Examining Success At The Domestic Box-Office In The Motion Picture Industry,
2010
Illinois Wesleyan University
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,
2010
Illinois Wesleyan University
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,
2010
Illinois Wesleyan University
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,
2010
Illinois Wesleyan University
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,
2010
Illinois Wesleyan University
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,
2010
Illinois Wesleyan University
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 …
The Eternal Flame: Politics Of The Olympic Games,
2010
Bemidji State University
The Eternal Flame: Politics Of The Olympic Games, Alyssa Gunstrom
Honors Capstones
Capstone submitted as a graduation requirement for the BSU Honors Program.
Twin Themes Of Theodore W. Schultz,
2010
South Dakota State University
Twin Themes Of Theodore W. Schultz, Larry Janssen
Economics Commentator (1972- 2016)
No abstract provided.
Innovation And Entrepreneurship: The New Drift In Federal Policy,
2010
Brookings Institution
Innovation And Entrepreneurship: The New Drift In Federal Policy, Mark Muro
Brookings Scholar Lecture Series
Several defining characteristics will shape the post‐Great Recession economy:The “next” economy will be export‐oriented, lower‐carbon, and innovation‐fueled The next economy will also be metropolitan‐led:Which means regions belong at the center of national innovation and entrepreneurship policy. There is no single American economy, but a network of 366 metropolitan economies that compete with other economic regions around the world
The Impact Of U.S. Family Planning Programs On Fertility And Mortality: Evidence From The War On Poverty And Title X,
2010
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
The Impact Of U.S. Family Planning Programs On Fertility And Mortality: Evidence From The War On Poverty And Title X, Martha Bailey
University of Kentucky Center for Poverty Research Discussion Paper Series
Over forty years ago, the U.S. government adopted a policy of funding domestic family planning services, and the effects of these programs have been debated ever since. Within an event-study framework, I exploit community-level variation in the timing of federal grants for family planning services under the Economic Opportunity Act (1965 to 1974) and Title X (1970 to 1980) to evaluate their impact. The results provide robust evidence that federal family planning grants reduced birth rates in funded communities by four percent within six years. I find no evidence that family planning grants reduced maternal or infant mortality rates.
Does Ap Economics Improve Student Achievement?,
2010
Kennesaw State University
Does Ap Economics Improve Student Achievement?, Benjamin Scafidi, John Swinton, Chris Clark
Faculty Articles
We employ a cautious empirical approach to estimate the effect of taking Advanced Placement (AP) Economics in high school on student performance on a high-stakes, statewide End-of-Course Test (EOCT). Using data on all Georgia students who took economics from 2006 to 2008, we use propensity score matching to control for the selection of students into AP Economics. Our most conservative estimate makes an adjustment for teacher effects and suggests that students who take high school economics in an AP class score 0.283 standard deviations higher on the economics EOCT than “matched” students who are in high schools that do not …
Do High Gas Prices Sell Smaller Cars? An Empirical Study Of The Impact Of Fuel Prices On Automotive Sales,
2010
Illinois Wesleyan University
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,
2010
Illinois Wesleyan University
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.
The Effects Of Parental Education On The Earnings Of Children In Native And Immigrant Families,
2010
Illinois Wesleyan University
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,
2010
Illinois Wesleyan University
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,
2010
Illinois Wesleyan University
Analysis Of Mortgage Values, Dennis Zic, Diego Mendez-Carbajo, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference
No abstract provided.
State Tax Liens And The Business Cycle In Mclean County (1999-2009),
2010
Illinois Wesleyan University
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.
Variablilty In Mortgage Frequency: Mclean County Since 2000,
2010
Illinois Wesleyan University
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,
2010
Illinois Wesleyan University
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,
2010
Illinois Wesleyan University
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.
