Economics Department

2005 Comprehensive Exercise Titles

(Department Distinctions are in bold face)

Craig Addonizio
Auto Prices in Italy and Integration

Adeyemi Adegunju
The Effect the Regulations Resulting from the Civil War in Sierra Leone had on the Diamond Industry

Kazi Ahmed
Field: International Trade

Laina Amerson
Does hospital ownership status have an effect on hospital quality?

Kevin Beck
The Removal of MLB’s Reserve Clause: Did it Alter Hitter Mobility?

Kyle Beste
Analysis on What Factors Determine Health Outcomes Internationally Over Time

Sanu (Pun) Bhumiratana
The Forward Rates as an Unbiased Predictor: The Case of the Euro And The Eleven Legacy European Currencies

Charles Carstens
Field: International Trade

Elise Chahla
Field: Inequality

Emily Cotton
Choice? An Economic Analysis: How Medicaid Funding and Prenatal Care Affect Abortion and Adoption Rates

Diane Danforth
Effects of Socioeconomic Status, Acute Care, and Lifestyle on Health

Suzanne Dixon
The Relationship between Socioeconomic Status and Health

Scott Durden
The Agenda 2000 Reforms and Their Impact on Agricultural Land Values in England

Andrew Evans
Earmarking in Public Finance: State Lotteries and Education Expenditures

Maisa Frank
The Relative Effects of Expenditures on Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Education on Economic Growth

John (Jack) Frew
Field: Industrial Organization

Alec Friedhoff
Windmills in Denmark: The Effectiveness of Danish Policies to Promote Wind Power, 1984-1998

Harinder (Harry) Garcha
The Enlargement of The EU and its Effects on Trade with India

Andrew Goodkind
The Effects of State Restrictions on Abortion Demand

Yi Gu
Factors Influencing the Vegetarian Choice: Role of Income and Time Preference

Tiantian He
China’s Trade Relations with the EMU: Impact of the adoption of the Euro and China’s Accession to the WTO

Jacob Hoppe
Whose subsidy? The effects of housing subsidies on the rent paid by non-participatory low income households

James (Win) Hornig
Field: Money and Banking

Saad Izhar-Ul-Haque
The Effects of the Creation of EMU in Trade Between EMU Member Countries and Asian Developing Countries

Daniel Karlgaard
The Effects of Extracurricular Expenditures on Educational Attainment in Minnesota Public High Schools

Dan Kedmey
Financial Liberalization in Emerging Market Economies: A Catalyst for Stock Market Volatility

Khalid Lakanwal
Manufacturer-Supplier Power Shift: The Case of Wal-Mart Stores, Incorporated

Anna Langer
Subsidizing Higher Education: An Econometric Analysis of the Political-Economic Basis

Tol Lau
Field: Economics of Sports

James Magnuson
Tim Pawlenty v. George W. Bush: The Effects of State and Federal Legislation on the Pharmaceutical Industry

Arun Mannem
Decomposing the Cost Differences between HMO and non-HMO Insurance Plans

Kara Marlatt
Anticompetitive Behavior Within Reverse Payment Settlements in the Pharmaceutical Industry

Scott Marsh
Misallocation of Scarce Resources in the Government Assistance Program: Special Supplemental Program for Women, Infants, and Children: Policy Suggestions to Optimize Health Outcomes for its Participants

Louise Miltich
Field: European Economic History

Mai Anh Ngo
The impact of foreign share on the wages of German workers during the 1984-1994 period

Stephen Portschy
Advertising and Competition in the Pharmaceutical Industry: The Effects of Direct-to-Consumer Advertising

Aarati Rajwade
Legislation and the U.S. Pharmaceutical Industry: 1981-87

Avinash Reddy
Field: American Economic History

Joseph Rivera
Field: Economics of Sports

Elizabeth Seif
Field: Law and Economics

Matthew Sevcik
Hard Salary Cap Effect on the Competitive Balance within the NFL

Sanjiv Shrestha
The Impact of Bank Branching Deregulations on Economic Growth

Anne Sigstad
Field: Soviet and Post-Soviet Economics

Stacy Sterling
The Stock Market Reaction to Plane Crashes

Jeremiah Strack
The Strategic Value of Open Source Software Patents: Why would a company patent free software?

Nina Tchouparova
Measuring the Trade Effect of EMU: Western Europe and CEEC

Collin Thomas
The Impact of Internet Piracy on CD Sales

Jake Weston
The Private Provision of Public Goods: What Factors Help Predict the Private Supply of Neighborhood Watch Programs?

Siew Hui (Anthony) Wong
Benefits and Costs of the Entry of Universal Banks into the Corporate Debt Securities Underwriting Market

Zhiming Zhao

Combating Corruption: Comparing Incentives to Penalties