Theses from 2022
The Effects of Rising Fastball Velocities on Injuries and HBP in MLB, William Campbell
Theses from 2021
Racing the Machine: Automation-induced Inequality Through the Lens of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, Evelyn Martin
Is it Possible to Decrease CO2 Emissions Without Negatively Impacting Economic Growth?, Katja Tarleton
Theses from 2020
Applying Analytics to the NFL Draft: Athletic Performance Measures as a Predictor of Future Success, Owen Brower
Understanding Philanthropy and Inequality in the United States through Probabilistic Regressions, Drew Evans
Understanding Without Explanation? A Philosophical Inquiry Into the Explanation Paradox of Economic Models, Eric Haupt
Theses from 2019
The Proximity Effect of the Seattle LINK Public Light Rail on King County Properties, Graham Byron
Well-Rounded: A Case for the Preservation of the Mid-Level Liberal Arts College, Matt Hicks
Failed Policy as Seen in the Solar Trade War, Emma Weirich
Theses from 2016
French Economic Stagnation, Karina Vasavada
Theses from 2015
From Communism to the European Union: A Case Study of Agricultural and Economic Development in Poland, Samantha Anuszewska Anders
Honey Bees’ Impact on the U.S. Economy, James T. Chisel
Inequality, Employment, and Migration in Oregon: a regression-based decomposition, Justin Hooker
The Social and Economic Consequences of Gendered Toys in America, Cydne Pope
Negative Implications: The Subsidization of Sports Stadiums and the Perspective of Seattle Arena, Russell Ridenour
Understanding India’s Green Revolution: A Case Study for Contemporary Agrarian Reform, Nick Tucker
Theses from 2014
Reducing Global Carbon: Creating an American Policy, Cameron Otsuka
An Empirical Exploration of the Effects of Natural Gas Prices on Solar Energy Growth, Jeffrey Walton
Theses from 2013
Choices in an Interdependent Economic Environment: Inequity Aversion and Bargaining Games, Andy Galbraith
Crowdfunding: An Empirical and Theoretical Model of Non-Profit Support, Andy Read
Theses from 2012
Examining Growth: Religious Motivation and Megachurch Behavior, Kevin Bohm
An Empirical Exploration of the Effects of Medical Marijuana Laws, Ben Ehrens
Education, Research, and Spending Decisions: Linking revenues and expenditures in public and non-profit higher education, Matthew Heflin
The Efficient Land Trust: Considering Privately Accruing NonMarket Values of Conservation Easements, Ian Libby
Examining Eurozone Divergence, Charles Noble
The Impact Governance and Club Structure has on a Team’s Spending Power: A Case Study on the German Bundesliga, J. Marcus Rudd
The Impact of Tacoma/Pierce County Habitat for Humanity on Neighborhood Property Values, Hope Shaffer
Theses from 2011
Convergence into Emergence: Hybrid entrepreneurship, Christopher Luich
The Economic Viability of the L3C Business Entity, Jackson Simon
Theses from 2010
Environmental Water Rights Transfers in a Nonprofit Institutional Structure, Kevin W. Chambers
Survival of the Fittest: Examining Utility Maximization and Consumer Choice Theory in an Attempt Maximize Nonprofit Funding, Hunter Dulin
What’s the Difference? Wage Differentials and the Donative-Labor Hypothesis in Non-Profit Firms, David Travis Freidman
Optimal Portfolio Selection of Credit Unions and the Probability of Failure, J. Zack Keim
Sustaining Welfare for Consumers in the Credit Card Industry Reactions to the Credit CARD Act of 2009, Christina B. Lee
A Bridge to Unite the Nonprofit Sector & the Federal Government: H.R. 5533, Nina Felicia Genevieve Perl
Going For The Gold: The United States Olypmic Committee As A Non-Profit, Gratia Ratzloff
Correcting Market Failure in the Internet Gambling Industry: An economic Analysis of Legalization and Licensing Regulation in the United States, Alyssa Renosto
Online Schooling: Trading in Context for Profit, Zachary Semago
Microinsurance: An Effective Risk Management Tool For the Poor?, Zachary Sherman
Incentivizing Technological Growth: A Symbiotic Relationship in the Computer Software Industry, Alex Usher
Language Acquisition of the Children of Immigrants and the Role of Non-Profit Organizations, Elizabeth Whitaker
Theses from 2009
Resource Conservation: How Environmental Nonprofits Facilitate Long Run Optimal Resource Allocation., Laurel Alyn-Forest
Does Winning Lead to Giving? The Effect of Athletics on Alumni Giving at a Small Liberal Arts School, Gregory W. Bailey
Corporate Social Responsibility and Nonprofit Organizations, Darin Leedy
Theses from 2008
The Impact of Accepting Government Funds on a Faith-Based Organization: A Case Study of the Northwest Leadership Foundation, Brian J. Eggers
Pay It Forward: Economics, Leadership, and Alumni Giving, Ross Heyman
Surfrider: Bringing a Wave of Information Through Collective Action, an Individual Choice and Collective Action Analysis in an Environmental Setting, Spencer A. Mitchell
Hunger in America: An Economic Analysis of U.S. Food Assistance, Zechariah Taylor
The Effects of Baby Boomers on Nonprofit Hospitals and Medicare, Mason Whitcomb
Theses from 2007
The Past, Present and Future of Structured Product Ratings, Patrick M. Adrian
Competitive Microfinance: Its Effects and Needed Adjustments, Nick Amland
Utilizing the Washington Water Markets for the Preservation of Columbia River Basin Salmon Stock, David A. Baars
Economics Senior Thesis The United Way’s Effects on Donor Behavior, Matt Bonniwell
The European Neighborhood Policy and the Ukraine: Incentives for Economic and Political Reform, Jessica Alicia Bruce
Recognizing Transaction Costs Associated with Offshore Outsourcing to India through the Use of New Institutional Economics, Caroline Kristan Carr
A Study of the Chinese Toy Market: Does an Oligopsony Structure Force Manufacturers to Cut Costs?, Y. Allen Chen
Incentives to Dual Practice New Institutional Economic analysis of Canada’s mixed public-private health sector, Pholeng Chue
Providing Donors an Incentive for Ex Ante Investment in Disaster Relief, Katerina Marie DeHart
Individual Interests, Public Detriments: An Institutional Economics Analysis of the ICCAT’s Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Policies, Kirby Francis
The Promotion of Environmental Management System (EMS) Development through Regulatory Changes, McKenna Krueger
Conservation and Management of Wildlands, Christopher Libecap
The Future of Credit Unions, Taylor Marsh
“Solving the Childhood Obesity Epidemic: Why and How”, Ana O'Neil
$2.7 Trillion Up In The Air: Aircraft manufacturer’s predictions; with an infrastructure reanalysis., Andrew Parker
The Tropical Rainforest Market Failure: An Argument for the Pursuance of Compensation for Conservation Policy, Justin Platts
The Role of Tennis in Generating Social Capital, Katie Schultz
Increasing Competition in the U.S. Domestic Airline Industry through International Competition, Pauline S. Seng
Collective Corruption and Social Networks in China, Alex Shum
A Restructuring of Nonprofit Professional Sports Leagues in North America, Greg Swanson
Recommendations for the Optimal Allocation of Radio Spectrum Licenses in the European Union, Alex B. Twist
Nonprofit to For-Profit Hospital Conversions: The Effect on Charitable Care, Dana Wikstrom
The Marketplace of Ideas: Government Regulation Failures and Nonprofit Solutions, Peter Yi
Theses from 2006
Exerting Influence on Wall Street: The Economics of Greenmail, Derek Boyle
You did What with my Retirement? Moral Hazard, The Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation and Pension Plans, Scott Brozena
Asset Welfare: A Different Approach in the War on Poverty, Renée De Voursney
An Examination into the Significance of Robust Accounting Standards, Connor Donnelly
When Moral Hazard Is Good: A Critique Of The United States Health Insurance System, Ashley Gray
Ten Dollars on Informational Asymmetries to Win, and Why People Bet on Horse Races, Galen Griggs
Commercialization of Nonprofit Organizations: A New Model, Brittana L.W. Hardwick
The Microfinance Movement: An Analysis of the Reach and Scope of Microfinance Institutions in the Developing World, McKenzie M. Harker
Looking Good or Learning Good? An Education Production Function with Ancillary Services as an Input, Linh Hoang
The Big Bang in European Transition to Market Economies Following the Fall of the Soviet Union, Jennifer Jura
Information Discovery in Professional Sports: How institutions of the NFL and MLB shape incentives to scout potential players, Drew Justham
China’s Household Registration System, Economic Growth, and Stability, Jess Martin
The Effect Of Gender Differences To The Employment Of Women In The Non-Profit Sector, Leslie Mayer
The Economic Impact of Cause-Related Marketing on Profit Maximizing Organizations and Nonprofit Organizations, Emma L. Morzuch
Network Effects in the Demand for Cigarettes, Jeffrey Nehls
Immigration in Sweden The Impact on Unemployment, Productivity, and Crime, Andrew Oates
Is Organic a Market or a Meaning? The Changing Market Structure of Organic Milk, Rocko Peterson
The Meat Market: A philosophical inquiry into the nature of the economics of dating and relationships, T. J. Rakitan
Multi-Product Nonprofit Hospitals: A Model, Matthew R. Reese
The Plight of the Poor in America’s Legal System: A Study of the Incentives at Work in the Legal Representation of Indigent Clients in America, Kelsey M. Russell
Casinos and Card Sharps: A Game of Cat and Mouse Analyzing the incentives, strategies and innovations of casinos and gamblers, DeAnna Schabacker
Comparison of Institutions and Mechanisms present on eBay and the IPO marker and the Impact on Pricing, Adam Senkyrik