Browsing by Author "Economics"
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Affordable Care Act and Access to Care: An Examination of Over 3 Million North Carolina Birth Outcomes and Hospital Choices
Plyler, Emma (East Carolina University, 2020-05-04)The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) is the comprehensive health care reform law that was enacted in March 2010 under the Obama administration. In 2014, the ACA was implemented in North Carolina. The purpose ... -
An Exploration of the Effectiveness of the Essential Air Service ProgramEssential Air Service Program
Warren, Kaylee B (East Carolina University, 2023-05-03)This paper is a study of the Essential Air Service program and its effects on airports in rural communities. The Essential Air Services (EAS) Program is one that provides air carries subsidies to rural airports so that ... -
AN INITIAL EXPLORATION INTO THE COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF HYBRID AND TRADITIONAL STYLE TEACHING OF MICROECONOMICS
Leone, Mia Andriana (East Carolina University, 2017-05-05)This research project aimed to explore the differences in how students learn the same material for a microeconomics course just with a different course layout. By using data previously collected from students who took Dr. ... -
DEVELOPING A SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING PLAN FOR THE TAR-PAMLICO BLUE ECONOMY CORRIDOR
Hou, Anjalee; Cash, Taylor (East Carolina University, 2022-12-14)The Tar-Pamlico Blue Economy Corridor (BEC) serves three Tier 1 Counties (Nash, Pitt, and Edgecombe Counties) and one Tier 2 county (Beaufort County) in Eastern North Carolina (North Carolina Department of Commerce, 2022). ... -
Game-Theoretic Analysis of the North Korean Missile Crisis
Jackson, Philip (East Carolina University, 2021-05-28)This paper will provide a game-theoretic analysis of the ongoing North Korean missile crisis. It begins by discerning from the available literature the options available to each party involved in the game and determining ... -
How has COVID-19 affected ECU Applications, Admissions, and Enrollment?
Taraboi, Olivia Ava (East Carolina University, 2022-05-06)With large changes and uncertainty of the future in result of the COVID-19 pandemic, admissions and enrollment numbers were expected to decline, in addition to changes of the expectations and requirements of applicants. ... -
Impact of Global Curricular Experiences on Student GPA
Saffo, George N (East Carolina University, 2021-05-28)Study abroad, foreign exchange, foreign language, and global understanding courses are encouraged within higher education as something that can greatly improve and diversify student’s college experiences. However, much of ... -
MULITDEMSIONAL POVERTY IN NORTH CAROLINA
Furlough, Joshua S (East Carolina University, 2023-04-25)North Carolina has one-hundred counties spread over three main geographic areas: Coastal Plain, Piedmont, and Mountains. Each of these regions differs widely in population and the official poverty rate. For example, the ... -
THE CONFLICTING EFFECTS OF SUBSIDIES: ARE THEY ALWAYS BENEFICIAL?
Rogers, Harrison B (East Carolina University, 2022-05-04)Monetary benefits such as subsidies designed to encourage a behavior often work as one would expect, which is to increase the occurrence of the behavior. However, changing incentives can also have unanticipated consequences ... -
The Cost of a Vote: Examining Legislative Incentives in an Election Year
Spears, Joshua Matthew (East Carolina University, 2021-04-23)Leading up to 2020 elections, North Carolina ended a historically long legislative session in political gridlock and without passing a budget. While a large literature examining voter behavior exists, the impact of legislation ... -
THE IMPACT OF FIA’S 2022 RULE CHANGES ON COMPETITIVE BALANCE IN FORMULA 1
Prince, Cameron Scott (East Carolina University, 2023-05-05)In 2022, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) implemented a number of rule changes regarding car design to promote closer racing in Formula 1. This study constructs a balanced sample of race lap times from ... -
The Labor Market Impact of the War in Donbass
Bilan, Roman (East Carolina University, 2021-04-23)In the Spring of 2014, war between Ukrainian government forces and proxies of the Russian government -- assisted by Russian soldiers -- broke out in the eastern Ukrainian Oblasts (equivalent of a US state) of Donetsk and ...