Honors Program Theses
This collection contains Honors Program Theses written by undergraduate students in the Department of Economics at the University of Northern Iowa.
Every honors student has the opportunity to complete undergraduate research during their time at UNI by writing a thesis. Students work with faculty members in their major or area of interest to develop and conduct a study during either their Junior or Senior year.
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Submissions from 2023
Better Solutions to Increasing COVID-19 Vaccine Access: Giving Away Vaccines Rather than Vaccine Formulas, Tristen Prouse Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2021
Homeownership by race: Factors that explain the homeownership gap between blacks and whites, Sarah Madsen Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Evaluating college students' attitudes and understanding of recycling, Taylor Shipley Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2020
A statistical analysis of the NFL draft, Jaedon Bettle Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Determinants of long-term care insurance: Are spouses substitutes?, Jacob Harold-Matthew Haag Open Access Honors Program Thesis
An empirical analysis on major league soccer player earnings, Aaron Michael Anderson Iehl Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2019
Alcohol and marijuana: Substitutes or complements and a deeper evaluation of marijuana prohibition, Nicholas Andrew Brown Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The effects of casinos on unemployment: A county level analysis, Sally Anne St. Clair Kron Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Foreign-born workers' effect on agricultural industry in Iowa, Hannah McDevitt Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Examining the NCAA selection process for bias against mid-majors, Jackson Twait Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2018
Marriage premium among homosexual men in the United States, Cole Robert Malcolm Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
English proficiency and earnings of U.S. immigrants, Toni F. Moeller Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2017
Major depressive disorder in adults: Determining demographic causes and links between health insurance and government aid, Taylor Lillian Fox Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
The effects of governance and inequality on economic growth, Ethan James Philo Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2016
The determinants of NFL player salaries, Trevor Draisey Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Determinants of per game average annual attendance for NBA teams, Kevin Joseph McGee Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Examining the renewable energy consumption-economic growth nexus in sub-Saharan African countries, Luke Neuhaus Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The effects of colonial origin on economic growth, Erica Lynn Pabst Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Submissions from 2015
Higher education expenditures and revenues : a case study on the University of Northern Iowa, Thomas Keld Madsen Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Does religion affect economic growth?, Parash Upreti Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2014
What variables explain differences in coaching salaries for Division I women's sports?, Tyler Lange Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Determinants of college hockey attendance, Max Martino Open Access Honors Program Thesis
From College to the NFL Playoffs: An Analysis of Individual Contribution to Team Success, Elizabeth Mastalio Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Determinants of poverty and strategies to reduce poverty in Cambodia, Beth A. Monnier Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Submissions from 2012
"The Effect of Basic Financial Literacy on Choice of College Major": A Study of Accounting and Education Majors at a Four-Year University in the Midwest, Austin Prescott Foster Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Why Do Corporations Donate? An Analysis of Factors Affecting Corporate Philanthropy, Patrick Luensmann Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Effects of Property Rights on Ocean Resources: Two Possible Solutions to the Tragedy of the Commons, Nathan David Miller Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2011
An Analysis of Financial Leverage and the 2007-2009 Financial Crisis, Larissa A. French Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2009
Building a Business: Baker & Associates CPA, Heath Baker Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Does Race Affect the Salaries of NFL Players?, Joshua Patrick Mahoney Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Women's Labor Markets in Costa Rica, Kelsey Rinehart Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2008
Adam Smith and Consumerism's Role in Happiness: Modern Society Reexamined, Michael Busch Open Access Honors Program Thesis
What Role Should Subsidies Play for Microfinance Institutions, Emily Anne Cormaney Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Who Should Own the Air?: A Closer Look at Smoking Bans, Stacy McMullen Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Microcredit in Developing Countries: Evaluating Programs for Poverty Alleviation, Kelly Sue Nessa Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2007
The Private Rates of Return to Undergraduate Education by Major, Nick Johnson Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2006
The Earned Income Tax Credit, Taxes, and Food Stamps: Their Effects on Minimum Wage Workers by State, Aaron William Popp Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Should Corporate Farming Be Limited In the United States?: An Economic Perspective, Nathan Alan Wittmaack Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2005
An Analysis of the Effect of a Loser-Pays Rule on the Decisions of an American Litigant, Jaime Leigh Loos Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Economic Argument Against Estate Tax Repeal, Stephen Paul Skram Open Access Honors Program Thesis
