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Teaching About Modern Slavery: Highlighting Human Rights Principles In Evaluating Economic Systems, Barbara E. Hopkins
Teaching About Modern Slavery: Highlighting Human Rights Principles In Evaluating Economic Systems, Barbara E. Hopkins
Biennial Conference: The Social Practice of Human Rights
Evaluating economic systems relies on several different criteria, but the current public discourse places a great deal of emphasis on efficiency, which students generally understand as producing at lower cost.
By using the extreme example of modern-day slavery, I am able to introduce students to the human rights framework for thinking about freedom and encourage students to question whether producing at the lowest possible cost is good for human beings and the environment.
The Economic Concept Of Exploitation And Economic Justice, Hee-Young Shin
The Economic Concept Of Exploitation And Economic Justice, Hee-Young Shin
Biennial Conference: The Social Practice of Human Rights
This paper explores the concept of exploitation — how it has been interpreted and used in different schools of thought in economics and what it means to abolish exploitation in our contemporary capitalist market economies.
Economic Rights In Catholic Social Teaching, Andrew Beauchamp, Jason Heron
Economic Rights In Catholic Social Teaching, Andrew Beauchamp, Jason Heron
Biennial Conference: The Social Practice of Human Rights
Catholic social teaching has a vision of the economy that is very closely aligned with the tradition of civil humanism, dating at least from the Italian Renaissance. In the course of contemporary discussion of economic concerns, Catholic social teaching often asserts human rights in and related to the economic sphere. However, it regards these economic imperatives not in terms of an autonomous, rights-bearing individualism, but rather within the thick web of relationships characterized by civil virtues, including reciprocity and gratuitousness.
Thus the Church conceptualizes the economy as part of a larger social ambit that includes fundamental social virtues. This vision …
Full Proceedings, Nepal Study Center
Full Proceedings, Nepal Study Center
Himalayan Policy Research Conference
Proceedings and paper abstracts of the Himalayan Policy Research Conference (Twelfth Annual) from the Nepal Study Center. Thursday, October 26, 2017, Madison Concourse Hotel and Governor's Club, Preconference Venue of the 46th South Asian Conference at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
The Road To Hell Is Paved With Bad Public Pensions: An Analysis Of Illinois' Public Pension System, Trevor J. Rogers
The Road To Hell Is Paved With Bad Public Pensions: An Analysis Of Illinois' Public Pension System, Trevor J. Rogers
Celebration of Learning
This project seeks to deeply analyze the public pension system of the State of Illinois and explains how its mismanagement has created an economic mess for Illinois.
Blade Runner And The Divine Menace, Alexander W. Pickens
Blade Runner And The Divine Menace, Alexander W. Pickens
MAD-RUSH Undergraduate Research Conference
Following the decline of Christianity in mainstream Western culture, a void rose in the moral and societal code. Those writers that emerged presented alternate visions that worked their way into the literature of the 20th century. Karl Marx's interpretation of the structure of labor in capitalism presented a new societal hierarchy whose finer points have been worked out in the complex film Blade Runner. This dystopian nightmare, in which a Marxist interpretation of current society bogged down by the ennui of capitalist accumulation is confronted, describes a new religious order based upon this economic theory. Central to this reimagining …
Do Farm Subsidies Affect Crop Diversification?, Chadwick O'Neal
Do Farm Subsidies Affect Crop Diversification?, Chadwick O'Neal
Georgia College Student Research Events
The United States spends $20 billion each year on farm subsidies. Farmers face increased risk and income variation when their crop portfolio is less diversified. It’s possible for farm subsidies to decrease diversification if they are focused on specific crops. Utilizing state level subsidy and agricultural data from the Environmental Working Group, I used econometric analysis to estimate the effect of farm subsidies on crop diversification. I used the number of acres planted from the 15 top most subsidized and grown crops in the United States to derive my dependent variable, the Herfindahl-Hirschman index (HHI). The HHI is a market …
Does Race Impact Judicial Outcomes?, Kameron L. Griffin
Does Race Impact Judicial Outcomes?, Kameron L. Griffin
Georgia College Student Research Events
Over the past decade, many arguments over racial disparity have become the center of worldwide media attention. While many studies have gathered and revealed a consensus of the existence of racial inequality in mass incarceration rates and the criminal justice system, few have investigated the role that race plays in determining severity of punishment. Utilizing Waves 1, 3 and 4 of the Add-Health cross-sectional data set, this paper will estimate and examine the effect being in a minority has on judicial decisions in criminal court. By using traditional OLS procedure in STATA, I estimated the impact that race has on …
Does An Adoptee’S Race Affect The Probability Of An Interracial Adoption?, Timothy C. Yates
Does An Adoptee’S Race Affect The Probability Of An Interracial Adoption?, Timothy C. Yates
Georgia College Student Research Events
I estimate the effect an adoptee’s race has on their chance of interracial adoption. I use data provided by the 2007 National Survey of Adoptive Parents for the linear regression, one of the only sources of individual data on adopted children. The study tests the idea that adopting outside of one’s race provides greater utility to the adopter since it is perceived as more altruistic relative to adopting within one’s race. For the purpose of the study, any circumstance where at least one adoptive parent differs in race from the adoptee is considered an interracial adoption. Ultimately, the results indicate …
Does The Effect Of Driving Distance On Pga/Lpga Tour Earnings Differ Across Genders?, Conner R. Albright
Does The Effect Of Driving Distance On Pga/Lpga Tour Earnings Differ Across Genders?, Conner R. Albright
Georgia College Student Research Events
Since the early 21st century, the game of golf has seen a shift in importance of touch and finesse towards power and distance. Though many studies have observed the effects of individual golf statistics on earnings, none have examined if these effects fluctuate between genders. The purpose of my study is to show male and female professional golfers the effects of hitting the ball far and if their practice time might be better off spent practicing other areas of the game. By using player statistics from the 2015 PGA and LPGA cross sectional data set, this paper will examine if …
Economics: Show Me The Money, Yingchao Sun, Layal Zalkout
Economics: Show Me The Money, Yingchao Sun, Layal Zalkout
Collin College Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Student Research Conference
Papers Presented:
"Are you the 99% or the 1%?" By Yingchao Sun
"The Impact of Minimum Wage on Women" by Layal Zalkout
Closing The Gender Gap: The Effect Of Political Gender Quotas And Female Employment Indicators In South America, Courtney Reid
Closing The Gender Gap: The Effect Of Political Gender Quotas And Female Employment Indicators In South America, Courtney Reid
Georgia State Undergraduate Research Conference
No abstract provided.
Metropolitan Atlanta And Poverty Concentrations, Paola Montalvo Ayala
Metropolitan Atlanta And Poverty Concentrations, Paola Montalvo Ayala
Georgia State Undergraduate Research Conference
No abstract provided.
Typology And Analysis Of Ceramic Vessels And Pottery Shards Found At The Long Swamp Site: Lamar And Mary Folwer Holcomb Collection, Maxwell Mackenzie
Typology And Analysis Of Ceramic Vessels And Pottery Shards Found At The Long Swamp Site: Lamar And Mary Folwer Holcomb Collection, Maxwell Mackenzie
Georgia State Undergraduate Research Conference
No abstract provided.
Does Increased Globalization Improve Citizens' Quality Of Life?, Laura E. Hirt
Does Increased Globalization Improve Citizens' Quality Of Life?, Laura E. Hirt
EURēCA: Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement
Countries are more open than ever to the outside world, however research is still undecided about what effects it will have on the country’s culture and way of life. In a world where many policy makers are worried about the expansion of free trade and cheaper foreign labor, we are not certain how a country’s strivings to reach this goal of more “open” economy will or will not give their citizens a better quality of life. I will attempt to gain insight into that question using the United Nation’s millennium goals; my research uses econometric techniques to tease out possible …
Factors Influencing Distribution Of Prosthetic Devices In Iran: An Economic Analysis, Sarah Tensen
Factors Influencing Distribution Of Prosthetic Devices In Iran: An Economic Analysis, Sarah Tensen
Virginias Collegiate Honors Council Conference
An estimated 177,622 Iranians have suffered an injury resulting in amputation. Prosthetic devices in Iran are scarce due to wealth disparity, wars, and lack of vital resources. Without prosthetic devices, amputees face unemployment, homelessness, a lowered self-esteem and cannot fully participate in society. I examined economic factors influencing the distribution of prosthetic devices and reviewed articles that focus on healthcare costs, distributions and services, relationships between Iran and other countries, etiology of amputation to find a solution for the prosthetic distribution issues. I concluded issues resulted from high costs, unequal distributions of wealth and resources, unsafe conditions, and a deficit …
The Relationship Between Educational And Demographic Characteristics Of Vietnamese Chairpersons And The Performance Of Their Firms, Thanh Vu, Michael Seeborg, Faculty Advisor
The Relationship Between Educational And Demographic Characteristics Of Vietnamese Chairpersons And The Performance Of Their Firms, Thanh Vu, Michael Seeborg, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference
No abstract provided.
Who Is Better Off?: An Empirical Analysis Of How Sibship Effects Earnings, Cassidy Elgeness, Robert Leekley, Faculty Advisor
Who Is Better Off?: An Empirical Analysis Of How Sibship Effects Earnings, Cassidy Elgeness, Robert Leekley, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference
No abstract provided.
Is "Help" Helpful?: Analyzing Foreign Aid In Context Of Scale, Catherine Hull
Is "Help" Helpful?: Analyzing Foreign Aid In Context Of Scale, Catherine Hull
Undergraduate Research and Scholarship Symposium
Foreign aid comes in many forms. Foreign aid ranges from large-scale disaster relief to small-scale individual projects within communities. Most aid efforts have the same goal – to help those who would benefit from assistance. This case study addresses the question: what form of ‘help’ is helpful? Which type of aid best achieves what it sets out to accomplish?
To directly analyze the effect of foreign aid on a region, the water-conscious organization Pure Thirst traveled to the rural community of Olkokola, Tanzania. Pure Thirst worked alongside the community members to provide a form of humanitarian aid: improved water services …
The New North: Patents And Knowledge Economy In Alaska, Salma Zbeed
The New North: Patents And Knowledge Economy In Alaska, Salma Zbeed
Annual Graduate Student Symposium
Alaska's economy has taken a direct hit as world oil prices plunged from a high well above $100 per barrel to very low prices per barrel, the analysts predicting output will continue to dwindle in the years to come. As a result of Alaska's full-blown dependence on oil money, the state now faces a budget deficit. Investment in knowledge –based economy seems to be appealing, and involving the human capacities is necessary. As the Alaska economy continues to recover from the recent financial crisis, the focus is now shifting towards how new sources of economic growth can be fostered that …
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 …
The Effect Of Childhood Siblings On Adult Income, Heather Bavido
The Effect Of Childhood Siblings On Adult Income, Heather Bavido
Research in the Capitol
As evidenced by the decreased US fertility rate, families are having fewer children. As productivity has risen, the opportunity cost of having children has risen; and as wealth has increased the need to have children to provide income in old age has fallen. Research shows that with family income held constant, parents face a tradeoff between how many children they have and the perceived quality of the children. My research explores the relationship between the number of siblings an individual grows up with and adult wages. Using the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979, my results show individuals with seven …
P14. Estimating The Effects Of File-Sharing On Movie Box-Office, Zhuang Liu
P14. Estimating The Effects Of File-Sharing On Movie Box-Office, Zhuang Liu
Western Research Forum
Background:
File-sharing and on-line piracy have caught great public attention. There is a public debate on whether or not we should close torrenting sites like Piratedbay.com. Copyright holders argue yes and claim substantial loss due to filesharing while Pirates claim that file-sharing is welfare-improving and the effects on sale are negligible. Right now no consensus has been reached on how file-sharing affects industry revenue in economics literature.
Methods:
Using a novel dataset of downloads from Bit-Torrent network, this paper quantifies the effects of file-sharing on movie box-office revenue. I estimate a random coefficient demand model of movies to …
P29. Basic Skills Or Major-Specific Knowledge? Sources Of Wage Penalties For Working Outside The Major Field Of Study, Yuki Onozuka
P29. Basic Skills Or Major-Specific Knowledge? Sources Of Wage Penalties For Working Outside The Major Field Of Study, Yuki Onozuka
Western Research Forum
Background: This paper examines the sources of wage penalties for working outside the major field of study. Recent research shows that workers in a job unrelated to their major field of study experience significantly lower wages than those in a related job. A substantial amount of human capital may be underutilized. Identifying the sources of the wage penalty is important in terms of how to decrease the inefficient use of human capital, students' college major choice, and type of human capital accumulated in college.
Methods: I use the 1993 National Survey of College Graduates and the O*NET to divide the …
Physical And Environmental Factors That Can Bridge Income Inequality, Valeriya Marchenko
Physical And Environmental Factors That Can Bridge Income Inequality, Valeriya Marchenko
Post & Beyond
Income plays an important role in day to day life. Many factors affect the employment status of an individual. While some factors are personal traits such as self motivation and perseverance, where a person lives can also have an impact on their employability. Living in a state with a high median income can be beneficial to a person’s ability to earn a wage to support a standard of living. A state’s median income can be influenced by a variety of factors. Some factors are environmental, such as work place infrastructure and comfort, and geographical conditions such as location, climate and …
How Financial Resources Affect Older Adults' Social Life, Hyunsook Kang, Lisa Mize, Jennifer Newquist
How Financial Resources Affect Older Adults' Social Life, Hyunsook Kang, Lisa Mize, Jennifer Newquist
School of Human Sciences Research Showcase
No abstract provided.
Comparison Of Sustainable Development In Three Countries, Brittany Williams
Comparison Of Sustainable Development In Three Countries, Brittany Williams
School of Human Sciences Research Showcase
Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. It contains within it two key concepts: the concept of needs, in particular the essential needs of the world's poor, to which overriding priority should be given; and the idea of limitations imposed by the state of technology and social organization on the environment's ability to meet present and future needs.