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Title: AN ANALYSIS OF EXPLOITATION IN WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Author: Greer, Tiffany
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Economics
Description: This analysis is a review of the marginal revenue product (MRP) of student athletes and how as amateurs this relates to the limited compensation they are permitted to receive. Specifically this paper examines the collegiate women’s basketball prog...

Title: AN ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CORNER KICK NUMBERS AND FOOTBALL OUTCOMES
Author: Ashimolowo, Toyosi
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Economics, Regression analysis
Description: Corner kicks are arguably important during match play, but questions remain about the impact of corner kicks on match outcomes. This study analyzes the relevance of corner kicks numbers and their importance to match outcomes, then compares this re...

Title: Can the Value of Ether Be Explained and Predicted?
Author: Juhl, Morten Arrild
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Finance, Economics
Description: This paper analyzes the Ethereum blockchain and the applicability of models for network valuation in explaining the value of Ether. After examining the fundamentals of the Ethereum blockchain and its associated cryptocurrency, Ether, it is argued ...

Title: Determinants of Yankee Bond Pricing
Author: Lyon, Jeffrey
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Finance, Economics
Description: Yankee bonds provide a unique arena to analyze corporate debt issuance due to the fact issuers from a variety of countries are selling bonds within the same market. Previous studies use Yankee bonds to analyze the impact of differing levels of inv...

Title: Effects of Hunting Activities on Deer Vehicle Collisions
Author: Ma, Yunhe
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Economics
Description: Deer-related vehicle crashes are a serious traffic safety hazard in the state of North Carolina, and number of DVCs spikes during hunting seasons. This paper provides an econometric analysis of the relationship between hunting activities and deer-...

Title: Measuring the Constraint of the Zero lower Bound on Monetary Policy in the United States
Author: Hecksher, Samuel
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Economics
Description: After the financial crisis in 2007-2008 the Federal Reserve lowered its target interest rate down to the zero lower bound (ZLB) forcing itself towards unconventional monetary policy. Attempting to mitigate the constraint that is the ZLB, the Fed e...

Title: PREDICTING CREDIT DEFAULT RISK VIA STATISTICAL MODEL AND MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHMS
Author: Choubey, Anand
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Economics
Description: Financial institutions need to measure risks within their credit portfolios (homeloans, credit card, auto loans, etc.) for regulatory requirements and for internal riskmanagement. To meet these requirements financial institutions increasingly rely...

Title: Price and Prejudice: An Empirical Look at the Value Formation of Bitcoin
Author: Doster, David
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Finance, Economics
Description: Bitcoin price formation has been the topic of many studies due to the recent rise in popularity of cryptocurrencies around the globe. The problem not only lies with attempting to find how the value of this currency is established, but finding a fr...

Title: THE IMPACT OF STRESS TESTING ON THE SYSTEMIC RISK OF BANK HOLDING COMPANIES
Author: Konstantopoulos, Theodoros
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Economics
Description: The impact of the financial crisis of 2007-2008 on the global banking system raised concerns regarding the capital adequacy of banks. While the banks were already conducting internal stress tests before the financial crisis that was not enough to ...

Title: The Middle Segment of the Society and Socioeconomic Polarization: A Multidimensional Approach Applied to Colombia
Author: QUINONES, MAURICIO
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Economics, Area studies
Description: The purpose of this dissertation is to demonstrate the relevance for Colombia of analyzing the middle segment of the society – as the core concept – and socioeconomic polarization due to its linkage with the middle segment of the society, with a m...