Senior Independent Study Theses from 2026
Capital Market Imperfections and SME Financing Constraints, Tyrese John K. Andah
Department: Business Economics
Home Ownership for African Americans: The Role of Financial Literacy and Racial Bias Exposure, Autymn Anderson
Department: Business Economics
Persistence in a Losing Game: Why Financial Literacy Alone Cannot Protect Individuals from Sportsbook Sign-up Promotions, Devin Anthony
Department: Business Economics
Making A More Desirable Film: How Increasing the Budget Allocated Towards Below-the-Line Costs Affects Return on Investment, Stuart Bovich
Department: Business Economics; Statistical and Data Sciences
Exploitation's Effects on Class Consciousness: An Exploration of Causes & Hindrances, Brooke L. Bradley
Department: Business Economics; Philosophy
Capital, Housing, and Neighborhood Change: The Role of REITs and Private Equity in Gentrification, Edward L. Budd
Department: Business Economics
Temporary Male Migration and the Welfare of Families Left Behind: Evidence from Ghana, Sheldon Essel
Department: Business Economics
Why Do We Play? The Effect of Youth Sports Participation on Future Earnings, Callum Glover
Department: Business Economics
The Financial Impact of Adding or Cutting Athletic Teams on College Financial Sustainability, Elizabeth A. Hardy
Department: Business Economics
How Does Performance and Endorsement Affect the Revenue of Professional Golfers, Yuxian Jiang
Department: Business Economics
How Remote Work Has Changed Office Spaces in the Commercial Real Estate Market: An Analysis of COVID-19 Impacts on Leasing Office Spaces, Austin James Jourde
Department: Business Economics
Stewarding Paradise: Faith, Economics, and the Future of Housing in Hawaiʻi, Ellice J. Kapihe
Department: Business Economics; Religious Studies
NIL Deals to University Appeal: The Impacts of Name, Image, and Likeness on Student Applications, Ryan H. Kramer
Department: Business Economics
Athletic Endorsements and Firm Value: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis, Michael O'Brien
Department: Business Economics
The Silver Tsunami: An Analysis of Baby Boomers’ Impact on the Housing Market and the Generational Response, Jackson Shoemaker
Department: Business Economics; Statistical and Data Sciences
Liberalized Trade and Wage Inequality: Observing How Liberalization Increases Market Concentration and Puts Pressures on Wage Inequality and Labor Market Preferences in the U.S. Automobile Industry, Théo Weidinger
Department: Business Economics; Economics
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2025
Economic Analysis of How State Level Income Tax Rates Affect Inter-State Migration, Jason Astle
Department: Business Economics
How Do Military Alliances Affect the Bilateral Trade Volume Between Allied Nations?, Cameron Warren Culton
Department: Business Economics
Affordable Housing and Crime: How Additional Affordable Housing Units Impact Crime Rates in the United States of America, Tyler R. Ellsworth
Department: Business Economics
Are Two Really Greater Than One? The Effect of Income and Time on Child Delinquency, Nick Everett
Department: Business Economics
How Does Private Equity Affect Consumer Wellbeing: An Investigation of Hospital Ratings, Will Fink
Department: Business Economics
Buy or Bye? Investigating Financial Literacy’s Impact on Mortgage Outcomes, Celia Gehrke
Department: Business Economics
The Impact of Liquidity on Real-World Option Pricing, Dhruv Gupta
Department: Business Economics
Federal Reserve Monetary Policy and Information Statements: What is the impact on U.S. Residential Investments?, Andrew Hammer
Department: Business Economics
Rent vs. Own: A Net Present Value Analysis of Various-Term Housing Decisions, Bill Holtzer
Department: Business Economics
Money Over Medicine? The Impact of Financialization on Health, Nana Morikawa
Department: Business Economics
How Work Arrangements Shape Firm Productivity: The Hidden Impact on Performance, Samuel Norris
Department: Business Economics
The Superstar Effect in Rank-Order Tournaments: Evidence from Scottie Scheffler’s 2024 PGA Tour Season, Ashton Price
Department: Business Economics
An Analysis of the Impact of Technology Adoption on Poverty, Gayathri Sanagaram
Department: Business Economics; Economics; Interdepartmental
Gilded Gates: The Role of Scarcity and Exclusivity in Luxury Market, Sumaiya Sarrat
Department: Business Economics
The Price of Energy: Investigating the Impact of Photovoltaic Rooftop Solar On Housing Prices Using Solar Potential, Riley Schulze
Department: Business Economics
How do Natural Disaster affect housing Prices in High Risk Areas, Isaac Shaker
Department: Business Economics
Is the Cashier Industry Checked Out? A Study of the Effect Self-Checkout Adaption Has on the Employment of Cashiers, Aidan Sheil
Department: Business Economics
What is the Relationship Between Customer Loyalty and the Product Lifecycle?, Jackson Young
Department: Business Economics
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2024
Investigating The Impact of Work-From-Home On Housing Prices In Major Urban Areas, Emmanuel Aboagye-Wiafe Jr.
Department: Business Economics
Analyzing the Impacts of Spectator Sports of Residential Location Decisions, Sebestyen G. Balassy
Department: Business Economics
Efficient Operation of Soccer Club, Zhenze Cai
Department: Business Economics
Unpacking the Impact: Analyzing Airbnb's Influence on Housing Prices in Urban Markets, Paul Chandler
Department: Business Economics
The Future Medical Technology: A Study of the Impact of Clinical Trials on Medical Devices and Adoption Rates, Domenic Ignazio DeMuth
Department: Business Economics
Remote Work and The Effects of Intrinsic Motivation and Incentives on Employee Productivity, David Dennis
Department: Business Economics
Examining How Marketing Strategies Impact Baseball Fan Attendance, Connor Hall
Department: Business Economics
Does ChatGPT Make College Easier: A Subjective Analysis of Students, TJ Harper
Department: Business Economics
How Has the Addition of Liv Golf into the Professional Golf Market Affected Consumer Engagement in the Sport of Golf?, Mitchell Heilman
Department: Business Economics
Playground to Portfolio: Uncovering the Potential for Investment-Grade Returns in Collectible Sports and Pokémon Cards, Tyler Hilbert
Department: Business Economics
Investigating the Effect of Legalized Sports Betting on Personal Consumption Expenditure on Recreational Services, Jake Hoffman
Department: Business Economics
Unlocking the Potential of Entrepreneurship: The Impacts of Minority Depository Institutions on Disparities in Entrepreneurship Rates Between Black and White Entrepreneurs, Jaylin Hudson
Department: Business Economics
Investigating the Impact of Twitter Sentiment on Corporate Bond Returns, Fungai Jani
Department: Business Economics; Statistical and Data Sciences
Does Audit Quality Vary Within the Big 4 Auditing Firms?, Rowan J. Keesser
Department: Business Economics
Are Immigrants Depressing Native Born Workers’ Wages? Exploring the Wage Differences Caused by Immigration to The United States, Connor M. Mitchell
Department: Business Economics
Norm or Conform? An Analysis of the Social Determinants of Tip Amounts, Eddie Papp
Department: Business Economics
Unraveling the Effects: Examining the Dodd-Frank Act’s Influence on the Quality of Mortgage Lending and Market Dynamics, Mitchel Shelman
Department: Business Economics
How Does the Introduction of Airbnb Affect the Pricing of Hotels?, Brennan South
Department: Business Economics
Perceptions in Advertising: An Examination of Body Diversity, Consumer Responses, and Preferences, Rosa Spurgeon
Department: Business Economics
The Enduring Connection: Redlining, Race, and the Ongoing Disparities in Breast Cancer Mortality Rates Among Black Women, Liam Adrian Walker
Department: Business Economics
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2023
“More Money More Problems?”: A Study on the Impact of Increases in Minimum Wage Rates on Economic Growth, Nana Abena Biamah Adu-Boahen
Department: Business Economics
The Effect of M&A on Acquirer Shareholder Wealth, Marquis Malone Boley Jr
Department: Business Economics
The Best Advertising Strategies for Optimizing Business Outcome, Vu Dao
Department: Business Economics
Clear Bag Policy: How Nudges Habitually Changed Household Waste Production in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Stacey Harris
Department: Business Economics
Computer Innovations, Slow Down of Moore's Law, and Productivity, Samuel Hermes
Department: Business Economics
Analyzing the Deep Crab Harmonic Pattern, Brandon Holt
Department: Business Economics; Mathematics
Examining How Pell Grant Plays a Role in Student Decision Making When Pursuing Higher Education and Degree Attainment: Pell Grant and Student Decision to Attain Higher Education, Naol Aman Hulufe
Department: Business Economics
The Making of a Foreign Hit: Exploring Cultural Preferences and Global Patterns in Music Listening Behavior in the Streaming Era, Oumaima Ihiri
Department: Business Economics
Mixed Bundling: An Investigation of Video Streaming Services Use of Mixed Bundling on Social Welfare, Robert M. Loftus
Department: Business Economics
Evaluating the Impact of COVID-19 on Workforce Participation, Separated by Gender, and Income, in the Construction Industry, Mason Poisson
Department: Business Economics
Under New Ownership: An Examination of English Premier League Clubs’ Financial and Sporting Success Through Comparisons of Ownership, Alexander James Pollitt
Department: Business Economics
Racial Preferences in the NCAA Coaching Market: A Study on the Level of Racial Discrimination in NCAA Coaching Employment, and How Density of Hate Groups Can be Used as an Indicator, Scott Presley
Department: Business Economics
Empowering Healthcare Sustainability: The Economic Impact of Wooster's Community Care Network For Chronic Disease Management, Tyusha Sarawagi
Department: Business Economics; Statistical and Data Sciences
Banking Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) During the Financial Crisis: A Long-Term Strategy?, David Varner
Department: Business Economics
Monetary Policy and the Run Up of Loose Credit Prior to the Great Recession, Andrew David Yanssens
Department: Business Economics
Impact of Central Bank Digital Currency on Household Final Consumption, Ryan T. You
Department: Business Economics
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2022
It Pays To Be ‘Good’: Measuring The Effect Of Corporate Social Responsibility On Profitability., Azza Ali
Department: Business Economics
Labor Market Discrimination, Expected Returns & Enrollment In Higher Education For African American Scholars: Evidence From The High School Longitudinal Study, Michelle S. Bryant
Department: Business Economics
Investigating Intraday Impact Of Earning Reports On Stock Prices In The Technology Sector From 2010 To 2019, El Yazid Chalabi
Department: Business Economics; Statistical and Data Sciences
The Game Within The Game: How Teams And Players Coordinate Over Brands, Jack Giloth
Department: Business Economics
Reducing Livestock Emissions: Investigating The Effectiveness Of A Tax On Meat Products To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Austin Hanna
Department: Business Economics
Optimal Corporate Debt Structure: A Study Of How Debt Financing Impacts Public Oil And Gas Firm Profitability In The U.S., Lea M. Huth
Department: Business Economics
Measuring How Consumer Switching Costs Affect Innovation In The Video Game Industry, Jiayi Ji
Department: Business Economics
Unions In Contemporary America: Justifications For Alternative Methods Of Union Organization, Joseph S.M. Kemp III
Department: Business Economics
Exploring The Black Entrepreneur In America: The Relationship Between Black Business And Society, Khaylen M. Mahdi
Department: Business Economics; Communication Studies; Economics; Psychology; Sociology and Anthropology; Interdepartmental
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2021
Exploring Risk, Uncertainty, and Ambiguity under the lens of the Entrepreneurial Day Trader, Jerry L. Bronson
Department: Business Economics; Sociology and Anthropology
Birds of a Feather, Flock Together: The Impact of Sanctuary Status of a City on Rental Prices, Brooke Brown
Department: Business Economics
Effects of Subsidies in promoting Export-led Growth Strategy in India, Kanishk Chaudhari
Department: Business Economics
A Tip for Entrepreneurial Enterprises - The Determination of Selling Mode between Brick-and-Mortar and Online Store, Xi Cheng
Department: Business Economics
An Analysis on the Relationship Between Childcare Costs, Fertility and Women Employment, Noah Clement
Department: Business Economics
A Look at Ohio’s Energy Senate Bill 221 - Effects of Merit Order and Renewable Energy on Ohio’s Electricity Market, Zenobia Conrad
Department: Business Economics
Option Implied Volatility's Predictability on Monthly Stock Returns, Hung T. Dao
Department: Business Economics; Mathematics
A Game of Balance: An Integrated Analysis On The Chinese Housing Market From A Recent Monetary Market Regulation Perspective, Junbo Huang
Department: Business Economics
Information Processing in Acquisition Announcements: Reframing the Efficient Market Hypothesis, Levi Johnson
Department: Business Economics
Did I Do That? Trade Effects on Player-Team Relationships, DeShaun Jones
Department: Business Economics
An Investigation of the Impact of Broad-Based Stock Option Incentive Plans on the Rate of Voluntary Employee Turnover, Zach Myers
Department: Business Economics
“Keep It Private:” A Study on the Effect of Privatization on the Efficiency of Firms in Vietnam, Dung Nguyen
Department: Business Economics
Are Casinos a Winning Wager? A County-Level Empirical Analysis of the Impact of Commerical Casinos on Economic Growth, Shaun Conrad Peirce
Department: Business Economics
The Impact of Various Compensation Schemes on Worker Earnings: An Analysis of the Impacts of Piece Rate versus Time Rate, Gabe Sherman
Department: Business Economics
Hit or Miss: An Examination of how Free Agency Affects Competitive Balance through the Major League Baseball (MLB) Labor Market, Brett Stern
Department: Business Economics; Mathematics
Ripple Effects in Housing Market in China: Have Central Areas Promoted House Prices in Peripheral Areas in Urban Agglomerations?, Wanting Sun
Department: Business Economics
Effect Of The Covid Pandemic On Different Sectors Of The US Economy, Duc Hoang Trinh
Department: Business Economics; Statistical and Data Sciences
How Advertising Helps Luxury Companies Charge an Expansive Price: Relationship between Advertising and Price, Tieyun Wang
Department: Business Economics
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2020
The Effects of Cross-Platform Gaming and Multihoming in a Two-Sided Market: A Focus on the Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Generation of the Video Game Industry, Matthew Bellovich
Department: Business Economics
An Empirical Analysis of Stochastic Dominance & Markowitz' Mean-Variance Optimization: Contrasting Portfolio Performance over the 2008 Global Financial Crisis, Jason Cerniglia
Department: Business Economics
Sustainability and Stock Market Returns: A Study of the Impact of ESG Scores on Stock Returns in the Energy Industry and Overall Market, Evan Ferrara
Department: Business Economics