Economics Department
Honors Program
The Honors Program provides a special opportunity through independent study for the intellectual stimulation and development of superior students. Honors projects are judged by an examining committee of not less than three faculty members, including the student’s thesis adviser. The designation Honors indicates excellent work and fully-meet expectations.
Guidelines for Honors for current economics majors [Departmental Guidelines].
The Honors Program is administered through the Charles Center. Please read the Honors Guide for information on admission to the Honors Program
Past Honors Students and Thesis Titles
2007
Advisor: Professor Anderson
“Knowledge of Wealth Inequality in Two-Person One-Shot Bargaining Games”
Advisor: Professor Pereira
“Estimating the Effect of Transit on Residential Property Values: The Case of the Portland MAX System”
Advisor: Professor Archibald
“Are Class Size Reductions Effective? A Look at Returns to School Resources in Texas”
Advisor: Professor Archibald
“The British Higher Education Funding Battle”
2006
Advisor: Professor Gerlach
“Individualism and Collectivism in Public Goods Provisioning: An Internal Comparison”
Advisor: Professor Schmidt
“A Tiger Effect: An Empirical Analysis of How One Athlete Changed the Face Of Golf”
Kuehn, Daniel
Advisor: Professor Haulman
“Downstrean Trade and the Vertical Structure of the Domestic Market: Evidence from the Steel Industry”
Park, Kevin Alan
Advisor: Professor Hausman
“The Fourteenth Colony: An Economic History of Nova Scotia
Revolution and its Aftermath, 1760-1815”
2005
Queen, Bonnie
Advisor: Professor Hicks
“Close But Not Too Close: The Value of Historic Areas in Southeastern Virginia ”
Young, Amanda
Advisor: Professor Gerlach
“A Case against Hedge Fund Advisor Regulation”
2004
Behr, Katie
Advisor: Professor Mellor
“An Examination of Family Decisions Regarding the Provision of Long-Term Care”
Gale, Sarah
Advisor: Professor Jensen
“Mexican-U.S. Migration: Reexamining Ability and Self-Selection”
Gibney, John
Advisor: Professors Rodgers and Haulman
Who’s Hungry? Food Bank Patrons and How They Make Ends Meet”
Miller, Laura
Advisor: Professor Gerlach
“Stock Price Reactions in the 1990’s: Open Market Repurchases and Executive Option Compensation”
2003
Advisor: Professor Jaeger
“Does Immigrant Location Choice Vary by Admissions Category? A “Herd Behavior Analysis”
Beard, Anna
Advisor: Professor Jaeger
“Mexican Immigrants and Remittances: Who Invests in Mexican Production Factors?”
Hastedt, Sarah
Advisor: Professor Mellor
“Factors Influencing Medicaid Participation Among Low Income Eligible Children”
Moore, Angela
Advisor: Professor Anderson
“Examing Markets With Asymmetric Information: An Experimental Study of
Credit Rationing”
Advisor: Professor William Rodgers
“The Determinant Of Right-To-Work Laws: The 2001 Oklahoma
2002
Milanovich, Matthew Ryan
Advisor: Professor Rodgers
“Was The 1990’s Expansion Really That Amazing?"
Pearson, Matthew Charles
Advisor: Professor Rodgers
“Racial and Gender Equality in High Technology Industries and High Venture Capital
Metropolitans in the 1990’s”
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