Senior Projects 2016

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  • Boben, Brittany:  Stock Price Movements: A Case Study of T-Mobile
  • Bolen, Matthew: A Comparison of Public and Private Electric Distribution Utilities in Pennsylvania
  • Brosius, Cara: Rising Health Care Expenditures in the United States: An Analysis of Contributing Factors and Discussion of the Affordable Care Act
  • Comiske, David:  Safety in Shipyards: An Exploration of Management Techniques
  • Cuellar, Daniela:  Why have Brazil and the United States not pursued a Free Trade Agreement? A Brazilian Perspective
  • Davis, Benjamin:   Disrupting the Automotive Industry: A Case Study of Tesla Motors
  • Deichler, Nicholas: How Does the Competitiveness of Professional Sports Affect the Economy?
  • Druckniak, Maria: Regional Variations in the Gender Pay Gap Among United States Medical Professionals
  • Egan, Mark: Can College Correctional Education Improve Prisoners’ Wellbeing?
  • Fillippa, Chelsea: How Super Bowl Advertising Affects Company Stock Prices
  • Harvey, Zach: Effect of the Highest Paid Player’s Age on Team Success in the NFL 
  • Herlitzka, Alison: Why Is the Price of Higher Education Increasing?
  • Hodgens, Keith: The Impact of Right-to-Carry Laws on Violent Crime Rates
  • Holland, Brian: The Efficiency of Sports Gambling Markets: A Case Study of College Football
  • Hudac, Zachary: The Effects of Professional Sports on Alcohol Sales and Crime Rates
  • Koryak, Christopher: The Attendance Effect of Rookie Position Players in Major League Baseball 
  • Lasher, James: Managerial Constraint and Gross Profit Volatility in Automobile Manufacturing: An Analysis of the United States, Germany, and Japan
  • Li, Tianzhu: How do different college majors affect earnings after graduation in U.S.?
  • Macomber, Conor: AN EXAMINATION OF INEFFICIENCY IN NCAA POLICY: STUDENT-ATHLETE COMPENSATION & RENT-SEEKING
  • Malone, Devin: The Economic and Cultural Impact of the Recreational Marijuana Market in Colorado, Washington, and Uruguay
  • Manning, Thomas: Does International Trade Affect Economic Growth?
  • Marks, Alexander: Socio-Economic Determinants of FIFA Rankings
  • McGowan, Anne: Does Admission Selectivity Impact U.S. Colleges’ Federal Student Loan Default Rates?
  • McMillan, Matthew: The Impact of the Federal Assault Weapons Ban on Minority and Low-Income Gun Ownership
  • Meiran, Michael: The Economic Sustainability of United States Fisheries
  • Moller, Sarah: What Affects Declining Voter Turnout in the United States and Will Policies Help to Increase Turnout?
  • Morton, Lucas: Factors of NHL Attendance: Relocation and Expansion
  • Nero, James: The Economic Cost and Ethics of Tommy John Surgery in Major League Baseball
  • Pickett, Robert: What is the Economic Value of Tiger Woods?
  • Ramos, Eduardo: First-Generation College Students And the correlation of the Human Capital Theory
  • Ramsdell, Steven: Nationality Discrimination in the Labor Market of Major League Soccer: A Market Test
  • Russell, Hannah: The Latin American Oil Industry: An Analysis of Economic and Social Growth
  • Samuel, Taylor: Can the Samaritan’s Dilemma help predict outcomes in natural disasters?
  • Schweitzer, Evan: Interest Rate Swaps: A Hedge or Bet? A Case of American Colleges
  • Stolar, Cody: NFL Player Trade and Acquisition Effects on Jersey Sales
  • Talerico, Sam: How Technology Affects Work-Life Balance 
  • Thomas, Rachel: The Effects of Increased Minimum Wage on Income Inequality
  • Wallace, Rachel: Effects of Corporate Social Responsibility on Company Performance
  • Webber, Nathaniel: Determinants of Military Spending
  • Weltner, Casey: The Effects of Poverty and Unemployment on Colombian Crime Rates Due to Illegal Job Alternatives
  • Wolf, Everett: Economic Viability of Water Desalination in the California Water Market