Final Paper Bank: 

Here are some examples of student research papers from previous semesters.  The papers illustrate some of the questions that students have chosen to address, as well as some of the methods used.  The quality of the papers ranges from OK to quite good.  A few we'll discuss in class as illustrations of one thing or another. 

    Crime

        Meadows, Effectiveness of Pro Bono Counsel

        Householder, Crime Perceptions

        Perez, Population & Crime

        Bianco, Deterrence of drunk driving

        Swift, Crime & housing prices

        Hunt, Death penalty

        Trogdon, Unemployment & crime

        Hardman, Abortion & crime

        Ryberg, Abortion & crime

        Faggion, Cost-Benefit of Prison Farms

        Nguyen, Gun control

        McClary, Effectiveness of war on drugs

     Education

        Morniroli, Schooling & fertility in developing countries

        Blawn, School reforms & student achievement

        Symmes, Teacher salary & student achievement

        Schweitzer, School quality & housing prices

        Schimmack, Schooling vs. Experience

        Stubbs, Cost-benefit of economics grad degrees

         Behner, Writing skills of US students

         Teicher, Salary after law school

         Gallardo, Graduation rates

         Browning, Cost-Benefit of MBA options

       Health

           Geitkowski, Nutrition info & restaurant sales

            Price, Screen time & childhood obesity

           Fowler, Income & obesity

            Phillips, Syringe programs & AIDS

        International

            Vasquez, Personal freedom & economic growth

            McDermott, Colonialism & terrorism

            Luria, Immigration, Ethnicity, Growth

            DeLuca, NAFTA & manufacturing wages

            Kronberger, EU expansion & German labor market

            Houggy, Vacation & productivity

            Netto, Income inequality

            McMillan, Inequality & economic growth

            Maletzki, German vs US prices

        Politics

            R. Hudson, Campaign spending & election outcomes

             N. Pintar, Margin of victory in Fla. elections

            Mitchell, Determinants of political efficacy

             Purdy, Economy & presidential election

         Sports

              S. Jacobs, Optimal allocation of hockey budget

               Amalu, Contract length & player performance

               Van Cleef, Determinants of NASCAR TV ratings

               Herman, PGA earnings

               Ridenoure, PGA earnings & scores

               McCullough, MLB team success

               Salzberg, Baseball team salaries & wins

              Grimm, Football player graduation rates

               Cabrera, Campus stadium & attendance

                Girardi, New stadium & wins

           Other

                Goldschlag, Ethanol & corn

                Moedinger, IQ & earnings

                Sedely, Roth vs conventional IRA

                J. Servie, Comparative statics of affirmative action

                J. Ferlazzo, Hurricanes & insurance earnings

                A. Sahai, I scream, U scream

                Patterson, Urbanization & patents

                Hayman-Brisk, Airport noise & property value

                Thompson, Amenities & property values

                Gaard, Small business formation

                Plungis, Film returns

                P. Buendicho, Impulse purchases

                R. Chapman, Religious giving

                Allen, Weather & suicide

                Russell, Experiment on mimicry & tips

                H. Squires, Sea turtle protection

                P. Yacobellis, Survey participation

                R. Armstrong, Economic conditions & marriage

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