Economics and Business Department Student Theses 2024-25

Privacy concerns on social media platforms have become a pressing issue with the recent growth of these platforms. Users are concerned with how exposed their pictures and [...]

As a result of compounding climate change impacts and ineffective environmental management, vulnerable forest ecosystems are experiencing high levels of degradation. Thi [...]

This study examines the impact of International Monetary Fund (IMF) Structural Adjustment Programs (SAPs) on health outcomes in a selection of Latin American countries be [...]

This study examines the gender pay gap among immigrant workers, focusing on how wage disparities between immigrant and native-born women vary across different home region [...]

The Gordon-Schaefer Model has been a standard tool in fisheries management for many years. Because the model identifies the maximum sustainable harvest of a given fishery [...]

In 2012, the Golden State Warriors and the City of Santa Cruz came to an agreement that brought the Warriors’ G-League affiliate to town with the construction of a tempor [...]

This study examines the relationship between neighborhood violent crime and student attendance rates in Chicago Public Schools, focusing specifically on 249 neighborhood [...]

This study investigates the key drivers of inefficiency in the U.S. healthcare system at the county level, with a particular emphasis on the role of primary care physicia [...]

This paper seeks to analyze the determinants of Chinese foreign direct investment in Africa with regards to the global green energy transition. China’s economic growth ha [...]

This study investigates the economic impact of popular athletes by analyzing the presence of LeBron James in Los Angeles from when he joined the Lakers in 2018 to the pre [...]