Vol. XXV, Spring 2013
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
Research Expenditures in Higher Education Institutions and University Technology Transfer Licensing by Trent Tsun-Kang Chiang
Manufactured Housing Securitization by Renan Cunha
Fiscal Multicointegration and Sustainability in OECD Economies by Rajlakshmi De
Foreign Aid Allocation and Impact: A Sub-National Analysis of Malawi by Rajlakshmi De
Is the Blind Side Tackle Worth It?: An Analysis of the Salary Allocation of the NFL Offensive Line by Kelly Ann Froelich
Geo-Spatial Modeling of Online Ad Distributions by Mitchel Drake Gorecki
The Impact of Population Mobility on Repayment Rates in Microfinance Institutions by Johan Hörnell and Allison Vernerey
Profits and Poverty: The Impact of Profit Status on the Microfinance Industry by Kevin Hogan
Price Discrimination and Bargaining Power in the Global Vaccine Market by Linda Li
Enhanced versus Traditional Indexation for International Mutual Funds: Evaluating DFA, WisdomTree and RAFI PowerShares by Heehyun Lim
Government Allocation of Import Quota Slots to US Films in China’s Cinematic Movie Market by Sabrina McCutchan
Race and Pollution Correlation as Predictor of Enviornmental Justice by Marissa B. Meir
Incentives and Characteristics that Explain Generic Prescribing Practices by Rahul K Nayak
Debunking the Cost-Shifting Myth: an Analysis of Dynamic Price Discrimination in California Hospitals by Omar M. Nazzal
Variance Risk Premium Dynamics: The Impact of Asset Price Jumps on Variance Risk Premia by Jackson R. Pfeiffer
Tax Evasion and Tax Morale in Latin America by Sofía Becerra Taschetti
Trauma Center Efficacy: Certification Status and its Effect on Traffic Fatalities at Varying Radii by Robert Van Dusen
Graduate Articles
The Dictator’s Dilemma: The Role of Social Media in Revolutions by William B. Snyderwine
Finding the Optimal Tax with Pollution Haven Effects by Alecia Waite
The Role of Subjective Rice Price Expectations in Labor Input Decisions: Evidence from Madagascar by Laura Paul
Efficiency and Herd Behavior in a Signalling Market by Jeffrey Gao
Prospect Theory and Marriage Decisions by Anastasia Bogdanova
Twin Deficits Revisited by Jeremy Spater
Vol. XXIV, Spring 2012
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
Articles
Martin Bronfenbrenner and Japan’s Post-WWII Economic Recovery by Nitish Basandra and Shreyas Srinivas
Job Choices, Flexibility and Maternal Labor Force Participation by Samantha Cox
Volatility and Correlation Modeling for Sector Allocation in International Equity Markets by Melanie Fan and Kate Yuan
Relative Contribution of Common Jumps in Realized Correlation by Kyu Won Choi
The Effects of Digital Media on Advertising Markets by Bradford Lightcap and William Peek
Effects of Medicaid Coverage of Preventative and Diagnostic Care on Potentially Avoidable Hospitalizations by Zachary Kazzaz
Optimal Ordering in Sequential English Auctions by Amaan Mitha
Effects of Wages of Government Officials on Corruption in Developing Countries by Vansh Muttreja
The Effects of Prevention and Treatment Interventions in a Microeconomic Model of HIV Transmission by Allison Stashko
Empirical Evidence of Airline Merger Waves Based on A Selective Entry Model by Peichun Wang
Simultaneous Occurrence of Price Jumps and Changes in Diffusive Price Volatility by Shuting Wei
Integrating Medicare and Medicaid Healthcare Delivery and Reimbursement Policies for Dual Eligible Beneficiaries: A Cost-
Efficiency Analysis of Managed Care by Kan Zhang
The Impact of Spectrum Quality on Wireless Telecom Competition by Stephen Zhu
Symposium Edition 2012
The tenth annual Undergraduate Research Symposium was held in May 2012 in the Social Sciences building. Congratulations and thanks to all the authors, who wrote outstanding papers and gave polished presentations.
Charles Becker & Ed Tower, Faculty Advisors to the Journal
Articles
Unitization of Oil Reserves in Alaska and the Supply Elasticity of a Common Pool Resource by Emily Bailey, Duke University
Cross-Stock Comparisons of the Relative Contribution of Jumps to Total Price Variance by Vivek Bhattacharya, Duke University
Price Partitioning and Consumer Rationality in Internet Retail Markets by Katharine Bodnar, Duke University
Understanding the Value of Amenities: A Study of the Land Value Determination Process in Hangzhou, China by Ching-Ching Chen, Duke University
After the Storm Impacts of Natural Disasters in the United States at the State and County Level by Danjie Fang, Duke University
The Effect of Single-Sex Education on Short and Long Term Extracurricular Participation by Grace Foster, Elon University
Policy in Competitive Insurance Markets: Incentivizing Risk Sharing and Cost Efficiency by Ross Green, Duke University
The Influence Effect of Critic Reviews on Foreign and Domestic Movies by Jayoung Jeon & Luxuan Jiao, Duke University
The Effect of Time Discounting on Flu Vaccinations by Greg McNamara, Davidson College
Foreign Exchange Responses to Macroeconomic Surprises: Playing “Peek-a-Boo” with Financial Markets by Vignesh Nathan, Duke University
Empirical Analysis on the Effects of Jumps on Realized Beta and the Disentanglement of Jump Beta1 by Hao Sun, Duke University
Vol. XXIII, Spring 2011
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
Articles
Neighborhood Effects and School Performance: The Impact of Public Housing Demolitions on Children in North Carolina by Rebecca Agostino
The Lobby That Cried Wolf: Restrictive Immigration Reform Does Cost the American Agricultural Industry by Jonathan Amgott
Taming the Dragon: The Modernization of the Chinese Equity Markets and its Effects on IPO Underpricing by William Benesh
Taking Another Look at Multilateral Aid Flows: Reconsidering the Dynamics of the U.S.’s Strategic Use of Development Aid by Jared Goodman
Trailer Park Economics by Caitlin Gorback
The Comprehensive Optimal Business Location Model by Mitchel Gorecki
Time-Varying Beta: The Heterogeneous Autoregressive Beta Model by Kunal Jain
The Marital Wage Premium for Men: What is it today, and what is the cause behind it? by Hans Kist
Decision-Making With Potentially Biased Advisors by Kevin Kupiec
Contagion in Emerging Market Equities by Richard Li
Matching Offer in the Provision of Public Goods by Chengyu Li
The Economic Penalty of Dengue by Yamini Misra
Extending the Possibilities of Kidney Exchange with Compatible Pairs by Karna Mital
The Nurture Effect: Like Father, Like Son. What about for an Adopted Child? by Suanna Oh
Winner-Take-All Economics: Professional Inquiry and Public Discourse on Material Inequality by Johnathan Pryor
Beta Estimation Using High Frequency Data by Angela Minwoo Ryu
Incentives in Professional Tennis: Tournament Theory and Intangible Factors by Steven Seidel and Joshua Silverman
Market Power & Reciprocity Among Vertically Integrated Cable Providers by Jeffrey Shih-Kai Shen
Market Entry, a Vehicle for Innovation? by Maxim Sirenko
Contagion in Emerging Market Equities by Yiwen Zhu
Symposium Edition 2011
The ninth annual Undergraduate Research Symposium was held in May 2011 in the Social Sciences building. Congratulations and thanks to all the authors, who wrote outstanding papers and gave polished presentations.
Charles Becker & Ed Tower, Faculty Advisors to the Journal
Articles
An Exploration of Multimedia Multitasking: How Television Advertising Impacts Google Search by Celeste Clipp
Openness to Ideas and Long Run Economic Growth by Sarah Freitas
Consumer’s Willingness to Pay a Price Premium for Living Wage Products by Rachel Fussell, Warren Wilson College
A Game-Theoretic Approach to Group Classroom Interactions by Elliott Isaac, Wake Forest University
Welcome to the United States: Self-selection of Puerto Rican Migrants by Kathryn Haiying Li
How Effective is Global Financial Regulation? The Basel Accords’ Role in Mitigating Banking Crises by Robert Nowak
How will they fare on “Judgment Day”? Reputational Herding in Professional Communities by Alexandra Oprea
The Principal Agent Problem, Asymmetric Information and Leveraged Buyouts: How Who Does the Buying Affects Who Gets Bought by Evan Kershaw Rose, UNC-Chapel Hill
Should I Stay or Should I Go Now? (To the Hospital) Modeling the Impact of Introducing a Telemedicine System in a Remote Amazonian Community by Rollin K. Say
The Influence of School on Childhood Weight Gain by Kaylyn Swankoski, Elon University
Optimizing Rainwater Harvesting Installation in Kashongi, Uganda: Sustainable Water Supply, Collective Action and Institutions by Jason Wong
Do Recessions Improve the Teenage Obesity Rate? by Amy Xiaoyue Zhang