The Park Place Economist
Volume 20, Issue 1 (2012)
Prefatory Notes
Letter from the Editor
Brittany Goldman '12
News and Commentary
Where it All Began
Amy Chang '12, Michael Mayberger '14, and Jake Mann '12
Two Decades of Excellence
Andrea Kerwin '12 and Elizabeth Luibicich '14
Articles
China's Accession to the WTO: Economic Benefits
Graham Boden '13
China's Accession to the WTO: Economic Costs
Manh Dao '14, Cathy Geehan '14, and Joshua Pandian '12
Meta-Analysis of Environmental Kuznets Curve Studies: Determining the Cause of the Curve's Presence
Brittany Goldman '12
Causes and Implications of the U.S. Housing Crisis
Nicholas Kenaga '13
Electricity: A Cursed Resource?
Devin Long '12
Financial and Labor Market Determinants of Mortgage Delinquency Rates: McLean County, 1985-2011
Jake Mann '12
Returns from Self-Employment: Using Human Capital Theory to Compare U.S. Natives and Immigrants
Nikola Poplovic '11
Editors
- Editor-in-Chief
- Brittany Goldman
- Technical Editor
- Tung Hoang
- Assistant Editor-in-Chief
- Mark Giannis
- Assistant Technical Editor
- Tara Gracer
- Cover Artist
- Sam Peniak
- Article Editors
- Timothy Henry
- Taylor Kaldahl
- Eugene Kuzmin
- Kent Larson
- Derek Lindgren
- Patrick O’Neill
- Aravind Nagavalli
- Austin Smiley
- Benjamin White
- Shirley Xu
- Alumni Editors
- Amy Chang
- Michael Mayberger
- Jake Mann
- News Editors
- Alex Bechtel
- Andrea Kerwin
- Jennifer Lerose
- Elizabeth Liubicich
- Proofreading Editors
- Meara Dibadj
- Devin Long
- Bob Norman
- Cameron Ohlendorf
- Bethany Presutti
- Dan Schouten
- Cory Sloan
- Dave Warren
- Faculty Advisor
- Dr. Robert M. Leekley