Honors Theses from 2023
Examining the Impact of Living Arrangements on Children's Academic Achievement, Rachel G. Coan
Honors Theses from 2022
The Effects of Personality and Risk Preferences on Effort-Based Behavior: A Game Theoretic Approach, Hannah M. Davidsen
Is Monetary Policy Neutral? The Effectiveness of Monetary Policy Transmission across the Income Distribution, Cameron Dyer
Discrimination Among College Football Head Coaches, Yusuke Fukuda
Municipal Reform in the Progressive Era: Spatial Spread and Fiscal Outcomes of the Commission Government, Daniel T. Hiller
Bean to Buck: Examining the Effects of the Global Coffee Commodity Market on Smallholders in Colombia, Alexander Ozols
Two Sided Matching: A Study of Underemployment, Benjamin E. Plevin
IMPACTS OF PROFAMILIA PROGRAM SPREAD ON CONTRACEPTIVE USE AND FERTILITY RATES IN COLOMBIA DURING ITS INTRODUCTION, Katherine C. Specht
Honors Theses from 2021
Social Capital UnMASCed: The Role of Social Capital in State-Level Economic Growth, Meredith H. Allen
Gold Mining Districts and Path Dependence, Jason T. Dunn
Ethnicity and Education: College Attendance Patterns Among Early 20th-Century Maine's Immigrant Community, Jacob M. Nash
You're Hired: An Analysis of the Determinants of the Hiring of Head Coaches in College Women's Soccer, Sofia M. Oliveira
College Application Fee Effects on Applicant Volume, Diversity, and Academic Quality, Benjamin J. Smith
The Predictive Power of the Term Structure Under Unconventional Monetary Policies, Luying Yang
Honors Theses from 2020
Effects of Exposure to Chinese Imports on School Spending and Revenue from Property Tax, Yilei Bao
Impacts of a Movie's Rivals' Releasing Decisions on its Domestic Box Office Revenue, Yuanyuan Dong
Naloxone Access and Opioid Use: A Theoretical Analysis, Caroline Dunsby
The Residential Location Choices of Chabad Households: An analysis of decision making with non-price constraints, Chasity A. McFadden
Diversity, Bias, and Student Outcomes, Amanda J. Schmidt
After School Programs and Their Effect on Children's Well-Being, John Steenrod
Google Search Sentiment and Sector ETF Performance, Andrew J. Williamson
Honors Theses from 2019
Game Theory in Cricket, Shabab Ahmed
Investigating the effect crime has on Uber and Yellow Taxi pickups in NYC, Kebing Li
Honors Theses from 2018
Sacrifice, Benefit, and Reciprocity: Evidence from a Trust Game, Mirco Dinelli
Mechanism Design, Matching Theory and the Stable Roommates Problem, Yashaswi Mohanty
Arts Education: A Philanthropic Priority?, Clare Murray
What Effects Did United Airlines' De-Hubbing of Cleveland Hopkins International Airport Have on Cleveland Passengers?, Joshua A. Young
Honors Theses from 2016
The Effect of Temperature on the Supply and Demand for the American Lobster (Homarus americanus) in the State of Maine, Gaby E. Carpenter
Detecting Stock Market Bubbles: A Price-to-Earnings Approach, Austin F. Murphy
Defensive Ability and Salary Determination in Major League Baseball, Christopher B. Shorey
The Effects of the One-Child Policy on Household Financial Decisions, Sylvia M. Xu
Honors Theses from 2015
Analysis of Post-‐Earnings-‐Announcement Market Reactions: Is There Still a Delayed Price Response and Can it Be Exploited?, Nils Carlson
Institutions, Distance, and Foreign Direct Investment, Charles Coffman
Cost Effectiveness of Renewable Energy Policy on Military Installations, Zachary L. Esakof
Reputation Effects and Hedonic Pricing at the Portland Fish Exchange, Kush Jadeja
Announcement effects of convertible debt: Do firm and market characteristics affect the magnitude of abnormal stock returns?, Charles N. Madden
Market Microstructure and Abnormal Returns: An Analysis of NYSE and SGX Securities, Alex Ng
Investigating the Endogeneity of Risk Attitudes: Experimental Evidence Involving Cooperation and Competition, Erik Solli
Innovation and Productivity: Evidence from China, Jingying Xu
Drivers and Barriers to Financial Inclusion in Peru: a Demand-side Approach, Maria Zeta-Valladolid
Honors Theses from 2014
The Effects of the Indonesian Financial Crisis On Children’s Later Life Outcomes, Lori T. Ayanian
The Economic Impact of Shale Gas Development: A Natural Experiment along the New York and Pennsylvania Border, Brendan Cosgrove
Conservation Choices in the Face of Sea-Level Rise, Meagan K. Hennessey
What’s Gender Got to Do With It?: The Effects of Women’s Decision-‐Making Power in Morocco, Shannon Hume Kooser
Learning By Playing: Evaluating Backward Induction, Alexandra Ojerholm
An Economic Impact Analysis of the Belgrade Lakes Watershed, Lucy G. O'Keeffe
Do Unexpected FIFA World Cup Match Results Impact the Stock Market?, Brandan Rivard
Was Housing to Blame? A DSGE Analysis of the Great Recession, Justin Swansburg
Honors Theses from 2013
Can the Stock Market Predict FDA Approvals for New Drug Applications?, Thomas D. Abe
Classroom Peer Effects in Higher Education: Evidence from Colby College, Peter C. Jones
The Macroeconomic Effect of Currency Union Dissolution: Evidence from the Narrative, Marcus Josefsson
The Post-Crisis Relevance of Inflation Targeting, Rebecca Newman
First Year Collegiate Academic Achievement: Do Athletes Perform at the Same Level as Their Peers?, justine m. seraganian
Honors Theses from 2012
The Side Effects of Medical Marijuana: The Impact of Legalization on Marijuana and Alcohol Consumption, Anne M. Burton
The Effectiveness of Capital Controls on Capital Inflows in Emerging Markets, Kathleen A. Davis
The Effect of Democracy on Economic Growth, Amy Slipowitz
What Causes Ministers of Finance to Get Fired?, Bradley Turner
Honors Theses from 2011
The Flypaper and Teflon Effect: Evidence From China, Cong Sheng Lyoe Lee
Keeping Nuclear Programs From Becoming Nuclear Weapons: A Game Theoretic and Econometric Analysis, Benjamin Guy Ogden
Honors Theses from 2010
Determinants of Credit Ratings for U.S. Private Colleges and Universities, Robin A. Daley
Central Bank Independence and Fiscal Dominance, Roberto Delhy Nolivos
Foreign Direct Investment in Ethiopia: Determinants and Effects, Mesay Melese
Continuity of FDI: Determinants and Effects on Growth, Loredana Popescu
Revitalizing the Signaling Power of Class Rank at Colby College, Nicholas Van Niel
Honors Theses from 2009
The Effect of Religious Participation and Permanent Income on Suicide Risk: Micro--Level Analysis, Ivan Balbuzanov
Cyclicality of State Budgeting: A Political-Economy Analysis., Ian W. Cummins
Can Parallel Exchange Rates Forecast Commodity Prices?, John F. Roberts
Honors Theses from 2008
Stock Markets and Household Wealth: Can a Stock Market Crash Cause a Recession in The U.S. Economy?, Ishan Singh
An Incumbent's Guide to Reelection: The States and Economic Voting in U.S. Presidential Elections, Kyle Smith
Demographic Differences in Household Expenditure for Low-Income Families: Evidence from the United States, Joerose Tharakan
Honors Theses from 2007
Can the business cycle be used to create predictable mutual fund outperformance?, Michael Aquino
Divergent effect of social cohesion on economic growth in East Asia and Latin America, Horacio Diaz Adda
Voices of the Poor: Poverty and Growth in Albania, Magda Tsaneva
Two essays in the Indiana family cap provision, Aimee Williams
Honors Theses from 2006
Media Coverage and Disaster Relief: Is a Picture Worth a Thousand Words?, Jessica H. Minty
Role of home equity in retirement saving: building your nest (egg), Caroline Theoharides
Honors Theses from 2004
Wealth effects on consumer spending in the US economy, Andriy Avramenko
Theoretical mathematical model of fishery economics, Andre Garron
Honors Theses from 2003
Possible contraction and its effect on 2002 major league baseball attendance, Peter W. Newberry
Economic effects of British imperialism on India: an analysis of the goods and capital markets 1853-1947, Katrina Noyes
Effect of competitive balance on single game attendance in major league baseball, Thomas V. Richardson
Honors Theses from 2002
Impact of monetary policy and unanticipated events on stock market value, Simon Amich
Integrated test for exploitation and discrimination in the National Basketball Association, Kathleen Carney
Analysis of the Colby quarterly econometric model of the U.S. economy using the economic effects of September 11th, Alison Culpen
Strict producer liability and safety in the general aviation industry, Jim Drews
Asymmetric wealth effect : American consumption and the stock market, Jonathan Greene
Suits or pajamas: an economic analysis of the causes and consequences of telecommuting, Jonathan Marlow
"Fit or fat": an empirical analysis of the factors influencing individuals' food consumption decisions, Michelle McInnis
Role of venture capital financing in inflating the technology stock market bubble, Jessica Rosenbloom
Study of area deprivation in Connecticut and Maine, Jonathan H. Ryder
The Environment and the SUV: Any Room for Compromise?, Eliza Newbold Schnitzer
Above and Beyond the Rim: An Examination of Customer Discrimination in the National Basketball Association, Carl E. Tugberk
Honors Theses from 2001
Reevaluating U.S. intellectual property right policy in the face of globalization: moving beyond TRIPS and special 301, Warren Jr. Newberry
Honors Theses from 2000
Econometric Modeling: The Venezuelan Economy, Maria Graciela Gonzalez Muller
Honors Theses from 1998
Modeling the economic growth of Greece, Karolos A. Alexakos