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2009 Theses
Senior Honors Theses (2008 - 2009)
Sudeep Bathia
"From Utilitarian to Egalitarian: The Effect of Social Distance on
Altruistic Preferences."
Advisor: John Straub
Renee Birenbaum
"Toward a Framework for Addressing Uncertainty in the U.S. Nuclear
Power Sector."
Advisor: Gilbert Metcalf
Nicholas Henning
"The Growing Threat of Internet Piracy in the Movie Industry: The
Effect of Rapid Pirated Leaks on Motion Picture Revenues."
Advisor: George Norman
Jessica Rae Herrmann
"The American Nightmare: Exploring the Foreclosure Crisis in
Boston."
Advisor: Jeffrey Zabel
Jonathan B. Mazumdar
"The Impact of Random Tax Policy on Investment in Wind Power."
Advisor: Gilbert Metcalf
Michael Muehlbradt
"Evaluating Mergers for Antitrust: The Allied Waste and Republic
Services Case."
Advisor: Dan Richards
William Pajerowski
"Robust Determinants of Growth and Volatility: A Bayesian Model
Averaging Approach."
Advisor: Chih Ming Tan
Katia Julia Porzekanski
"Life Events: The Objective and Subjective Responses to the Business
Cycle."
Advisor(s): Rajeev Dehejia and
Christopher McHugh
Shurith Tewarie
"A Comparative Study of Antitrust Merger Policies in the EU and US:
Is Convergence Possible?"
Advisor: Edward Kutsoati
Master's Theses (April 2009)
Radhika Joshi
"Effectiveness of Cross-Sector Subsidies in Electricity Pricing in
Maharashtra, India."
Advisor: David Dapice
Alexander Oliver
"A Model of the Military-Industrial Complex."
Advisor(s): Marcelo Bianconi and
Enrico Spolaore
Recipient of the Henken Scholar Award (2008-2009)
Yulya Truskinovsky
"Identifying Network Effects Health and Health Related Behaviors."
Advisor(s): Yannis Ioannides and
Andreea Balan Cohen
Recipient of the Henken Scholar Award (2008-2009)
Puqing Sheng
"Foreign Branded Entry in Emerging Economy Domestic Markets: Theory
and Evidence from the Banking Industry."
Advisor: Daniel Richards
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