Senior Independent Study Theses from 2017
Skilled Emigration, Return, and Human Capital Formation: A Game Theoretic Approach, Ruben Aguero Quinteros
Department: Economics; Mathematics
Locational Decisions of Charter Schools: Probing Market-Oriented School Choice, David Arroyo
Department: Economics
Does it Pay to Play? A Study of the Employability of Student Athletes, Davis Elkins
Department: Economics
An Evaluation of the Implications of a Living Wage Policy With Considerations for Spatial Differentials: An Examination of the Northern California Metropolitan Labor Markets, Garret Hodos
Department: Economics
China’s Oil Market Facelift: Examining the Impacts and Implications of China’s Efforts to Liberalize its Oil Market, Kate E. Kremling
Department: East Asian Studies; Economics
The Effects of Government-Provided Education Benefits on Enlistment and Reenlistment in the U.S. Military during the Global War on Terror, Kimberly L. McKee
Department: Economics
Get You a Girl That Can Do Both: A Feminist Economic Analysis of Parental Leave Policies and Labor Force Participation in the United States, Germany, and Turkey, Heather Smith
Department: Economics; Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
The State of Corruption: Crony Capitalism Negatively Impacts Economic Output at the State Level, Alex H. Tench
Department: Economics
Bright Lights and Big Ideas: An Investigation on the Impact of Innovative Entrepreneurship and Dynamic Agglomeration Economies on Urban Economic Performance, Sarah Vechik
Department: Economics
Economics under Fire: Understanding GDP and HDI through Social Capital and its Relationship with Noteworthy Intra-State Conflicts, Samuel T. Waters
Department: Economics; Global and International Studies
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2016
Lets Make India Great Again: The Effect of China’s Currency Manipulation on India’s Balance of Payments, Vedant Bansal
Department: Economics
Gift Exchange and Reciprocation in the Context of Music Consumption, Shelby Bretschger
Department: Economics; Sociology and Anthropology
Can the Herb Really Heal the Nation: The Effect of Medical Marijuana Legalization on the Opioid Epidemic, Kathleen J. Glowacki
Department: Economics
Quantifying Identity: What a Study On Food Insecurity in the LGB Community Tells Us About Choice, Intersectionality, and the Construction of Knowledge, Emily C. Hrovat
Department: Economics; Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
The Liberal Arts Factor: Having a CEO With a Liberal Arts Degree, Matthew H. Keeney
Department: Economics
A Weighty Matter: A Study of Obesity and its Impact on Wages, Jeremy M. Lenz
Department: Economics
Innovation Through Technical Change: The Differential Effects Technology Expenditures Have on the Wages of Employees Within the Oil and Gas Industry, Michael L. Mays
Department: Economics
The Impact of Price, Income, Health Insurance, and Education on Uptake of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccines in the United States, Joshua P. Miller
Department: Economics
Holding Hands Against the Unknown: Using Markov Chains to Model Informal Insurance Arrangements in Developing Societies, Sayantan Mitra
Department: Economics; Mathematics
The Economic and Historical Review of the Non-profit Hospital Dr. Altruist: Or how I learned to stop donating to hospitals and love conspicuous production, Ian Murphy
Department: Economics; History
Sports Franchises as Engines of Economic Growth: Slam Dunk or Air Ball?, Andrew Henry Pfeuffer
Department: Economics
If You Draw It They (Might) Come: Analyzing American Consumer’s War Bond Purchasing Habits During the War Loan Drives of 1943 and 1944, Alexander M. Rentzepis
Department: Economics; History
To Invest or Not To Invest: Effects of Poor Corporate Governance on Paper-Bill Spread during Asian Financial Crisis, Khairunnisa Usman
Department: Economics
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2015
Trade and Wage Inequality in the Upper-Middle-Income Countries, Sandeep Bhusal
Department: Economics
Affordable Housing Goals and Access to Credit in the Mortgage Market, John M. Brown
Department: Economics
What is success?: A case study of the Barberton Community Development Corporation and the discourse on community development success, Bailey R. Connor
Department: Economics; Sociology and Anthropology
The Influence of Negotiations between School Districts and Teachers' Unions on the Allocation of Educational Resources and Student Attainment, Timothy Duhon
Department: Economics
Examining the Impact of Foreign Direct Investment in the SADC Region, Limbani Kamanga
Department: Economics
Comparing Charter Schools and Traditional Public Schools Efficiency and Academic Achievement: Evidence from Ohio, Nathaniel Kleinman
Department: Economics
An Analysis of the Economic Impact of Organizational Involvement on the Donation Function of Wooster Alumni, John F. Manion
Department: Economics
A Study of the Effect of Advertising on Firm Performance Between Consumer and Producer Goods Industries, Robert M. McLane III
Department: Economics
Modeling Crime Using Social Interaction, Daniel Patrick Miller
Department: Mathematics; Economics
The Economic Effects of Transnational Terrorism: A Theoretical and Empirical Investigation into the Impact Which Terrorism Has Upon Economic Growth, Max Rubin
Department: Economics
The Value-Added Tax as an Optimal Solution: The Effect of VAT Use and Structure on the Distribution of Social Welfare, Eric G. Tonian
Department: Economics
The Effects of Paternalism and Conditional Giving On Prosocial Behaviors, Stephanie Rachel Woodring
Department: Communication Studies; Economics
The Business of Busyness: The Welfare Implications of Digital Technologies, John Wu
Department: Economics; Sociology and Anthropology
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2014
It Costs an Arm and a Kidney: A Study of the Impacts of Information Costs on Organ Donation, David A. Brew
Department: Economics
Why do Employers offer Retirement Plans?, Brittany Bullard
Department: Economics
Trust in Business Organizations: An Analysis of Compensation Structure and the Characteristics of Trustworthy Management, Bailey E. Caffrey
Department: Economics
The Impact of Foreign Graduate Students and Postdoctorates on US National Innovation Capacity, Muhammad Daud
Department: Economics
Life, Liberty, and a Good Education: An Analysis of the Quality Disparity in K-12 Public Education, Emma Fryd
Department: Economics
Examining the Effects of Socio-Cultural Factors on Women’s Bargaining Power in Tanzania, Jubilate A. Lema
Department: Economics
Oil Import Risks, Economic Growth and National Security: a Study of Oil Import Security on China's Economic Growth, Shuyuan Liu
Department: Economics
The Threshold of Justice: An Examination of Income Inequality in the United States, Ryan J. McCormack
Department: Economics; Philosophy
From Survive to Thrive: The Impact of Human, Social, and Financial Capital on Entry Into Subsistence Entrepreneurship in Post-Conflict Nepal, Samantha J. McNelly
Department: Economics
Fiscal Capacity and Intergovernmental Grants: The Need for Education Finance Reform in Ohio, Eric Petry
Department: Economics
“Stimulating” Church Growth? How Economic Growth Impacts Growth of Christianity in Post-Reform Urban China —Evidence from Household Survey, Zilu Wang
Department: Economics; Religious Studies
A Bayesian Model of Fertility Decisions in Relationship to Female Labor Force Participation, Rebecca C. Wardrop
Department: Economics; Mathematics
Addressing the Gender Gap in Agriculture: An Analysis of the Impact of Agricultural Technology on Gender Inequality in Developing Economies, Mitik Zegeye
Department: Economics; International Relations
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2013
Inequality and Influence on Cheating Behavior, Stephen Crozier
Department: Economics
An Economic Analysis of Discrimination in Hiring Practices With Regard to Physical Attractiveness, Devin Giles
Department: Economics
Examining the Efficiency of "Superman": The Comparision of Efficiency and Academic Achievement of Charter Schools Compared to Traditional Public Schools in Ohio, Brittany Harris
Department: Economics
Free-Agency in Major League Baseball & It's Effect on Player Performance, Keenan King
Department: Economics
Seeds of Slavery: a Mainstream Economic Interpretation and Rhetorical Analysis of Vandana Shiva's Criticism of the Green Revolution and the Alienation of Rural Indian Women, David C. Mallinson
Department: Communication Studies; Economics
The Gift That Keeps on Taking: Modelling the Impact of a Natural Resource Shock on an Economy, Rutendo Ruzvidzo
Department: Economics; Mathematics
A Study on the Impact of School Consolidation on Student Academic Achievement, Timothy Stehulak
Department: Economics
An Analysis of the Impact of Underwriter Reputation on the Underpricing of New Issues, Daniel C. Wilhelm
Department: Economics
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2012
Boom and Bust: a Study Employing Principal Agency to Investigate the Behavior of Borrowers, Lenders, and Investors That Led to the Mortgage Crisis in 2007, Gregory D. Benckart
Department: Economics
Corporate Hedging and Firm Value: Before and After the Financial Crisis, Duc M. Chu
Department: Economics
Is Altruistic Behavior Rational? a Test of Garp on Social Preferences, Samuel G. Cook
Department: Economics
Incentivizing Developed Country Foreign Direct Investment: An Efficient Means of Closing the Gap For Developing Countries?, Charles Erhart
Department: Economics
Disaggregation Is Key: Using Alternative Growth Models to Evaluate the Impact of AIDS on Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, Elizabeth Freeman
Department: Economics
Inclusion of Gender in the Management of Water Resources in Rural African Communities, Lauren Grimanis
Department: Economics
Opening New Doors For Investment: a Case Study of Foreign Direct Investment in Education and Its Impact on the Growth of India, Ian P. Haley
Department: Economics
Social Influences on Risk Behavior, Adam Heurich
Department: Economics
Social Welfare Implications of International Tax Competition in the OECD Countries, Kelsey Jenkins
Department: Economics
Logistic Model of Growth: a Theoretical and Empirical Analysis of the Impact of Geography on the Growth of Coastal and Landlocked Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, Promise Kamanga
Department: Economics
Hedonic Analysis of Film Success Through Consumer Choice, Luke Knezevic
Department: Economics
No Such Thing As a Free Ride: Sovereign Default Risk Reduction As a Result of Monetary Union Participation, Katharina Kroll
Department: Economics
Is Efficiency Optional, Andrew Licking
Department: Economics; Mathematics
Impact of FDI and Corruption on Chinese Economy, Huachen Li
Department: Economics
Complimentary Market: the Study of the Impact of Direct-To-Consumer Advertising on the Prices of Prescription Drugs in the Pharmaceutical Drug Industry, Casey McGann
Department: Economics
Controlling Your Money: An Empirical Analysis of the Impacts of Government Control of the Money Supply Affects the Social Welfare of Others, Corey McGann
Department: Economics
Marketing-Oriented Approach to Business, Jason R. Miller
Department: Economics
Development Assistance Redefined: the Rise of the University of Chicago and the Establishment of Neoliberal Foreign Aid Policies, Michael Peters
Department: Economics; History
Econometric Analysis on the Effect of Terrorism on Tourist Flows, Eric J. Robbins
Department: Economics
Impact of Incentives on Worker Productivity: An Experimental Approach to the Role of Different Frame Manipulations on the Productivity of Workers in a Lab Experiment, Dan Terhune
Department: Economics
Making Money, Making Sense: An Analysis of the Modern Portfolio Theory and the Performance of Alternative Risk Measures, Nancy Tinoza
Department: Economics; Mathematics
Yonnondio, Of Mice and Men & The Girl: a Feminist Critique of the Traditional Social and Neoclassical Economic Roles of Women During the Great Depression, Brooke Danielle Towner
Department: Economics; English
Effect of School Quality on Housing Prices in the Toledo Metropolitan Area: a Study on Which Measures of School Quality Have the Largest Impact on Housing Prices, Justin C. Warnes
Department: Economics
Technology Adoption: Achieving Environmentally Sustainable Growth in Developing Countries, Nathaniel Wheeler
Department: Economics
How Does Organizational Structure Affect the Sustainability of Nonprofit Performing Arts Organizations, Shitong Zhan
Department: Economics
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2011
Sowing the Seeds to a Higher Consumption: a Study on the Impact of Access to Formal Savings and Credit Mechanisms on the Economic Portfolios of Farming Households, Sadaf Asrar
Department: Economics
Can Environmental Sustainability Lead to Increased Profits? a Study of the Environmental Porter Hypothesis, Channaa Bassel
Department: Economics
The Effects of Digitalization on Profit in the Music Market, Zachary Boylston
Department: Economics
Can Environmental Sustainability Lead to Increased Profits? a Study of the Environmental Porter Hypothesis, Bassel Channaa
Department: Economics
Stuck at the Fork in the Middle of the Road?: Towards the Rational Discretion of Microfinance Institutions, Christopher Miller
Department: Economics; Philosophy
Impact of Financial Access on the Efficiency of a Portfolio: a Geometric Dissection of the Portfolio Theory & Empirical Analysis of the Financial Diaries of Low-Income Households in South Africa, Prachi Saraogi
Department: Mathematics; Economics
I'd Like to Talk to You About the Upcoming Election ... : An Empirical Analysis of the Effectiveness of Get-Out-The-Vote Messages, Marijke van Dijk
Department: Political Science; Economics
To Be or Not to Be; To Do or Not To Do; To Have or Not To Have: An Exploration of the Differences in Economic Decision-Making For Same-Sex and Different-Sex Couples, Elizabeth Wardrop
Department: Economics
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2010
How Does a Liberal Arts College Degree Versus a State University Degree Affect Wages For Post-Graduates Seeking Employment in the Labor Market?, Tanner T. Hall
Department: Economics
Economic Benefit of Foot-Voting: Game Theoretic Approach, AungMaw MyoLwin
Trading Autarky For War: Does International Trade Increase or Reduce the Probability of International Conflict?, Andrew Stuckey
Department: Economics
Impact of Tariffs on Foreign Direct Investment, Yang Tian
Department: Economics; Mathematics
Impact of Birth-Order on Investment in Human Capital and Child Labor: Evidence From India, Sonam Vij
Department: Economics
Foreign Direct Investment and Its Impact on Wage Inequality of Skilled Labor and Unskilled Labor in China, Jiuwei Zhang
Department: Economics
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2009
Income Diversification of Pakistani Cotton Producing Households in the Face of U.S. Cotton Subsidies, Kabir Banerjee
Department: Economics
Industrial Decline and Working-Class Literature: Steel Producer Decisions and Workers' Responses in the United States and Germany, Stephen Brown
Department: Economics; German Studies
A Mother's Role in Child Health - Does Working Matter?, Lindsey Beth Dorko
Department: Economics
Why Neoclassical Economics Must Eliminate the Assumption of Utility Maximization, Ceteris Paribus, Jonathan Shaw Howden
Department: Economics; Philosophy