List of All Tepper Senior Honors Theses in Economics

Jerome Combes-Knoke: The Valuation of Alternative Energy Proposals in Stochastic Markets (Advisor: Prof. Benoit Morel)
Akshaya Jha: Estimating the Effects of School Closings on Student Retention (Prof. Dennis Epple)
David Mirksy: Considerations for an NFL Rookie Pay Scale (Advisor: Prof. George-Levi Gayle)
Andre F. Tartar: Do Special and Charter Schools Help Attainment in Public Schools? (Advisor: Prof. Maria Ferreyra)

Robert L. Jefferson: Anti-Foreign Sentiment in the California Gold Rush (Advisor: Prof. Karen Clay)
Michael C. Lee: Kodak-Fujifilm Trade Allegations and the Discovery of "The Petition Effect" Using Stock Prices Analysis (Advisor: Prof. Patrick Sileo)
Sudeep Paul: The Effect of Induced Competition on Decision-Making within the Auction Model (Advisor: Prof. Roberto Weber)
Rebecca H. Radkoff: Food Price and Market Behavior in the California Gold Rush (Advisor: Prof. Karen Clay)
Sara K. Wille: Housing and Development in Pittsburgh: Lessons from Minneapolis' Corridor Housing Initiative (Advisor: Prof. Stephen Spear)

Justin A. Berka: The Good, The Bad, and the Waiting: Simulating Generalized Second-Price Auctions for Online Advertising (Advisor: Prof. Patrick Sileo)
Mercy Chang: Migration, Risk, and Insurance: Evidence from the California Gold Rush (Advisor: Prof. Karen Clay)
Randall C. Jones: Migrating to Riches? Evidence from the California Gold Rush (Advisor: Prof. Karen Clay)
Seng Keat Teh: Option Valuation and Hedging Using Volatility-Adjusted Pricing Kernels (Prof. Stanley Zin)
Brandi M. Tish: Forecasting Real GDP Growth (Advisor: Prof. Holger Sieg)
Henry S. Tsai: Economic Inequalities of Major League Baseball (Advisor: Prof. Burton Hollifield)

Andy Butler: Breaking the Ranks: A Closer Look at the Problems and Imperfections in College Football's Bowl Championship Series (Advisor: Prof. Patrick Larkey)
Max Egan: Descriptive Analysis of Charitable Giving Behavior to Pittsburgh Cultural Organizations (Advisor: Prof. Holger Sieg)
Aileen Ma: An Examination of Music Downloading and its Effects through Stock Price Analysis (Advisor: Prof. Karen Clay)
Lin Tian: Singapore Monetary System -- How Does it Work? (Advisor: Prof. Bennett McCallum)
Yew Choe Wong: The Self-fulfilling Effects of the Business Week Graduate Business School Ranking (Advisor: Prof. Dennis Epple)

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