By Michel Cassard. Princeton University. --- This paper uses vector autoregressive analysis to show a change to the Federal Reserve’s reaction function post 2008.
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Probit Analysis of Non-Ferrous Metals as Leading Indicators: Testing Industrial Metal Prices in a Binary-Response Model of Pre-Crisis Thailand, 1997
By Admund Tay. New York University. --- There is a large body of scholarship in circulation...
Evaluating the Impact of Microfinance on Health Decisions
By Robert Fluegge. Harvard University. --- This paper attempts to understand the impact that improved access to microfinance ser- vices has on health decisions for low-income communities in developing countries.
Afterlife Beliefs, Work Ethic, and Economic Outcomes
By Nicholas Cornell. Rice University. --- This paper expands on the body of literature relating spiritual or religious beliefs to eco- nomic outcomes. It focuses on a hypothetical mechanism whereby cultural values are produced by religious...
The Dangers of Letting Money Float
By Jaewoo Jang. Stanford University. --- The emergence of South Korea as one of four Asian tigers in the early 1990s was a facade of success based on an unsustainable and premature financial structure. The government’s imposition of the financial liberalization policy induced an environment where...
Creativity of Fashion Design: An Economic Creative Lifecycle Analysis of Three 20th Century Fashion Designers
By Benjamin Nickerson. University of Chicago. --- Innovations and inventions are often cited as sources of economic growth.
Contraception Employed: Using Economic Models to Predict the Effect of Employment on Condom Usage in Brazil
By Seth M. Morokoff. Princeton University. --- Two separate theoretical frameworks suggest that employment may have a negative di- rectional effect on the probability of condom usage in the developing world.
Crude Oil Price: An Indicator of Consumer Spending
By Natalie Li and Eva Lin. New York University. --- As the most major source of energy, crude oil has a significant impact on political and economic dynamics around the globe. The price of oil, therefore, directly and indirectly affects our daily lives.