School of Economics Undergraduate Research Option Thesis
The Research Option offers students majoring in economics the opportunity for a substantial, in-depth research experience. Students are strongly encouraged at the end of their experience to work with their faculty mentor to develop a journal publication or conference presentation on the research in addition to the actual thesis.
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Recent Submissions
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Panel Data Analysis Of The American Recovery And Reinvestment Act
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-07-18)The proposed study seeks to evaluate the merits of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (commonly referred to as the “stimulus”) against its trifold objectives of: (a) creation of new jobs and protection of ... -
Conflict and its impact on education accumulation and enrollment in Colombia: what we can learn from recent IDPS
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2012-05-07)Forty years of low-intensity internal armed conflict makes Colombia home to over 3 million Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), the world's largest population. The effect of violence on a child's education is of particular ... -
Innovation Network in Green Energy: Evidence from Brazil
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2010-08)Green energy innovation and investment around the world is picking up as nations diversify their energy sources to reduce dependency while remaining environmentally conscious. My work characterizes the Brazilian green ... -
Differentiating the Effects of the Subprime Mortgage Boom and Bust on Naturalized Immigrants, Non-naturalized Immigrants and Native Citizens in the United States
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2010-05-12)In this paper we explore the effects of the subprime mortgage boom from 2001 to 2005 and the subprime mortgage bust from 2005 to 2008 on the probability of homeownership of naturalized immigrant, non-naturalized immigrant ...