The Duke Journal of Economics is published each year to showcase outstanding research in economics by Duke undergraduates. Additional pieces will appear after their authors revise them.
We congratulate the authors of the research presented in this issue.
Charles Becker & Ed Tower, Faculty Advisors to the Journal
Honor’s Theses
Sexually Risky Behavior, its Social Determinants, and the Economic Consequence of HIV/AIDS in Zimbabwe by David Bochetto
Oil, Population Growth, and the Resource Curse by Tim Gu
Cell Phones and Cattle: The Impact of Mobile Telephony on Agricultural Productivity in Developing Nations by Daniel Houghton
Is Public Expenditure on Primary Education Effective? Evidence from Districts Across India by Tara Iyer
Do Medical Malpractice Reforms Affect Health Care Costs and Outcomes? by Matt Johnson
A Bargaining Theory of the “Edwards’ Effect” on the 2007-8 Democratic Presidential Primary by Alex S. Li
A Model of Speculative Attacks and Devaluations in Korea and Indonesia by Austin Yi Lin
Bundling Donations to Charity with Product Purchases: A Business Incentives Model by Kassity Liu
Rational Lifetime Investment Strategies: Gender Differences in the Allocation of Assets in Retirement Savings Plans by Chase Lancaster & Anubhav Raj
Leveraging the American Dream: Explaining the Shift Towards Mortgage Debt since the 1970’s by James Robert Melnick and James Colin Montupet
Contagion in Risk Markets by Matthew Moore and James Schulhof
Valuing Localized Externalities: Hog Operations in North Carolina by Sara Murray
Seasonal Volatility of Corn Futures Prices by Caleb Seeley
Does the Quality of Public Transit Affect Commuters’ Response to Gasoline Price Changes? by Allison Smith
Does the NBA Encourage Early Entry? by Griffin T. Tormey
The Thought That Counts: Towards a Rational Theory of Gift-Giving by Lydia Yao
Building Quality in Wikipedia: A Theoretical Approach by Guangyuan Zhu
Articles
Intractable Immigration: Why Americans Cannot Reach Consensus by Jonathan E. Amgott
Engaging with Malthus: Joseph J. Spengler and Economic Demography by Thomas F. Aten
Clarifying the “Win”: An Economic Review of the CARS Bill by Daniel DeVougas
A Comparative Assessment of New Urbanist Neighborhoods: Durham, NC & Greenville, SC by Phillip Gao
The Campaign Against NAFTA: An Irrational Attack on Free Trade by Jackie Lopez
