Honors Research is a hallmark of an IWU liberal arts education. Eligible students are invited to embark upon a year-long research or creative arts project with a faculty mentor and a committee of faculty from within and outside of their major department.
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Submissions from 2022

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Assessing Happiness: An Evaluation of the Latin American Paradox in the United States, Daniel J. Maisch

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The Foreign-Born and the American Dream: An Analysis of Trends in and Determinants of Immigrant Homeownership, Jared Schneider

Submissions from 2021

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The Effect of Female Protagonists and Non-Sexist Dialogue on Domestic Box Office Revenue for Films Released Between 1995 to 2018, Chase Ochsner

Submissions from 2020

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The Out Migration from Illinois Cities and the Impact it has on the People Left Behind, Evan Anderson

Submissions from 2019

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International Migration and FDI: Can Migrant Networks Foster Investments toward Origin Countries?, Trang Heidi Luu

Submissions from 2018

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The Value of Green Certification on Single-Family Houses in the Chicagoland Area, Raymond Bolton

Exploring the Contributing Factors to Labor Market Assimilation Outcomes across Refugee Groups in the United States, Hsin-Jou Lily Chang

Upward Intergenerational Mobility of College Students: Does the Type of Institution Matters?, Caroline Monsen

Submissions from 2016

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Income Mobility Through Education in the United States, Maxwell Leonard

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The Effect of China's One-Child Policy on Male and Female Immigrant Earnings: Does it Pay to be an Only Child?, Stephanie McAtee

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Second-Generation Immigrants: The Effect of Parental Nativity Status on Earnings, Karen Silverman

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An Economic Study of the Illinois Shakespeare Festival, Tyler Stacey

Submissions from 2015

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Economic Analysis of the Labor Market Experience of African Immigrants in the U.S., Ene Ikpebe

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Intra-regional Currency Linkages and the Evolution of Exchange Rate Regime of the ASEAN Region, Tung Nguyen

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Compensated Cadaver Organ Donation: Will a small fee waiver work?, Daniel Truesdale

Submissions from 2014

Comparative Perspective of Regional Level Bank Profitability, Alexandra Bechtel

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The Effect of Relative Wage on Hours Worked, Mark Giannis

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The Effects of Background Factors on AFQT Score, Jaret Kanarek

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Estimating the Effect of Home Court Advantage on Wins in the NBA, Jason Kotecki

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Does Educational Inequality Explain Income Inequality Across Countries?, Claudia Petcu

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Open Trade Policies: Filthy Fog of the Future?, Erin Wachtel

Submissions from 2013

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Assessing Happiness: How Economic Factors Measure Up, Elizabeth K. Hancock

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Displacement in D.C.: A Case Study of Gentrification and Granger-Causality in Our Nation's Capitol, Will Lawrence

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Analysis of the Temporary Immigrant Labor Market on Information Technology Occupations, Katelyn Rowley

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Transmitting Occupational Niches From First to Second-Generation Immigrants: Are There Earnings Consequences From Being the "Copycat" Generation?, Melissa Seeborg

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Demographic Changes and Economic Growth: Empirical Evidence from Asia, Sijia Song

Submissions from 2012

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Meta-Analysis of Environmental Kuznets Curve Studies: Determining the Cause of the Curve’s Presence, Brittany Goldman

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Financial and Labor Market Determinants of Mortgage Delinquency Rates: McLean County, IL, 1985-2011, Jake Mann

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Economics of Salary Dispersion in the National Basketball Association, Daniel Schouten

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Economic Assimilation of Chinese Immigrants in the United States: Is There Wage Convergence with Natives?, Yujie Wu

Submissions from 2010

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Assessing the Productive Efficiency of US Health Care: Comparison of Analytical Methods, Amanda C. Clayton

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What Factors Affect Average Fuel Economy of US Passenger Vehicles?, Suman Gautam

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White Flight and Urban Decay in Suburban Chicago, Lindsey Haines

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Intergenerational Transfer of Human Capital among Immigrant Families, Kelsey Hample

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Labor Market Outcomes for Middle Eastern Immigrants in the Aftermath of the September 11th Attacks, Mujtaba A. Isani

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The Effects of Marital Status & Gender on Health Care Insurance Coverage in the United States, Jessica S. T. Kong

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How European is the European Central Bank's Monetary Policy?, Teodora D. Petrova

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Consumer Perceptions & Video Game Sales: A Meeting of the Minds, John Sacranie

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Examining Success at the Domestic Box-Office in the Motion Picture Industry, Patrick Topf

Submissions from 2009

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Examining Tufte's Political Business Cycle under an Adaptive Expectations Framework, Anna Konradi, '09

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Determining the Future Income of College Students, Paul Oehrlein, '09

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Explaining Human Influences on Carbon Dioxide Emissions across Countries, Karin Peterson, '09

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Predicting Major League Talent through the First-year Player Draft, Kevin Slattery, '09

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Adopted Children"s Outcome as Young Adults in Regards to Educational Attainment and Income, Nicole K. Spear, '09

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Length of Contracts and the Effect on the Performance of MLB Players, Katie Stankiewicz, '09

Submissions from 2008

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The Effect of Gender Inequality on Growth: A Cross-Country Empirical Study, Quentin Brummet '08

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Brazilian Ethanol and U.S. Industrial Organization: An Analysis of Bilateral Trade Barrier Removal, Michael X. Feeney '08

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An Economic Analysis of the Effects of Steroids on Season Best Performances in Track and Field, Allison Fisher '08

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The Effect of Changes in the Federal Funds Rate on Stock Markets: A Sector-Wise Analysis, Kunaey Garg '08

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Stock Index Pricing with Random Walk and Agent-Based Models, Scott N. Swisher IV '08

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Determinants of Crack Cocaine Trial and Addiction, Elizabeth Taylor '08

Submissions from 2007

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The Effects of International Diversification on Portfolio Risk, Angela Agati '07

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Measuring The Impact of Urban Amenities on Average Wages in Metropolitan Areas, Benjamin Burry '07

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Exploring the Effects of Age at Arrival and Region of Origin on the Earnings of Immigrant Physicians in the U.S., Matthew Goergen '07

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Exploring the Causality between the Pollution Haven Hypothesis and the Environmental Kuznets Curve, Brian W. Jbara '07

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The Impact of Foreign Aid on Development and Aggregate Welfare in Developing Countries, Todd J. Kumler '07

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Analyzing the Relationship between change in Money Supply and Stock Market Prices, Biniv Maskay '07

Submissions from 2006

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The Effect of Oil Prices on Exchange Rates: A Case Study of the Dominican Republic, Jennifer C. Dawson '06

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The Effects of 9/11 on the Fire Fighter Labor Market, Kathleen E. Frawley '06

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Effects of the Federal Income Tax Structure and Social Security on the Changing US Family Composition, Adam M. Gray '06

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Economic Development and the Gender Wage Gap, Sherri Haas '06

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Team Success and Personnel Allocation under the National Football League Salary Cap, John Haugen '06

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High School Dropout Determinants: The Effect of Socioeconomic Status and Learning Disabilities, Adrienne Ingrum '06

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The Gender Wage Ratio: Does it Differ Between Races?, Britanny Kirkpatrick '06

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The Effect of Financial Ratios and Market Hype on Short Term Stock Prices, Adam F. Turk '06

Submissions from 2005

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Predicting Olympic Medal Counts: the Effects of Economic Development on Olympic Performance, Xun Bian '05

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Perceived Quality of Asian Brands in the Automobile Industry, Adrien Gatesman '05

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Language Deficiency and the Occupational Attainment of Mexican Immigrants, Elizabeth Planas '05

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Comparative Study: Factors that Affect Foreign Currency Reserves in China and India, Ana Maria Romero '05

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The Effect of Monopsony Power in Major League Baseball on the Salaries of Players with Less Than Six Years in the Majors, Andrew Tarman '05

Submissions from 2004

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Democracy, Political Stability, and Developing Country Growth: Theory and Evidence, Ranmali Abeyasinghe '04

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Wage Differentials for Immigrant Women in the U.S., Mahi Garg

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Is There Assessor Bias in the Real Estate Market?, Conor Howard '04

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Racial Discrimination in Major League Baseball: Can it Exist When Productivity is Crystal Clear?, Will Irwin '04

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Effect of Foreign Aid on Development: Does More Money Bring More Development?, Satish Lohani '04

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The Resource Curse Revisited, Alexis Manning '04

Submissions from 2003

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The Labor Market of Nurses: A Cobweb Model, Nimish J. Adhia '03

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The Effects of CEO Compensation Structure on Reported Earnings and Shareholder Wealth, Kory J. Blumer '03

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The Effect of Supply and Demand Factors on the Affordability of Rental Housing, Jamie L. Davenport '03

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The Truth About Income Inequality, Juliana Giraldo '03

Submissions from 2002

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The Effects of Family, Social and Background Factors on Children's Educational Attainment, Megan De Serf '02

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The Demand for Marijuana, Cocaine, and Heroin, Katherine Hampson '02

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Czech Voucher Privatization: A Case of Decision Making Under Uncertainty, Katia Hristova '02

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Market Concentration: The Effects of Technology, David Janashvili '02

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Bubble Mania or Not?, Justin Leverton '02

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The Relationship Between Economic Freedom and Soci-Economic Development, Anisha Madan '02

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The Effects of Malpractice on Medical Specialties, Melinda Mannlein '02

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English Language Proficiency and the Earnings of Mexican Immigrants, Jeremy Sanford '02

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The Cellular Divide: A Comparative Analysis of Mobile Phone Usage in Spain and the United States, Deborah J. Slezak '02

Submissions from 2001

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Development of Human and Physical Capital and Change in the Structure of Exports in Developing Countries: An Analytical Study, Pritam Banjeree '01

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Neighborhood Effects and the Development of Cognitive Ability: A Re-examination of The Bell Curve, Amber Munday '01

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Explaining the Wage Gap Between Contingent and Noncontingent Workers, Nicole Skalski '01

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Misery and Militarization: High Military Expenditure and Minimal Development in India, Michelle L. Stone '01

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A Case of the Phillips Curve in the Formation of a Monetary Union, Yuet Wen Wan '01

Submissions from 2000

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The Integration of Capital Markets: A Study of Market Integration Principles and the Effects of Macroeconomic Shocks on National Stock Market Comovements, Kristopher Kaneta '00

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Informational Asymmetry and the Demand for IPOs: An Explanation of Underpricing, Peter Karlis '00

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Determinants of Economic Growth in East Asia: A Linear Regression Model, Elizabeth Kowalski '00

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Factors Influencing Foreign Direct Investment in Lesser Developed Countries, Jason Lewis '00

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A Test of the Environmental Kuznets Curve For Local and Global Pollutants, Robin Meers '00

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Economic Influences on the Stock Market, Nate Taulbee '00