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Dissertations from 2023 2023
Essays on International Trade and Economic Growth , Mateo Hoyos, Economics
THREE ESSAYS ON MACROECONOMICS AND DEVELOPMENT , Guilherme Klein Martins, Economics
THREE ESSAYS ON ALLOCATION OF COSTS AND BENEFITS, CREDIT, AND TIME , Anamika Sen, Economics
Dissertations from 2022 2022
THREE ESSAYS on GROWTH and DISTRIBUTION in DUAL ECONOMIES , Adam Aboobaker, Economics
WORK, WORKERS, AND REPRODUCING SOCIAL CONTROL: RACIAL POST-FORDISM AND ALTERNATIVE SYSTEMS , Hannah Rebecca Archambault, Economics
Employer Power: Consequences for Wages, Inequality and Spillovers , Ihsaan Bassier, Economics
THREE ESSAYS ON SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES: HEALTH, GENDER, AND POLICING , Travis B. Campbell, Economics
CREATION OF ECONOMIC GROWTH AND COMPETITION THROUGH GREEN-INDUSTRIAL POLICIES , Camilo A. Gallego, Economics
Essays on Unpaid Care and Gender Inequality in India , Leila Gautham, Economics
THREE ESSAYS ON TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE, THE STATE, AND EMPLOYMENT , Baris Guven, Economics
CONSTRAINTS AND ACCOMMODATED PREFERENCE: ESSAYS ON GENDER AND SOCIOECONOMIC INEQUALITY IN PAKISTAN , Sana Khalil, Economics
Essays on Anti-Discrimination Legislation Enforcement and Sex-Based Discrimination in U.S. Labor Markets , Carly McCann, Economics
THREE ESSAYS ON THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF THE CFA FRANC , Francis Perez, Economics
THREE ESSAYS ON THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF CULTURAL PRODUCTION AND CREATIVE LABOR , Luke Pretz, Economics
FOUR ESSAYS ON PEACE CONSOLIDATION AND ETHNIC RECONCILIATION IN POSTWAR SRI LANKA , Narayani Sritharan, Economics
The Political Economy of Consumer Credit Expansion and Real Exchange Rate Policy in Dual Economies , Esra Nur Ugurlu, Economics
Dissertations from 2021 2021
Three Essays on Learning and Conflict Applied to Developing Countries , Amal Ahmad, Economics
The Political Economy of the Cost of Foreign Exchange Intervention , Devika Dutt, Economics
CARE WORK IN CHILE’S SEGREGATED CITIES , Manuel Garcia, Economics
ESSAYS ON EXCHANGE RATE SHOCKS AND THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF LOCAL FISCAL POLICY IN BRAZIL , Raphael Rocha Gouvea, Economics
THREE ESSAYS ON THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF GLOBAL INACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE , Tyler A. Hansen, Economics
Three Essays on Socio-Institutional Ecosystems & Labor Structures , Jonathan Donald Jenner, Economics
CONSTRUCTING A MARXIAN INPUT-OUTPUT MODEL CONSIDERING THE TURNOVER OF CAPITAL AND REVISITING THE FALLING-RATE-OF-PROFIT HYPOTHESIS , Junshang Liang, Economics
Three Essays on Structural Change and Labor Market Adjustment in Developing Countries , Karmen Naidoo, Economics
THREE ESSAYS ON EMPLOYMENT IMPACTS OF LABOR MARKET POLICIES , Simon Dominik Sturn, Economics
THREE ESSAYS ON LABOR AND MARRIAGE MARKETS: FARM CRISIS AND RURAL-TO-URBAN MIGRATION IN THE UNITED STATES, 1920-1940 , Jennifer Withrow, Economics
Dissertations from 2020 2020
THREE ESSAYS ON GENDER-SPECIFIC EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES OF MACROECONOMIC POLICIES , SELIN SECIL AKIN, Economics
A New Economic History of Deindustrialization: Class Conflict and Race in the Motor City , Jackson Allison, Economics
THREE ESSAYS ON MICROECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF POLITICAL ECONOMY: EXPLOITATION, TECHNICAL CHANGE, AND MULTISECTORAL ANALYSIS , Weikai Chen, Economics
Essays on Food Security, Gender and Agriculture , Berna Dogan, Economics
THREE ESSAYS ON THE ECONOMICS OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE , Kuochih Huang, Economics
THREE ESSAYS ON POLITICAL ECONOMY OF UNEVEN DEVELOPMENT: SPACE, CLASS AND STATE IN PAKISTAN , Danish Khan, Economics
ESSAYS ON WOMEN AND WORK IN INDIA AND ON OTHER-REGARDING PREFERENCES , Sai Madhurika Mamunuru, Economics
THREE ESSAYS ON THE ROLE OF INSTITUTIONS IN INDIAN AGRICULTURE , Kartik Misra, Economics
Neoliberal Capitalism and the Evolution of the U.S. Healthcare System , Samantha Sterba, Economics
THREE ESSAYS ON THE PAST AND FUTURE OF SOCIALISM , Mihnea Tudoreanu, Economics
THREE ESSAYS ON THE ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL ECONOMY OF THE “SCHOOL-TO-PRISON PIPELINE” , Anastasia C. Wilson, Economics
Endogenous Money, Corporate Liquidity Preferences and the Transformation of the U.S. Financial System , Yeo Hyub Yoon, Economics
Dissertations from 2019 2019
The Historical and Legal Creation of a Fissured Workplace: The Case of Franchising , Brian Callaci, Economics
Essays on the Minimum Wage, Immigration, and Privatization , Doruk Cengiz, Economics
Bangladesh's Energy Policy: Economic, Environmental, and Climate Change Impacts , Rohini Kamal, Economics
THREE ESSAYS ON THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF THE ENVIRONMENT , An Li, Economics
REVISITING THE EAST ASIAN MIRACLE: LABOR REGIMES, PROFITABILITY AND ACCUMULATION , Zhongjin Li, Economics
Dimensions of US Global Financial Power: Essays on Financial Sanctions, Global Imbalances, and Sovereign Default , Mariam Majd, Economics
THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF ACCUMULATION IN SOUTH AFRICA: Resource Extraction, Financialization, and Capital Flight as Barriers to Investment and Employment Growth , Seeraj Mohamed, Economics
STATE-LOCAL GOVERNMENT SPENDING, MACROECONOMIC FISCAL POLICY, AND THE BUSINESS CYCLE , Amanda Page-Hoongrajok, Economics
Essays on Monetary Policy in Developing Countries: Income Distribution, Housing and Unemployment , Zhandos Ybrayev, Economics
Resource Rents, Public Investment and Economic Development: The Case of Bolivia , Raul Zelada Aprili, Economics
Dissertations from 2018 2018
Three Essays on Governments and Financial Crises in Developing Economies, 1870-1913 , Peter H. Bent, Economics
Constraining Labor's “Double Freedom”: Revisiting the Impact of Wrongful Discharge Laws on Labor Markets, 1979-2014 , Eric Hoyt, Economics
SOCIAL STRUCTURE OF ACCUMULATION IN TURKEY (1963 – 2015) , Osman C. Icoz, Economics
Stumbling Toward the Up Escalator: How Trends in International Trade, Investment, and Finance Have Complicated Latin America’s Quest for Sustainable, Diversified Economic Development , Mary Eliza Rebecca Ray, Economics
Forms of Naturalism in Seminal Neoclassical Texts: An Analysis and Comparison of Léon Walras, John Bates Clark, and William Stanley Jevons , Mark Silverman, Economics
THREE ESSAYS ON CHILD WELFARE IN CÔTE D’IVOIRE , Didier Wayoro, Economics
Dissertations from 2017 2017
Currency Mismatch and Balance Sheet Effects of Exchange Rate in Turkish Non-Financial Corporations , Serkan Demirkilic, Economics
The Impacts of Foreign Labor Migration of Men on Women's Empowerment in Nepal , Pratistha Joshi Rajkarnikar, Economics
Real and Nominal Effects of Exchange Rate Regimes , Emiliano Libman, Economics
Three Essays on International Economics and Finance , Juan Antonio Montecino, Economics
THREE ESSAYS ON “DOING CARE”, GENDER DIFFERENCES IN THE WORK DAY, AND WOMEN’S CARE WORK IN THE HOUSEHOLD , Avanti Mukherjee, Economics
Dissertations from 2016 2016
Colonial and Post-Colonial Origins of Agrarian Development: The Case of Two Punjabs , Shahram Azhar, Economics
Three Essays on the Social Determinants of Early Childhood Health and Development , Andrew Barenberg, Economics
ELITE CAPTURE, FREE RIDING, AND PROJECT DESIGN: A CASE STUDY OF A COMMUNITY-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IN CEARÁ, BRAZIL , Jessica Carrick-Hagenbarth, Economics
Three Essays on Sustainable Development in China: Social, Economic and Environmental Aspects , Ying Chen, Economics
Three Essays on Women's Land Rights in Rural Peru , Rosa L. Duran, Economics
Three Essays on Economic Stages and Transition , Ricardo R. Fuentes-Ramírez, Economics
Three Essays on U.S. Household Debt and the Sources of Systemic Financial Fragility , Thomas Herndon, Economics
Essays on Household Health Expenditures, National Health Insurance and Universal Access to Health Care in Ghana , EVELYN KWAKYE, Economics
Microfinance, Household Indebtedness and Gender Inequality , Theresa Mannah-Blankson, Economics
Three Essays on Labor Market Friction and the Business Cycle , Jong-seok Oh, Economics
Three Essays on Sustainability , Mark V. Paul, Economics
The Political Economy of Smallholder Incorporation and Land Acquisition , Alfredo R. Rosete, Economics
Employment and Family Leave Mandates: Three Essays on Labor Supply and Demand, Nontraditional Families, and Family Policy , Samantha Schenck, Economics
Endogenous Capacity, Multiple Equilibria and Thirlwall's Law: Theory and an Empirical Application to Mexico: 1950 - 2012. , Juan Alberto Vázquez Muñoz, Economics
Three Essays on the Macroeconomic Impacts of Rent Seeking , Kurt von Seekamm, Economics
Dissertations from 2015 2015
Essays on Growth Complementarity Between Agriculture and Industry in Developing Countries , Joao Paulo de Souza, Economics
Structural Transformation, Culture, and Women’s Labor Force Participation in Turkey , yasemin dildar, Economics
Essays on Information, Income, and the Sharing Economy , Anders F. Fremstad, Economics
Essays on Inequality, Credit Constraints, and Growth in Contemporary Mexico , Leopoldo Gómez-Ramírez, Economics
Three Essays on Macroeconomic Implications of Contemporary Financial Intermediation , Hyun Woong Park, Economics
The Labor Share Question in China , Hao Qi, Economics
Three essays on economic inequality and environmental degradation , Klara Zwickl, Economics
Dissertations from 2014 2014
Common Pool Resources and Rural Livelihoods in Stung Treng Province of Cambodia , Pitchaya Boonsrirat, Economics
The financialization of the nonfinancial corporation in the post-1970 U.S. economy , Leila Emami Davis, Economics
The Financial Underpinnings of the EU Crisis: Financial Deregulation, Privatization, and Asymmetric State Power , Nina Q. Eichacker, Economics
THE FINANCIAL SECTOR AND INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA: ESSAYS ON ACCESS TO FINANCE FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES IN SOUTH SUDAN AND KENYA , James A. Garang, Economics
OUTPUT FLUCTUATIONS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN LATIN AMERICA IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE GREAT RECESSION , Gonzalo Hernandez Jimenez, Economics
TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS INEQUALITY IN SOUTH KOREA , Hyeon-Kyeong Kim, Economics
Three Essays in Macroeconomic History , Joshua W. Mason, Economics
Essays on the Evolution of Inequality , Cem Oyvat, Economics
FINANCIALIZATION OF THE COMMODITIES FUTURES MARKETS AND ITS EFFECTS ON PRICES , Manisha Pradhananga, Economics
Productive Stagnation and Unproductive Accumulation in the United States, 1947-2011. , Tomas N. Rotta, Economics
Advertising and the Creation of Exchange Value , Zoe Sherman, Economics
Understanding Income Inequality in the United States , Mark J. Stelzner, Economics
CARE TIME IN THE U.S.: MEASURES, DETERMINANTS, AND IMPLICATIONS , Joo Yeoun Suh, Economics
Essays on the minimum wage , Ben Zipperer, Economics
Dissertations from 2013 2013
Credit Chains, Credit Bubles, and Financial Fragility: Explaining The U.S. Financial Crisis of 2007-09 , Thomas L Bernardin, Economics
A Knife Hidden in Roses: Development and Gender Violence in the Dominican Republic , Cruz Caridad Bueno, Economics
Sustaining Rural Livelihoods in Upper Svaneti, Republic of Georgia , Robin J Kemkes, Economics
Contract as Contested Terrain: An Economic History of Law and the Rise of American Capitalism , Daniel P MacDonald, Economics
Essays on the Rising Demand for Convenience in Meal Provisioning in the United States , Tamara Ohler, Economics
Social Emulation, the Evolution of Gender Norms, and Intergenerational Transfers: Three Essays on the Economics of Social Interactions , Seung-Yun Oh, Economics
Decollectivization and Rural Poverty in Post-Mao China: A Critique of the Conventional Wisdom , Zhaochang Peng, Economics
Capitalist Crisis and Capitalist Reaction: The Profit Squeeze, the Business Roundtable, and the Capitalist Class Mobilization of the 1970s , Alejandro Reuss, Economics
The Economics of Same-Sex Couple Households: Essays on Work, Wages, and Poverty , Alyssa Schneebaum, Economics
The Political Economy of Cultural Production: Essays on Music and Class , Ian J. Seda Irizarry, Economics
Essays Of Human Capital Formation , Owen Thompson, Economics
Dissertations from 2012 2012
Knowledge, Gender, and Production Relations in India's Informal Economy , Amit Basole, Economics
Macroeconomic and Microeconomic Determinants of Informal Employment: The Case of Clothing Traders in Johannesburg, South Africa , Jennifer E Cohen, Economics
The Relationship Between Mass Incarceration and Crime in the Neoliberal Period in the United States , Geert Leo Dhondt, Economics
Fair Trade, Agrarian Cooperatives, and Rural Livelihoods in Peru , Noah Enelow, Economics
Organic Farming and Rural Transformations in the European Union: A Political Economy approach , Charalampos Konstantinidis, Economics
The Sources of Financial Profit: A Theoretical and Empirical Investigation of the Transformation of Banking in the US , Iren G. Levina, Economics
A Minskian Approach to Financial Crises with a Behavioural Twist: A Reappraisal of the 2000-2001 Financial Crisis in Turkey , Mathieu Perron-Dufour, Economics
Essays on Urban Sprawl, Race, and Ethnicity , Jared M. Ragusett, Economics
Agriculture and Class: Contradictions of Midwestern Family Farms Across the Twentieth Century , Elizabeth Ann Ramey, Economics
Women In Conflict, Peacebuilding And Reconstruction: Insights From The Aftermath Of Nepal's Maoist Insurgency , Smita Ramnarain, Economics
Money, Reality, and Value: Non-Commodity Money in Marxian Political Economy , Joseph Thomas Rebello, Economics
Three essays on oil scarcity, global warming and energy prices , Matthew Riddle, Economics
The Political Economy of Agrarian Change in the People's Republic of China , Zhun Xu, Economics
Dissertations from 2011 2011
State Hegemony and Sustainable Development: A Political Economy Analysis of Two Local Experiences in Turkey , Bengi Akbulut, Economics
Financial evolution and the declining effectiveness of US monetary policy since the 1980s , Hasan Comert
Why China Grew: Understanding the Financial Structure of Late Development , Adam S. Hersh, Economics
Solving the "Coffee Paradox": Understanding Ethiopia's Coffee Cooperatives Through Elinor Ostrom's Theory of the Commons , Susan Ruth Holmberg, Economics
Migration, Remittances And Intra-Household Allocation In Northern Ghana: Does Gender Matter? , Lynda Joyce Pickbourn, Economics
Youth and Economic Development: A Case Study of Out-of-School Time Programs for Low-Income Youth in New York State , Kristen Maeve Powlick, Economics
The Real Exchange Rate And Economic Development , Martin Rapetti, Economics
Essays on International Reserve Accumulation and Cooperation in Latin America , Luis Daniel Rosero, Economics
Three Essays on Racial Disparities in Infant Health and Air Pollution Exposure , Helen Scharber, Economics
Dissertations from 2010 2010
Capitalism in Post-Colonial India: Primative Accumulation Under Dirigiste and Laissez Faire Regimes , Rajesh Bhattacharya, Economics
Uneven Development and the Terms of Trade: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis , Bilge Erten, Economics
Gendered Vulnerabilities After Genocide: Three Essays on Post-Conflict Rwanda , Catherine Ruth Finnoff, Economics
The Employment Impacts of Economy-wide Investments in Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency , Heidi Garrett-Peltier, Economics
Household Employer Payroll Tax Evasion: An Exploration Based on IRS Data and on Interviews with Employers and Domestic Workers , Catherine B. Haskins, Economics
Racial Inequality and Affirmative Action in Malaysia and South Africa , Hwok-Aun Lee, Economics
Essays on Behavioral Labor Economics , Philip Pablo Mellizo, Economics
Three Essays on the Political Economy of Live Stock Sector in Turkey , Hasan Tekguc, Economics
The Impact Of Public Employment On Health , Wei Zhang, Economics
Dissertations from 2009 2009
Effort, work hours, and income inequality: Three essays on the behavioral effects of wage inequality , Michael Carr
Essays on investment, real exchange rate, and central bank in a financially liberalized Turkey , Deger Eryar
Essays On Investment, Real Exchange Rate, And Central Bank In A Financially Liberalized Turkey , Deger Eryar, Economics
Labor Turnover in the Child-Care Industry: Voice and Exit , Lynn A. Hatch, Economics
Three Essays on Conflict and Cooperation , Sungha Hwang, Economics
Economic Reforms in East African Countries: The Impact on Government Revenue and Public Investment , Adam Beni Swebe Mwakalobo, Economics
Post-Marxism After Althusser: A Critique Of The Alternatives , Ceren Ozselcuk, Economics
Essays on Financial Behavior and its Macroeconomic Causes and Implications , Soon Ryoo, Economics
Skill Mismatch and Wage Inequality in the U.S. , Fabian Slonimczyk, Economics
Linkages Between Inequality And Environmental Degradation: An Interregional Perspective , Marina S Vornovytskyy, Economics
Dissertations from 2008 2008
Migrant women and economic justice: A *class analysis of Anatolian -German women in homemaking and cleaning services , Esra Erdem
Emigrant or sojourner? The determinants of Mexican labor migration strategies to the United States , Florian K Kaufmann
Macrofinancial risk management in the U.S. economy: Regulation, derivatives, and liquidity preference , Marcelo Milan
Essays on behavioral economics , Wesley Jose Pech
The impact of land ownership inequality on rural factor markets , Fatma Gul Unal
Three essays on family care, time allocation, and economic well -being , Jayoung Yoon
Dissertations from 2007 2007
Capital flight and foreign direct investment in the Middle East and North Africa: Comparative development and institutional analysis , Abdullah Almounsor
Investment under financial liberalization: Channels of liquidity and uncertainty , Armagan Gezici
Three essays on social dilemmas with heterogeneous agents , Mark Howard
Between the market and the milpa: Market engagements, peasant livelihood strategies, and the on -farm conservation of crop genetic diversity in the Guatemalan highlands , S. Ryan Isakson
Late neoclassical economics: Restoration of theoretical humanism in contemporary mainstream economics , Yahya Mete Madra
Inequality and the Human Development Index , Elizabeth Anne Stanton
Dissertations from 2006 2006
Institutional settings and organizational forms: Three essays , Alper Duman
Labor market characteristics and the determinants of political support for social insurance , Anil Duman
State power, world trade, and the class structure of a nation: An overdeterminist class theory of national tariff policy , Erik E Guzik
Unions and the strategy of class transformation: The case of the Broadway musicians , Catherine P Mulder
Children's work and opportunities for education: Consequences of gender and household wealth , Sevinc Rende
The economics of immigration: Household and employment dynamics , Maliha Safri
Dissertations from 2005 2005
Capital flight from Southeast Asia: Case studies on Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand , Edsel L. Beja
Rethinking municipal privatization: A Marxian class analysis of the privatization of New York City's Central Park , Oliver David Cooke
Financial liberalization and its distributional consequences: An empirical exploration , Arjun Jayadev
Three essays on gender, land rights, and collective action in Brazil's rural political economy , Merrilee Mardon
Land markets, female land rights and agricultural productivity in Paraguayan agriculture , Thomas Masterson
Workers' struggles and transformations of capitalism at industrial enterprises in Russia, 1985–2000 , Maxim V Maximov
Economy and society: Class relations and the process of economic growth , Erik K Olsen
Gender, liberalization and agrarian change in Telangana , Smriti Rao
The contradictory imperatives of New Deal banking reforms. , Ellen D. Russell, Economics
Equity in community -based sustainable development: A case study in western India , Priya Parvathy Sangameswaran
Mandated wage floors and the wage structure: Analyzing the ripple effects of minimum and prevailing wage laws , Jeannette Wicks-Lim
Public enterprises in mixed economies: Their impact on economic growth and social equity , Andong Zhu
Dissertations from 2004 2004
An economic analysis of prison labor in the United States , Asatar P Bair
Three essays on income, inequality and environmental degradation , Rachel A Bouvier
The implementation and enforcement of environmental regulations in a less developed market economy: Evidence from Uruguay , Marcelo F Caffera
Race, altruism and trust: Experimental evidence from South Africa , Justine Claire Keswell
Exchanging entailments: The contested meaning of commodity exchange , Philip M Kozel
Three essays on capital account liberalization and economic growth: New measures, new estimates and the experience of South Korea , Kang-Kook Lee
Enterprise hybrids and alternative growth dynamics , Kenneth M Levin
Social interaction and economic institution , Yongjin Park
Research and policy considerations in the valuation and the allocation of environmental and health commodities , Mihail Samnaliev
Immiserizing growth: Globalization and agrarian change in Telangana, South India between 1985 and 2000 , Vamsicharan Vakulabharanam
Social networks and labor market outcomes: Theoretical expansions and econometric analysis , Russell E Williams
Dissertations from 2003 2003
Three essays on the evolution of cooperation , Jung-Kyoo Choi
Economic size and long -term growth: An empirical analysis of the consequences of small economic size on investment, productivity and income growth , Pavel E Isa
Essays on categorical inequality, non-linear income dynamics and social mobility in South Africa , Malcolm M Keswell
The effectiveness of tax incentives in attracting investment: The case of Puerto Rico , Carlos F Liard-Muriente
A theoretical and statistical exploration into the effects of morals, personality and uncertainty on hypothetical bias in contingent valuation , Joseph D Ogrodowczyk
The role of the stock market in influencing firm investment in China , Feng Xiao
Dissertations from 2002 2002
Essays on the threat effects of foreign direct investment on labor markets , Minsik Choi
An international analysis of child welfare , Nasrin Dalirazar
Fiscal faux pas? An empirical analysis of the revenue and expenditure implications of trade liberalization , Barsha Khattry
Property from the sky: The creation of property rights in the radio spectrum in the United States , Elizabeth M Kruse
Three essays on China's state owned enterprises: Towards an alternative to privatization , Minqi Li
From welfare rights to welfare fights: Neo -liberalism and the retrenchment of social provision , John Arthur O'Connor
Political community and individual gain: Aristotle, Adam Smith and the problem of exchange , Kimberly Kaethe Sims
Rethinking prostitution: Analyzing an informal sector industry , Marjolein Katrien van der Veen
Dissertations from 2001 2001
Land and labor markets among paddy producers in the Nepalese Tarai , Ravi Bhandari
What drives equity values: fundamentals or net flows? An empircal analysis of the 1982--1999 United States stock market boom , Lawrence Lee Evans
Investment, labor demand, and political conflict in South Africa , James S Heintz
Education, Inequality and Economic Mobility in South Africa , Thomas Nathaniel Hertz
Employer work -family programs: Essays on policy implementation, employee preferences, and parental childcare choices , Sally Jane Kiser
Valuing environmental health risks: A comparison of stated preference techniques applied to groundwater contamination , Tammy Barlow McDonald
Endogenous quality and intra-industry trade , Edward Allan McPhail
Perceptions of Massachusetts family and consumer sciences education professionals regarding the importance and use of the National Standards for Family and Consumer Sciences Education in Massachusetts , Jo Ann Pullen
From feudal serfs to independent contractors: Class and African American women's paid domestic labor, 1863–1980 , Cecilia M Rio
A home of one's own: Overcoming gender and familial status barriers to homeownership , Judith K Robinson
Springfield Armory as industrial policy: Interchangeable parts and the precision corridor , Bruce K Tull
Dissertations from 2000 2000
Intergroup inequality, social identity and economic outcomes , Katherine E Baird
Engendering Globalization: Household Structures, Female Labor Supply and Economic Growth , Elissa Braunstein
Capital, conditionality, and free markets: The International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, and the effects of the neoliberal transformation in Latin America and the Caribbean , Andres Carbacho-Burgos
Rural institutions, poverty and cooperation: Learning from experiments and conjoint analysis in the field , Juan-Camilo Cardenas
Understanding the equal split as a bargaining convention and the role of residual claimancy in team production: Three essays in behavioral and experimental economics , Jeffrey Paul Carpenter
Enforcing market -based environmental policies , Carlos A Chavez Rebolledo
A comparative analysis of three economic theories focusing upon the international trade of hazardous waste (the case of electric arc furnace dust) , Amy Silverstein Cramer
The political economy of transformation in Hungary , Anita Dancs
Cross -media transfers of pollution and risk , Janine Marie Dombrowski
Essays on endogenous preferences and public generosity , Christina Margareta Fong
Con nuestro trabajo y sudor: Indigenous women and the construction of colonial society in 16th and 17th century Peru , Karen B Graubart
Banks, insider lending and industries of the Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts, 1813–1860 , Paul Andre Lockard
Existence value: A reappraisal and cross -cultural comparison , Billy Manoka
Quality management systems and the estimation of market power exertion , Corinna Michaela Noelke
The power of personality: Labor market rewards and the transmission of earnings , Melissa Anne Osborne
Accumulation and European unemployment , Engelbert Richard Stockhammer
Modeling Superfund: A hazardous waste bargaining model with rational threats , Mary Anderson Taft
Welfare, inequality, and resource depletion: A reassessment of Brazilian economic growth, 1965–1993 , Mariano Torras
Dissertations from 1999 1999
Steadying the husband, uplifting the race: The Pittsburgh Urban League's promotion of black female domesticity during the Great Black Migration , Nina Elizabeth Banks
The origins of parallel segmented labor and product markets: A reciprocity-based agency model with an application to motor freight , Stephen V Burks
R&D, advertising, and profits: Economic theory, empirical evidence, and consequences for transfer pricing policy , David W DeRamus
Rethinking demand: A critique and reformulation of Marxian theories of price , David Leo Kristjanson
Wealth, the power to set terms, and the financing and control of firms , Paul N Malherbe
Intra -family transfers and the household division of labor: A case study of migration and remittance behavior in South Africa , Dorrit Ruth Posel
Transportation network policy modeling for congestion and pollution control: A variational inequality approach , Padma Ramanujam
The political economy of organized baseball: Analysis of a unique industry , Ross David Weiner
Dissertations from 1998 1998
The internationalization of production and its effects on the domestic behavior of United States manufacturing multinational firms , James Michael Burke
Neoliberal and neostructuralist theories of competitiveness and flexible labor: The case of Chile's manufactured exports, 1973-1996 , Fernando Ignacio Leiva
An econometric study of the export sector of Somalia , Mohamed A Osman
Financial liberalization, multinational banks and investment: Three essays on the cases of Hungary and Poland , Christian Erik Weller
Dissertations from 1997 1997
Structuralism and individualism in economic analysis: The "contractionary devaluation debate" in development economics , S Charusheela
Financial liberalization in Mexico, 1989-1993 , Colin Danby
CEO pay, agency, and the theory of the firm , Frederick Dexter Guy
Food quality regulation under trade agreements: Effects on the supply of food safety and competitiveness , Neal Hilton Hooker
Agency problems in the capital markets and the employment relationship: The possibility of efficiency-enhancing institutional innovation: An empirical case-study , Pierre Laliberte
New directions in the political economy of consumption , Allan Henry MacNeill
Capabilities and processes of industrial growth: The case of Argentina and the Argentine auto industry , Marcela Monica Miozzo
Manufacturers' responses to new nutrition labeling regulations , Eliza Maria Mojduszka
Rethinking rural development: Making peasant organizations work. The case of Paraguay , Jose R Molinas Vega
Property regimes, technology, and environmental degradation in Cuban agriculture , Hector R Saez
International multi-sector, multi-instrument financial modeling and computation: Statics and dynamics , Stavros Siokos
Three essays on government decision-making to implement and enforce environmental policies , Kristin Ellen Skrabis
Dissertations from 1996 1996
An economic critique of urban planning and the 'postmodern' city: Los Angeles , Enid Arvidson
Dissertations from 1995 1995
Trade liberalization and income distribution: Three essays with reference to the case of Mexico and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) , Mehrene E Larudee
Dissertations from 1994 1994
Subjectivism and the limits of F. A. Hayek's political economy , Theodore A Burczak
International currencies and endogenous enforcement , Roohi Prem
Three essays on key currencies and currency blocs , Ellen Tierney
Dissertations from 1993 1993
Capitalist regulation and unequal integration: The case of Puerto Rico , Jaime Eduardo Benson
Production and reproduction: Family policy and gender inequality in East and West Germany , Lynn Susan Duggan
Dissertations from 1992 1992
Capital controls and long-term economic growth , Jessica G Nembhard
Dissertations from 1990 1990
Concentration and product diversity in culture-based industries: A case study of the music recording industry , Peter James Alexander
Dissertations from 1987 1987
THE DETERMINANTS OF THE ECONOMIC POLICIES OF STATES IN THE THIRD WORLD: THE AGRARIAN POLICIES OF THE ETHIOPIAN STATE, 1941-1974 , HENOCK KIFLE
Dissertations from 1986 1986
The Political-Economy of Nuclear Power 1946-1982 , Steven Mark Cohn, Economics
Dissertations from 1985 1985
THE IMPACT OF PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT ON RACIAL INEQUALITY: 1950 TO 1984 (BLACK, AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, GOVERNMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT, LABOR) , PETER GEORGE BOHMER
THE GROWTH OF NONMARRIAGE AMONG U.S. WOMEN, 1954-1983 (MARRIAGE, FAMILY, HOUSEHOLDS, UNITED STATES) , ELAINE DENISE MCCRATE
Dissertations from 1983 1983
TAXATION AND PUBLIC SCHOOL FINANCE REFORM IN CONNECTICUT , MICHAEL ROBERT FEDEROW
Dissertations from 1982 1982
Evolution of a Hospital Labor System: Technology, Coercion, and Conflict , Jean E. Fisher, Economics
Dissertations from 1981 1981
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MARKET ECONOMY IN COLONIAL MASSACHUSETTS , RONA STEPHANIE WEISS
Dissertations from 1980 1980
Justice and economic theory. , Barry Stewart Clark, Economics
Dissertations from 1976 1976
EVALUATION OF NEOCLASSICAL THEORY OF PRICE, PRODUCTION AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME. , MANUCHER DARESHURI
Dissertations from 1970 1970
COST PROBLEMS OF THE RUTLAND RAILROAD AND ITS SUCCESSORS FROM--1937 TO 1968 , ROBERT DAVID SMITH
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Economics Undergraduate Honors Theses
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- "The Causal Effect of ACA Subsidies on Insurance Coverage Status Among California Adults" - William Vereyken
- "Economic Impacts of Immigration Detention Centers Built Between 1990-2016 on U.S. Commuting Zones" - Ekaterina Yudina
Spring/Summer 2022
- "The Impact of Indiv. Mandate on High-Income, Non-elderly Indiv. Health Insurance Coverage Rates and Racial/Ethnic Disparities" - YeJin Ahn
- "An Economic Analysis of the 1997 Amhara Land Redistribution in Ethiopia" - Ezana Anley
- "Affirmative Action's Effect on Educational and Wage Outcomes for Underrepresented Minorities" - Vishnu G. Arul
- "Are the Effects of Racism Really That Black and White? A Study on the Effect Racism Has on the Productivity of Black Footballers in the Premier League" - Advik Banerjee
- "An Empirical Analysis of Industrial Concentration and Prices: Can We Blame Inflation on Corporate Greed?" - Anton Bobrov
- "Tax Revenue Cyclicality and Income Inequality: Evidence from U.S. Counties From 1989 to 2019" - Yiyang Chen
- "The Impact of Economic Opportunities on African American Migration Patterns in Oakland" - Fernando Cheung
- "Impact of Tech Companies on Wages in the Local Economy" - Niki Collette
- "Warm Welcome: Evidence for Weather-based Projection Bias in College Choice" - Maria Cullen
- "Impact of the Belt and Road Initiative on Bilateral Trade with China" - Pedro de Marcos
- "Renaissance of the Black Homeowner: Impact Evaluation of Michigan's Renaissance Zones" - Rupsha Debnath
- "Lockdown Blues: The Effect of Social Norms on the Psychological Cost of Unemployment During the COVID-19 Pandemic" - Dylan Hallahan
- "How Education Affects Health Outcomes Across Genders" - Jessica Li
- "Is Increasing Diversity Inclusion Effective in Improving Companies' Performance in the Financial Services Industry?" - Miranda Li
- "The Future Financial Status of the Social Security Program" - Chloe Manouchehri
- "Does Recreational Marijuana Legalization Affect Hard-Drug Use? - Evidence from Cocaine Prevalence and Treatment Admissions" - Arthur Weiss
- "Relationship Between Economic Status and Money Spent on Private Education Leading to Economic Inequality in South Korea" - Jiho Lee
- "The Impact of Migrant Remittances on Rural Labor Supply: Evidence from Nepal" - Amanda Wong
- "Confirmation Bias: The Role of Messages and Messengers" - Hongyu (Randol) Yao
Spring 2021
- "Gender Equality and Economic Growth: Solving the Asian Puzzle" - Zoya Ali
- "Women in STEM: Moving Up or Falling Off the Academic Career Ladder?" - Sophia J. Bai
- "Time Dependence in Okun's Law at the State Level" - Sarah Baig
- "Labor Regulation and the Impact on Firm Behavior in India" - Vatsal Bajaj
- "Gender Representation in Academia: Evidence from the Italian Education System Reform" - Oyundari Batbayar
- "Money & Marriage on the Elementary Mind: A High-Level Analysis of Inequitable Child Development in LA County" - Matthew J. Chang
- "Unanticipated Unemployment Rate News on the Stock Market" - David Chi
- "Should Physicians Be More Collaborative? Determining the Relationship Between Patient Participation and Treatment Plan Confidence Across a Spectrum of Illness Severity in the State of California" - Saif Chowdhury
- "Modeling Optimal Investment and Greenhouse Gas Abatement in the Presence of Technology Spillovers" - Sabrina Chui
- "Understanding the Influence of Marginal Income Tax Rates on Retirement Investment Habits" - Daniel Cohen
- "Infrastructure in India's Internal War: A District-Level Analysis of the Naxalite-Maoist Conflict" - Krunal Desai
- "Do Eucalyptus Trees Increase Wildfires?" - Lila Englander
- "Understanding the Labor Outcomes of Hurricane Sandy" - Kevin Fang
- "Does TikTok Show Viewers the Content Relevant to them?" - Ekaterina Fedorova
- "The Impact of the Affordable Care Act Dependent Care Provision on Long-term Young Adult Labor Market Choices" - Anne Fogarty
- "Orchestra Sex Disparity: Experimental Evidence from Audience Members" - Richard Gong
- "The Big Three Medical Price Indexes: A Comparative Review and Analysis" - Robert Hovakimyan
- "Effect of Value-Added-Services on Customer Reviews in a Platform Marketplace" - Shankar Krishnan
- "COVID19 Recession: Gender Layoff Gap Explodes" - Ember Lin-Sperry
- "The Gender Wage Gap in China: Learning from Recent Longitudinal Data" - Donghe Lyu
- "Local Graduation Policies as a Tool for Increasing College Eligibility: Evidence from Los Angeles" - Dan L. Ma
- "Trust in Government and Lockdown Compliance in Sub-Saharan Africa" - Charles McMurry
- "I Do (or Don't): The Impact of Same-Sex Marriage Laws on International Tourism" - Oliver McNeil
- "International Shipping Consequences of a Navigable Arctic" - Jack Melin
- "Investigating Dollar Invoicing Trends Using United Kingdom Export Data" - Aneesh Nathani
- "Micro-Level Impact of Initial Public Offerings on Bay Area Housing Inflation" - Mina Nezam-Mafi
- "Explaining EU's Oil Dependency Through the Response of the Portuguese Sector Indexes to Brent Oil Prices Fluctuations" - Pedro S. Nunes
- "Dynamic Incentives and Effort Provision in Professional Tennis Tournaments" - Ruiwen Pan
- "Examining the Effects of Minimum Wage Laws on Part-Time Employment" - Odysseus Pyrinis
- "The Great Indian Identity Crisis? Exclusions & Intersectionality in the Indian Aadhaar System" - Aditi Ramakrishnan
- "The 'Clutch Gene' Myth: An Analysis of Late-Game Shooting Performance in the NBA" - Can Sarioz
- "Estimating the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Jobs Within the Healthcare Industry" - Sidharth Satya
- "Factors Influencing Telehealth Utilization: Evidence from California" - Emily Schultz
- "Cash and Conflict: Evidence from the Indian Banknote Demonetization" - Nachiket Shah
- "Determinants of the Number of Anti-Government Demonstrations: Evidence from OECD Countries" - Nina Singiri
- "Hygiene Heroes: A Process Evaluation of Promoting Hygiene Practices in Tamil Nadu Schools" - Malika Sugathapala
- "Exploring the Labour Patterns of Women and Mothers Through the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Impact of School Closures and a New Kind of Recession" - Renee Isabel Utter
- "How Have Socioeconomic Achievement Determinants Changed in the Past Decade for First-Generation Chinese Immigrants in the U.S." - Haolin Wang
- "The Impact of Quarantining on School Enrollment: Evidence from the Ebola Epidemic in Sierra Leone" - David Willigrod
- "Weeding out Needy Households and Welcoming the Better Off? Impacts of Transactional Barriers on SNAP Participation Rates" - Kevin Woo
- "Are Soccer Teams Being Inefficient? An Analysis of Sunk Cost Fallacy and Recency Bias Using Transfer Fee" - Junru Lyu
- "The Effects of Access to Family Planning Facilities on Female Labor Market Outcomes" - Marcus Sander
- "Macroeconomic Volatility at the Zero Lower Bound: Evidence from the OECD" - Anthony Swaminathan
- "How are Society's Conditions and Demographics Related to the Popularity of Chief Executive Carrie Lam and the Hong Kong Government" - Peter To
Spring/Summer 2020
- "Parental Involvement: The Differential Impacts of Consent and Notice Requirements for Minors' Abortions" - Angela Ames
- "Examining Local Price Levels and Income Distribution Over Time" - Josh Archer
- "Estimating the Effect of Grandparent Death on Fertility" - Jason Chen
- "Democracy in the Face of COVID-19: Have Less Democratic Countries Been More Effective at Preventing the Spread of This Pandemic ?" - Yi Chen
- "Understanding the Effects of Conditional Cash Transfers on Indigenous People in Mexico" - Arushi Desai
- "Microfinance and Payday Lending: Are they Solving a Problem or Creating One?" - Sophia Faulkner
- "The Risk-Taking Channel of Monetary Policy and Foreign Banks" - Noah Forougi
- "Ride of Die? Metropolitan Bikeshare Systems and Pollution" - Sean Furuta
- "Internet's Important Involvement in Information Industry Integration in Idaho, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana (and others): How the emerging internet affected the economic geography of the information industry" - Keming (Alex) Gao
- "The Relationship between Economic Crises and Long-Run Wealth Inequality" - Renuka Garg
- "Voter Bias in the Associated Press College Football Poll : Reconducting a 2009 study with new data in a $1 Billion-dollar industry that has seen significant changes in the past decade" - Brent Hensley
- "Monopsony Exploitation in Major League Baseball: Using Wins Above Replacement to Estimate Marginal Revenue Product" - Jacob C. Hyman
- "The Relationship Between Currency Substitution and Exchange Rate Volatility" - Jewon Ju
- "Efficiency, Bias, and Decisions: Observations from a Sports Betting Exchange" - Alexander Kan
- "The Effect of Medicaid Expansion on Substance Use Disorder Treatment Utilization: Evidence from the Affordable Care Act" - Christy Kang
- "Analyzing the Relationship between Personal Income Tax Progressivity and Income Inequality" - Gevorg Khandamiryan
- "The Effects of Occupancy Taxes on the Short-Term Rental Market: Evidence from Boston" - Alan Liang
- "Corporate Types and Bank Lending in Contractionary Era: Evidence from Chinese Listed Companies" - Zishen Liu
- "Financial Constraints on Student Learning: An Analysis of How Financial Stress Influences Cognitive Function in Children" - Simone Matecna
- "The Effect of Workplace Inspections on Employment and Sales - A Regression Discontinuity Analysis" - Jeseo Park
- "Lending Sociodynamics, Economic Instability, and the U.S. Farm Credit Crisis" - Erfan Samaei
- "The Effect of Intangible Assets on Value Added: Evidence from microdata across small and large firms in Europe" - Tamara Sequeira
- "Price Efficiency Differences Between Public and Private Utilities: An Empirical Analysis of US Electric Utilities" - Yechan Shin
- "Effect of Campus Shootings on Academic Achievement: Examination of 2014 Isla Vista Killings" - Min Joo (Julie) Song
- "First-Degree Price Discrimination: Evidence from Informal Markets in India" - Rishab Srivastava
- "Who Benefits From Gentrification? A Case Study of Oregon Public High Schools" - Namrata Subramanian
- "Estimating the Economic Impacts of Wealth Taxation in France" - Jeffrey Suzuki
- "Transit-Oriented Development or Transit-Oriented Displacement? Evaluating the Sorting Effect of Public Transportation in Los Angeles County" - Yeeling Tse
- "How State Abortion Policy Restrictiveness is Associated with Unintended Pregnancy Outcomes in the United States from 2014-2018" - Ruhee Wadhwania
- "Global Food Security and the El Niño-Southern Oscillation" - Aidan Wang
- "The Relationship Between Pharmaceutical R&D Spending and NME Development" - Taylor Wang
- "The Role of Individual Risk Attitude in Occupational Inheritance" - Yi Wang
- "Labor Market Segmentation: Evidence from U.S. Janitorial Jobs Advertised in English and Spanish" - Zijun Xu
- "Bias on the Brain: How Patient Gender Influences Use of Emergency Room Diagnostic Imaging" - Abigail Zhong
- "Age Effects, Irrationality and Excessive Risk-Taking in Supposedly Expert Agents" - William Aldred
- "Pricing Disparities for Minority Communities in Chicago: Rideshares and Taxis" - Matthew Cleveland
- "Where My Negros At? Evaluating the Effects of Banning Affirmative Action on Black College Enrollment" - Ellie Koepplinger
- "Race and Recession: How Minorities May Affect Downturns" - Alexander Szarka
- "Understanding the Effects of Canadian International Food Aid on Production and Trade" - Patrick D. Tagari
- "Urban Property Rights and Labor Supply in Peru: Heterogeneity Analysis by Gender and Educational Attainment" - Juan Sebastián Rozo Vásquez
- "Effect of High-Speed Rail on City Tourism Revenue in China: A Perspective on Spatial Connectivity" - Lingyun Xiao
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Think of yourself as a member of a jury, listening to a lawyer who is presenting an opening argument. You'll want to know very soon whether the lawyer believes the accused to be guilty or not guilty, and how the lawyer plans to convince you. Readers of academic essays are like jury members: before they have read too far, they want to know what the essay argues as well as how the writer plans to make the argument. After reading your thesis statement, the reader should think, "This essay is going to try to convince me of something. I'm not convinced yet, but I'm interested to see how I might be."
An effective thesis cannot be answered with a simple "yes" or "no." A thesis is not a topic; nor is it a fact; nor is it an opinion. "Reasons for the fall of communism" is a topic. "Communism collapsed in Eastern Europe" is a fact known by educated people. "The fall of communism is the best thing that ever happened in Europe" is an opinion. (Superlatives like "the best" almost always lead to trouble. It's impossible to weigh every "thing" that ever happened in Europe. And what about the fall of Hitler? Couldn't that be "the best thing"?)
A good thesis has two parts. It should tell what you plan to argue, and it should "telegraph" how you plan to argue—that is, what particular support for your claim is going where in your essay.
Steps in Constructing a Thesis
First, analyze your primary sources. Look for tension, interest, ambiguity, controversy, and/or complication. Does the author contradict himself or herself? Is a point made and later reversed? What are the deeper implications of the author's argument? Figuring out the why to one or more of these questions, or to related questions, will put you on the path to developing a working thesis. (Without the why, you probably have only come up with an observation—that there are, for instance, many different metaphors in such-and-such a poem—which is not a thesis.)
Once you have a working thesis, write it down. There is nothing as frustrating as hitting on a great idea for a thesis, then forgetting it when you lose concentration. And by writing down your thesis you will be forced to think of it clearly, logically, and concisely. You probably will not be able to write out a final-draft version of your thesis the first time you try, but you'll get yourself on the right track by writing down what you have.
Keep your thesis prominent in your introduction. A good, standard place for your thesis statement is at the end of an introductory paragraph, especially in shorter (5-15 page) essays. Readers are used to finding theses there, so they automatically pay more attention when they read the last sentence of your introduction. Although this is not required in all academic essays, it is a good rule of thumb.
Anticipate the counterarguments. Once you have a working thesis, you should think about what might be said against it. This will help you to refine your thesis, and it will also make you think of the arguments that you'll need to refute later on in your essay. (Every argument has a counterargument. If yours doesn't, then it's not an argument—it may be a fact, or an opinion, but it is not an argument.)
This statement is on its way to being a thesis. However, it is too easy to imagine possible counterarguments. For example, a political observer might believe that Dukakis lost because he suffered from a "soft-on-crime" image. If you complicate your thesis by anticipating the counterargument, you'll strengthen your argument, as shown in the sentence below.
Some Caveats and Some Examples
A thesis is never a question. Readers of academic essays expect to have questions discussed, explored, or even answered. A question ("Why did communism collapse in Eastern Europe?") is not an argument, and without an argument, a thesis is dead in the water.
A thesis is never a list. "For political, economic, social and cultural reasons, communism collapsed in Eastern Europe" does a good job of "telegraphing" the reader what to expect in the essay—a section about political reasons, a section about economic reasons, a section about social reasons, and a section about cultural reasons. However, political, economic, social and cultural reasons are pretty much the only possible reasons why communism could collapse. This sentence lacks tension and doesn't advance an argument. Everyone knows that politics, economics, and culture are important.
A thesis should never be vague, combative or confrontational. An ineffective thesis would be, "Communism collapsed in Eastern Europe because communism is evil." This is hard to argue (evil from whose perspective? what does evil mean?) and it is likely to mark you as moralistic and judgmental rather than rational and thorough. It also may spark a defensive reaction from readers sympathetic to communism. If readers strongly disagree with you right off the bat, they may stop reading.
An effective thesis has a definable, arguable claim. "While cultural forces contributed to the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe, the disintegration of economies played the key role in driving its decline" is an effective thesis sentence that "telegraphs," so that the reader expects the essay to have a section about cultural forces and another about the disintegration of economies. This thesis makes a definite, arguable claim: that the disintegration of economies played a more important role than cultural forces in defeating communism in Eastern Europe. The reader would react to this statement by thinking, "Perhaps what the author says is true, but I am not convinced. I want to read further to see how the author argues this claim."
A thesis should be as clear and specific as possible. Avoid overused, general terms and abstractions. For example, "Communism collapsed in Eastern Europe because of the ruling elite's inability to address the economic concerns of the people" is more powerful than "Communism collapsed due to societal discontent."
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Does Governance Explain the Variation in Growth of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Bloc Countries? An Econometric Analysis , Elizabeth Bajit
The Effect of Entrepreneurship Development on Economic Performance: An Asean Empirical Analysis , Allen Glennie Lambert
Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020
Disaggregating Foregin Aid: An Assessment of the Impact of Health Aid on Infant and Child Mortality in Selected Asia and the Pacific Countries (2002- 2017) , Charlon Mayo
Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019
Tax Incidence of the Implementation of the Philippine Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Act: A Computable General Equilibirium-Microsimulation Approach , Ricardo Dizon
Value assumptions of the teachers in classroom-based English language assessment practices of two private schools in Laguna, Philippines , HOLYANNE KAE GONZALES
Socioeconomic Characteristics of Households, Government Programs on Human Capital, and Natural Shocks as Determinants of Philippine Household Income Mobility , Melcah Pascua-Monsura
Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018
Violence as an instrument in reducing women's bargaining power in the Philippines : a family economics approach , JESSALAINE BACANI
A Historical analysis of the Philippine public education system (1901-2017) and an investigation of external investments in access and quality , CLARISSA ISABELLE L. DELGADO
Effects of EU GSP agreement on Philippine exports : 1987-2015 , DARRYL DUMAG
Fostering Philippine culture through a practical music course : an evaluation , MA. RENELA P. FERNANDEZ
Investor sentiment and stock returns in the Philippines , ENRIQUE LOZARI
Trade openness and government size : evidence for six countries in the Asia-Pacific , JHON LOUIE SABAL
The relationship between financial depth, international trade and economic growth in the Philippines , DINO CARLO SAPLALA
Real option value approach to firm valuation under price uncertainty , CARLOS SANTIAGO TABORA
Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017
A Study of the repayment difficulties of the microfinance borrower households of the Ahon Sa Hirap Inc. (ASHI) , JAIME MARIE ACEVEDO
Social capital and technical efficiency of Tilapia aquaculture production in Nueva Vizcaya , JANDOC ALJANET
A study on the validity of the tourism-led growth hypothesis in the Philippines , FRANCINE CLAIRE FERNANDEZ
Does bank competition and concentration lead to financial stability? , DACANAY JOVI
Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016
Determinants of digital divide in the ASEAN: 2000-2014 , ELLO JERROLD
Carbon dioxide emissions, economic growth, trade and investments : the ASEAN experience , BUENAVISTA MARI JOY
Diminishing marginal returns to artificial fertilizer : evidence from the Philippines , MUYRONG MARJORIE
Conditional cash transfer and the poor : evidence from Bagac and Pilar, Bataan, Philippines , CONCHADA MITZIE IRENE
Governance and food security in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia , Maria Rizalia Yntig Teves
Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015
The impact of social capital on time use of labor subsistence households in natural resource-based economies , NAVARRO GLADYS
The Effect of remittances on food consumption basket and health care expenditure in the Philippines , VALERA MARIA LUISA
Theses/Dissertations from 2014 2014
The relationship of transport infrastructure and foreign direct investments in the Philippines , YU JAYSON GERARD
Theses/Dissertations from 2012 2012
Valuing air quality improvements from cleaner public transportation in Metro Manila , FRANCISCO JAMIL PAOLO
The effect of environmental protection expenditure on health care expenditure , MARAPAO LADY LOU
Trade liberalization and trade performance in Asia : 1974-2008 , PADERON MARISSA MARICOSA
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Effects of the 340B Drug Pricing Program on Hospitals’ Prescribing Behavior, Patient Mix, and Quality of Care , Yilu Dong
Does Hedging Success Matter? An Empirical Study of Jet Fuel Hedging in the U.S. Airline Industry , Brian Hornung
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Essays on Family-Friendly Policies, Child Planning and Children’s Early-Age Outcomes , Stefani Milovanska-Farrington
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Education and Health Impacts of an Affirmative Action Policy on Minorities in India , Robin Dhakal
Testing the Medical Arms Race Hypothesis: a Spatial Approach , Robyn M. Kibler
Essays in Health Economics , Olga Petrova
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Impact of Health Insurance for the Poor on Labor Market Out comes: Evidence from Indonesia. , Youssef Fassi Fehri
Essays in Health and Development Economics , John Bosco Oryema
Assessing Property Value Impacts of Access to Bus Rapid Transit (BRT): Case Study of the Cleveland HealthLine , Victoria A. Perk
An Exploration of Adolescent Obesity Determinants , Anastasia King Smith
The Impact of Criminal Justice Interventions and Social Policies on Family Violence: Theory and Evidence , Sianne Diana Vijay
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Two Essays Examining Organizational Performance , Stacey Alexis Gelsheimer
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Generic Competition and Price Regulation in the European Union Pharmaceutical Market: The Case of Cardiovascular Medicines , Berna Colak
Social Interactions In Breast Cancer Prevention Among Women In The United States , Natallia Gray
Discrepancies in Labor Market Outcomes From Migration Evidence From Colombia , Liza Beatriz Pena
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Bayesian Estimation of Panel Data Fractional Response Models with Endogeneity: An Application to Standardized Test Rates , Lawrence Kessler
Essays in Happiness Economics , Boris Nikolaev
Measuring Technical Efficiency of the Japanese Professional Football (Soccer) League (J1 and J2) , Dan Zhao
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Essays in Sports Economics , Daniel Mark Chin
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Modeling Endogenous Treatment Eects with Heterogeneity: A Bayesian Nonparametric Approach , Xuequn Hu
Internet Use and Economic Development: Evidence and Policy Implications , Joseph J. Macdougald
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The Interaction Between Urban Form and Transit Travel , Sisinnio Concas
The Effect of Land-Use Controls on Urban Sprawl , Marin V. Geshkov
The Role of Rater Motivation in Personnel Selection Validation Studies , Dan Ispas
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Globalization, Migration and the U.S. Labor Market for Physicians: The Impact of Immigration on Local Wages , Finnie B. Cook
Medicare Part D Program: Prescription Drug Plan Copayment Structure and Premium Sensitivity , Rui Dai
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The Effects of Depressed Mood on Academic Outcomes in Adolescents and Young Adults , Robert Christopher Jones
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Malaria, Labor Supply, and Schooling in Sub-Saharan Africa , Taiwo Abimbola
Determinants of female labor force participation in Venezuela: A cross-sectional analysis , Betilde Rincon de Munoz
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Writing a thesis is not an easy task. For most of the students, it can be even intimidating, especially when you do not know where to start your research.
Here, we have provided an economics thesis topics list. After all, everyone knows that choosing the right idea is crucial when writing an academic paper. In economics, it can combine history, math, social studies, politics, and numerous other subjects. You should also have solid foundations and a sound factual basis for a thesis. Without these elements, you won’t be able to master your research paper.
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It is not always clear what could be seen as an excellent economics thesis topic. Our experts can assist you with this challenge. This list contains some outstanding examples to get you started.
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⭐ What Does a Thesis in Economics Look Like?
A good thesis in economics is a blend between an empirical paper and a theoretical one. One of the essential steps in choosing a topic in economics is to decide which one you will write.
You may write, research, analyze statistical data and other information. Or build and study a specific economic model.
Or why not both!
Here are some questions you can ask when deciding what topic to choose:
- What has already been written on this topic?
- What economic variables will my paper study?
- Where should I look for the data?
- What econometrics techniques should I use?
- What type of model will I study?
The best way to understand what type of research you have to do is to write a thesis proposal. You will most probably be required to submit it anyway. Your thesis supervisor will examine your ideas, methods, list of secondary and primary sources. At some universities, the proposal will be graded.
After you get the initial feedback, you will have a clear idea of what to adjust before writing your thesis. Only then, you’ll be able to start.
🔥 Supreme Economics Thesis Topics List
- Fast fashion in India.
- The UK housing prices.
- Brexit and European trade.
- Behavioral economics.
- Healthcare macroeconomics.
- COVID-19’s economic impact.
- Global gender wage gap.
- Commodity dependence in Africa.
- International trade – developing countries.
- Climate change and business development.
👍 Economics Bachelor’s Thesis Topics
At the U.S. Universities, an undergraduate thesis is very uncommon. However, it depends on the Department Policy.
The biggest challenge with the Bachelor’s Thesis in economics concerns its originality. Even though you are not required to conduct entirely unique research, you have to lack redundant ideas.
You can easily avoid making this mistake by simply choosing one of these topics. Also, consider visiting IvyPanda essays database. It’s a perfect palce to conduct a brainstorming session and come up with fresh ideas for a paper, as well as get tons of inspiration.
- The impact of the oil industry on the economic development of Nigeria. The oil industry is vital for the economic development of Nigeria. In this thesis, students can discuss the notion of the resource curse. Analyze the reasons why general people are not benefiting from the oil industry. Why did it produce very little change in the social and economic growth of the country?
- Sports Marketing and Advertising: the impact it has on the consumers.
- Economic opportunities and challenges of investing in Kenya .
- Economic Development in the Tourism Industry in Africa. Since the early 1990s, tourism significantly contributed to the economic growth of African countries. In this thesis, students can talk about the characteristics of the tourist sector in Africa. Or elaborate on specific countries and how their national development plans look like.
- Globalization and its significance to business worldwide .
- Economic risks connected to investing in Turkey .
- The decline in employment rates as the biggest American economy challenge .
- The economics of alcohol abuse problems. In this thesis, students can develop several essential issues. First, they can examine how poverty is connected to alcohol abuse. Second, they can see the link between alcohol consumption and productivity. To sum up, students can elaborate on the economic costs of alcohol abuse.
- Causes and solutions for unemployment in Great Britain.
- Parallel perspective on Global Economic Order: China and America. This thesis can bring a comparative analysis of the economies to a new level. China and The US are the world’s two largest economies. These two countries have a significant impact on the global economic order. So, looking at the set of institutions, policies, rules can be constructive.
- The new international economic order after COVID-19
- Financial stability of the banking sector in China.
- New Electronic Payment Services in Russia.
- The influence of culture on different entrepreneurial behaviors.
- The impact of natural cultural practices on entrepreneurial activity.
- The relationships between national culture and individual behavior.
- The main reasons for salary inequalities in different parts of the U.S.
😲 Economics Master’s Thesis Topics
Student life can be fascinating, but it comes with its challenges. One of which is selecting your Master’s thesis topic.
Here is a list of topics for a Master’s thesis in economics. Are you pursuing MPhil in Economics and writing a thesis? Use the following ideas as an inspiration for that. They can also be helpful if you are working on a Master’s thesis in financial economics.
- The impact of visual aid in teaching home economics.
- The effect of income changes in consumer behaviors in America.
- Forces behind socio-economic inequalities in the United States. This thesis can explore three critical factors for socio-economic differences in the United States. In the past 30 years, social disparities increased in the United States. Some of the main reasons are technology, trade, and institutions.
- The relationships between economic growth and international development.
- Technological innovations and their influence on green and environmental products.
- The economics of non-solar renewable energy .
- The economic consequences of terrorism . Terrorism not only takes away lives and destroys property but also widely affects the economy. It creates uncertainty in the market, increases insurance claims, slows down investment projects, and tourism. This thesis can address all of the ways in which terrorism can affect economies.
- Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) implementation in the Oil and Gas Industry in Africa.
- Use of incentives in behavioral economics.
- Economic opportunities and challenges of sustainable communities .
- Economics of nuclear power plants.
- Aid and financial help for emerging markets. This topic is very versatile. Students can look at both the positive and the adverse effects that funding has on the development. There are plenty of excellent examples. Besides, some theories call international help a form of neocolonialism.
- Multinational firms impact on economic growth in America .
- The effect of natural disasters on economic development in Asia.
- The influence of globalization on emerging markets and economic development.
📑 More Economics Thesis Topics: Theme
For some students, it makes more sense to center their search around a certain subject. Sometimes you have an econ area that interests you. You may have an idea about what you want to write, but you did not decide what it will be.
If that’s the case with you, then these economics thesis topics ideas are for you.
- An analysis of the energy market in Russia.
- The impact of game theory on economic development.
- The connection between minimum wage and market equilibrium.
- Gender differences in the labor market in the United States. This topic can shed light on gender differences in the labor market in the United States. In the past years, the overall inequality in labor in the markets decreased. However, there is still a lot of work that can be done.
- Economic reasons that influence the prices of oil .
- Relationship between the Lorenz curve and the Gini coefficient.
- Challenges of small businesses in the market economy.
- The changes in oil prices: causes and solutions . Universal economic principles do not always apply to the sale and purchase of the oil. The same happens with its cost. In the thesis, talk about what affects the prices. What are the solutions that can be implemented?
- The economic analysis of the impact of immigration on the American economy.
- Economic inequality as a result of globalization . Economic inequality becomes even more apparent on the global level. There is a common belief that globalization is the cause of that. Discuss what can be the solutions to these problems. This topic is vital to minimize the gap between the rich and the poor.
- The economic explanation of political dishonesty .
- Effect of Increasing Interest rates costs in Africa .
- The connection between game theory and microeconomics.
- Marketing uses in microeconomics.
- Financial liability in human-made environmental disasters.
- Banks and their role in the economy. Banks are crucial elements of any economy, and this topic covers why. You can explain how banks allow the goods and services to be exchanged. Talk about why banks are so essential for economic growth and stability.
- Inflation in the US and ways to reduce its impact.
- The connection between politics and economics.
- Income Dynamics and demographic economics.
- US Market Liquidity and macroeconomics.
- Macroeconomics and self-correction of the economy .
- The American economy, monetary policy, and monopolies .
- The importance of control in macroeconomics. One of the central topics in macroeconomics is grouped around the issue of control. It is quite reasonable that control over money and resources should become a topic of discussion.
- Analysis of Africa’s macroeconomics and its performance.
- Economics of education in developing markets.
- Problems and possible solutions for Japan macroeconomics .
- Comparative analysis of British macroeconomics concerning the US .
- Public policies and socio-economic disparities.
- The world problems through macroeconomic analysis. Indeed, macroeconomics is very complicated. There are many influences, details, and intricacies in it. However, it allows economists to use this complex set of tools to examine the world’s leading problems today.
- The connection between employment interest and money.
🤔 Development Economics
- Economics of development . This topic is very rich in content. First, explain what it is. Then pay particular attention to domestic and international policies that affect development, income distribution, and economic growth.
- The relation between development and incentive for migration.
- The impact of natural disasters on the economy and political stability of emerging markets.
- The economic consequences of population growth in developing countries.
- The role of industrialization in developing countries . The industrialization has been connected with the development. It promotes capital formation and catalyzes economic growth in emerging markets. In this thesis, you can talk about this correlation.
- Latin American economic development.
- Gender inequality and socio-economic development .
- Problems of tax and taxation in connection with economic growth.
- The economic impact of terrorism on developing markets.
- Religious decline as a key to economic development. Not everyone knows, but a lot of research has been done in the past years on the topic. It argues that decreased religious activity is connected with increased economic growth. This topic is quite controversial. Students who decide to write about it should be extra careful and polite.
👨💼 Behavioral Economics
- Risk Preferences in Rural South Africa.
- Behavioral Economics and Finance .
- Applied behavioral economics in marketing strategies. If you want to focus your attention on marketing, this topic is for you. Behavioral economics provides a peculiar lens to look at marketing strategies. It allows marketers to identify common behaviors and adapt their marketing strategies.
- The impact of behavioral finance on investment decisions.
- Behavioral Economics in Child Nutrition Programs in North Texas.
- Guidelines for Behavioral Economics in Healthcare Sector.
- Cognitive and behavioral theories in economics .
- Cross-cultural consumer behavior and marketing communication. Consumers are not only affected by personal characteristics, but also by the culture they are living in. This topic focuses on the extent it should determine marketing strategy and communication.
- Behavior implications of wealth and inequality.
- Optimism and pessimism for future behavior.
💼 Financial Economics
- Financial Economics for Infrastructure and Fiscal Policy .
- The use of the economic concept of human capital. Students can focus on the dichotomy between human and nonhuman capital. Many economists believe that human capital is the most crucial of all. Some approach this issue differently. Therefore, students should do their research and find where they stand on this issue.
- The analysis of the global financial crisis of 2020s. Share your thoughts, predictions, ideas. Analyze the economic situation that affects almost everyone in the world. This thesis topic will be fresh and original. It can help to start a good and fruitful conversation.
- The big data economic challenges for Volvo car.
- The connection between finance, economics, and accounting.
- Financial economics: Banks competition in the UK .
- Risk-Taking by mutual funds as a response to incentives.
- Managerial economics and financial accounting as a basis for business decisions.
- Stock market overreaction.
🌱 Agricultural Economics
- Agricultural economics and agribusiness.
- The vulnerability of agricultural business in African countries.
- Agricultural economics and environmental considerations of biofuels .
- Farmer’s contribution to agricultural social capital.
- Agricultural and resource economics. Agricultural and resource economics plays a huge role in development. They are subdivided into four main characteristics which in this topic, students can talk about: – mineral and energy resources; – soil resources, water resources; – biological resources. One or even all of them can be a focus of the thesis.
- Water as an economic good in irrigated agriculture.
- Agriculture in the economic development of Iran.
- The US Agricultural Food Policy and Production .
- Pesticides usage on agricultural products in California.
- An analysis of economic efficiency in agriculture. A lot of research has been done on the question of economic efficiency in agriculture. However, it does not mean there is no place for your study. You have to read a lot of secondary sources to see where your arguments can fit.
🤝Economic Sociology
- Theory, approach, and method in economics sociology.
- Economic sociology of capitalism. While economists believe in the positive effect capitalism has on the economy, the social effect is quite different. The “economic” part of the issue has been studied a lot. However, the sociology of it has been not. This thesis can be very intriguing to read.
- Political Economy and Economic Sociology.
- Gender and economic sociology .
- Progress, sociology, and economics.
- Data analysis in economics, sociology, environment .
- Economic sociology as a way to understand the human mind.
- Economic sociology of money.
- Economics, sociology, and psychology of security.
- Major principles of economic sociology. In the past decade, economic sociology became an increasingly popular field. Mainly due to it giving a new view on economics, human mind, and behavior. Besides, it explores relationships between politics, law, culture, and gender.
📚 The List of Ph.D. Topics in Economics
If you decide to go to grad school to do your Masters, you will likely end up getting a Ph.D. as well. So, with this plan in mind, think about a field that interests you enough during your Masters. Working with the same topic for both graduate degrees is easier and more effective.
This list of Ph.D. Topics in Economics can help you identify the areas you can work on.
- Occupational injuries in Pakistan and its effect on the economy. Injuries are the leading cause of the global burden of disability. Globally, Pakistan was ranked 9th populated country with a large number of unskilled workers. In this dissertation, consider the link between occupational injuries and their effects on the economy.
- The study of the Philippines’ economic development.
- Financial derivatives and climate change .
- Econometric Analysis of Financial Markets.
- Islamic Banking and Financial Markets .
- Health economics and policy in the UK.
- Health insurance: rationale and economic justification. In this dissertation, students can find different ways to explain and justify health insurance. Starting to philosophical to purely economic grounds. In the past years, there was a lot of discussion regarding the healthcare system for all. What are some of the economic benefits of that?
- Colombian economy, economic growth, and inequality.
- Benefits of mergers and acquisitions in agribusiness.
- Methods to measure financial risks when investing in Africa.
- The significance of financial economics in understanding the relationship between a country’s GDP and NDP.
- Network effects in cryptocurrency. Cryptocurrencies are not new anymore. However, it is still an original subject for a dissertation. Students can decide to choose several crypto coins and evaluate the importance of the network effect. This effect is particularly significant for Bitcoin. Explain why.
- The comparison of the Chinese growth model with the American growth model.
- An economic justification versus political expediency.
- Pollution Externalities Role in Management Economics .
📝 How to Select an Economics Thesis Topic
As your academic journey is coming to an end, it’s time to pick the right topic for your thesis. The whole academic life you were preparing to undertake this challenge.
Here is the list of six points that will help you to select an economics thesis topic:
- Make sure it is something you are genuinely interested in. It is incredibly challenging to write something engaging if you are not interested in the topic. So, choose wisely and chose what excites you.
- Draw inspiration from the previous student’s projects. A great place to start is by looking at what the previous students wrote. You can find some fresh ideas and a general direction.
- Ask your thesis advisor for his feedback. Most probably, your thesis advisor supervised many students before. They can be a great help too because they know how to assess papers. Before meeting with your professor, do some basic research, and understand what topic is about.
- Be original, but not too much. You do not want to spend your time writing about a project that many people wrote about. Your readers will not be interested in reading it, but your professors as well. However, make sure you do not pick anything too obscure. It will leave you with no secondary sources.
- Choose a narrow and specific topic. Not only will it allow you to be more original, but also to master a topic. When the issue is too broad, there is just too much information to cover in one thesis.
- Go interdisciplinary. If you find yourself interested in history, philosophy, or any other related topic, it can help you write an exceptional thesis in economics. Most of your peers may work on pure economics. Then, the interdisciplinary approach can help you to stand out among them.
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On Thursday, March 21, the Boston University Global Development Policy Center hosted Manuela Moschella, Professor of Political Science at the University of Bologna, to present the main ideas of her forthcoming book, “ Unexpected Revolutionaries: How Central Banks Made and Unmade Economic Orthodoxy .” In her discussion, Moschella explained the institutional transformation of central banks from the 1970s to the present. The event was moderated by Perry Mehrling, Professor of International Political Economy at the Boston University Pardee School of Global Studies.
Moschella’s book opens by noting that, while the role of central banks has been transforming over time, their role particularly shifted after the 2008 global financial crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic. Traditionally, central banks were seen as focused on controlling inflation through interest rate adjustments. However, their actions post-crises went beyond this narrow mandate by applying unconventional economic policies. They have intervened in financial stability, pursued inclusive growth objectives and even addressed social issues like climate change. These actions have blurred the lines between central banks and fiscal authorities, challenging their long-held image.
She argued that central banks worldwide have adopted unconventional policy levers to address issues beyond the limited mandate of price stability. Despite maintaining formal independence from electoral politics, she demonstrated that central banks are responsive to public interests and depend on political backing for legitimacy. Moschella emphasized the role of central banks in allowing liberalism to thrive when she evaluated the history of central banks. In the neoliberal economic order, independent central banks, armed with the power to influence interest rates as the primary monetary policy tool, have become the lynchpin of the financial system. Nonetheless, it has been observed that central banks have expanded their toolkit to address goals other than inflation during times of economic hardship.
The prevailing explanation for this transformation has generally focused on technocracy. This theory suggested that central banks, having learned from past mistakes, adopted new ideas about quantitative easing and financial stability. Their independence supposedly empowered them to act decisively. Moschella, however, noted that she finds this view lacking and proposes an alternative perspective. Although central banks are undoubtedly technocratic and independent, they also operate within a domestic political context. In other words, their success hinges on a certain degree of public support. They must navigate various audiences – financial markets, governments and citizens – as their legitimacy and credibility depend on them. As Moschella pointed out, central banks need to maintain public trust in addition to merely satisfying the expectations of the financial markets. As part of her explanation, Moschella also mentioned former Chair of the Federal Reserve of the United States Paul Volcker’s aggressive economic and political interventions during the 1970s and 1980s to combat stagflation, where global attention was drawn to central banks’ ability to manage more than macroeconomic conditions, illustrating political perspective to the story that complements a narrative approach emphasizing a technocratic view of central banks by taking a political stance.
Moschella examined the United States Federal Reserve (Fed) and the European Central Bank (ECB) to illustrate her arguments. She argued that central banks make critical decisions based on political circumstances, not just new economic ideas or absolute independence. Regarding controversial decisions, Moschella contended that central banks undertake disputed actions only when they have government backing. This political cover allows them to pursue unconventional policies without jeopardizing their public image. The specific forms of government support differ between the US and Europe due to their varying political landscapes. Conversely, central banks might make more contentious decisions concerning controversial decisions and public backlash, like addressing climate change (ECB) or social inclusion (Fed), in response to negative public sentiment. Here, they are reacting to public pressure rather than leading the charge. A central bank may use unconventional tools and revise its monetary strategy to acquiesce to public discontent; for example, after the 2008 global financial crisis, inclusive growth was added to the Fed’s stated objectives. Likewise, the ECB addressed climate change through banking supervision of non-financial reporting, reforming collateral eligibility and developing macroeconomic knowledge addressing climate change. The dual roles of a central bank – asserting independence while at the same time seeking political legitimacy – make it a peculiar institution in the world of finance.
Moschella also mentioned that, although her analysis significantly uses the Fed and ECB as examples of central banks focusing on issues beyond inflation, there is a small section in her book about the Bank of Japan and its historical experience with deflation. While deflation is not a center-stage topic – since most of the thinking on central banking, both in economics and political science, is about credibility in fighting inflation – it is relevant in the context of unconventional policies. The Bank of Japan is particularly significant because it was one of the only high-income countries to confront deflation, though this issue continues to remain at the margins. This example illustrates her desire to understand and chart how central banks emerged as distinct political institutions across the world.
Additionally, Moschella stressed the necessity of maintaining a strong relationship between central bankers and political principles so that monetary and fiscal policies can be coordinated in a way that maintains the central bank’s independence. There is no doubt that political support of monetary policies, especially the quantitative easing regime, is of paramount importance during times of distress. On the other hand, if political leaders become hostile towards bankers, the public’s trust in central banks will decrease, making it harder for them to stabilize the economy.
Subsequently, in Q&A portion of the discussion, Moschella answered the question of what the primary policy of a central bank should be: inflation or financial stability? Moschella pointed out that the context of the economy matters; for example, the Fed was created when financial stability was a crucial concern, and the ECB was created when price stability was the central issue, and she emphasized that these mandates have evolved over time and have potential tradeoffs. For example, central banks might be reluctant to increase interest rates even if it is necessary because it may be detrimental to financial stability. Thus, although the mainstream mandate of central banks is the stability of prices, they prioritize other areas depending on the macroeconomic context, and politics and society decide the priority.
Regarding the question about the differences in mandates of central banks between the Global North and Global South, Moschella highlighted that developing countries tend to implement more unconventional monetary policies because they might also be concerned about economic development over price stability to facilitate social goals. However, countries in the Global North also deviated from the price stability mandate when it was required. For instance, after World War II, the Italian government pursued economic development as its primary objective. Consequently, Italy used central bank credits, credit allocation policies and interest rates to support the development of particular industries and technologies. Therefore, according to Moschella, it is up to the governments to decide the direction in which the central banks should be heading.
Overall, the book challenges the notion that central banks solely respond to financial markets. While that has occurred at times, Moschella highlighted critical moments where governments and citizens significantly influence central bank actions, pushing them towards specific goals. The author finally pointed out that this perspective on central banks as political institutions necessitates a broader understanding of their decision-making processes. They are not isolated entities driven solely by technical expertise. Instead, they operate within a complex web of political influences, needing to consider the demands of various stakeholders to ensure their continued effectiveness.
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Master’s in Applied Economics Program Hosts Spring 2024 Career Day
By: Jyana O'Donnell | Published: April 11, 2024 | 12:18 pm
The Master’s in Applied Economics Program (MAEP) hosted its Spring 2024 Career Day on Friday, March 22.
MAEP’s Career Day occurs twice a year and connects current and prospective MAEP students to alumni and employers.
The event began with a panel discussion featuring MAEP alumni. Students heard from Nick Juliano, a Financial Analyst for Stantec, Brett Crawford, a Data Science and Analytics Consultant for Softcrylic, and Logan Fenimore, a Managed Care Data Analyst for the Sarasota Memorial Health Care System. These alumni discussed their careers and how MAEP prepared them for success.
MAEP students then participated in mock interviews with representatives from Citi, Berkeley Research Group, the Florida Public Service Commission, and more. These mock interviews help prepare students for the job market and give them the opportunity to network. Organizations also use these interviews as a recruiting tool.
The day ended with a networking reception with prospective MAEP students, the current Master’s cohort, professors, program alumni, and employers.
The Master’s in Applied Economics Program is a one-year program that prepares students for a variety of careers in government and the private sector. Students gain real-world experience by working closely with alumni, faculty, and civic leaders.
For more information about the program, visit coss.fsu.edu/m a ep .
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