1991 (December) Jerry Plummer, Analysis of the usefulness
of developmental study courses in higher education principles
of economics courses.
1992 Samuel Dossugi, Determinants of student course withdrawals.
1994 (May) Cochran, Jr., Howard H., The influence of class
size on student achievement in principles of college economics:
a production function approach.
1995 Annabel Droussiotis, Factors narrowing interethnic
occupational
differences. How important is education? (co-chair)
1998 (May) Mark Wilson, An examination of instructional
effectiveness
in higher education using multiple outcome measures
1998 (May) William Wilkes, Capacity utilization: predictor
of inflation.
1998 (December) Ian Shephard, A Computer-Based Teaching Aid
for Some Core Aspects of Money in the Economy
2000 (August) Di Meng, The Treatment Of Neglected
Heterogeneity
In Cross-Sectional Data Sets
2001 (August) Jerry Crigger, Demand and supply side determinants
of commercial and industrial loan volume
2003 (August) Prathibha Joshi, Two Essays on Human Capital
2005 (May) Xiaolin Zhao, Asset prices, limited stock market
participation and income inequality (Co-chair)
2005 (August) Tao Gong, Two essays on youths' labor supply
(Co-chair)
2005 (August) Christian Nsiah, What Determines Exports of U.S.
States: Distance or Location Factors?
2006 (May) Obid Hakimov, The Determinants of Emerging Market
International Debt Securities (Co-chair)
2006 (December) Hua Liu, U.S. Trade Deficit, Productivity Growth,
and Offshore Outsourcing
2007 (May) Zhijie Qi, A Study of the Trinity Puzzle of
the Housing and Business Cycle
2008 (May) John Nunley, Three essays on the economics of
divorce (Co-chair)
2008 (December) Yixiu Zhou, Three Essays on the application
of quantile regression in real estate economics.
2009 (May) Fang Yang, Peer effects and dividend policy
2011 (May) Wei Kang, Three
Essays on the Effects of Oil Prices on State Economies
(Co-chair)
2012 (May - expected) Hussain Zakir, Three
Essays on Health and Labor Economics
2012 (May - expected) Albert Davies, Three Essays on Housing Prices
2012 (May - expected) Matthew Booth, Essays
on Shirking and its Relevance in Macroeconomic Models
2012 (August - expected) Lou E. Smith, Essays on Teenage
Pregnancy
2013 (May - expected) Adam Hogan, Essays
on Internet Economics.
2013 (May - expected)
Nathan Mathis, Essays on the Determinants and Effects of Energy Star
Certification
2013 (May - expected) Giuseppe Rionero, Essays on Labor Market Outcomes
of Immigrant Children