Economics Senior Theses

Every student who graduates from Carthage with a major in economics must complete a substantial research work or project. Students work on this senior thesis with a directing professor, and it counts as an economics course (ECN 4400: Senior Seminar and History of Economic Thought). Here is a look at past projects by Carthage economics majors:

• “An Examination of the Economic Impact of Defined Thresholds in Public Policy” — Dan Chambers
• “The Economics of Food Aid and Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa” — Katie Niemeyer
• “An Analysis of Intergenerational Economic Mobility” — TJ Hedin
• “The Determinants of Software Piracy” — Mike Fitzgerald
• “Private For-Profit Influence on Student Loan Defaults and Graduation” —Jillian Burnickas
• “A Study of Exchange Rate Regimes: Managed vs. Free Floating” — James Blakeway
• “Economic Rationality or Irrationality: The Case of the National Football League” — Nathan Giebel
• “On the Determinants of Emigration: The Effects of Wealth on Push Factors” — Sebastian Jacinto
• “The Effect of Wealth on Health in the United States” — Ryan Lindsay
• “The Market Value Effect of Sponsoring the FIFA World Cup” — Matt Logue
• “Determinants of Effective Access to Education by Women in Sub-Saharan Africa” — Mary Mutindi Mutua
• “The Impact of Interstate and Intrastate Conflict on Human Capital and Economic Growth” — Katie Schlinder
• “No Teacher Left Behind: An Analysis of Teacher Turnover in the U.S.” — Allison von Borstel
• “The Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment: A Firm-Level Study Using a New Dataset” — Tony Walek