W&L Dept. of Economics: Recent submissions
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Unintended Consequences: The 1980 Soviet Grain Embargo and Land Values in US Agriculture (thesis)
In this paper, I analyze the domestic ramifications of the 1980 Soviet grain embargo. Using data from the United States Census of Agriculture for the years 1978 and 1982, I attempt to empirically quantify the effect of the ... -
Got Milk? Milk Pasteurization and Mortality: 1900-1924 (thesis)
In this paper, I analyze the impact of mandatory milk pasteurization in 38 large U.S. cities on five subsequent mortality rates: the mortality rate from diarrhea and enteritis for children under the age of two and the ... -
Racial Segregation, Employment, and Income in the U.S., 1970-2010 (thesis)
In this paper, I analyze the relationship between racial segregation and income for black and white male workers during this period. I find that racial segregation continues a previously observed downward trend through ... -
The Misuse of Altruism: An Ethical Analysis of Volunteer Tourism
In the following paper, I have limited my study to a theoretical and ethical analysis of the volunteer tourist business model. The aim of the paper is to study the effectiveness of the volunteer tourist industry against ... -
World War II and Female Educational Attainment (thesis)
This paper explores World War II's effect on female educational attainment. First, I analyze whether there is a link between World War II and female educational attainment. I then assess two possible channels through which ... -
Do Beer Taxes Affect Birth Rates Among Teens and Young Women in the United States? (thesis)
Alcohol abuse and underage drinking in the United States lead to many adverse outcomes, including unintended pregnancy. One way to reduce alcohol abuse – and therefore its negative outcomes – is to raise the price of beer ... -
Goodbye Lenin, Hello Murat? The Effect of Communism on Individual Attitudes Toward Immigration (thesis)
This paper argues conceptually and demonstrates empirically that individual attitudes toward immigration are deeply affected by a country's politico-economic legacy. Drawing on data from the German Socio-Economic Panel and ... -
The Effect of Social Support on Prenatal Smoking in Romania (thesis)
Smoking is one of few controllable risk factors for pregnancy and it is associated with poor health outcomes for mothers and children. While prenatal smoking is now low in many places, Eastern European countries continue ... -
Academic Cheating and Workload Intensity: Theory and Simulations
In this project, I investigate a particular model of punishment featured by some honor codes -- a single sanction. Under a single-sanction honor code, the student judiciary must expel any student found guilty of academic ... -
Migration and Poverty in the Post-Communist Countries of Europe and Central Asia
Although most research studying the effects of migration on poverty tend to focus on Latin American and Asian emigration, I focus my study entirely on emigration from post-communist countries. Most studies also tend to ... -
Immigration, Wages, & Ethnicity: An examination of immigration's effect on the wages of native Hispanic workers
Current literature is mixed on immigration’s effect on native wages in the United States. Some researchers find positive wage effects, while others find mixed or negative effects. The lack of consensus is due to variance ... -
Potential Policy Options to Improve Sport Fishing in Balbina: A Choice Experiment Analysis (thesis)
This research is developed within the framework of environmental economics, which attempts to value non market goods that provide individuals with specific values that are not elicited through market transactions. Environmental ... -
Unofficial Dollarization and Market Integration: The Case of Latin America (thesis)
This study examines the relationship between unofficial dollarization and goods market integration in the context of dollarizing Latin American nations and the United States. While a breadth of research focuses on the ...