Honors Theses Presentations 2009

Department of Economics, Stanford University

Presentation of Honors Theses on 18, 19, and 20 May 2009

Monday, 4:40-7:00pm on May 18th in Room 140 (first floor, "outside")

4:40-5:00pm                Igor Popov, under the direction of Prof. Bernheim:

"The Behavioral Effects of Defaults on 401(k) Decisions"

5:00-5:20pm                Teresa Molina, under the direction of Prof. Kochar:

"Income, Education, and Sex Ratios in Rural India"

5:20-5:40pm                Sze-Chuan Suen, under the direction of Prof. Kochar:

"Effect of Local Female Political Leadership on Female Political Behavior"

5:40-6:00pm                Conrad Miller, under the direction of Prof. Hoxby:

"Teacher Sorting and Own-Race Teacher Effects in Elementary School"

6:00-6:20pm                Timothy Sun, under the direction of Prof. Hoxby:

"Do Lenient Measures of ESL Identification Lead to Over Identification?"

6:20-6:40pm                Stuart Jenkins, under the direction of Prof. Hoxby:

"California Charter Schools' Management and Performance"

6:40-7:00pm                Wendi Goh, under the direction of Prof. Hoxby:

"Is Enrollment into Postgraduate Programs in the United States Affected                                                                        by the Business Cycle?"

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Tuesday, 3:40-7:00pm on May 19th in SIEPR Conference Room A (first floor, inside)

3:40-4:00pm                Edward Marks, under the direction of Prof. Kastl:

"Price Dynamics of Virtual World Auctions"

4:00-4:20pm                Rohan Tandon, under the direction of Prof. Hansen:

"Examining No-Arbitration Swap Valuation Dynamically"

4:20-4:40pm                Kunal Khanna, under the direction of Prof. Taylor:

"Has the Crisis Passed? Assessing the Effectiveness of the Term Auction Facility"

4:40-5:00pm                Michael Walker, under the direction of Prof. Taylor:

"The Publication of Interest Rate Projections by the Central Banks of Norway & Sweden"

5:00-5:20pm                Adrian Torchiama, under the direction of Prof. Levin:

"Estimating the Supply of Funds on Prosper.com"

5:20-5:40pm                Christopher Seck, under the direction of Prof. Shoven:

"China's Foreign Exchange Reserves: Balancing Consumption with Investments in                                              Treasury Bonds and Sovereign Funds"

5:40-6:00pm                Rusi Yan, under the direction of Prof. Shoven:

"Capital Structure as a Form of Signaling: The Use of Convertible Bonds"

6:00-6:20pm                Ling Shao, under the direction of Prof. Shoven:

"The Financial Aid Tax and Student Work Incentives"

6:20-6:40pm                Lindsay Rickey, under the direction of Prof. Jayachandran:

"Determinants of Child Labor in the Philippines"

6:40-7:00pm                Dayoung Lee, under the direction of Prof. Jayachandran:

"The Impact of Mobile Phones on the Status of Women in India"

Wednesday, 3:10-5:00pm, May 20, 2009, in Room 140 (first floor, "outside")

3:10-3:30pm                Sith Sicoravit, under the direction of Prof. Jackson:

"Political Economy Analysis of Income Distribution"

3:30-4:00pm                Jimmy Coonan, under the direction of Prof. Bhattacharya

"Measuring Market Expectation of Life Extending Innovation"

4:00-4:30pm                Mohammad Al-Moumen, under the direction of Dr. Rothwell:

"Examining Iraq's Oil Revenues and Iraqi Government Efficiency"

4:30-5:00pm                Albert Rhee, under the direction of Dr. Rothwell:

"The Supply and Demand for Hydrogen from the U.S. Oil Refining Industry"