port slated to export large quantities of coal and other commodities, the Gateway Pacific Terminal (GPT) threatened to increase the amount of rail traffic passing through the region.The following study uses a hedonic price model to test whether proximity to the railroad affected the sales price of houses in Bellingham after the announcement of the GPT environmental review process. Little previous research focuses on the effect of rail traffic on housing prices in the Pacific Northwest and no empirical studies have examined the …
Factors Affecting Student Graduation Rates, Kaleb Luse
Factors Affecting Student Graduation Rates, Kaleb Luse
Research in the Capitol
Over the past few years, colleges and the United States government have become increasingly interested in raising graduation rates. This paper uses data from a survey given to students during their freshman year to analyze factors specific to an individual student that makes them more or less likely to graduate. Previous research shows that high school GPA and SAT scores are the two most statistically significant factors. In my study, I use a logit regression model to determine which factors are significant to a student’s likelihood of graduating. As with previous research I found high school GPA to be the …
“Free” College Tuition Doesn’T Add Up*, Michael Hemesath
“Free” College Tuition Doesn’T Add Up*, Michael Hemesath
Administration Publications
No abstract provided.
An Oracle For Higher Education?, Michael Hemesath
An Oracle For Higher Education?, Michael Hemesath
Administration Publications
No abstract provided.
A Timeless Mission For The New Year, Michael Hemesath
A Timeless Mission For The New Year, Michael Hemesath
Administration Publications
No abstract provided.
Four Essays On A Student's Expectation That They Will Complete College, Martin Gray Hunter
Four Essays On A Student's Expectation That They Will Complete College, Martin Gray Hunter
Theses and Dissertations--Economics
It has been common practice in the economics literature to utilize data on observed outcomes and negate what individuals believe or expect will happen in the future. Using responses to a unique set of questions in the 1997 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY97) I show that the literature could benefit in several ways by incorporating such data. The leading essay documents a positive association between a student's subjective probabilistic belief that they will complete a four-year college degree and whether or not they attend and complete college. The results indicate the following. First, although overconfident, individuals as young as …
Tuition Increases Geaux Away? Evidence From Voting On Louisiana's Amendment 2, Joshua C. Hall, Serkan Karadas
Tuition Increases Geaux Away? Evidence From Voting On Louisiana's Amendment 2, Joshua C. Hall, Serkan Karadas
Economics Faculty Working Papers Series
In many states, public institutions of higher education have the autonomy to raise tuition. This has not been the case in Louisiana since a 1995 constitutional amend-ment required a two-thirds majority of the state legislature for any tuition increase. In November of 2016, voters in Louisiana rejected Amendment 2, a constitutional amendment that would have given state institutions of higher education autonomy in setting tuition. We examine parish-level voting on Amendment 2 using an empirical political economy model and find that parishes with a greater percentage of African-Americans and university employees were more likely to vote yes. Student enrollment at …
The Stem Dilemma: Skills That Matter To Regions, Fran Stewart
The Stem Dilemma: Skills That Matter To Regions, Fran Stewart
Upjohn Press
Fran Stewart dives into the murky waters where education and economic goals meet to confront several key issues facing policymakers and educators, including the role of public investment in human capital, the types of human capital investment that provide the greatest public return, and whether those investments should vary by region.
She shows that not all high-paying jobs require STEM skills; that not all good-paying, highly skilled STEM jobs require college degrees; and that "soft skills" are important for STEM as well as other high-paying jobs.