2019 Senior Theses
Shabab Ahmed – Game Theory in Cricket
John Carhart – The Impacts of Agricultural Cooperatives on Smallholder Farmers in Rural Thailand
Carolyn Harney – To Poach or Not to Poach: An Analysis of Technological Advancements on an Individual’s Decision to Poach in African Range States
Emil Kee-Tui – The Persistent Effects of Segregation on Residential Water Use in Bulawayo
Kebing Li – Investigating the Effect Crime has on Uber and Yellow Taxi Pickups in NYC
Matt Richman – System Effects and Their Impact on the NBA Labor Market
2017-2018
2018 Seniors!
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Back row left to right: Tenzin Choephel, Chi Do, Michael Decker, Keith Barnatchez, Joshua Young, Yashaswi Mohanty. Front row left to right: Mirco Dineli, Clare Murray, Stephanie Ng, Daliah Al-Shakhshir, Jason Beland.
2016-2017
Joseph Anile – Is Zero a Bad Thing? Investigating Spillover Effects of Zero Interest Rates
Caitlin Heaps – Would you donate your kidney to a stranger? A look at organ donation and incentives among college students
Ryunosuke Matsuura – The Effect of Improved Cookstoves on the Firewood Demand in Rural Ethiopia
Deanna Morris – Stimulating Economic Growth in Western Maine: A Case Study of Maine Huts & Trails
George Voigt – Optimizing Coastal Land Conservation: A Case Study Application of Modern Portfolio Theory to the Coastline of New England
Gale Chen Ziaojing – Study Abroad Industry and the Rise of Education Consultants in the People’s Republic of China
2015-2016
Gaby Carpenter – The Effect of Temperature on the Supply and Demand for the American Lobster (Homarus americanus) in the State of Maine
Xiaojie (Jackie) Chen – Risk Taking During the Great Recession: The Impact of Market Experiences on Financial Risk Tolerance
John Morrow – Unintended Consequences of Cap-and-Trade: Evidence from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
Austin Murphy – Detecting Stock Market Bubbles: A Price-to- Earnings Approach Christopher Shorey – Defensive Ability and Salary Determination in Major League Baseball
Sylvia Xu – The Effects of the One-Child Policy on Household Financial Decisions
Zachary Schutzman – Computational Simulation and Analysis of Landscape Auctions
2014-2015
Nils Carlson – Analysis of Post-Earnings-Announcement Market Reactions: Is There Still a Delayed Price Response and Can it be Exploited Charles Coffman – Institutions, Distance, and Foreign Direct Investment
Zachary Esakof – Cost Effectiveness of Renewable Energy Policy on Military Installations
Kushveer Jadeja – Reputation Effects and Hedonic Pricing at the Portland Fish Exchange
Charles Madden – Announcement Effects of Convertible Debt: Do Firm and Market Characteristics Affect the Magnitude of Abnormal Stock Returns?
Alex Ng – Market Microstructure and Abnormal Returns: An Analysis of NYSE and SGX Securities
Erik Solli – Investigating the Endogeneity of Risk Attitudes: Experimental Evidence Involving Cooperation and Competition
Maria Zeta Valladolid – Drivers and Barriers to Financial Inclusion in Peru: A Demand-Side Approach
Jingying Xu – Innovation and Productivity: Evidence from China
2013-2014
Brendan Cosgrove, “The Economic Impact of Shale Gas Development: A Natural Experiment along the New York and Pennsylvania Border”
Meagan Hennessey, “Conservation Choices in the Face of Sea-Level Rise”
Shannon Kooser, “What’s Gender Got to Do With It? The Effects of Women’s Decision-Making in Morocco”
Lucy O’Keeffe, “The Economic Impact of the Belgrade Lakes Watershed”
Alex Ojerholm, “Learning By Playing: Evaluating Backward Induction”
Clare Peaslee, “Life Insurance Holdings in the Great Recession”
Brandan Rivard, “Do Unexpected FIFA World Cup Match Results Impact the Stock Market?”
Justin Swansburg, “Was Housing to Blame? A DSGE Analysis of the Great Recession”
2012-2013
Justine Seraganian, “First Year Collegiate Academic Success: Do Athletes Perform at the Same Level as Their Peers?”
Peter Jones, “Classroom Peer Effects in Higher Education: Evidence From Colby College”
Thomas Abe, “Can the Stock Market Predict FDA Approvals for New Drug Applicants?”
Marcus Josefsson, “The Macroeconomic Effect of Currency Union Dissolution: Evidence from the Narrative”
Rebecca Newman, “The Post-Crisis Relevance of Inflation Targeting”
Qi Sun, “The Influence of Central Bank Independence on Inflation: Evidence Based on a Narrative Approach”
Siyang Xu, “Does Exchange Market React to Central Bank Governor Replacements: Evidence from a New Dataset Using Narrative Approach”
2011-2012
Michael Doherty, “Financial and Racial Influences on Coaching Change Decisions in NCAA Basketball”
Kelly Potvin, “Gazing at the Stars: A Look Inside ‘Star Power’ Within Demand for the NBA”
Amy Slipowitz, “The Effect of Democracy on Economic Growth”
Bradley Turner, “What Causes Ministers of Finance to Get Fired?”
Kathleen Davis, “The Effectiveness of Capital Controls on Capital Inflows in Emerging Markets”
2010-2011
C.S. Lyoe Lee, “The Flypaper and Teflon Effects: Evidence from China”
Benjamin G. Ogden, “Keeping Nuclear Programs From Becoming Nuclear Weapons: A Game Theoretic and Econometric Analysis”
Anna Simeonova, “The Impact of European Union Accession on Foreign Direct Investment”