Browsing Honors College 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 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. ... -
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 ... -
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 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 ...