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2017

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Decomposition Of Sexual Orientation Wage Gap In Massachusetts And Alabama From 2001 To 2015, Shuhao Zhang Ms Jan 2017

Decomposition Of Sexual Orientation Wage Gap In Massachusetts And Alabama From 2001 To 2015, Shuhao Zhang Ms

Theses - Graduate Programs in Economic Theory and Policy

Sexual orientation wage gap has been an emerging topic in economic analysis. In United States, most of the research is focused on national level. However, given the deeply divided political ideologies on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) rights issues such as same-sex marriage legislation among different states, one might wonder whether the wage gap would be also different. In this paper, we take the first step to present a systematical comparison of the sexual orientation wage gap from the past 15 years between Massachusetts and Alabama, who are opposite sides on almost every issue regarding LGBT rights. We employed …


Employment And Economic Wellbeing Of Single Female-Headed Households, Dwitiya Jawer Neethi Ms Jan 2017

Employment And Economic Wellbeing Of Single Female-Headed Households, Dwitiya Jawer Neethi Ms

Theses - Graduate Programs in Economic Theory and Policy

This study focuses on the the employment and economic wellbeing of single female-headed households in the United States in the years 2004, 2007, 2010 and 2013. This has been examined from two vantage points: a Heckman Selection Model shows that the reservation wage for the nonemployed single female heads is lower than the employed single female heads. This indicates a lack of suitable jobs for the nonemployed single female heads. The other mode of investigation involves an economic wellbeing analysis of single female heads using the Levy Institute Measure of Economic Wellbeing. The LIMEW analysis shows that while the gap …


Fit To Print: Hudson’S Gentrification In The New York Times, 1985-2016, Nora F. Cady Jan 2017

Fit To Print: Hudson’S Gentrification In The New York Times, 1985-2016, Nora F. Cady

Senior Projects Spring 2017

“Fit to Print: Hudson’s Gentrification in the New York Times, 1985-2016” is a content analysis of 80 New York Times articles that investigates the way that the City of Hudson N.Y. has been covered by the paper between 1985 and 2016. Findings from this content analysis are presented in 10-year increments. In the first phase of coverage, New York Times reporting primed Hudson for gentrification by depicting it as a site of urban decay hoping to revitalize. In the second phase (1997-2006) New York Times coverage promoted growth regime activities and minimized social problems in the city. In the last …


Recognizing The Interdependent Self: The Perception Of The Production And Consumption Of Meat At Bard College, Avery Evelyn Brown-Cross Jan 2017

Recognizing The Interdependent Self: The Perception Of The Production And Consumption Of Meat At Bard College, Avery Evelyn Brown-Cross

Senior Projects Spring 2017

Senior Project submitted to The Division of Social Studies of Bard College.