Schedule for Thesis Presentations, Fall 2009

All sessions are in Campion 204.  We will meet from 8:45-10:15 a.m. Advisers are invited to attend.  Each presentation should be about 20 minutes to leave time for questions and discussion.  The room is equipped for power point presentations and also has an overhead projector.

November 3
Kevin Walton: "Governance and Growth" (Murphy)
James Mack: "The Resource Curse and Macroeconomic Policy" (Murphy)

Vishal Mahadkar: "The Feldstein and Horioka Puzzle: A Mark of Financial Strength and Opportunity, Not Immobility" (Strasser)

November 10
Kyle Butler: "The Development of Casino Gambling in Massachusetts: The Private versus Public Debate" (McGowan)

Jonathan Pike: "The Behavioral Economics of Energy Efficiency Measures" (McGowan)

Steven Twomey: "The Globalization of the Beer Industry" (McGowan)

November 12

Joseph Duggan: "The Problem of Abortion and the Economics of the Trolley Problem: Jewish and Christian Perspectives" (Segal)
Cecelia McDonald: "When the Tide Goes Out: Leverage, Executive Compensation, and the Earnings Surprise in a Recession" (Petersen)
Andrew Steck: "Examining the Role of Risk Appetite in a Financial Economy" (Petersen)

November 17
Michael Polark: "The Hard Sell: Crop Substitution in Afghanistan and Colombia" (Dvir)

Michael Stork: "A Critique of Rational Choice Theory in U.S. v. Microsoft" (Ireland)

Jeffery Zhang: "Fiscal Policy Coordination after a Financial Crisis" (Ghironi)

November 19

Ryan Beck: "The Porter Hypothesis:  Benefits of Modern Environmental Regulations" (Konishi)

Jason Adams: "   " (Maxwell)
Sarah Wiewel: "Is the BCS Worth All the Fuss?  The Impact on Revenues if Division I-A College Football Implemented a Post-Season Playoff System" (Maxwell)