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Economics and Accounting Honors Theses

An excellent opportunity for faculty-student collaboration is offered by the department Honors Program. Program participants gain valuable experience in research, writing, and public speaking. The program consists of three parts: a research methods seminar, writing a thesis and presenting at the College’s Academic Conference.

Submissions from 2019 2019

Athletically Related Aid and Collegiate Athletic Program Success, Matthew K. Klier

State-Level Gun Legislation and its Effects on Homicide and Suicide, Patrick Koval

Nurse Practitioners on the Rise: Do Looser State Regulations Affect Their Population and Wages?, Isabelle Kozik

Stock Impact of Data Breaches, Sijia Liu

Referee Bias in March Madness, Michael Lyons

Inter-municipal Competition on Cape Cod, Sarah Vrountas

Submissions from 2018 2018

Does the Stock Market Value Inclusion on a Sustainability Index? An Event Study using the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index, Lauren Hayward

Reconsidering the Effects of Subsidies on Adoption from Foster Care, Hannah Jeter

Sexism in the Stock Market? Analysis of Investors' Preferences Regarding CEO Gender Based on Earnings Reports, Christina Nee

The Role of Elite College Admissions Policies in First-Generation Access and their Implications for Intergenerational Mobility, Erin Sullivan

The Effects of Labor Market Pull Factors on Refugee Resettlement in the United States, Dan Vucovich

Submissions from 2017 2017

Fake News: Can We Correct It All and Does It Matter If We Don't?, Emma Brickfield

Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform & Consumer Protection Act, Marisa Carlson

The Effects of the EU-US Open Skies Agreement on Passenger Number between the United Kingdom and the United States, Andy Dong

Terrorism as a Risk Factor for Genocide, Patrick Franco

The Ultimate Tradeoff for Colleges: Academic Quality or Consumption Amenities?, Maura Mullaney

Submissions from 2016 2016

Simply Politics? A Look into Trade Linkage's Influence on the Impact of Economic Sanctions, Kylie Coffman

Power in Numbers: Examining the Influence of Political Majorities on Growth within the United States, Greg Joyce

Racial Discrimination in the Sharing Economy: An Economic Analysis of New York City Airbnb Listings, Matthew Reeves

Is the Punishment Fitting the Crime? Analyzing The On-Field Impact of NCAA Sanctions in College Football, Anthony Spagnoletti

Do Credit Ratings Matter? An Examination of the Relationship Between Sovereign Ratings and Capital Flows Pre and Post Financial Crisis, Greg Violante