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The Impact Of European Elections On Their Stock Markets, Andrew Lafortune
The Impact Of European Elections On Their Stock Markets, Andrew Lafortune
Honors Projects in Finance
This paper seeks to provide insight on changes in the European political landscape and how these changes may affect the financial markets in Europe. By analyzing market trends in eight different European countries—Belgium, Austria, France, Germany, Netherlands, Great Britain, Switzerland and Greece—since 1990, this paper attempts to identify any significant relationships between the results of an election and the performances of the major stock indices of these countries. By comparing country index returns starting one hundred days before and ending one hundred days after each election date to a global index, this paper explores the amount of risk in each …
The Economics Of Suicide: An Empirical Study, Andrea J. Bergeron
The Economics Of Suicide: An Empirical Study, Andrea J. Bergeron
Honors Projects in Economics
This study uses economic theory to investigate the impact of socioeconomic factors on the
suicide rate in the United States. Using a utility maximization framework based on
Hamermesh and Soss’ 1974 model, a panel data set from 2000-2010 is constructed for the 50
states and District of Columbia. This research adds to the literature in the field by focusing on
the more recent past and providing additional variables consistent with today’s challenges.
The results from the multiple regression analysis can be used to advocate policies that may
reduce the suicide rate in the future.