Spring 2010
Nicola R. Matthews' MA thesis is one of two these selected to receive the 2010 Outstanding Master's Thesis Award.
Thesis Title: "Poverty Through the Looking Glass: How Neoclassical Economics Veils the Nature of Poverty"
Thesis Adviser: Dr. Tae-Hee Jo
Spring 2009
On April 17, 2009 the Masters theses of two students from the Masters of Arts program in Applied Economics were awarded outstanding Master's Thesis Awards by the Graduate School. The students, theses and adviser were:
- Masters Student: Dekasset Drabo
Thesis Title: "The Impact of Political Instability on per Capita Income Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa."
Thesis Adviser: Dr. Victor Kasper - Masters Student: Awatif Abu-Ahmed
Thesis Title: "Evaluation of Foreign Aid as an Effective Policy Option for Economic Growth in Developing Countries."
Thesis Adviser: Dr. Victor Kasper
2007
In 2007 a Masters Project of a student from the Masters of Arts program in Applied Economics was awarded an outstanding Master's Project Award by the Graduate School. The student, thesis and adviser were:
- Masters Student: Ashwini J. Kulkarni
Project Title: "Reassessment of Valuation Ratios and Portfolio Returns,"
Project Adviser: Dr. Theodore F. Byrley
2006
In 2006 a Masters thesis student from the Masters of Arts program in Applied Economics was awarded an outstanding Master's Thesis Award by the Graduate School. In addition, a Masters Project student from the Masters of Arts program in Applied Economics was awarded an outstanding Master's Project Award by the Graduate School. The students, thesis, project and adviser were:
- Masters Student: Troy Macri
Thesis Title: "Oil Price Shocks and the Natural Rate of Unemploymet"
Thesis Adviser: Dr. Victor Kasper - Masters Student: Victor Mirgorod
Project Title: "The Determinants of an Equity Prices Model"
Project Adviser: Dr. Victor Kasper