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Submissions from 2022
Assessing Happiness: An Evaluation of the Latin American Paradox in the United States, Daniel J. Maisch
The Foreign-Born and the American Dream: An Analysis of Trends in and Determinants of Immigrant Homeownership, Jared Schneider
Submissions from 2021
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
The Out Migration from Illinois Cities and the Impact it has on the People Left Behind, Evan Anderson
Submissions from 2019
International Migration and FDI: Can Migrant Networks Foster Investments toward Origin Countries?, Trang Heidi Luu
Submissions from 2018
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
Income Mobility Through Education in the United States, Maxwell Leonard
The Effect of China's One-Child Policy on Male and Female Immigrant Earnings: Does it Pay to be an Only Child?, Stephanie McAtee
Second-Generation Immigrants: The Effect of Parental Nativity Status on Earnings, Karen Silverman
An Economic Study of the Illinois Shakespeare Festival, Tyler Stacey
Submissions from 2015
Economic Analysis of the Labor Market Experience of African Immigrants in the U.S., Ene Ikpebe
Intra-regional Currency Linkages and the Evolution of Exchange Rate Regime of the ASEAN Region, Tung Nguyen
Compensated Cadaver Organ Donation: Will a small fee waiver work?, Daniel Truesdale
Submissions from 2014
Comparative Perspective of Regional Level Bank Profitability, Alexandra Bechtel
The Effect of Relative Wage on Hours Worked, Mark Giannis
The Effects of Background Factors on AFQT Score, Jaret Kanarek
Estimating the Effect of Home Court Advantage on Wins in the NBA, Jason Kotecki
Does Educational Inequality Explain Income Inequality Across Countries?, Claudia Petcu
Open Trade Policies: Filthy Fog of the Future?, Erin Wachtel
Submissions from 2013
Assessing Happiness: How Economic Factors Measure Up, Elizabeth K. Hancock
Displacement in D.C.: A Case Study of Gentrification and Granger-Causality in Our Nation's Capitol, Will Lawrence
Analysis of the Temporary Immigrant Labor Market on Information Technology Occupations, Katelyn Rowley
Transmitting Occupational Niches From First to Second-Generation Immigrants: Are There Earnings Consequences From Being the "Copycat" Generation?, Melissa Seeborg
Demographic Changes and Economic Growth: Empirical Evidence from Asia, Sijia Song
Submissions from 2012
Meta-Analysis of Environmental Kuznets Curve Studies: Determining the Cause of the Curve’s Presence, Brittany Goldman
Financial and Labor Market Determinants of Mortgage Delinquency Rates: McLean County, IL, 1985-2011, Jake Mann
Economics of Salary Dispersion in the National Basketball Association, Daniel Schouten
Submissions from 2010
Assessing the Productive Efficiency of US Health Care: Comparison of Analytical Methods, Amanda C. Clayton
What Factors Affect Average Fuel Economy of US Passenger Vehicles?, Suman Gautam
White Flight and Urban Decay in Suburban Chicago, Lindsey Haines
Intergenerational Transfer of Human Capital among Immigrant Families, Kelsey Hample
Labor Market Outcomes for Middle Eastern Immigrants in the Aftermath of the September 11th Attacks, Mujtaba A. Isani
The Effects of Marital Status & Gender on Health Care Insurance Coverage in the United States, Jessica S. T. Kong
How European is the European Central Bank's Monetary Policy?, Teodora D. Petrova
Consumer Perceptions & Video Game Sales: A Meeting of the Minds, John Sacranie
Examining Success at the Domestic Box-Office in the Motion Picture Industry, Patrick Topf
Submissions from 2009
Examining Tufte's Political Business Cycle under an Adaptive Expectations Framework, Anna Konradi, '09
Determining the Future Income of College Students, Paul Oehrlein, '09
Explaining Human Influences on Carbon Dioxide Emissions across Countries, Karin Peterson, '09
Predicting Major League Talent through the First-year Player Draft, Kevin Slattery, '09
Adopted Children"s Outcome as Young Adults in Regards to Educational Attainment and Income, Nicole K. Spear, '09
Length of Contracts and the Effect on the Performance of MLB Players, Katie Stankiewicz, '09
Submissions from 2008
The Effect of Gender Inequality on Growth: A Cross-Country Empirical Study, Quentin Brummet '08
Brazilian Ethanol and U.S. Industrial Organization: An Analysis of Bilateral Trade Barrier Removal, Michael X. Feeney '08
An Economic Analysis of the Effects of Steroids on Season Best Performances in Track and Field, Allison Fisher '08
The Effect of Changes in the Federal Funds Rate on Stock Markets: A Sector-Wise Analysis, Kunaey Garg '08
Stock Index Pricing with Random Walk and Agent-Based Models, Scott N. Swisher IV '08
Determinants of Crack Cocaine Trial and Addiction, Elizabeth Taylor '08
Submissions from 2007
The Effects of International Diversification on Portfolio Risk, Angela Agati '07
Measuring The Impact of Urban Amenities on Average Wages in Metropolitan Areas, Benjamin Burry '07
Exploring the Effects of Age at Arrival and Region of Origin on the Earnings of Immigrant Physicians in the U.S., Matthew Goergen '07
Exploring the Causality between the Pollution Haven Hypothesis and the Environmental Kuznets Curve, Brian W. Jbara '07
The Impact of Foreign Aid on Development and Aggregate Welfare in Developing Countries, Todd J. Kumler '07
Analyzing the Relationship between change in Money Supply and Stock Market Prices, Biniv Maskay '07
Submissions from 2006
The Effect of Oil Prices on Exchange Rates: A Case Study of the Dominican Republic, Jennifer C. Dawson '06
The Effects of 9/11 on the Fire Fighter Labor Market, Kathleen E. Frawley '06
Effects of the Federal Income Tax Structure and Social Security on the Changing US Family Composition, Adam M. Gray '06
Economic Development and the Gender Wage Gap, Sherri Haas '06
Team Success and Personnel Allocation under the National Football League Salary Cap, John Haugen '06
High School Dropout Determinants: The Effect of Socioeconomic Status and Learning Disabilities, Adrienne Ingrum '06
The Gender Wage Ratio: Does it Differ Between Races?, Britanny Kirkpatrick '06
The Effect of Financial Ratios and Market Hype on Short Term Stock Prices, Adam F. Turk '06
Submissions from 2005
Predicting Olympic Medal Counts: the Effects of Economic Development on Olympic Performance, Xun Bian '05
Perceived Quality of Asian Brands in the Automobile Industry, Adrien Gatesman '05
Language Deficiency and the Occupational Attainment of Mexican Immigrants, Elizabeth Planas '05
Comparative Study: Factors that Affect Foreign Currency Reserves in China and India, Ana Maria Romero '05
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
Democracy, Political Stability, and Developing Country Growth: Theory and Evidence, Ranmali Abeyasinghe '04
Wage Differentials for Immigrant Women in the U.S., Mahi Garg
Is There Assessor Bias in the Real Estate Market?, Conor Howard '04
Racial Discrimination in Major League Baseball: Can it Exist When Productivity is Crystal Clear?, Will Irwin '04
Effect of Foreign Aid on Development: Does More Money Bring More Development?, Satish Lohani '04
The Resource Curse Revisited, Alexis Manning '04
Submissions from 2003
The Labor Market of Nurses: A Cobweb Model, Nimish J. Adhia '03
The Effects of CEO Compensation Structure on Reported Earnings and Shareholder Wealth, Kory J. Blumer '03
The Effect of Supply and Demand Factors on the Affordability of Rental Housing, Jamie L. Davenport '03
The Truth About Income Inequality, Juliana Giraldo '03
Submissions from 2002
The Effects of Family, Social and Background Factors on Children's Educational Attainment, Megan De Serf '02
The Demand for Marijuana, Cocaine, and Heroin, Katherine Hampson '02
Czech Voucher Privatization: A Case of Decision Making Under Uncertainty, Katia Hristova '02
Market Concentration: The Effects of Technology, David Janashvili '02
Bubble Mania or Not?, Justin Leverton '02
The Relationship Between Economic Freedom and Soci-Economic Development, Anisha Madan '02
The Effects of Malpractice on Medical Specialties, Melinda Mannlein '02
English Language Proficiency and the Earnings of Mexican Immigrants, Jeremy Sanford '02
The Cellular Divide: A Comparative Analysis of Mobile Phone Usage in Spain and the United States, Deborah J. Slezak '02
Submissions from 2001
Development of Human and Physical Capital and Change in the Structure of Exports in Developing Countries: An Analytical Study, Pritam Banjeree '01
Neighborhood Effects and the Development of Cognitive Ability: A Re-examination of The Bell Curve, Amber Munday '01
Explaining the Wage Gap Between Contingent and Noncontingent Workers, Nicole Skalski '01
Misery and Militarization: High Military Expenditure and Minimal Development in India, Michelle L. Stone '01
A Case of the Phillips Curve in the Formation of a Monetary Union, Yuet Wen Wan '01
Submissions from 2000
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
Informational Asymmetry and the Demand for IPOs: An Explanation of Underpricing, Peter Karlis '00
Determinants of Economic Growth in East Asia: A Linear Regression Model, Elizabeth Kowalski '00
Factors Influencing Foreign Direct Investment in Lesser Developed Countries, Jason Lewis '00
A Test of the Environmental Kuznets Curve For Local and Global Pollutants, Robin Meers '00
Economic Influences on the Stock Market, Nate Taulbee '00