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Predicting Community College Tuition And Enrollments And Simulating The Initial Effects Of President Obama's American Graduation Initiative, Allison Frederick
Predicting Community College Tuition And Enrollments And Simulating The Initial Effects Of President Obama's American Graduation Initiative, Allison Frederick
Undergraduate Economic Review
This paper will identify the effects of supply and demand side factors on community college enrollment quantities and tuition prices and predict the initial effects of President Obama’s American Graduation Initiative. This bill proposes $12 billion of government spending, through grants and financial aid, in order to increase the number of community college graduates by 5 million over the next ten years. Limitations regarding the endogeneity of government appropriations prevents the forecasting of government funding increases; however, the model predicts that financial aid increases from the American Graduation Initiative will increase community college enrollments by over half a million.
The Role Of Entrepreneurship In Economic Growth, Daniel Smith
The Role Of Entrepreneurship In Economic Growth, Daniel Smith
Undergraduate Economic Review
This study confirms that the level of entrepreneurship in a given country has a significant positive effect on the level of economic growth in that country. Contrary to some established theories, this study has found evidence that the level of entrepreneurship in a given country is not explained by the levels of the traditional causes of economic growth in that country (specifically the amounts of labor, capital, and knowledge that a country possesses as well as the presence or absence of market friendly government policies). Instead, entrepreneurship acts as an independent factor.
Consumer Perceptions & Video Game Sales: A Meeting Of The Minds, John Sacranie
Consumer Perceptions & Video Game Sales: A Meeting Of The Minds, John Sacranie
Honors Projects
This paper examines the determinants of video game software sales. What literature currently exists points to an array of factors, ranging from which hardware a title is released on to the game’s genre. This paper incorporates several of these variables, but adds in a new one: quality. Literature up to this point has not addressed the effect that a game’s quality has on its eventual sales, yet one would logically expect this to have a strong positive impact. To account for quality, the model incorporates the average review score a game receives from professional critics. The results indicate that indeed, …
How European Is The European Central Bank's Monetary Policy?, Teodora D. Petrova
How European Is The European Central Bank's Monetary Policy?, Teodora D. Petrova
Honors Projects
Ever since its establishment in 1999, the European Central Bank worked on maintaining relative price stability mainly through inflation targeting. The ECB aims at a target inflation rate below but close to 2%. However, the diversity among the member states in the European Union and the Eurozone requires not only collective attention on the EU economy but also on each individual member state. Some Eurozone member states experience generally higher levels of inflation and higher unemployment. On the other side are countries like Germany which are more concerned with maintaining low inflation only. Many economists and politicians criticize the ECB …
Examining Success At The Domestic Box-Office In The Motion Picture Industry, Patrick Topf
Examining Success At The Domestic Box-Office In The Motion Picture Industry, Patrick Topf
Honors Projects
The movie business is a multi-billion dollar industry involving production crews, marketing crews, actors, directors, distribution companies, movie theaters, and movie rental companies, but while each movie created follows the same routine, why do some perform so much better than others at the box-office? Why did Juno become a smash hit, while Poseidon is regarded as a major box-office bomb? This study investigates the impact of production cost, star power, professional reviews, release date, sequels, genre, age-rating, and distribution company on total domestic box-office revenue of the widely released films from January 2006 to December 2008.
The Effects Of Marital Status & Gender On Health Care Insurance Coverage In The United States, Jessica S. T. Kong
The Effects Of Marital Status & Gender On Health Care Insurance Coverage In The United States, Jessica S. T. Kong
Honors Projects
Having health insurance is a crucial factor for many to sustain life in America. This study examines the demographic determinants of health care coverage within the United States with a focus on how gender and marital status influence the likelihood of having health insurance. Using the human capital theory and the theory of statistical discrimination, it is predicted that married females will have a higher probability of being insured than divorced and separated females. Also, divorced males are predicted to have a higher probability of coverage than divorced females. The data for this research is retrieved from the United States …
White Flight And Urban Decay In Suburban Chicago, Lindsey Haines
White Flight And Urban Decay In Suburban Chicago, Lindsey Haines
Honors Projects
White flight and urban decay are issues typically analyzed in the context of the inner-city. This study builds on previous literature to test whether these phenomena have affected the Chicago suburbs in the same way as other urban areas. In particular, this study focuses on the effects of changes in racial composition, household income, and the age of the housing stock on changes in home values, the vacancy rate, the homeownership rate, unemployment, the single parent household rate, and the college completion rate. Overall the study supports the theories of white flight and filtering in the suburban Chicago context. The …
Assessing The Productive Efficiency Of Us Health Care: Comparison Of Analytical Methods, Amanda C. Clayton
Assessing The Productive Efficiency Of Us Health Care: Comparison Of Analytical Methods, Amanda C. Clayton
Honors Projects
In 2006, the US spent approximately 15.8% of its GDP on health care, more than any other Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) country and considerably larger than the 9.1% average of the 23 other peer nations included in this study (OECD Health Data, 2009). The US also had the lowest female and male life expectancies at birth compared to the same 23 OECD nations (OECD Health Data, 2009). This raw and partial evidence suggests that the US health care system may be performing inefficiently. The purpose of my research is to assess the efficiency of the US health …
Labor Market Outcomes For Middle Eastern Immigrants In The Aftermath Of The September 11th Attacks, Mujtaba A. Isani
Labor Market Outcomes For Middle Eastern Immigrants In The Aftermath Of The September 11th Attacks, Mujtaba A. Isani
Honors Projects
Media reports all over the USA reported that a wave of Islamophobia had gripped the USA after the September 11, 2001 attacks. It seemed as though the American population were blaming not the radicals but the Middle Easterners and the Muslims in general for the inhumane act. Some reports even suggested a new sort of McCarthyism in the USA but this time against the Middle Eastern populace. This paper investigates whether such discrimination transformed itself in the US labor market by conducting an econometric analysis, taking Becker’s taste for discrimination theory as its theoretical basis. It first analyzes whether there …
Intergenerational Transfer Of Human Capital Among Immigrant Families, Kelsey Hample
Intergenerational Transfer Of Human Capital Among Immigrant Families, Kelsey Hample
Honors Projects
While immigrants in the United States tend to earn less than comparable natives, their children close the earnings gap. The purpose of this study is to determine how differences in intergenerational transfer of human capital between immigrant families and native families affect different earning outcomes for respondents of each group. Specifically, this study uses a human capital framework to analyze both the direct effect of parental education on respondent earnings and the indirect effect on earnings by first affecting respondent education, which in turn affects respondent earnings. Data from the 1979 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth allows background variables within …
Do High Gas Prices Sell Smaller Cars? An Empirical Study Of The Impact Of Fuel Prices On Automotive Sales, Nathan Wheatley, Robert Leekley, Faculty Advisor
Do High Gas Prices Sell Smaller Cars? An Empirical Study Of The Impact Of Fuel Prices On Automotive Sales, Nathan Wheatley, Robert Leekley, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference
No abstract provided.
Consumer Perceptions & Video Game Sales: A Meeting Of The Minds, John Sacranie, Robert Leekley, Faculty Advisor
Consumer Perceptions & Video Game Sales: A Meeting Of The Minds, John Sacranie, Robert Leekley, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference
No abstract provided.
State Tax Liens And The Business Cycle In Mclean County (1999-2009), Kyle Portnoy, Diego Mendez-Carbajo, Faculty Advisor
State Tax Liens And The Business Cycle In Mclean County (1999-2009), Kyle Portnoy, Diego Mendez-Carbajo, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference
No abstract provided.
The Effects Of Parental Education On The Earnings Of Children In Native And Immigrant Families, Kelsey Hample, Michael Seeborg, Faculty Advisor
The Effects Of Parental Education On The Earnings Of Children In Native And Immigrant Families, Kelsey Hample, Michael Seeborg, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference
No abstract provided.
Examining Success Of Motion Pictures At The Domestic Box-Office, Patrick Topf, Ilaria Ossella-Durbal, Facutly Advisor
Examining Success Of Motion Pictures At The Domestic Box-Office, Patrick Topf, Ilaria Ossella-Durbal, Facutly Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference
No abstract provided.
Analysis Of Mortgage Values, Dennis Zic, Diego Mendez-Carbajo, Faculty Advisor
Analysis Of Mortgage Values, Dennis Zic, Diego Mendez-Carbajo, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference
No abstract provided.
Variablilty In Mortgage Frequency: Mclean County Since 2000, Cory Sloan, Diego Mendez-Carbajo, Faculty Advisor
Variablilty In Mortgage Frequency: Mclean County Since 2000, Cory Sloan, Diego Mendez-Carbajo, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference
No abstract provided.
The Effects Of Us Monetary Policy On The Yield Curve, Stefan Stoev, Amit Ghosh, Faculty Advisor
The Effects Of Us Monetary Policy On The Yield Curve, Stefan Stoev, Amit Ghosh, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference
No abstract provided.
The Effects Of Marital Status & Gender On Health Care Insurance Coverage In The United States, Jessica Kong, Michael Seeborg, Faculty Advisor
The Effects Of Marital Status & Gender On Health Care Insurance Coverage In The United States, Jessica Kong, Michael Seeborg, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference
No abstract provided.
Labor Market Outcomes Of Middle Eastern Immigrants In The Aftermath Of September 11th, Mujtaba Isani, Michael Seeborg, Faculty Advisor
Labor Market Outcomes Of Middle Eastern Immigrants In The Aftermath Of September 11th, Mujtaba Isani, Michael Seeborg, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference
No abstract provided.
Determinants Of Bank Profitability In Ukraine, Antonina Davydenko
Determinants Of Bank Profitability In Ukraine, Antonina Davydenko
Undergraduate Economic Review
The Ukrainian banking system exhibits low profitability compared to other transitional countries in the region. This study examines the determinants of bank profitability in Ukraine. It relates bank specific, industry specific and macroeconomic indicators to the overall profitability of Ukrainian banks. The study uses a panel of individual banks’ financial statements from 2005 to 2009. According to the empirical results, Ukrainian banks suffer from low quality of loans and do not manage to extract considerable profits from the growing volume of deposits. Despite low profits from the core banking activities Ukrainian banks manage benefit from exchange rate depreciation. This study …
What Factors Affect Average Fuel Economy Of Us Passenger Vehicles?, Suman Gautam
What Factors Affect Average Fuel Economy Of Us Passenger Vehicles?, Suman Gautam
Honors Projects
The auto industry consumes about 70 percent of total petroleum products used in the United States and is a major source of green house gas emissions. With the limited supply of traditional non-renewable energy and a slow growing renewable energy industry, it is important to increase energy efficiency to meet energy demand. Fuel economy, a measure of energy efficiency in automobiles, plays a vital role in reducing the consumption of limited energy and decreasing greenhouse gases. After reviewing past literatures, I find that factors such as, vehicle type, the price of fuel, CAFE standards, the weight of a vehicle, and …
Theories Of Gold Price Movements: Common Wisdom Or Myths?, Fan Fei, Kelechi Adibe
Theories Of Gold Price Movements: Common Wisdom Or Myths?, Fan Fei, Kelechi Adibe
Undergraduate Economic Review
This paper examines several of the explanations commonly provided regarding gold and its price movements. We consider the safe haven, inflation hedge, and dollar destruction hypotheses. The results are mixed. Our data does not support the theories that gold is a safe haven or an inflation hedge. We find that gold is a zero-beta asset and there is a strong negative correlation between gold and the value of the US dollar in the post Bretton-Woods era. The decomposition of gold prices under a semi-structural model finds the aggregate demand shock, monetary policy shock, and precautionary demand shock of gold all …
Inferring Drug Use From Productivity Trends In Track And Field, Michael Seeborg, Allison Fisher
Inferring Drug Use From Productivity Trends In Track And Field, Michael Seeborg, Allison Fisher
Scholarly Publications
No abstract provided.
Sascha Vitzhum, Jim Browne
Sascha Vitzhum, Jim Browne
Interviews for WGLT
Jim Browne interviews Assistant Professor Sascha Vitzhum about virtual worlds, economics and marketing. (requires RealPlayer)