VOL. XXXIV, Spring 2022
The Duke Journal of Economics is published each year to showcase outstanding research in economics by Duke Graduate and Undergraduate students.
We congratulate the authors of the research presented in this issue.
Charles Becker & Ed Tower, Faculty Advisors to the Journal
This edition of the Duke Journal of Economics is dedicated to the memory of Vlad Treml. Ed Tower recalls that Vlad collected cartoons from the Soviet humor magazine, Krokodil, Crocodile in Russian, which made fun of the distortions in the Soviet economic system. Tower and his micro econ students attended Vlad’s slide shows of these cartoons, to which his daughter added color. One cartoon shows a farmer feeding a loaf of bread to a cow. Vlad explained this made fun of the Soviet subsidy on bread but not grain, so it made sense to feed bread to the cows. Vlad and Emma hosted marvelous parties with fascinating guests from their wide circle of friends. Marilyn Dutton, who along with her husband, John, earned Duke econ PhDs, recalls that the Russian Easter bread that Emma made was memorable. She writes gratefully about Vlad’s mentorship of John and reflects with us that “Duke and many students were fortunate that Vlad Treml was on the faculty.” Especially moving was the flag draped bier at Vlad’s Russian Orthodox funeral, recalling his pride in serving in the US Marines.
Undergraduate Articles
Brandt, Alexander–Economic Situations and Social Distance: Taxation and Donation
Chouliara, Despoina–Corporate Governance in State-Owned and Privately-Owned Enterprises
Cooksey, Jackson–The Russian Maternity Capital Policy: Two Models
Kanzh, Riad–Economic Effects of the War in Donbas: Nightlights and the Ukrainian fight for freedom
Martin, Noah–Kazakhs and Russians: To Each Their Own
Morgenstern, Glenn–Subprime’s long shadow: Understanding subprime lending’s role in the St. Louis vacancy crisis
Quijano, Cheyenne–A perfect storm: The effect of natural disasters on child health
Rateb, George–The Case for Clemency: Differential Impacts of Pretrial Detention on Case and Crime Outcomes
Welton, Daniella–Analysis of the Impact of Gender and Age of Protagonists in Top-Grossing Films from 2000-2019 on Film Success
Graduate Articles
Dodd, Stephanie–Rational Irreligiosity via Cognitive Dissonance
He, Weixin–Product and process innovation when considering changes in consumer dispersion
Pandey, Rajas–Optimal environmental reporting and the role of regulations
Wang, Yucheng–Collusion as an Indirect Signal
Vol. XXXIII, Spring 2021
The Duke Journal of Economics is published each year to showcase outstanding research in economics by Duke Graduate and Undergraduate students.
We congratulate the authors of the research presented in this issue.
Charles Becker & Ed Tower, Faculty Advisors to the Journal
Undergraduate Articles
Forecasting the Effects of Battery Recycling on the Global Cobalt Market by Elena Cavallero
Bang for Your (Green) Buck: The Effects of ESG Risk on US M&A Performance by Richard Chen
The Impact of Conflict on Economic Activity: Night Lights and the Bosnian Civil War by Stephanie Dodd
Informing the Investor: A Comparative Analysis of the Importance of Pre-Initial Public Offering (IPO) Information on Stock Performance by Paul Snyder
Graduate Articles
The Role of Nuisance Arrest in Fighting Crime by Rongze Yang
Persuasion: Multiple Rounds of Search and Matching in the Real Estate Market by Wanrong Deng
The Hidden Price of Altrusim: The Sense of Sacrifice by Ziyuan Wang
Vol. XXXII, Spring 2020
The Duke Journal of Economics is published each year to showcase outstanding research in economics by Duke Graduate and Undergraduate students.
We congratulate the authors of the research presented in this issue.
Charles Becker & Ed Tower, Faculty Advisors to the Journal
Undergraduate Articles
Taxing Marijuana and the Road to Reparations: Comparing the Colorado and Illinois Cannabis Markets by Tommaso Carlo Filippo Babucci
Predictors of Student Loan Repayments: A Comparison Between Public, Private For-Profit and Private Nonprofit Schools by Mannat Bakshi and Arjun Ahluwalia
Nonprofit Location, Survival, and Success: A Case Study of El Sistema USA by Anderson Carroll
The Elusive “Stock-Picker’s Market”: Dispersion and Mutual Fund Performance by Jacob Epstein
Comparing the Performance of Active and Passive Mutual Funds in Developing and Developed Countries by Nalini Gupta
Where You Live and Where You Move: A Cross-City Comparison of the Effects of Gentrification and How these Effects Are Tied to Racial History by Divya Juneja
Forecasting Corporate Bankruptcy: Applying Feature Selection Techniques to the Pre-and Post-Global Financial Crisis Environments by Parker Levi
The Impact of Medicare Nonpayment: A Quasi-Experimental Approach by Audrey Kornkven
The Effects of Health IT Innovation on Throughput Efficiency in the Emergency Department by Michael Levin
Hedonic Pricing in the Sneaker Resale Market by Kevin Ma and Matthew Treiber
Private Equity Buyouts and Strategic Acquisitions: An Analysis of Capital Investment and the Timing of Takeovers in the United States by Anthony Melita
An Unequal Dream: The Mortgage Rate Premium Paid by Black Communities by Michael Nicholson
Transit-Induced Neighborhood Change: Evaluating Neighborhood Racial Change in Charlotte, North Carolina’s Light Rail Corridor by Rahi Patel
Competition and Innovation: Evidence from Third-Party Reprocessing in the Medical Device Industry by Varun Prasad
Exploring an Alternative to Student Loans: Constructing and Exploring the Demand for an Income Share Agreement Market by Paul Zimmer and Alex Hilsenrath
Graduate Articles
Optimal (Non-)Repression Under Preference Falsification by Ming-yen Ho
Vol. XXXI, Spring 2019
The Duke Journal of Economics is published each year to showcase outstanding research in economics by Duke Graduate and Undergraduate students.
We congratulate the authors of the research presented in this issue.
Charles Becker & Ed Tower, Faculty Advisors to the Journal
Dongkeun Lee, Associate Editor
Undergraduate Articles
Durham and Gentrification: Assessing the Impact of Displacement in the Bull City by Armin Ameri
The Impact of Violence in Mexico on Education and Labor Outcomes: Do Conditional Cash Transfers Have a Mitigating Effect? by Hayley Barton
The Impact of Collegiate Athletic Success and Scandals on Admissions Applications by William J. Battle-McDonald
The Future of Economic Geopolitics: Network Effects in Intercultural Trade by Joshua Curtis
Responses to EU Carbon Pricing:The Effect of Carbon Emissions Allowances on Renewable Energy Development in Advanced and Transitional EU Members by John Dearing
Investigating a Case of Alleged Collusion in Michigan Public Oil and Gas Lease Auctions by Lucas Do
Does Media Coverage of Sexual Assault Cases Cause Victims to Go to the Police? Evidence from FBI Data and Google Trends by Harry Elworthy
Wrangling the Herd: A Cross-Cultural and Cross-Industry Approach to Herding Market Behavior by Tyler Fenton and Jarred Kotzin
The Impact of Originality in a Transitioning Movie Industry by Jacob Graber-Lipperman
Evidence of Stalinist Terror in Modern Adult Height Data by David Henderson
Collusive Strategies in EC Cartel Cases and Implications for Antitrust Compliance Programs by Rhea Padival and Divya Srinivasan
Social Capital and Financial Development after Economic Shocks: Evidence from Italy after the Financial Crisis of 2007-2009 by Sujay Rao and Ethan Lampert
Female Labor Force Participation in Turkic Countries:A Study of Azerbaijan and Turkey by Natasha Jo Torrens
Graduate Articles
A Theory of Ambiguous Property Rights: Choices, Efficiencies, and Transition Paths by Bangyu He
Vol. XXX, Spring 2018
The Duke Journal of Economics is published each year to showcase outstanding research in economics by Duke Graduate and Undergraduate students.
We congratulate the authors of the research presented in this issue.
Charles Becker & Ed Tower, Faculty Advisors to the Journal
Dongkeun Lee, Associate Editor
Undergraduate Articles
Regulatory Uncertainty: The Impact of the 2015 Open Internet Order on Broadband Infrastructure Investment by Dane Bourcy Burkholder and Chin Jie Lim
How Consumers Respond to Food Safety Crisis A Study of Peanut Butter and Egg Recalls on Consumer Behavior by Yanwen Chen
What Fosters Innovation? A Cross-Sectional Panel Approach to Assessing the Impact of Cross Border Investment and Globalization on Patenting Across Global Economies by Michael Dessau and Nicholas Vega
The Impact of Environmental Disamenities on Property Values:Evaluating the Municipal Fringe by Ryan B. Hoecker
The Effect of Competition on Strategic Discharge at Long-Term Acute-Care Hospitals by Michael Karamardian
Benefit Spillovers and Higher Education Financing: An Empirical Analysis of Brain Drain and State-Level Investment in Public Universities by Chinmay Pandit
Effect of Sentiment on Bitcoin Price Formation by Brian Perry-Carrera