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Dissertations from 2023 2023

Essays on International Trade and Economic Growth , Mateo Hoyos, Economics

THREE ESSAYS ON MACROECONOMICS AND DEVELOPMENT , Guilherme Klein Martins, Economics

THREE ESSAYS ON ALLOCATION OF COSTS AND BENEFITS, CREDIT, AND TIME , Anamika Sen, Economics

Dissertations from 2022 2022

THREE ESSAYS on GROWTH and DISTRIBUTION in DUAL ECONOMIES , Adam Aboobaker, Economics

WORK, WORKERS, AND REPRODUCING SOCIAL CONTROL: RACIAL POST-FORDISM AND ALTERNATIVE SYSTEMS , Hannah Rebecca Archambault, Economics

Employer Power: Consequences for Wages, Inequality and Spillovers , Ihsaan Bassier, Economics

THREE ESSAYS ON SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES: HEALTH, GENDER, AND POLICING , Travis B. Campbell, Economics

CREATION OF ECONOMIC GROWTH AND COMPETITION THROUGH GREEN-INDUSTRIAL POLICIES , Camilo A. Gallego, Economics

Essays on Unpaid Care and Gender Inequality in India , Leila Gautham, Economics

THREE ESSAYS ON TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE, THE STATE, AND EMPLOYMENT , Baris Guven, Economics

CONSTRAINTS AND ACCOMMODATED PREFERENCE: ESSAYS ON GENDER AND SOCIOECONOMIC INEQUALITY IN PAKISTAN , Sana Khalil, Economics

Essays on Anti-Discrimination Legislation Enforcement and Sex-Based Discrimination in U.S. Labor Markets , Carly McCann, Economics

THREE ESSAYS ON THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF THE CFA FRANC , Francis Perez, Economics

THREE ESSAYS ON THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF CULTURAL PRODUCTION AND CREATIVE LABOR , Luke Pretz, Economics

FOUR ESSAYS ON PEACE CONSOLIDATION AND ETHNIC RECONCILIATION IN POSTWAR SRI LANKA , Narayani Sritharan, Economics

The Political Economy of Consumer Credit Expansion and Real Exchange Rate Policy in Dual Economies , Esra Nur Ugurlu, Economics

Dissertations from 2021 2021

Three Essays on Learning and Conflict Applied to Developing Countries , Amal Ahmad, Economics

The Political Economy of the Cost of Foreign Exchange Intervention , Devika Dutt, Economics

CARE WORK IN CHILE’S SEGREGATED CITIES , Manuel Garcia, Economics

ESSAYS ON EXCHANGE RATE SHOCKS AND THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF LOCAL FISCAL POLICY IN BRAZIL , Raphael Rocha Gouvea, Economics

THREE ESSAYS ON THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF GLOBAL INACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE , Tyler A. Hansen, Economics

Three Essays on Socio-Institutional Ecosystems & Labor Structures , Jonathan Donald Jenner, Economics

CONSTRUCTING A MARXIAN INPUT-OUTPUT MODEL CONSIDERING THE TURNOVER OF CAPITAL AND REVISITING THE FALLING-RATE-OF-PROFIT HYPOTHESIS , Junshang Liang, Economics

Three Essays on Structural Change and Labor Market Adjustment in Developing Countries , Karmen Naidoo, Economics

THREE ESSAYS ON EMPLOYMENT IMPACTS OF LABOR MARKET POLICIES , Simon Dominik Sturn, Economics

THREE ESSAYS ON LABOR AND MARRIAGE MARKETS: FARM CRISIS AND RURAL-TO-URBAN MIGRATION IN THE UNITED STATES, 1920-1940 , Jennifer Withrow, Economics

Dissertations from 2020 2020

THREE ESSAYS ON GENDER-SPECIFIC EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES OF MACROECONOMIC POLICIES , SELIN SECIL AKIN, Economics

A New Economic History of Deindustrialization: Class Conflict and Race in the Motor City , Jackson Allison, Economics

THREE ESSAYS ON MICROECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF POLITICAL ECONOMY: EXPLOITATION, TECHNICAL CHANGE, AND MULTISECTORAL ANALYSIS , Weikai Chen, Economics

Essays on Food Security, Gender and Agriculture , Berna Dogan, Economics

THREE ESSAYS ON THE ECONOMICS OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE , Kuochih Huang, Economics

THREE ESSAYS ON POLITICAL ECONOMY OF UNEVEN DEVELOPMENT: SPACE, CLASS AND STATE IN PAKISTAN , Danish Khan, Economics

ESSAYS ON WOMEN AND WORK IN INDIA AND ON OTHER-REGARDING PREFERENCES , Sai Madhurika Mamunuru, Economics

THREE ESSAYS ON THE ROLE OF INSTITUTIONS IN INDIAN AGRICULTURE , Kartik Misra, Economics

Neoliberal Capitalism and the Evolution of the U.S. Healthcare System , Samantha Sterba, Economics

THREE ESSAYS ON THE PAST AND FUTURE OF SOCIALISM , Mihnea Tudoreanu, Economics

THREE ESSAYS ON THE ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL ECONOMY OF THE “SCHOOL-TO-PRISON PIPELINE” , Anastasia C. Wilson, Economics

Endogenous Money, Corporate Liquidity Preferences and the Transformation of the U.S. Financial System , Yeo Hyub Yoon, Economics

Dissertations from 2019 2019

The Historical and Legal Creation of a Fissured Workplace: The Case of Franchising , Brian Callaci, Economics

Essays on the Minimum Wage, Immigration, and Privatization , Doruk Cengiz, Economics

Bangladesh's Energy Policy: Economic, Environmental, and Climate Change Impacts , Rohini Kamal, Economics

THREE ESSAYS ON THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF THE ENVIRONMENT , An Li, Economics

REVISITING THE EAST ASIAN MIRACLE: LABOR REGIMES, PROFITABILITY AND ACCUMULATION , Zhongjin Li, Economics

Dimensions of US Global Financial Power: Essays on Financial Sanctions, Global Imbalances, and Sovereign Default , Mariam Majd, Economics

THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF ACCUMULATION IN SOUTH AFRICA: Resource Extraction, Financialization, and Capital Flight as Barriers to Investment and Employment Growth , Seeraj Mohamed, Economics

STATE-LOCAL GOVERNMENT SPENDING, MACROECONOMIC FISCAL POLICY, AND THE BUSINESS CYCLE , Amanda Page-Hoongrajok, Economics

Essays on Monetary Policy in Developing Countries: Income Distribution, Housing and Unemployment , Zhandos Ybrayev, Economics

Resource Rents, Public Investment and Economic Development: The Case of Bolivia , Raul Zelada Aprili, Economics

Dissertations from 2018 2018

Three Essays on Governments and Financial Crises in Developing Economies, 1870-1913 , Peter H. Bent, Economics

Constraining Labor's “Double Freedom”: Revisiting the Impact of Wrongful Discharge Laws on Labor Markets, 1979-2014 , Eric Hoyt, Economics

SOCIAL STRUCTURE OF ACCUMULATION IN TURKEY (1963 – 2015) , Osman C. Icoz, Economics

Stumbling Toward the Up Escalator: How Trends in International Trade, Investment, and Finance Have Complicated Latin America’s Quest for Sustainable, Diversified Economic Development , Mary Eliza Rebecca Ray, Economics

Forms of Naturalism in Seminal Neoclassical Texts: An Analysis and Comparison of Léon Walras, John Bates Clark, and William Stanley Jevons , Mark Silverman, Economics

THREE ESSAYS ON CHILD WELFARE IN CÔTE D’IVOIRE , Didier Wayoro, Economics

Dissertations from 2017 2017

Currency Mismatch and Balance Sheet Effects of Exchange Rate in Turkish Non-Financial Corporations , Serkan Demirkilic, Economics

The Impacts of Foreign Labor Migration of Men on Women's Empowerment in Nepal , Pratistha Joshi Rajkarnikar, Economics

Real and Nominal Effects of Exchange Rate Regimes , Emiliano Libman, Economics

Three Essays on International Economics and Finance , Juan Antonio Montecino, Economics

THREE ESSAYS ON “DOING CARE”, GENDER DIFFERENCES IN THE WORK DAY, AND WOMEN’S CARE WORK IN THE HOUSEHOLD , Avanti Mukherjee, Economics

Dissertations from 2016 2016

Colonial and Post-Colonial Origins of Agrarian Development: The Case of Two Punjabs , Shahram Azhar, Economics

Three Essays on the Social Determinants of Early Childhood Health and Development , Andrew Barenberg, Economics

ELITE CAPTURE, FREE RIDING, AND PROJECT DESIGN: A CASE STUDY OF A COMMUNITY-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IN CEARÁ, BRAZIL , Jessica Carrick-Hagenbarth, Economics

Three Essays on Sustainable Development in China: Social, Economic and Environmental Aspects , Ying Chen, Economics

Three Essays on Women's Land Rights in Rural Peru , Rosa L. Duran, Economics

Three Essays on Economic Stages and Transition , Ricardo R. Fuentes-Ramírez, Economics

Three Essays on U.S. Household Debt and the Sources of Systemic Financial Fragility , Thomas Herndon, Economics

Essays on Household Health Expenditures, National Health Insurance and Universal Access to Health Care in Ghana , EVELYN KWAKYE, Economics

Microfinance, Household Indebtedness and Gender Inequality , Theresa Mannah-Blankson, Economics

Three Essays on Labor Market Friction and the Business Cycle , Jong-seok Oh, Economics

Three Essays on Sustainability , Mark V. Paul, Economics

The Political Economy of Smallholder Incorporation and Land Acquisition , Alfredo R. Rosete, Economics

Employment and Family Leave Mandates: Three Essays on Labor Supply and Demand, Nontraditional Families, and Family Policy , Samantha Schenck, Economics

Endogenous Capacity, Multiple Equilibria and Thirlwall's Law: Theory and an Empirical Application to Mexico: 1950 - 2012. , Juan Alberto Vázquez Muñoz, Economics

Three Essays on the Macroeconomic Impacts of Rent Seeking , Kurt von Seekamm, Economics

Dissertations from 2015 2015

Essays on Growth Complementarity Between Agriculture and Industry in Developing Countries , Joao Paulo de Souza, Economics

Structural Transformation, Culture, and Women’s Labor Force Participation in Turkey , yasemin dildar, Economics

Essays on Information, Income, and the Sharing Economy , Anders F. Fremstad, Economics

Essays on Inequality, Credit Constraints, and Growth in Contemporary Mexico , Leopoldo Gómez-Ramírez, Economics

Three Essays on Macroeconomic Implications of Contemporary Financial Intermediation , Hyun Woong Park, Economics

The Labor Share Question in China , Hao Qi, Economics

Three essays on economic inequality and environmental degradation , Klara Zwickl, Economics

Dissertations from 2014 2014

Common Pool Resources and Rural Livelihoods in Stung Treng Province of Cambodia , Pitchaya Boonsrirat, Economics

The financialization of the nonfinancial corporation in the post-1970 U.S. economy , Leila Emami Davis, Economics

The Financial Underpinnings of the EU Crisis: Financial Deregulation, Privatization, and Asymmetric State Power , Nina Q. Eichacker, Economics

THE FINANCIAL SECTOR AND INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA: ESSAYS ON ACCESS TO FINANCE FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES IN SOUTH SUDAN AND KENYA , James A. Garang, Economics

OUTPUT FLUCTUATIONS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN LATIN AMERICA IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE GREAT RECESSION , Gonzalo Hernandez Jimenez, Economics

TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS INEQUALITY IN SOUTH KOREA , Hyeon-Kyeong Kim, Economics

Three Essays in Macroeconomic History , Joshua W. Mason, Economics

Essays on the Evolution of Inequality , Cem Oyvat, Economics

FINANCIALIZATION OF THE COMMODITIES FUTURES MARKETS AND ITS EFFECTS ON PRICES , Manisha Pradhananga, Economics

Productive Stagnation and Unproductive Accumulation in the United States, 1947-2011. , Tomas N. Rotta, Economics

Advertising and the Creation of Exchange Value , Zoe Sherman, Economics

Understanding Income Inequality in the United States , Mark J. Stelzner, Economics

CARE TIME IN THE U.S.: MEASURES, DETERMINANTS, AND IMPLICATIONS , Joo Yeoun Suh, Economics

Essays on the minimum wage , Ben Zipperer, Economics

Dissertations from 2013 2013

Credit Chains, Credit Bubles, and Financial Fragility: Explaining The U.S. Financial Crisis of 2007-09 , Thomas L Bernardin, Economics

A Knife Hidden in Roses: Development and Gender Violence in the Dominican Republic , Cruz Caridad Bueno, Economics

Sustaining Rural Livelihoods in Upper Svaneti, Republic of Georgia , Robin J Kemkes, Economics

Contract as Contested Terrain: An Economic History of Law and the Rise of American Capitalism , Daniel P MacDonald, Economics

Essays on the Rising Demand for Convenience in Meal Provisioning in the United States , Tamara Ohler, Economics

Social Emulation, the Evolution of Gender Norms, and Intergenerational Transfers: Three Essays on the Economics of Social Interactions , Seung-Yun Oh, Economics

Decollectivization and Rural Poverty in Post-Mao China: A Critique of the Conventional Wisdom , Zhaochang Peng, Economics

Capitalist Crisis and Capitalist Reaction: The Profit Squeeze, the Business Roundtable, and the Capitalist Class Mobilization of the 1970s , Alejandro Reuss, Economics

The Economics of Same-Sex Couple Households: Essays on Work, Wages, and Poverty , Alyssa Schneebaum, Economics

The Political Economy of Cultural Production: Essays on Music and Class , Ian J. Seda Irizarry, Economics

Essays Of Human Capital Formation , Owen Thompson, Economics

Dissertations from 2012 2012

Knowledge, Gender, and Production Relations in India's Informal Economy , Amit Basole, Economics

Macroeconomic and Microeconomic Determinants of Informal Employment: The Case of Clothing Traders in Johannesburg, South Africa , Jennifer E Cohen, Economics

The Relationship Between Mass Incarceration and Crime in the Neoliberal Period in the United States , Geert Leo Dhondt, Economics

Fair Trade, Agrarian Cooperatives, and Rural Livelihoods in Peru , Noah Enelow, Economics

Organic Farming and Rural Transformations in the European Union: A Political Economy approach , Charalampos Konstantinidis, Economics

The Sources of Financial Profit: A Theoretical and Empirical Investigation of the Transformation of Banking in the US , Iren G. Levina, Economics

A Minskian Approach to Financial Crises with a Behavioural Twist: A Reappraisal of the 2000-2001 Financial Crisis in Turkey , Mathieu Perron-Dufour, Economics

Essays on Urban Sprawl, Race, and Ethnicity , Jared M. Ragusett, Economics

Agriculture and Class: Contradictions of Midwestern Family Farms Across the Twentieth Century , Elizabeth Ann Ramey, Economics

Women In Conflict, Peacebuilding And Reconstruction: Insights From The Aftermath Of Nepal's Maoist Insurgency , Smita Ramnarain, Economics

Money, Reality, and Value: Non-Commodity Money in Marxian Political Economy , Joseph Thomas Rebello, Economics

Three essays on oil scarcity, global warming and energy prices , Matthew Riddle, Economics

The Political Economy of Agrarian Change in the People's Republic of China , Zhun Xu, Economics

Dissertations from 2011 2011

State Hegemony and Sustainable Development: A Political Economy Analysis of Two Local Experiences in Turkey , Bengi Akbulut, Economics

Financial evolution and the declining effectiveness of US monetary policy since the 1980s , Hasan Comert

Why China Grew: Understanding the Financial Structure of Late Development , Adam S. Hersh, Economics

Solving the "Coffee Paradox": Understanding Ethiopia's Coffee Cooperatives Through Elinor Ostrom's Theory of the Commons , Susan Ruth Holmberg, Economics

Migration, Remittances And Intra-Household Allocation In Northern Ghana: Does Gender Matter? , Lynda Joyce Pickbourn, Economics

Youth and Economic Development: A Case Study of Out-of-School Time Programs for Low-Income Youth in New York State , Kristen Maeve Powlick, Economics

The Real Exchange Rate And Economic Development , Martin Rapetti, Economics

Essays on International Reserve Accumulation and Cooperation in Latin America , Luis Daniel Rosero, Economics

Three Essays on Racial Disparities in Infant Health and Air Pollution Exposure , Helen Scharber, Economics

Dissertations from 2010 2010

Capitalism in Post-Colonial India: Primative Accumulation Under Dirigiste and Laissez Faire Regimes , Rajesh Bhattacharya, Economics

Uneven Development and the Terms of Trade: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis , Bilge Erten, Economics

Gendered Vulnerabilities After Genocide: Three Essays on Post-Conflict Rwanda , Catherine Ruth Finnoff, Economics

The Employment Impacts of Economy-wide Investments in Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency , Heidi Garrett-Peltier, Economics

Household Employer Payroll Tax Evasion: An Exploration Based on IRS Data and on Interviews with Employers and Domestic Workers , Catherine B. Haskins, Economics

Racial Inequality and Affirmative Action in Malaysia and South Africa , Hwok-Aun Lee, Economics

Essays on Behavioral Labor Economics , Philip Pablo Mellizo, Economics

Three Essays on the Political Economy of Live Stock Sector in Turkey , Hasan Tekguc, Economics

The Impact Of Public Employment On Health , Wei Zhang, Economics

Dissertations from 2009 2009

Effort, work hours, and income inequality: Three essays on the behavioral effects of wage inequality , Michael Carr

Essays on investment, real exchange rate, and central bank in a financially liberalized Turkey , Deger Eryar

Essays On Investment, Real Exchange Rate, And Central Bank In A Financially Liberalized Turkey , Deger Eryar, Economics

Labor Turnover in the Child-Care Industry: Voice and Exit , Lynn A. Hatch, Economics

Three Essays on Conflict and Cooperation , Sungha Hwang, Economics

Economic Reforms in East African Countries: The Impact on Government Revenue and Public Investment , Adam Beni Swebe Mwakalobo, Economics

Post-Marxism After Althusser: A Critique Of The Alternatives , Ceren Ozselcuk, Economics

Essays on Financial Behavior and its Macroeconomic Causes and Implications , Soon Ryoo, Economics

Skill Mismatch and Wage Inequality in the U.S. , Fabian Slonimczyk, Economics

Linkages Between Inequality And Environmental Degradation: An Interregional Perspective , Marina S Vornovytskyy, Economics

Dissertations from 2008 2008

Migrant women and economic justice: A *class analysis of Anatolian -German women in homemaking and cleaning services , Esra Erdem

Emigrant or sojourner? The determinants of Mexican labor migration strategies to the United States , Florian K Kaufmann

Macrofinancial risk management in the U.S. economy: Regulation, derivatives, and liquidity preference , Marcelo Milan

Essays on behavioral economics , Wesley Jose Pech

The impact of land ownership inequality on rural factor markets , Fatma Gul Unal

Three essays on family care, time allocation, and economic well -being , Jayoung Yoon

Dissertations from 2007 2007

Capital flight and foreign direct investment in the Middle East and North Africa: Comparative development and institutional analysis , Abdullah Almounsor

Investment under financial liberalization: Channels of liquidity and uncertainty , Armagan Gezici

Three essays on social dilemmas with heterogeneous agents , Mark Howard

Between the market and the milpa: Market engagements, peasant livelihood strategies, and the on -farm conservation of crop genetic diversity in the Guatemalan highlands , S. Ryan Isakson

Late neoclassical economics: Restoration of theoretical humanism in contemporary mainstream economics , Yahya Mete Madra

Inequality and the Human Development Index , Elizabeth Anne Stanton

Dissertations from 2006 2006

Institutional settings and organizational forms: Three essays , Alper Duman

Labor market characteristics and the determinants of political support for social insurance , Anil Duman

State power, world trade, and the class structure of a nation: An overdeterminist class theory of national tariff policy , Erik E Guzik

Unions and the strategy of class transformation: The case of the Broadway musicians , Catherine P Mulder

Children's work and opportunities for education: Consequences of gender and household wealth , Sevinc Rende

The economics of immigration: Household and employment dynamics , Maliha Safri

Dissertations from 2005 2005

Capital flight from Southeast Asia: Case studies on Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand , Edsel L. Beja

Rethinking municipal privatization: A Marxian class analysis of the privatization of New York City's Central Park , Oliver David Cooke

Financial liberalization and its distributional consequences: An empirical exploration , Arjun Jayadev

Three essays on gender, land rights, and collective action in Brazil's rural political economy , Merrilee Mardon

Land markets, female land rights and agricultural productivity in Paraguayan agriculture , Thomas Masterson

Workers' struggles and transformations of capitalism at industrial enterprises in Russia, 1985–2000 , Maxim V Maximov

Economy and society: Class relations and the process of economic growth , Erik K Olsen

Gender, liberalization and agrarian change in Telangana , Smriti Rao

The contradictory imperatives of New Deal banking reforms. , Ellen D. Russell, Economics

Equity in community -based sustainable development: A case study in western India , Priya Parvathy Sangameswaran

Mandated wage floors and the wage structure: Analyzing the ripple effects of minimum and prevailing wage laws , Jeannette Wicks-Lim

Public enterprises in mixed economies: Their impact on economic growth and social equity , Andong Zhu

Dissertations from 2004 2004

An economic analysis of prison labor in the United States , Asatar P Bair

Three essays on income, inequality and environmental degradation , Rachel A Bouvier

The implementation and enforcement of environmental regulations in a less developed market economy: Evidence from Uruguay , Marcelo F Caffera

Race, altruism and trust: Experimental evidence from South Africa , Justine Claire Keswell

Exchanging entailments: The contested meaning of commodity exchange , Philip M Kozel

Three essays on capital account liberalization and economic growth: New measures, new estimates and the experience of South Korea , Kang-Kook Lee

Enterprise hybrids and alternative growth dynamics , Kenneth M Levin

Social interaction and economic institution , Yongjin Park

Research and policy considerations in the valuation and the allocation of environmental and health commodities , Mihail Samnaliev

Immiserizing growth: Globalization and agrarian change in Telangana, South India between 1985 and 2000 , Vamsicharan Vakulabharanam

Social networks and labor market outcomes: Theoretical expansions and econometric analysis , Russell E Williams

Dissertations from 2003 2003

Three essays on the evolution of cooperation , Jung-Kyoo Choi

Economic size and long -term growth: An empirical analysis of the consequences of small economic size on investment, productivity and income growth , Pavel E Isa

Essays on categorical inequality, non-linear income dynamics and social mobility in South Africa , Malcolm M Keswell

The effectiveness of tax incentives in attracting investment: The case of Puerto Rico , Carlos F Liard-Muriente

A theoretical and statistical exploration into the effects of morals, personality and uncertainty on hypothetical bias in contingent valuation , Joseph D Ogrodowczyk

The role of the stock market in influencing firm investment in China , Feng Xiao

Dissertations from 2002 2002

Essays on the threat effects of foreign direct investment on labor markets , Minsik Choi

An international analysis of child welfare , Nasrin Dalirazar

Fiscal faux pas? An empirical analysis of the revenue and expenditure implications of trade liberalization , Barsha Khattry

Property from the sky: The creation of property rights in the radio spectrum in the United States , Elizabeth M Kruse

Three essays on China's state owned enterprises: Towards an alternative to privatization , Minqi Li

From welfare rights to welfare fights: Neo -liberalism and the retrenchment of social provision , John Arthur O'Connor

Political community and individual gain: Aristotle, Adam Smith and the problem of exchange , Kimberly Kaethe Sims

Rethinking prostitution: Analyzing an informal sector industry , Marjolein Katrien van der Veen

Dissertations from 2001 2001

Land and labor markets among paddy producers in the Nepalese Tarai , Ravi Bhandari

What drives equity values: fundamentals or net flows? An empircal analysis of the 1982--1999 United States stock market boom , Lawrence Lee Evans

Investment, labor demand, and political conflict in South Africa , James S Heintz

Education, Inequality and Economic Mobility in South Africa , Thomas Nathaniel Hertz

Employer work -family programs: Essays on policy implementation, employee preferences, and parental childcare choices , Sally Jane Kiser

Valuing environmental health risks: A comparison of stated preference techniques applied to groundwater contamination , Tammy Barlow McDonald

Endogenous quality and intra-industry trade , Edward Allan McPhail

Perceptions of Massachusetts family and consumer sciences education professionals regarding the importance and use of the National Standards for Family and Consumer Sciences Education in Massachusetts , Jo Ann Pullen

From feudal serfs to independent contractors: Class and African American women's paid domestic labor, 1863–1980 , Cecilia M Rio

A home of one's own: Overcoming gender and familial status barriers to homeownership , Judith K Robinson

Springfield Armory as industrial policy: Interchangeable parts and the precision corridor , Bruce K Tull

Dissertations from 2000 2000

Intergroup inequality, social identity and economic outcomes , Katherine E Baird

Engendering Globalization: Household Structures, Female Labor Supply and Economic Growth , Elissa Braunstein

Capital, conditionality, and free markets: The International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, and the effects of the neoliberal transformation in Latin America and the Caribbean , Andres Carbacho-Burgos

Rural institutions, poverty and cooperation: Learning from experiments and conjoint analysis in the field , Juan-Camilo Cardenas

Understanding the equal split as a bargaining convention and the role of residual claimancy in team production: Three essays in behavioral and experimental economics , Jeffrey Paul Carpenter

Enforcing market -based environmental policies , Carlos A Chavez Rebolledo

A comparative analysis of three economic theories focusing upon the international trade of hazardous waste (the case of electric arc furnace dust) , Amy Silverstein Cramer

The political economy of transformation in Hungary , Anita Dancs

Cross -media transfers of pollution and risk , Janine Marie Dombrowski

Essays on endogenous preferences and public generosity , Christina Margareta Fong

Con nuestro trabajo y sudor: Indigenous women and the construction of colonial society in 16th and 17th century Peru , Karen B Graubart

Banks, insider lending and industries of the Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts, 1813–1860 , Paul Andre Lockard

Existence value: A reappraisal and cross -cultural comparison , Billy Manoka

Quality management systems and the estimation of market power exertion , Corinna Michaela Noelke

The power of personality: Labor market rewards and the transmission of earnings , Melissa Anne Osborne

Accumulation and European unemployment , Engelbert Richard Stockhammer

Modeling Superfund: A hazardous waste bargaining model with rational threats , Mary Anderson Taft

Welfare, inequality, and resource depletion: A reassessment of Brazilian economic growth, 1965–1993 , Mariano Torras

Dissertations from 1999 1999

Steadying the husband, uplifting the race: The Pittsburgh Urban League's promotion of black female domesticity during the Great Black Migration , Nina Elizabeth Banks

The origins of parallel segmented labor and product markets: A reciprocity-based agency model with an application to motor freight , Stephen V Burks

R&D, advertising, and profits: Economic theory, empirical evidence, and consequences for transfer pricing policy , David W DeRamus

Rethinking demand: A critique and reformulation of Marxian theories of price , David Leo Kristjanson

Wealth, the power to set terms, and the financing and control of firms , Paul N Malherbe

Intra -family transfers and the household division of labor: A case study of migration and remittance behavior in South Africa , Dorrit Ruth Posel

Transportation network policy modeling for congestion and pollution control: A variational inequality approach , Padma Ramanujam

The political economy of organized baseball: Analysis of a unique industry , Ross David Weiner

Dissertations from 1998 1998

The internationalization of production and its effects on the domestic behavior of United States manufacturing multinational firms , James Michael Burke

Neoliberal and neostructuralist theories of competitiveness and flexible labor: The case of Chile's manufactured exports, 1973-1996 , Fernando Ignacio Leiva

An econometric study of the export sector of Somalia , Mohamed A Osman

Financial liberalization, multinational banks and investment: Three essays on the cases of Hungary and Poland , Christian Erik Weller

Dissertations from 1997 1997

Structuralism and individualism in economic analysis: The "contractionary devaluation debate" in development economics , S Charusheela

Financial liberalization in Mexico, 1989-1993 , Colin Danby

CEO pay, agency, and the theory of the firm , Frederick Dexter Guy

Food quality regulation under trade agreements: Effects on the supply of food safety and competitiveness , Neal Hilton Hooker

Agency problems in the capital markets and the employment relationship: The possibility of efficiency-enhancing institutional innovation: An empirical case-study , Pierre Laliberte

New directions in the political economy of consumption , Allan Henry MacNeill

Capabilities and processes of industrial growth: The case of Argentina and the Argentine auto industry , Marcela Monica Miozzo

Manufacturers' responses to new nutrition labeling regulations , Eliza Maria Mojduszka

Rethinking rural development: Making peasant organizations work. The case of Paraguay , Jose R Molinas Vega

Property regimes, technology, and environmental degradation in Cuban agriculture , Hector R Saez

International multi-sector, multi-instrument financial modeling and computation: Statics and dynamics , Stavros Siokos

Three essays on government decision-making to implement and enforce environmental policies , Kristin Ellen Skrabis

Dissertations from 1996 1996

An economic critique of urban planning and the 'postmodern' city: Los Angeles , Enid Arvidson

Dissertations from 1995 1995

Trade liberalization and income distribution: Three essays with reference to the case of Mexico and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) , Mehrene E Larudee

Dissertations from 1994 1994

Subjectivism and the limits of F. A. Hayek's political economy , Theodore A Burczak

International currencies and endogenous enforcement , Roohi Prem

Three essays on key currencies and currency blocs , Ellen Tierney

Dissertations from 1993 1993

Capitalist regulation and unequal integration: The case of Puerto Rico , Jaime Eduardo Benson

Production and reproduction: Family policy and gender inequality in East and West Germany , Lynn Susan Duggan

Dissertations from 1992 1992

Capital controls and long-term economic growth , Jessica G Nembhard

Dissertations from 1990 1990

Concentration and product diversity in culture-based industries: A case study of the music recording industry , Peter James Alexander

Dissertations from 1987 1987

THE DETERMINANTS OF THE ECONOMIC POLICIES OF STATES IN THE THIRD WORLD: THE AGRARIAN POLICIES OF THE ETHIOPIAN STATE, 1941-1974 , HENOCK KIFLE

Dissertations from 1986 1986

The Political-Economy of Nuclear Power 1946-1982 , Steven Mark Cohn, Economics

Dissertations from 1985 1985

THE IMPACT OF PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT ON RACIAL INEQUALITY: 1950 TO 1984 (BLACK, AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, GOVERNMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT, LABOR) , PETER GEORGE BOHMER

THE GROWTH OF NONMARRIAGE AMONG U.S. WOMEN, 1954-1983 (MARRIAGE, FAMILY, HOUSEHOLDS, UNITED STATES) , ELAINE DENISE MCCRATE

Dissertations from 1983 1983

TAXATION AND PUBLIC SCHOOL FINANCE REFORM IN CONNECTICUT , MICHAEL ROBERT FEDEROW

Dissertations from 1982 1982

Evolution of a Hospital Labor System: Technology, Coercion, and Conflict , Jean E. Fisher, Economics

Dissertations from 1981 1981

THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MARKET ECONOMY IN COLONIAL MASSACHUSETTS , RONA STEPHANIE WEISS

Dissertations from 1980 1980

Justice and economic theory. , Barry Stewart Clark, Economics

Dissertations from 1976 1976

EVALUATION OF NEOCLASSICAL THEORY OF PRICE, PRODUCTION AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME. , MANUCHER DARESHURI

Dissertations from 1970 1970

COST PROBLEMS OF THE RUTLAND RAILROAD AND ITS SUCCESSORS FROM--1937 TO 1968 , ROBERT DAVID SMITH

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Economics Dissertation Topics

Published by Alvin Nicolas at January 11th, 2023 , Revised On April 16, 2024

The field of economics has changed entirely in recent times. Today, the field holds an extremely important place in every economy, with individual choices, spending, borrowing, production, occupations, markets, trading, employment, and a lot more being predicted and planned by economists.

Today, economists view economics from a modern and slightly different perspective than traditional economics. Different approaches in economics include perspectives like anthropology, sociology, geography, and various institutions.

Studying economics involving these perspectives provides a clearer view of the issues and problems related to the modern economic world. In contrast, focusing on the traditional economic approaches while selecting a topic will result in vague outcomes according to modern economics.

The most difficult task with respect to economics dissertations involves the  collection of data . Mostly the data required by the researcher must be in quantitative form. However, once data is collected, the researcher can focus on performing the analysis.

There are a number of economic perspectives that can be studied in detail. As your final project, you will want to select the most recent and relevant economics topic for your dissertation.

To help you get started with brainstorming for economics topic ideas, we have developed a list of the latest topics that can be used for writing your economics dissertation.

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2024 Economics Dissertation Topics

Topic 1: the influence of price and brand on consumer preference during an economic recession: a case of the clothing market in greece.

Research Aim: The research will aim to examine the impact of prices and brands on consumer buying behaviour during an economic recession in Greece’s clothing market. During an economic crisis, not all types of products suffer the same consequences. During a recession, people are more sensible in their buying decisions, and they frequently continue to choose known product brands that meet their demands. The study will look at the impact of the recession on consumer purchasing preferences, taking into account variations in spending on various apparel brands based on price.

Topic 2: The financial and non-financial support of the family members in the growth of a successful entrepreneurship

Research Aim: The research will aim to investigate the importance of financial and non-financial support of family members in the growth of successful entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship is a driving force in economic growth, social transformation, and organizational change. Private businesses (entrepreneurship) not only support a state’s social and economic growth but it also develops intellectual competition and innovation. Family members who are involved in business ventures can influence individuals’ goals to start new businesses, and they can also be considered as a means of economic and motivational strength.

Topic 3: The impact of transaction cost on economic development

Research Aim: The research will aim to explore the impact of transaction cost on the economic development of a country. The study will try to find the impact by using different methods and analyses. This article will investigate the difficulties of economic growth as they relate to transaction costs and how the latter produce various sorts of market failures. The study also explores several major contributions to the field of economic development, including market failure and growth barriers. Alternative perspectives on the failure of government and the market-government duality will also be examined.

Topic 4: What effect does oil price fluctuation have on business activity in oil-importing and exporting states?

Research Aim: The research will aim to find the influence of oil rate fluctuation on businesses of oil-importing and exporting countries. Change has a significant influence on the production costs of oil-importing countries and changes in pricing levels changes. At the same time, oil price variations have a significant impact on energy export profits and government budget revenues in energy-exporting economies.

Topic 5: The impact of gender inequality on work productivity and economic growth: A case study on developing countries

Research Aim: The research will aim to find the impact of gender inequality on work productivity and economic growth in developing countries. Gender inequality is not solely a concern in developing countries. Males earn more than women in practically every society. Differences in health, education, and negotiating power within marriage, on the other hand, tend to be bigger in countries with low Per capita income. Gender inequality in the office contributes to females’ lower socio-economic standing. Furthermore, such gender inequality may be associated with human resource rules and human resource related decision-making.

Topic 6: Research to identify the impacts of Coronavirus on the economy

Research Aim: This study will focus on identifying the impacts of coronavirus on the global economy.

Topic 7: Research to study the impacts of Coronavirus on the real estate sector

Research Aim: This research aims at identifying the impacts of coronavirus on the real estate sector. Is real estate a better option for investment during COVID-19?

Topic 8: Research to study the impacts of Coronavirus on the stock market

Research Aim: This research aims at identifying the impacts of coronavirus on the stock market.

Topic 9: Research to identify the impacts of Coronavirus on banking and the future of banking after the pandemic

Research Aim: This research aims at identifying the impacts of coronavirus on banking and the future of banking after the pandemic. What are the predictions? What challenges may come across? How to overcome those challenges?

Dissertation Topics on Economics 2023

Topic 1: economic expansion in bioenergy: a case study.

Research Aim: This research aims to conduct a case study on the economic expansion in bioenergy

Topic 2: Factors responsible for job creation and job destruction in the UK

Research Aim: This research aims to identify the factors responsible for job creation and job destruction in the UK.

Topic 3: Impacts of wars on the economy of both nations

Research Aim: This research aims to address how do wars impact the economy of both nations?

Topic 4: The role of banks in the economy of a country

Research Aim:  This research aims to highlight the role of Banks in the economy of a country. Students can choose any country to conduct the study.

Topic 5: Is an unhealthy country considered an emerging country?

Research Aim:  This research will answer the question: Is an unhealthy country considered a poor country?

Dissertation Topics Related to Economic Geography

Economic geography studies human economic activities with respect to various conditions such as location, distribution, production, consumption, exchange of resources, etc. Thus, studying the availability of all these resources, their development, and utilization is the main subject matter of economic geography.

In addition to studying these resources and their relationship with human economic activities, economic geography also helps study the interaction of these resources and variables with respect to nature and economic activities.

Economic geography is studied within different regions and localities in order to assess various human economic activities. Here are some economic geography dissertation topics to help you explore this field.

Topic 1: Role of local ethics and culture in shaping entrepreneurial economic development in various businesses.

Research Aim: This study will talk about the role of culture and ethics in shaping economic entrepreneurial attitudes in different fields of business.

Topic 2: Diversity in entrepreneurial approaches brought up by emigrants in the economics of a place: A critical analysis

Research Aim: This research will discuss whether entrepreneurial approaches be exported when emigrants move to a new place.

Topic 3: Assessing factors involved in facilitating knowledge transfer in a specific locality or place

Research Aim: This research will understand the various factors that play a role in transferring knowledge from one place or locality to another.

Topic 4: Economic opportunities provided within local boundaries. A case study of any specific area

Research Aim: This study will talk about the economic opportunities provided by local boundaries. This dissertation can be customised according to an area/region of your choice.

Topic 5: To discuss the role of the “European regional policy” in shaping or modifying places in the UK

Research Aim: This study will talk about the role of European regional policy in shaping and modifying UK places.

Topic 6: Location of top IT firms in the UK, the role of location on economics linked to a particular firm

Research Aim: This study will assess the economic geography of top IT firms in the UK that are linked to different firms.

Topic 7: Causes of regional diversity. Analysis and comparison between the richest and poorest places of the UK

Research Aim: This will be a comparative study between the richest and poorest places in the UK based on regional diversity.

Topic 8: Economics and expansion in bioenergy: A Case Study

Research Aim: This study will talk about economics and expansion in bioenergy, and a specific case will be under analysis.

Topic 9: Economic modifications faced by emigrants, causes and impacts

Research Aim: This research will talk about the various economic modifications that emigrants have to face and will also assess its causes and impacts.

Topic 16: A critical analysis of diversity in entrepreneurial attitudes in rural and urban areas

Research Aim: This will be a critical study that will assess diversity in entrepreneurial attitudes in both rural and urban areas.

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Dissertation Topics on Microeconomics

This branch of economics deals with economic perspectives on an individual level. It takes into account the allocation of various resources that are limited in nature. Different theories of microeconomics can be applied to markets where different products are bought and sold out.

In order to complete your graduation program, you will have to select the right economics topic that not only interests you but is relevant in today’s world. The suggested topics for you to choose from are listed below:

Topic 1: Difference in consumer attitudes in the UK over the past 15 years – Critical analysis of customer behaviour trends.

Research Aim: This research will compare the consumer attitude in the UK over the past 15 years and will study the trends.

Topic 2: Understanding to what extent does the concept of oligopoly exists in markets of the UK – A critical analysis

Research Aim: This study will first talk about oligopoly, and will then build and critically discuss how this concept exists in the UK market.

Topic 3: Laws and their impact on British firms.

Research Aim: This study will talk about the various laws in the UK that have an impact on various industries as a whole.

Topic 4: “European regional policy” and its effects on British small and medium enterprises

Research Aim: This research will study the European regional policy and the impacts this has on SMEs in the UK.

Topic 5: To discuss specific traits of the UK innovation organisation

Research Aim:  This research will understand the various traits of UK organisations that innovate.

Topic 6: Study of the characteristics of the energy market in the UK – A microeconomic approach

Research Aim: This study will undertake a microeconomic approach in order to understand the characteristics of the energy market in the UK.

Topic 7: Common traits of the top internet technology firms in the US – Analysis of the approaches adopted by different successful technology firms

Research Aim: This research will talk about the various traits of leading internet firms in the US and will analyse their different approaches

Topic 8: How is the concept of “economic convergence” linked to salary levels in the United States? – A critical analysis

Research Aim: This study will critically discuss economic convergence and how it is linked to salary levels in the US.

Topic 9: A Discussion on the use and role of various “pricing models” in making investment decisions.

Research Aim: This research will analyze the various pricing models that companies use to make decisions with respect to their investment.

Topic 10: Analysing salary inequalities in the United States and the forces behind such inequalities? – A Critical analysis

Research Aim: This study will talk about an important issue, i.e., salary inequalities in the US, and will also discuss the various forces that drive such inequalities.

Dissertation Topics on Employment Economics

Employment is a very important aspect that is studied in economics. Employment is interconnected with other academic subjects as well and affects people’s finances, which further determines their type of relationship with their environment or society.

Moreover, with the passage of time, technological advancements in various fields have impacted the labor market, which directly influenced the employment rate.  Dissertation topics  related to the field of employment economics are listed as under:

Topic 1: Factors responsible for the job creation and job destruction in the United Kingdom

Research Aim: This research will talk about the different factors that are responsible for job creation and destruction in the United Kingdom.

Topic 2: Analysing to what extent the concept of self-employment prevails in the United Kingdom – Discuss the factors that determine it

Research Aim: This research will determine the extent to which the concept of self-employment prevails in the UK. Furthermore, the factors determining self-employment will also be explored.

Topic 3: Link between minimum wages and British employment. A critical analysis

Research Aim: This study will critically analyze the link between wages minimum wages and employment in Britain.

Topic 4: Understanding In what ways technological advancements have paved the way for a rise in British employment levels

Research Aim: This research will talk about the various ways through which technological advancements have helped increase employment in the British economy.

Topic 5: Exploring the value of labour in the United Kingdom– Skilled or unskilled labour? A Critical Analysis

Research Aim: This study will talk about the value of both types of labour, skilled and unskilled, in the UK. A critical analysis will be conducted as to which type of labour is more in demand in the economic system.

Topic 6: Analysing the levels and prevalence of self-employment in various parts of Europe. An Analysis of the United Kingdom

Research Aim: This research will discuss and analyse the levels and prevalence of self-employment in various parts across Europe. Special attention will be given to the UK in the study to understand the self-employment system.

Topic 7: In what ways does immigration affects British employment levels and productivity? Discuss

Research Aim: This research will talk about the various ways through which immigration affects British employment levels and productivity.

Topic 8: How can professional training impact British employment? Discuss

Research Aim: This study will talk about the impact of professional training on employment in the UK. The research will discuss if the impact was negative or positive.

Topic 9: Analysing the impact of gender inequality in employment on economic growth in the UK

Research Aim: This research will analyse the impact of gender inequality in employment on economic growth in the UK.

Topic 10: Economic productivity and Innovation – Are they both related? A study of the UK services industry

Research Aim: This research will help understand the relationship (if any) between economic productivity and innovation. The UK Services industry will be analyzed.

Dissertation Topics on Economic Sociology

This field refers to the study of sociological aspects from an economic perspective. Social networks are also one of the more important features in the economic world because they can contribute greatly to promoting a particular brand.

Different social gatherings are a source to highlight a particular industry, firm, and even a private setup. They can contribute greatly to building successful businesses. Following are some economic sociology dissertation topics for you to choose from:

Topic 1: Exploring Innovation Activities for the promotion of a particular firm/industry/brand

Research Aim: This research will talk about all the innovative activities that take place while promoting a brand or a company in an industry. This topic can be customised according to a brand/company of your choosing.

Topic 2: Understanding the role of families in funding a particular firm

Research Aim: This research will talk about the family funding of businesses, the whole process and how it takes place. You can choose an industry of your choice to base your dissertation on.

Topic 3: Can a blend of different cultures contribute to increasing the level of productivity? Evidence from a UK firm

Research Aim : This research will discuss how various cultures contribute to increasing productivity levels. A UK firm will be chosen for this research.

Topic 4: Social capital plays its role in the rural areas in the UK – A critical analysis

Research Aim: This research will talk about social capital and its role in the rural areas of the UK.

Topic 5: Youth as one of the biggest supports in the promotion of economic agents

Research Aim: This research will help understand the relationship (if any) between economic productivity and innovation. The UK services industry will be analysed.

Topic 6: Exploring the role of university networks in shaping entrepreneurial behaviours and actions

Research Aim: This study will help explore the role of university networks in shaping entrepreneurial actions and behaviours.

Topic 43: Role of social entrepreneurship in the United Kingdom

Research Aim: This study will talk about the role of social entrepreneurship in the UK and how it has emerged.

Topic 8: Diverse culture and productivity enhancement – How are the two related?

Research Aim: This study will talk about whether diverse culture has an impact on productivity enhancement in the UK or not.

Topic 9: Exploring the Impact of social networks on the success of Brands

Research Aim: This study will talk about the impact of social networks on the success of brands and how they impact businesses. You can choose a brand for this dissertation.

Topic 10: Understanding the ‘peer’ factor in setting up businesses

Research Aim: Setting up a business involves various factors, and an essential one is a support from peers. This research will explore this aspect of support when starting a business and the impact it has.

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Dissertation Topics on Institutional Economics

Institutional economics helps in understanding the role of institutions in shaping economic behaviour. Certain institutions promote certain values, beliefs and norms, and they impact the public in a certain way.

These institutions can affect the economics of a certain region and help shape economic life and behaviour. Institutional economics is still an emerging field. Following are some institutional economics dissertation topics that you can base your dissertation on.

Topic 1: Assessing the factors behind the power of a successful firm. How is it built?

Research Aim: This research will discuss the various factors that help companies build power in the industry and impact the economy.

Topic 2: Analysing the impact of cultural mix on the organisation of firms in the United Kingdom

Research Aim: This study will analyse the impact of diverse cultures on organisations in the UK.

Topic 3: Evaluating the role of bureaucracy in the productivity levels of the United Kingdom

Research Aim: This research will help in evaluating the role of bureaucracy on productivity levels in the UK.

Topic 4: Understanding various methods to ensure economic efficiency in the property markets of the United Kingdom

Research Aim: This study will understand the different ways through which economic efficiency is ensured in the UK property markets.

Topic 5: Impacts of transaction costs on economic development?

Research Aim: This research will evaluate how economic development is impacted by transaction costs.

Topic 6: Analysing the major forces operating behind the concept of control and ownership in the United Kingdom

Research Aim: This study will help analyse the major forces that control and own institutions in the UK and how they impact the economy.

Topic 7: Traits of British managers and investors. A Comparative analysis

Research Aim: This will be an interesting study as it will talk about the various traits of British managers and investors.

Topic 8: Role of educational aspects in entrepreneurship

Research Aim: This research will explore the role of education concerning entrepreneurship, i.e. how does education help build entrepreneurs, which in turn benefits the economy.

Topic 9: The concept of latent entrepreneurship – A comparison between the United Kingdom and Europe

Research Aim: This study will understand the concept of latent entrepreneurship by comparing the UK environment with that of Europe.

Topic 10: Is the profit of a firm dependent on its size? Evidence from the manufacturing firms in the UK

Research Aim: This research will help in understanding whether the profit of a company is dependent on the business’ size or not. The UK Manufacturing industry will be explored.

Dissertation Topics on Environmental Economics

Environment and economics share a unique and close relationship. The environment can affect economics in a good or bad way. There are various environmental economic issues that should be addressed. Following are some of the pressing issues pertaining to environmental economics that you can choose as your dissertation topic.

Topic 1: To what extent is the environment responsible for shaping business behaviours? A critical analysis

Research Aim: This research will talk about the extent to which the environment is responsible for building business behaviours.

Topic 2: Economics in relation to biodiversity and nature conservation. An evidence-based study

Research Aim: This research will discuss economics in relation to biodiversity and nature conservation.

Topic 3: Assessing the role of NGO’s and organizations to promote a healthy environment through fundraising programs

Research Aim: This research will help in assessing the role of NGOs and organisations in promoting healthy environments through various fundraising programs.

Topic 4: Willingness to pay for various recycling programs – A case study of the United Kingdom.

Research Aim : This research will help understand the different recycling programs by evaluating a UK-based case study.

Topic 5: Incentives regarding land and water management – A case study of the United Kingdom

Research Aim: This research will talk about various incentives relating to land and water management. A UK-based case study will be chosen.

Topic 6: Economic value of historical places: A critical analysis

Research Aim: This research will talk about the economic value of historical places and will present a critical analysis.

Topic 7: In which field is it cheapest to reduce or cut carbon emissions? Discuss.

Research Aim: This research will talk about the impacts of carbon emissions and will discuss in which field it will be cheapest to reduce or eliminate such emissions.

Topic 8: Ethanol production from an economic perspective. Discuss.

Research Aim: This research will help in exploring ethanol production with respect to economics.

Topic 9: Environmental improvements in regards to locational differences in communities Discuss in an economic approach

Research Aim: This research will present various environmental improvements with respect to locational differences in communities.

Topic 10: Climate change in relation to economics. Discuss

Research Aim: This research will talk about an important issue, i.e. climate change and the impact it has on economics.

Dissertation Topics on Regional Development

Economic growth can also be studied at a regional level. This field considers economic perspectives on a smaller level with a focus on trade between regions. Suggestions for dissertation topics in this field are listed as follows:

Topic 1: Evaluating the link between profit and regional development?

Research Aim: This research will evaluate the link between profit and regional development with respect to economics.

Topic 2: Assessing the “regional development policy” in the United Kingdom

Research Aim: This study will talk about the regional development policy in the UK.

Topic 3: Discussing the role of learning or knowledge gaining involved in regional development?

Research Aim: This research will explore the role of knowledge and learning that helps promote regional development.

Topic 4: Assessing the existence of location theories that contribute towards the development and understanding of regional development

Research Aim: This research will assess the existence of locational theories that help contribute towards the development and understanding of regional development.

Topic 5: Evaluating the role that technology plays in regional development? A UK case study

Research Aim: This research will evaluate the role that technology plays in promoting regional development.

Topic 6: Exploring entrepreneurship and its regional aspects in the United Kingdom

Research Aim: This research will help explore entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship network with respect to regional development in the UK.

Topic 7: Role of Institutional setups in regional development

Research Aim: This study will talk about the role of institutional setups in regional development.

Topic 8: Assessing the relationship between unemployment and entrepreneurship in the light of evidence from British relationship

Research Aim: This research will assess the relationship between unemployment and entrepreneurship in the UK.

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Topic 9: In what ways the UK and the European firms are different in terms of innovation – A critical analysis

Research Aim: This research will help in understanding the various ways in which the UK and European firms are different with respect to innovation.

Topic 10: Assessing the role of regional co-operation in developing sustainable advantage

Research Aim: This research will help in assessing the role of regional cooperation in developing sustainable advantage amongst regions

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Important Notes

As a student of economics looking to get good grades, it is essential to develop new ideas and experiment on existing economics theories – i.e., to add value and interest in your research topic.

The field of economics is vast and interrelated to so many other academic disciplines like civil engineering ,  construction ,  law , engineering management , healthcare , mental health , artificial intelligence , tourism , physiotherapy , sociology , management , marketing and nursing . That is why it is imperative to create a project management dissertation topic that is articular, sound, and actually solves a practical problem that may be rampant in the field.

We can’t stress how important it is to develop a logical research topic; it is the basis of your entire research. There are several significant downfalls to getting your topic wrong; your supervisor may not be interested in working on it, the topic has no academic creditability, the research may not make logical sense, there is a possibility that the study is not viable.

This impacts your time and efforts in  writing your dissertation  as you may end up in the cycle of rejection at the very initial stage of the dissertation. That is why we recommend reviewing existing research to develop a topic, taking advice from your supervisor, and even asking for help in this particular stage of your dissertation.

Keeping our advice in mind while developing a research topic will allow you to pick one of the best economics dissertation topics that not only fulfil your requirement of writing a research paper but also adds to the body of knowledge.

Therefore, it is recommended that when finalizing your dissertation topic, you read recently published literature to identify gaps in the research that you may help fill.

Remember- dissertation topics need to be unique, solve an identified problem, be logical, and can also be practically implemented. Take a look at some of our sample economics dissertation topics to get an idea for your own dissertation.

How to Structure your Economics Dissertation

A well-structured dissertation can help students to achieve a high overall academic grade.

• A Title Page
• Acknowledgments
• Declaration
• Abstract: A summary of the research completed
• Table of Contents
• Introduction : This chapter includes the project rationale, research background, key research aims and objectives, and the research problems to be addressed. An outline of the structure of a dissertation  can also be added to this chapter.
• Literature Review :  This chapter presents relevant theories and frameworks by analysing published and unpublished literature available on the chosen research topic, in light of  research questions  to be addressed. The purpose is to highlight and discuss the relative weaknesses and strengths of the selected research area while identifying any research gaps. Break down of the topic, and key terms can have a positive impact on your dissertation and your tutor.
• Methodology:  The  data collection  and  analysis  methods and techniques employed by the researcher are presented in the Methodology chapter which usually includes  research design, research philosophy, research limitations, code of conduct, ethical consideration, data collection methods, and  data analysis strategy .
• Findings and Analysis:  Findings of the research are analysed in detail under the Findings and Analysis chapter. All key findings/results are outlined in this chapter without interpreting the data or drawing any conclusions. It can be useful to include  graphs ,  charts, and  tables in this chapter to identify meaningful trends and relationships.
• Discussion  and  Conclusion: The researcher presents his interpretation of results in this chapter, and states whether the research hypothesis has been verified or not. An essential aspect of this section is to establish the link between the results and evidence from the literature. Recommendations with regards to implications of the findings and directions for the future may also be provided. Finally, a summary of the overall research, along with final judgments, opinions, and comments, must be included in the form of suggestions for improvement.
• References:  Make sure to complete this in accordance with your University’s requirements
• Bibliography
• Appendices:  Any additional information, diagrams, graphs that were used to  complete the dissertation  but not part of the dissertation should be included in the Appendices chapter. Essentially, the purpose is to expand the information/data.

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Natural Disasters and Human Capital: Empirical Evidence from Indonesia , Lei Lv

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

Two Essays in Applied Microeconomics: Retirement, Income Inequalities, and other Economic Indicators of Health and Life Satisfaction , Zahra Akbari

The Impact of Critical Illness Insurance among Older Adults in China , Jiaosi Li

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

Essays on SNAP Participation, BMI, and Food Purchasing Decisions , Samaneh Ghadyani

Reference-Dependent Choice on Digital Platforms , Joshua K. Kaisen

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

Effects of the 340B Drug Pricing Program on Hospitals’ Prescribing Behavior, Patient Mix, and Quality of Care , Yilu Dong

Does Hedging Success Matter? An Empirical Study of Jet Fuel Hedging in the U.S. Airline Industry , Brian Hornung

Essays in Applied Public Policy and Health Economics , Stephen W. Poteet

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

Essays in Applied Microeconomics , Lijuan Feng

Essays on Health, Healthcare, Job Insecurity and Health Outcomes , Ichiro Nakamoto

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

Essays in Applied Microeconomics , John Hartman

Essays on Family-Friendly Policies, Child Planning and Children’s Early-Age Outcomes , Stefani Milovanska-Farrington

Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

Education and Health Impacts of an Affirmative Action Policy on Minorities in India , Robin Dhakal

Testing the Medical Arms Race Hypothesis: a Spatial Approach , Robyn M. Kibler

Essays in Health Economics , Olga Petrova

Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

Impact of Health Insurance for the Poor on Labor Market Out comes: Evidence from Indonesia. , Youssef Fassi Fehri

Essays in Health and Development Economics , John Bosco Oryema

Assessing Property Value Impacts of Access to Bus Rapid Transit (BRT): Case Study of the Cleveland HealthLine , Victoria A. Perk

An Exploration of Adolescent Obesity Determinants , Anastasia King Smith

The Impact of Criminal Justice Interventions and Social Policies on Family Violence: Theory and Evidence , Sianne Diana Vijay

Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015

Two Essays Examining Organizational Performance , Stacey Alexis Gelsheimer

Theses/Dissertations from 2014 2014

Generic Competition and Price Regulation in the European Union Pharmaceutical Market: The Case of Cardiovascular Medicines , Berna Colak

Social Interactions In Breast Cancer Prevention Among Women In The United States , Natallia Gray

Discrepancies in Labor Market Outcomes From Migration Evidence From Colombia , Liza Beatriz Pena

Theses/Dissertations from 2013 2013

Bayesian Estimation of Panel Data Fractional Response Models with Endogeneity: An Application to Standardized Test Rates , Lawrence Kessler

Essays in Happiness Economics , Boris Nikolaev

Measuring Technical Efficiency of the Japanese Professional Football (Soccer) League (J1 and J2) , Dan Zhao

Theses/Dissertations from 2012 2012

Essays in Sports Economics , Daniel Mark Chin

Theses/Dissertations from 2011 2011

Modeling Endogenous Treatment Eects with Heterogeneity: A Bayesian Nonparametric Approach , Xuequn Hu

Internet Use and Economic Development: Evidence and Policy Implications , Joseph J. Macdougald

Theses/Dissertations from 2010 2010

The Interaction Between Urban Form and Transit Travel , Sisinnio Concas

The Effect of Land-Use Controls on Urban Sprawl , Marin V. Geshkov

The Role of Rater Motivation in Personnel Selection Validation Studies , Dan Ispas

Theses/Dissertations from 2009 2009

Globalization, Migration and the U.S. Labor Market for Physicians: The Impact of Immigration on Local Wages , Finnie B. Cook

Medicare Part D Program: Prescription Drug Plan Copayment Structure and Premium Sensitivity , Rui Dai

Theses/Dissertations from 2008 2008

The Effects of Depressed Mood on Academic Outcomes in Adolescents and Young Adults , Robert Christopher Jones

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Malaria, Labor Supply, and Schooling in Sub-Saharan Africa , Taiwo Abimbola

Determinants of female labor force participation in Venezuela: A cross-sectional analysis , Betilde Rincon de Munoz

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Dissertations from 2023 2023.

Essays on the Economics of Health and Education , Thao Bui

Dissertations from 2022 2022

Applications of Applied Economics Utilizing Geographic Information Systems Data and Regression Discontinuity Designs , Edward Powell Seyler

Dissertations from 2020 2020

Socio-Eonomic Impact of Immigration and Diversity in the U.S. , Peter Gingeleskie

Agricultural Policies and Economic Development in Vietnam , Kien Le

Essays on the Economics of Education , My Tra Nguyen

Three Essays on the Economics of Education , Tianheng Wang

Dissertations from 2019 2019

Essays on the Chinese Economy , Fan Duan

Essays on Education and Crime , Swarup Joshi

Effects of U.S. Financial Regulations on Labor Markets , Anindo U. Sarker

Essays on Interplay Between Economics and Culture , Ishita Tripathi

Dissertations from 2018 2018

Essays on Health Economics: The Impact of Public Policy on Health and Labor Market Outcomes , Grace Ellis Arnold

The Impact of Cultural Attitudes on Economic Outcomes and the Political Behavior of Blacks , Jhacova Williams

Essays on the Impact of Parents' Investment and School Curriculum on Educational Outcomes in China , Han Yu

Essays on Estimation for Nonlinear Spatial Models , Xiaoyu Zhou

Dissertations from 2017 2017

Essays on the Impact of Education on Economic Outcomes in a Developing Country , Omer Bahadir Dursun

Essays on Economic Growth In India , Sujana Kabiraj

Essays in Health and Public Economics , Sara Oloomi

Essay on Incentives, Economic Conditions, and Human Capital Formation , Masayuki Onda

Dissertations from 2016 2016

Essays on the Externalities of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act of India , Satadru Das

Essays in Economics of Institutions and Culture , Luiza Valeriyevna Pogorelova

Essays on Regional Economic Growth in China , Ting Wang

Dissertations from 2015 2015

Essays in Labor Economics , Sukriye Elif Filiz

Essays on Corruption , Chandan Kumar Jha

Essays on Sub-national Economic Growth: Evidence from A Global Sample , Dachao Ruan

A Bayesian Approach to Small Area Estimation of Health Insurance Coverage , Zhengjia Sun

Dissertations from 2014 2014

Essays on Poverty and Infant Health , Deokrye Baek

Economic inequality and marriage formation , Xue Li

Essays on technology and international trade , Xianliang Tian

Essays on incentives, economic conditions, and educational choices , Gregory Brian Upton Jr.

Dissertations from 2013 2013

Strategic interaction and social networks , Quqiong He

Essays on the impact of income on family and child well-being , Christian Werner Raschke

On contests with complementarities , Matthew Wiser

Dissertations from 2012 2012

Investigating the role of genetic variation in long run economic outcomes , Charles Justin Cook

Regional effects of monetary policy , Taehee Han

Assessing cost efficiency and economies of scale in the European banking system, a Bayesian stochastic frontier approach , Ana Maria Ichim

Essays on social networks , Emre Unlu

Dissertations from 2011 2011

Essays on the economics of crime , Duha T. Altindag

Essays in health economics and public policy , Colin Darren Cannonier

Monetary policy shocks: analyzing the quasi-narrative approach , Daniel Matthew Groft

The Economics of Discrimination in the Court System: Police, Technology, and Their Interaction , Sarah Marx Quintanar

Essays on risk and volatility , Junyue Xu

Essays on the Random Parameters Logit Model , Tong Zeng

Dissertations from 2010 2010

A kernel weighted smoothed maximum score estimator for the endogenous binary choice model , Jerome Krief

Productivity growth of US states , Bibhudutta Panda

Dissertations from 2009 2009

Appropriate technology, human capital, and economic development , Beatrice Farkas

Dissertations from 2008 2008

Essays on models for financial volatility , Mihaela Oana Craioveanu

Neglecting parameter changes in GARCH option pricing models and VAR , Burak Hurmeydan

Technology diffusion and total factor productivity growth , Subaran Roy

Dissertations from 2007 2007

The Hausman test, and some alternatives, with heteroskedastic data , Viera Chmelarova

The microeconomics of international price dispersion , Ozlem Inanc

The role of networks in labor markets , Nongnuch Soonthornchawakan

Dissertations from 2006 2006

Income inequality and economic growth , Nor Azam Abdul Razak

Essays on group lending: evidence from Jordan , Moh'd Al-Azzam

Essays on the Bayesian estimation of stochastic cost frontier , Xia Zhao

Dissertations from 2005 2005

Three essays in labor and health economics , Christopher K. Coombs

Health and Growth , Petia Stoianova Stoytcheva

Risk properties of a Stein-like estimator for multinomial choice models , Vera Alexandrova Tabakova

Dissertations from 2003 2003

An empirical investigation of tax policy in G-7 countries , Kerim Peren Arin

Empirical analysis of economic growth , Winford Henderson Masanjala

Marginal income tax rates and the U.K. economy: three essays , Eon-Seon Rym

Dissertations from 2002 2002

Essays on international trade and Bayesian forecasting , Dennis S. Edwards

An empirical analysis of the macroeconomic effects of government purchases , Eric Horent

Essays on the Bayesian inequality restricted estimation , Asli K. Ogunc

Theses/Dissertations from 2001 2001

An Economic Analysis of the Allocation of Research Funding at the National Institutes of Health. , Janet B. Daniel

Essays on Semiparametric Estimation. , Kang-sun Lee

Theses/Dissertations from 2000 2000

Three Essays on Political Economy and International Trade. , Far-tsair Lai

Theses/Dissertations from 1999 1999

An Empirical Examination of Maximum Entropy Estimation. , Randall Charles Campbell

Essays on Identification of Monetary Policy Shocks in Vector Autoregressive Models: Alternative Identification Schemes and Lag Structures. , Keuk-soo Kim

Theses/Dissertations from 1998 1998

The Effects of Fiscal Structure, Leviathan, and Interdependent Demands on Local Public Spending Behavior. , Rebecca J. Campbell

An Analysis of Reimbursement Methodologies and Cost Containment Policies in Medicaid Inpatient Hospital and Pharmaceuticals. , Etienne Elmer Pracht

Theses/Dissertations from 1997 1997

An Empirical Examination of the Grant Induced Price and Income Effects of Lump-Sum Intergovernmental Aid. , Peter Michael Mitias

Theses/Dissertations from 1996 1996

Bureaucrats, Bureaucracy and Utility Maximization: Empirical Evidence From Taiwan. , Chinkun Chang

The Effects of AMA Contributions in the United States Senate: An Analysis of Roll Call Votes, 1979--1992. , Karen Gutermuth

Three Essays on VAR Techniques. , Omer Ozcicek

Theses/Dissertations from 1993 1993

Forecasting the Economic Effects of Produced Waters Discharge Regulations on Oil and Gas Activity in Coastal Louisiana. , Allen Paul Dupont

Theses/Dissertations from 1992 1992

Three Essays on International Linkages of the Korean Economy. , Jai-ki Lee

A Regional Market Model for Construction Aggregate Materials. , Alicia Norma Rambaldi

Theses/Dissertations from 1991 1991

Three Essays in the Economics of the Physician Firm. , William David Bradford III

Three Essays on Sampling Techniques: Small Sample Performances of Estimators and Predictors. , Parisun Chantanahom

An Empirical Analysis of Ricardian Equivalence and Macroeconomic Interdependence in Korea. , Jang Cheon Jin

Theses/Dissertations from 1990 1990

Small Sample Properties of Estimators and Test Statistics in Nonlinear Regression: The Box-Cox Transformation. , Minbo Kim

Theses/Dissertations from 1989 1989

Toward the Inclusion of Environmental Factors in the Concept and Measure of National Income. , George Edward Foy Jr

Three Essays on the Determinants and Effects of Public Sector Bargaining Laws. , Melissa S. Waters

Theses/Dissertations from 1988 1988

Stein-Like Estimation and Inference. , Lee Chester Adkins

Three Essays on the Welfare Effects of Factor Immobility and Price Uncertainty for a Country Experiencing Growth, Entering a Customs Union and Giving or Receiving a Unilateral Transfer. , Carolyn Margaret Landry

Theses/Dissertations from 1986 1986

Effect of Ownership Structure on Efficiency: a Comparative Analysis of Various Organizational Forms (Stochastic Frontier, Allocative Efficiency). , Daniel Omer Cote

Theses/Dissertations from 1985 1985

An Empirical Inquiry Into the Variation of Interest Rates, 1959-1983 (Time Series Analysis, Spectral, Money Supply, Inflation Rate). , Umit Erol

Alternative Regimes of Common Property Exploitation for Manganese Nodules and Their Market Structure Impact. , Akbar Barzegar Marvasti

Determinants of the Money Supply in the United Kingdom, West Germany, and Canada (Central Bank, Reaction Function, Inflation, Fiscal, Monetary Policy). , Deep Shikha

Theses/Dissertations from 1984 1984

The Habitat and Cost of Production of Domestic Petroleum Resources. , John Daniel Grace

Stewardship of Creation: Some Implications for Economic Theory and Policy. , John Harlan Mcdonald

Female Labor Force Participation and Fertility in Nigeria: a Study of Lagos. , Amon Okechukwu Okpala

Theses/Dissertations from 1979 1979

A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis of the Relationship Between Fiscal Policy and the Money Supply. , William Douglas Mcmillin

Theses/Dissertations from 1976 1976

An Economic Evaluation of Vocational Rehabilitation in Louisiana. , Robert Charles Brown

A Disaggregate Model of the Automobile Market: the Demand for Cars of Different Sizes. , Rodney Lee Carlson

Frictional, Structural, and Cyclical Factors in Louisiana Unemployment. , Jeffrey Alan Reed

Theses/Dissertations from 1975 1975

An Economic Analysis of Interregional Migration in Louisiana and Its Policy Implications for Population Distribution. , Koong-lian Kao

Theses/Dissertations from 1974 1974

An Economic Analysis of Governmental Exchange. , Ralph William Lange

Theses/Dissertations from 1973 1973

A Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of Racial Employment Discrimination in Louisiana: 1950-1971. , John Hampton Carson

Euro-Dollars and United States Monetary Policy. , Cort Burk Schlichting

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Dissertations from 2023 2023.

ESSAYS ON FOREIGN DEVELOPMENT AIDS AND FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS IN EMERGING ECONOMIES , Adebukola Adeleke

AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF ASYLUM-SEEKING, MIGRATION AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE , Olawale David Adisa

THE ROLES OF INTENSIVE AND EXTENSIVE EXPORT DIVERSIFICATION ON ECONOMIC GROWTH AND FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION , Wafa Naif S Binmahfuth

Essays on Free Senior High School Policy, Household Behavior, and Environmental Tax Revenues , Prince Fosu

Haircut, Overborrowing, and Growth , A. M. Muhib Morshed Ami

THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF ATTITUDES, BELIEFS, AND BEHAVIOR , Hope Lotsha Muronga

Social Attachment and House Prices as Determinants of Mobility Among the Elderly in the US: An Empirical Study Using Longitudinal Data , Wilder R. Pimentel

ESSAYS ON RISK PREFERENCES, ALTRUISM, AND LIFE EVENTS , Fitri Safira

DETERMINANTS OF FINANCIAL ANXIETY, COLLEGE ENROLLMENT AND POVERTY IN THE U.S.: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY WITH MICRO DATASETS , Daniel VanOverbeke

Dissertations from 2022 2022

Essays on Development in Nigeria , KOREDE ODUNAYO AJOGBEJE

TRADE, INDUSTRIAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES IN OLIGOPOLISTIC MODELS: PIECEMEAL POLICY REFORMS AND THE CHOICE OF INSTRUMENTS , Aroni Kabita Porna

Determinants of Happiness in the U.S.A: an empirical study with longitudinal data , Ling Zhang

Dissertations from 2021 2021

ESSAYS ON EFFICIENCY AND TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES , Omotara Oluwatosin Adeeko

ESSAYS ON VALUE ADDED TRADE AND BUSINESS CYCLE SYNCHRONIZATION: AGGREGATE AND SECTOR LEVEL ANALYSIS , Christian Isaac Darfah

HETEROGENEOUS EFFECTS OF TRADE AGREEMENTS ON TRADE , Oksana Grabova

ENVIRONMENT AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE: A MULTICOUNTRY EMPIRICAL STUDY , Nneamaka I. Ilechukwu

IMPACT OF BROADBAND ON RESEARCH, INNOVATION AND EMPLOYMENT , YAGHA RAJ JOSHI

ESSAYS ON HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURES IN IRAQ: GENDER BIAS IN EDUCATION EXPENDITURE AND THE ROLE OF REMITTANCES , Erfan Jaleel Kareem

UNITED STATES’ DOMESTIC TRADE AND DOMESTIC MIGRATION DURING 1993 - 2017 : THE ROLE OF POLITICS, FOREIGN IMPORT, AND SIZE , Nawaraj Sharma Paudel

ESSAYS ON ETHNIC FAVORITISM ACROSS AFRICAN COUNTRIES AND OVER TIME , Erickosowo Nsan Tiku

Dissertations from 2020 2020

The role of economic diversification in controlling macroeconomic volatility and stimulating total factor productivity growth , Abdella Eldarassi

DETERMINANTS OF BILATERAL FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY , Di Wang

Dissertations from 2019 2019

Tax Competition for Foreign Direct Investment: A Study of Greenfield Investment and Cross-border Merger and Acquisition , Xiaoxuan Ji

Labor Market Experiences of Hispanic and Black Immigrants in the United States , Hared Mah

CREDIT CONSTRAINTS, EXPORTS, AND GREEN TECHNOLOGY: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF MANUFACTURING FIRMS IN BANGLADESH , Sungida N/A Rashid

Essays On Sovereign Debt, Governance And Inequality , Nachiket Jayeshkumar Thakkar

EARRNINGS MANAGEMENT AND PATENTING DISCLOSURES , Shucui Zheng

Dissertations from 2018 2018

ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION: THE CASE OF SAUDI ARABIA WITH REFERENCE TO RICH NATURAL RESOURCE COUNTRIES , Raed Ali algowear almestneer

STOCK MARKET RETURNS AND VOLATILITY: MACROECONOMIC NEWS ANNOUNCEMENTS, INTERACTIONS, AND MARKET RISK ANALYSIS , Mansour Alharaib

INDIA’S EXPORT PERFORMANCE 1996-2015: THE ROLE OF PRODUCT QUALITY , AMRITA BHATTACHARYA

REGIONAL WAGE DIFFERENTIALS, INTRA-NATIONAL TRADE, AND INDUSTRY-LEVEL INTERNATIONAL TRADE, IN INDIA , Jeeten Krishna Giri

Corruption and Education in Iraqi Kurdistan , Jihan Sabah Hamzany

MAKE OR BUY DECISION AND TECHNOLOGY CHOICE , Junaidah Hasan

The Many Functions of Commercial Banking: Liquidity Management, Mergers, and Retail Lending , Todd Gregory Moe

Allocation Mechanisms in Partially Linked Secondary Spectrum Markets: A Theory And Experiment , Dmitrii Pianov

Essays on Taxation and Fiscal Policy , Nana Quaicoe

THE ROLE OF SUPPLY SHOCKS AND INFORMATION DISSEMINATION ON PRICE DISPERSION IN NIGERIA , Olajide Idris Sanusi

Dissertations from 2017 2017

Regional Welfare and Female Schooling: Do Microfinance and Female Stipends Matter in Bangladesh? , Ishraq Ahmed

ESSAYS ON HOSPITAL REIMBURSEMENT AND QUALITY OF HEALTHCARE PROVISION , GENEVIEVE AKU ALORBI

Determinants of Sports Performance: Case Studies on Olympics & Major League Soccer , Taurean D. Hutchinson

ESTIMATING THE CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF GENDER WAGE DISCRIMINATION IN ETHIOPIA , Mulugeta A. Jemberie

ESSAYS ON DOMESTIC FACTORS DRIVING ATTITUDES TOWARDS IMMIGRANTS AND EMIGRATION , Maliha Nazir

Dissertations from 2016 2016

EFFECT OF FOREIGN PRESENCE ON DOMESTIC PERFORMANCE: THE CASES OF EDUCATION IN THE US AND MANUFACTURING FIRMS IN ETHIOPIA , Melaku Teklea Abegaz

ESSAYS ON FOREIGN AID EFFECTIVENESS: THE ROLE OF MONITORING PROCEDURES IN IMPROVING AID EFFECTIVENESS AND THE IMPACT OF AID-RECIPIENT GOVERNANCE ON AID ALLOCATION AND WELFARE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES , Abdelmonaem Abunnur

Environmental Sustainability: A Three Part Essay of The Value Relevance of Cost Management , Ouadie Akaaboune

MACROECONOMIC ASPECTS OF COMMODITY PRICE DYNAMICS , Md Rafayet Alam

A THREE PART ESSAY ON THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES ON FIRM LEVEL INNOVATIVE CAPACITY A SYNTHESIS OF EFFECT, PRODUCTIVITY AND PROFITABILITY. , ASSYAD Al-Wreikat

Rural Credit Markets in Ethiopia: Coexistence, Persistence, and Demand , Bizuayehu Getachew Bedane

Trading in exogenous networks: a theoretical application and experimental results , Lisa Breger

The formation and impact of formal and informal mentoring upon undergraduate academic performance and attitudes , Kent Dolezal

Natural Resources, Conflicts, and Conflict Management , Md. Didarul Hasan

ESSAYS ON REAL EXCHANGE RATE DYNAMICS AND PRICE CONVERGENCE , Erick M. Kitenge

ESSAYS ON DIGITAL CURRENCY , Hio Loi

CHANGES IN HEALTH AND BEHAVIOR DURING THE BUSINESS CYCLE , Mohammad Sediq Sameem

Skilled Migration and Remittances: Theoretical and Empirical Analyses , Dambar Uprety Uprety

Dissertations from 2015 2015

INEQUALITY, GROWTH AND CONGESTED EXTERNALITIES: A THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS , BABATUNDE AIYEMO

PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR PRODUCT INNOVATING R&D IN A GAME-THEORETIC SETTING , Pavlo Buryi

CONVERGENCE IN SECTORAL LABOR PRODUCTIVITY AND STRUCTURAL CHANGE , Bisrat Temesgen Kinfemichael

MACROECONOMIC ASPECTS OF CONFLICT , Eric Daniel Lenz

Oil Price Movements and Equity Returns: Evidence from the GCC Countries , Fathi M. Mohalhal

Dissertations from 2014 2014

An Empirical Analysis of Foreign Aid Heterogeneity According to Donors for Pakistan , Suleman Abdiah

Growth, Poverty, and Capital Structure Effects of Financial Development , Ficawoyi Donou-Adonsou

An Empirical Analysis Of The Relationship Between Corruption And Inflation , Hussein Elkamel

An Empirical Approach to Social Networks , Markum L. Reed

The Effects of Foreign Aid on Government Policies: Theoretical and Empirical Analyses , Hyeon Joon Shin

ESSAYS ON MIGRATION AND HUMAN CAPITAL ACCUMULATION , Xu Xu

Dissertations from 2013 2013

THE ECONOMICS OF CHILD ADOPTION: THEORY AND EVIDENCE , Channary Khun

ESSAYS ON MONETARY ECONOMICS , HUIQING LI

ESSAYS ON A SMALL OPEN ECONOMY WITH CROSS-BORDER LABOR MOBILITY , Sokchea Lim

Analysis and Identification of Determinants of Economic Crises , Gabriel Pino Saldias

On the Analysis of Firm Value and Idiosyncratic Volatility , Yuqin Wang

Dissertations from 2012 2012

INVESTMENTS IN PRODUCT QUALITY WITH HETEROGENEOUS FIRMS: THEORY AND EVIDENCE FROM BANGLADESH , Kazi Sabbir Ahmed

A study of corruption in transition countries , Aboubacar DIABY

EMPIRICAL ESSAYS ON ECONOMIC POLICIES , Zheng Du

DIRECT VIS-À-VIS INDIRECT MODE OF EXPORT IN SUB SAHARAN AFRICA: THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION , Seifu Gebrehanna

Tax Revenue and Financial Development: Theory and Evidence , Bojan Ilievski

A THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL STUDY OF PRODUCT QUALITY IN TURKEY: THE ROLES OF COMPETITION, CREDITS AND TRADE POLICIES , Fatma Nur Karaman

POSSIBLE LINKAGES BETWEEN TRADE RESTRICTIONS AND WORKPLACE SAFETY , Areerat Kichkha

PRIVATIZATION POLICY UNDER FOREIGN COMPETITION AND UNEMPLOYMENT IN CHINA , Yi Liu

Microcredit and Savings , Shaila Parveen

TAXATION OF UNITED STATES GENERAL AVIATION , Joseph Bernard Sobieralski

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE IN LABOR SEARCH MODEL AND MONEY DEMAND , Gerard Ghislain Tano

Trade Networks under Asymmetric Information , Sabri Yilmaz

U.S. Housing Market Volatility , Xibin Zhang

Dissertations from 2011 2011

DOES DEMOCRATIZATION AFFECT GROWTH ACROSS TIME OR SPACE? , Andreas Andonis Assiotis

ON GLOBAL LINKAGES OF ECONOMIES AND ECONOMIC INTEGRATION IN LATIN AMERICA , Hem Chandra Basnet

Women, Fertility and Labor Market , Ghazal Bayanpourtehrani

Mergers and Acquisitions with a Flexible Policy Regime: Theoretical and Empirical Analysis , Mahelet Getachew Fikru

ASSASSINATION AND ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE , Wei Gao

FOREIGN AID FOR TRADE POLICY REFORMS , Malokele Nanivazo

Dissertations from 2010 2010

ESSAYS ON HOUSEHOLD DEMAND FOR CREDIT CARDS, BANKRUPTCY AND OVER-SPENDING , Sofyan Yosof Azaizeh

Essays on Imperfections in Money and Capital Markets , Fassil Negussie Fanta

ESSAYS ON MONEY AND FINANCE: THE CASE OF SELECTED SOUTH ASIAN COUNTRIES , Hasan Muhammad Mohsin

THE EFFECTS OF REAL EXCHANGE RATE UNDERVALUATIONS UPON GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT , Guangjun Qu

Dissertations from 2009 2009

Pollution Abatement Under Oligopoly With Free-Entry: Theory And Evidence , Luis Gautier

Spillover Effects Of Foreign Direct Investment: Theoretical And Empirical Analysis , ANM Moinul Islam

Impacts of Volatility Spillovers, Economic Volatility and Capital Inflows on Mortgage-backed Financial Markets , Ayanou Z. Tilahun

Welfare Effects Of Industrial Policies Under Asymmetric Oligopoly And Endogenous Quality , Joseph Akee Toe

Essays On Interrelationships Among Economic Time Series , Puneet Vatsa

Dissertations from 2008 2008

On Estimation of Efficiencies of Hospitals and Electric Power Plants , Usama Robin Al-Qalawi

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Theses/Dissertations from 2024 2024

Essays on Cancer Patients, Quality of Life, and Social Support: Evidence from Nepal , Muhammad Adnan Shahid

Theses/Dissertations from 2023 2023

CONCENTRATED ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS, ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH , Suraj Ghimire

Essays on the Economics of Grid Modernization , Jesse Kaczmarski

Essays on the Child Health and Education Benefits of Government Programs , Abhradeep Karmakar

THREE ESSAYS ON DISABILITY CLAIMING AND MENTAL HEALTH , Samsun Naher

THREE ESSAYS ON THE ECONOMICS OF CHILDREN’S HEALTH AND EDUCATION IN NEPAL , Khusiman Pun

THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION IN THE PERMIAN BASIN , Aditi Sarkar

Essays on human capital, labor, and gender , Kritika Sen Chakraborty

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

ACQUIRED AND USEFUL ABILITIES: THREE ESSAYS ON HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT , Rajan Bishwakarma

Return Migration, Human Capital, and Labor Outcomes , Avinandan Chakraborty

Three Essays in Risky Health Behavior and Racial Discrimination , Aakrit Joshi

The Health and Socioeconomic Burdens of Air Pollution and Public Preference for Air Quality Improvement , Niraj Khatiwada

Three Essays on Student Enrollment Responses to General Household and Education-Specific Assistance Programs , Usamah Wasif

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

Essays on Human Capital , Soumyajit Chakraborty

AN EXPLORATION OF UNINTENDED EFFECTS OF EDUCATION POLICIES IN THE UNITED STATES , Kevin Estes

Three Essays in Development and Environmental Economics , Michael Benjamin Goodwin

Stronger Transition: Coping with Natural Disasters, and Health-Economic Investment for Adolescents in Developing Countries , Mengqi Liu

Assessment of preference, health issues, and spatial dependence in a solid waste management system , Mohammad Mashiur Rahman

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

IMPACT OF POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS , Bibek Acharya

Three Chapters on Transportation and its Impact on Employment and Health Visits for Low-income Adults in the Southwest , Michael Hensley

ASSESSING THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF URBANIZATION IN SIDDHARTHANAGAR, NEPAL , Bishal Raj Khanal

Chad: Human Fertility, Crop Production and Changing Weather Patterns , Jake Organ

Essays on Emotional Well-being, Health Insurance Disparities and Health Insurance Markets , Disha Shende

Adolescent Mental Health In the Developing World: Three Economic Analyses on Stressors, Coping, and Support , Siobhan K. Yilmaz

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

ESSAYS ON NUTRITION AND COGNITIVE PRODUCTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: EVIDENCE FROM ETHIOPIA & NEPAL , Mohammad Ali

Interdependencies Between Energy, the Environment, and Stakeholder Choices , Saleh Nur Muhammad Al Mamun

Migration, Return Migration, and Economic Development in Latin America , Jose R. Bucheli

THREE ESSAYS ON THE SOCIETAL IMPACT OF HEALTH POLICIES AND LAWS , Xuanhao He

Dynamic and Integrated Models of the Energy-Water-Land Nexus: Economic and Environmental Evaluation of Policy Decisions , Elmira Kalhor

Labor Market Implications on the Uptake of the Earned Income Tax Credit in New Mexico post Great Recession: 2008-2015 , James Kaminsky

FRESHWATER CONSERVATION, DRINKING WATER QUALITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION: A CASE STUDY ON NEPAL , Samrat B. Kunwar

Essays on Agricultural Water Pollution and Human Health , Na Lu

Market and Non-Market Valuation of Renewable Energy , Jamal Mamkhezri

A Systematic Investigation of the effect of wildfire events and risks on property values , Qiuhua Ma

Ostromian Lessons For Post-disaster Resilience: Evidence from the 2015 earthquake in Nepal , Veeshan Rayamajhee

The impact of exogenous shocks and heterogeneity on demand and preferences environmental and resource goods in the Southwestern United States , Kara A. Walter

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

Transitions from higher education to the labor market: merit aid, time to degree signals, and major choice , Christopher P. Erwin

Essays on Energy Economics and Environmental Policies , Janak R. Joshi

ESSAYS IN THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY , Glen Vincent McDermott

Three Essays On Understanding Municipal Water Demand In The Western United States , Michael J. O'Donnell

Understanding and Modifying Health Behaviors , Kristina N. Piorkowski

AN ANALYSIS OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF CANCER IN NEPAL , Soumi Roy Chowdhury

Essays on the Factors that Contribute to Body Mass Index , Veronica Salinas

Effects Of Exposure To Violence On Health In Iraq Between 2006-2007 , Fatemeh Shahandeh

Water and healthcare access disparities: Impacts on health, wealth and education. , Justin Whetten

Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

Spatial and Temporal Intricacies of Natural Resource Use: Studies in Water, Forests, and Hydrocarbons , Dadhi Adhikari

Individual and household-level effects of energy poverty on human development , Brandon Bridge

REACTIONS TO MARKET FAILURE AND APPROACHES TO REDUCE MARKET FAILURE , Yingzhe Cheng

INVESTIGATING STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE HEALTH CARE LABOR MARKET, HEALTH OUTCOMES, HEALTH CARE QUALITY, AND TO REDUCE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT UTILIZATION AND COSTS: A STUDY OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF FAMILY FRIENDLY POLICIES, PATIENT-CENTERED COMMUNICATION, AND ENHANCED ACCESS TO CARE , Juliette GUEMMEGNE TAYOU

Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

Essays on Risky Health Behavior , Bern Dealy

Food Security, Climate Change, and Poverty Reduction in Rural Nepal , Wenmei Guo

HEALTH OUTCOMES AND OPTIMAL CHOICES IN URBAN AREAS IN RESPONSE TO ENVIRONMENTAL SHOCKS AND CHANGES IN FOREST AMENITIES , Benjamin Jones

Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015

DIFFERENTIAL RETURNS TO EDUCATION ACROSS COGNITIVE ABILITY LEVELS: EVIDENCE FROM CEBU LONGITUDINAL HEALTH AND NUTRITION SURVEY DATA , Tej Gautam

COLLABORATING TO RUIN? US NATIONAL LABORATORIES AND THE IMPACT OF INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS , Gerald Hendrickson

SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO'S LIVING WAGE ORDINANCE AND ITS EFFECTS ON THE EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES OF WORKERS IN LOW-WAGE OCCUPATIONS' , Justin B. Hollis

Towards Reaching Sustainable Urban Development in the Kathmandu Valley of Nepal: An Economic Analysis of Solid Waste Management, Recycling, and the Health Impacts of Air Pollution. , Menuka Karki

ETHNO-RACIAL DISPARITIES IN HEALTH OUTCOMES: EVIDENCE FROM THE AGING POPULATION , Olufolake Odufuwa

ESSAYS ON GENDER, ETHNICITY, AND HEALTH IN THE UNITED STATES AND TURKEY , tunay oguz

Economic Analysis of Infrastructure Investment and Irrigation Budget Issues in a Southwestern U.S. Water Utility , Heidi Pitts

Theses/Dissertations from 2014 2014

Socio-Economic and Demographic Predictors of Mammography and Pap Smear Screening in US Women , Curtis Christensen

Examining the Influence of Landscape on Natural Resource Management in the American West: A Geospatial Approach , Robert Fonner

The Value of Wildlife Watching Recreation and Techniques for Addressing Nonresponse in Nonmarket Valuation Surveys , Jee Hwang

A Geospatial Approach to Wildlife and Wilderness Management , Naresh Nepal

How do the Public's Environmental Attitudes affect Recreation Demand for National Forests and Grassland in the Southwest? , Alejandro Prera

Theses/Dissertations from 2013 2013

The Economics of Entrepreneurship: Subsidies, Risk and Tax Evasion , Dennis H. Barber III

Evaluating Simulated Military Training Exercises , George Boese

ARE GRADUATE STUDENTS RATIONAL? MACROECONOMIC DETERMINANTS OF GRADUATE ENROLLMENT AND COMPLETIONS IN THE BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES , John Clack

Temporal and Spatial Analysis of Forest Management: A Case Study of Kam Cha i, Thailand , Jeff Felardo

The Law of One Price and Virtual Worlds , Michael Morrison

An Economic Analysis of Evolving Health Hazards , Justin Tevie

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Household Food Security in Developing Countries: Understanding the Role of Dynamic Natural and Social Systems , Steven Archambault

The Effects of International Remittances on Child Schooling in Ecuador , José Bucheli

Medicare Part D Coverage Gap: Who Falls In and What Beneficiaries Do to Avoid Entry , Danelle Callan

A New Approach To State Corporate Taxation , Swaroop Chary

Demand for Water Quality: Empirical Evidence from a Knowledge, Attitude, Behavior, and Choice Experiment Survey about the Bagmati River in Kathmandu, Nepal , Hari Katuwal

Responding to Natural Hazards: The Effects of Disaster on Residential Location Decisions and Health Outcomes , James Ian Price

The Landscape of FDI Flows , Nicholas Rohl

Theses/Dissertations from 2011 2011

Optimal Land Use for Watershed Management—a Case Study in the Feitsui Watershed , Chi-Hsin Chang

Computational Methods in Natural Resource Economics: Agent-Based Modeling and Hotelling's Rule , David S. Dixon

VALUING CHANGES IN THE PROVISION OF A PUBLIC GOOD: EMPIRICAL APPLICATIONS IN ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH ECONOMICS , German Muchnik Izon

Estimated Business Interruptions Losses of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill , Vanessa Vargas

Theses/Dissertations from 2010 2010

Minimum Wage States During Recession , Leila Burrows

Adoption of Renewable Portfolio Standards in the United States: Which Factors Matter? , Angely Andrea Cárcamo Gallardo

A Juxtaposition of rational choice and socio-cultural approaches to explain changes in family size throughout the process of economic development using household survey data from Brazil , Daniel Delfino

MEASURING EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY REGULATIONS IN U.S. HOUSEHOLDS , Bishwa Koirala

Schooling in Mexico: An Evaluation of Private Costs as a Determinant of Household Demand for Education, and the Benefits of a Free Textbook Program , Lauren Kelly Moore

An Application of Dynamic Economic Systems to the Gold Market , Rohnn Sanderson

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Perceptions and Misperceptions of Health Among Different Groups in the United States , Katherine Bass

Park Amenities and Crime: Do Neighborhood Parks Contribute to Crime? , Elizabeth Cota

The economics of urban water policy : infrastructure, scarcity, and conservation , Jason Hansen

The Welfare Effects of International Remittance Income , Michael Milligan

Consumer willingness to pay for water conservation in the framework of renewable energy projects , Amber Riter

Theses/Dissertations from 2007 2007

Poverty, Inequality, Violent Conflict, and Welfare Loss: Micro-Level Evidence from Nepal , Mani K. Nepal

Theses/Dissertations from 1979 1979

An Analysis of the Structural Causes of Poverty in New Mexico , Nikolaos Athanassios Stergioulas

Theses/Dissertations from 1978 1978

Impacts of Reduced Water Allocations to Irrigated Agriculture in the Estancia Basin, New Mexico , Douglas Richard Franklin

Natural Resource Taxation in the Four Corners States , Mark Cahill Resta

An Analysis of Potential Feasible Effective Rates of Coal Taxation in the State of New Mexico , James Samuel Shortle

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Mineral Extraction Taxes On The Uranium Industry In New Mexico , William Joseph Clifford

The Albuquerque Police Strike , Mark Alan Engelbrecht

Solar Water and Space Heating: An Economic Evaluation , Roberta Marina Katson

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FacebookXEmailWhatsAppRedditPinterestLinkedInIf you are a student seeking compelling research topics in Economic Policy, you have come to the right place. Embark on the scholarly journey of crafting a comprehensive thesis or dissertation, selecting compelling research topics in Economic Policy becomes paramount. This process necessitates careful consideration, for the chosen topic will shape the academic trajectory and […]

If you are a student seeking compelling research topics in Economic Policy, you have come to the right place. Embark on the scholarly journey of crafting a comprehensive thesis or dissertation, selecting compelling research topics in Economic Policy becomes paramount. This process necessitates careful consideration, for the chosen topic will shape the academic trajectory and contribute to the broader landscape of economic discourse. Whether an undergraduate, a master’s student, or pursuing a doctoral degree, the right research topics guides you through the labyrinth of economic theories, policies, and their implications on society.

Economic Policy, often synonymous with economic strategy or fiscal management, encompasses the complex interplay of governmental decisions, actions, and regulations that influence a nation’s economic trajectory.

A List Of Potential Research Topics In Economic Policy:

• Examining the role of central banks in maintaining price stability and economic growth.
• Investigating the impact of exchange rate volatility on trade and foreign direct investment.
• Investigating the relationship between social capital and economic development in communities and regions.
• Assessing the effectiveness of regional development policies in reducing regional economic disparities.
• Evaluating the effectiveness of regional economic integration initiatives in promoting economic development.
• A review of climate change policies and their economic implications for sustainable development.
• Investigating the impact of government debt levels on economic stability and future generations’ fiscal burden.
• Examining the role of innovation policy in fostering technological advancements and economic competitiveness.
• An analysis of monetary policy tools’ historical development and effectiveness in different economic contexts.
• Evaluating the economic consequences of trade tariffs and protectionist policies in a globalized market.
• Evaluating the effectiveness of public investment in infrastructure and its impact on economic productivity.
• Evaluating the sustainability of UK’s energy policies and their impact on economic development.
• Assessing the impact of fiscal policy on economic stabilization and business cycles.
• Assessing the economic consequences of government regulations on the pharmaceutical industry and healthcare costs.
• Investigating the shift towards remote work and its implications on urban economic structures.
• Evaluating the role of social entrepreneurship in fostering economic development and addressing societal challenges.
• A literature review on the role of institutions in economic development and policy implications.
• Analyzing the relationship between education expenditure and economic growth in developing nations.
• An assessment of the effectiveness of gender-based economic policies in promoting inclusive growth.
• Analyzing the economic consequences of globalization on income distribution and job polarization.
• Analyzing the impact of tax reforms on income inequality within Economic Policy and Legal Studies .
• Assessing the economic consequences of trade liberalization and its effects on domestic industries and employment.
• Assessing the impact of globalization on income mobility and poverty reduction in various regions.
• Evaluating the impact of investment in renewable energy on economic growth and environmental sustainability.
• Assessing the economic impact of COVID-19 on small businesses and their recovery strategies.
• Analyzing the economic implications of healthcare privatization and its effects on accessibility and quality of care.
• Investigating the impact of digitalization and automation on job displacement and income inequality.
• Evaluating the economic effects of automation and artificial intelligence on labor markets and job displacement.
• Assessing the impact of e-commerce growth on traditional retail and its implications for employment and consumer behavior.
• Assessing the economic effects of immigration policies on labor markets and public finances.
• Analyzing the economic consequences of gender inequality in the workforce and policy measures to promote gender equity.
• Studying the influence of UK’s housing policies on affordability and socioeconomic disparities.
• Evaluating the economic effects of international migration and its impact on sending and receiving countries.
• A systematic review of the impact of income inequality on economic growth and policy interventions.
• Investigating the impact of COVID-19 on UK’s healthcare system and policy responses.
• Investigating the impact of government procurement policies on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and industrial development.
• Examining the role of education policy in reducing income disparities and enhancing human capital development.
• A review of the effectiveness of tax policies in promoting economic growth and social equity.
• Evaluating the effectiveness of the UK’s industrial policy in fostering innovation and competitiveness.
• Examining the role of social protection programs in reducing poverty and promoting inclusive growth.
• Assessing the effectiveness of financial literacy programs in promoting responsible economic behavior and reducing household debt.
• Investigating the impact of globalization on income distribution and poverty reduction in developing economies.
• Examining the effects of healthcare investments on pandemic resilience and economic stability.
• Analyzing the role of government subsidies in promoting innovation and technological advancement.
• Examining the economic consequences of housing market regulations and their implications for affordability and homelessness.
• Examining the economic implications of population aging and its effects on healthcare and pension systems.
• Analyzing the role of fiscal and monetary policies in mitigating the economic fallout from the pandemic.
• Evaluating the economic consequences of natural disasters and policy measures to enhance resilience and recovery.
• Analyzing the role of international collaboration in addressing cross-border economic challenges post-COVID-19.
• Assessing the implications of devolved economic policymaking in the UK: A comparative analysis.
• Analyzing the impact of Brexit on the UK’s trade policies and economic relations.
• Analyzing the economic implications of income volatility on household consumption and savings behavior.
• Assessing the long-term consequences of increased government intervention in the economy during the pandemic.
• Analyzing the economic implications of urbanization and its effects on housing affordability and transportation.
• Examining the impact of monetary policy on income distribution and wealth inequality.
• A comprehensive analysis of the role of international organizations in shaping global economic policies.
• Evaluating the effectiveness of anti-corruption policies in promoting economic growth and investment.
• Examining the role of entrepreneurship in economic development and job creation.
• Investigating the effects of minimum wage policies on income distribution and poverty reduction.
• Analyzing the socioeconomic implications of universal basic income implementation within a national framework.
• Analyzing the economic effects of foreign direct investment on host countries’ development and industrialization.
• Evaluating the economic consequences of income tax reforms and their effects on revenue generation and equity.
• Examining the role of behavioral interventions in promoting sustainable consumption and reducing environmental degradation.
• Examining the effects of immigration policies on the UK’s labor market and economic growth.
• Assessing the economic implications of the UK’s austerity measures and potential alternatives.
• Investigating the relationship between political instability and economic growth in developing nations.
• Examining the role of behavioral economics in shaping public policy and consumer choices.
• Sustainable development through regulatory frameworks in Economic Policy and Public Policy .
• Investigating the role of technology and digitalization in shaping the future of the UK’s financial services sector.
• A critical review of theories and practices of economic development policies in emerging markets.
• Investigating the relationship between environmental sustainability and long-term economic growth.
• A critical review of the evolution of trade policies and globalization in the 21st century.
• Analyzing the regional disparities in economic growth and policy implications across UK regions.
• Assessing the impact of public-private partnerships in promoting infrastructure development and economic growth.
• Investigating the relationship between trade policies and environmental sustainability.
• Examining the role of government expenditure in promoting economic growth and development.
• A comprehensive review of behavioral economics and its applications in shaping economic policies.
• Assessing the impact of government expenditure on research and development in promoting innovation.
• Evaluating the effectiveness of government interventions in addressing market failures and promoting efficient resource allocation.
• Analyzing the economic implications of healthcare policy reforms on public health outcomes and healthcare costs.

In conclusion, the arena of Economic Policy offers an extensive canvas of research opportunities across varying academic levels. From examining the impact of taxation policies on income distribution for undergraduate theses to dissecting the effectiveness of monetary policies in mitigating economic crises at the master’s level and delving into the intricate nuances of global trade agreements for doctoral dissertations—these research topics not only broaden your academic horizons but also foster a profound understanding of the economic world we live in. Choose your topic wisely, for it is the first step towards contributing meaningfully to the discourse of economic policies.

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2022-OW (PDF) The Politics of Political Conditionality: How theEU Is Failing the Western Balkans Pim W.R.Oudejans Joint winner of Mayling Birney Prize for Best Overall Performance MSc Development Management 

2022-GN (PDF) An Empirical Study of the Impact of Kenya’sFree Secondary Education Policy on Women’sEducation Nora Geiszl Winner of Prize for Best Dissertation MSc Development Management 

2022-JC  (PDF) Giving with one hand, taking with the other:the contradictory political economy of socialgrants in South Africa Jack Calland Prize for Best Overall Performance MSc Development Studies

2022-GL (PDF) State Versus Market: The Case of Tobacco Consumption in Eastern European and Former Soviet Transition Economies Letizia Gazzaniga Joint winner of Prize for Best Overall Performance MSc Health and International Development

2022-ER (PDF) Reproductive injustice across forced migration trajectories: Evidence from female asylum-seekers fleeing Central America’s Northern Triangle Emily Rice Joint winner of Prize for Best Overall Performance MSc Health and International Development

2022-LICB  (PDF) The effects of Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) on child nutrition following an adverseweather shock: the case of Indonesia Liliana Itamar Carillo Barba Winner Prize for Best Dissertation MSc Health and International Development 2022-SC (PDF) Fiscal Responses to Conditional Debt Relief:the impact of multilateral debt cancellation on taxation patterns Sara Cucaro  Joint winner of Prize for Best Dissertation MSc International Development and Humanitarian Emergencies

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2021-CC  (PDF) International Remittances and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Investigating Resilient Remittance Flows from Italy during 2020 Carla Curreli Joint winner of Mayling Birney Prize for Best Overall Performance and Winner of Prize for Best Dissertation MSc Development Management 

2021-NB  (PDF) Reluctant respondents: Early settlement by developing countries during WTO disputes Nicholas Baxtar Joint winner of Mayling Birney Prize for Best Overall Performance MSc Development Management (Specialism: Applied Development)

2021-CD  (PDF) One Belt, Many Roads? A Comparison of Power Dynamics in Chinese Infrastructure Financing of Kenya and Angola Conor Dunwoody  Winner of Prize for Best Dissertation MSc Development Studies

2021-NN  (PDF) Tool for peace or tool for power? Interrogating Turkish ‘water diplomacy’ in the case of Northern Cyprus Nina Newhouse Winner of Prize for Best Overall Performance MSc Development Studies

2021-CW  (PDF) Exploring Legal Aid Provision for LGBTIQ+Asylum Seekers in the American Southwest from 2012-2021 Claire Wever Winner of Prize for Best Dissertation MSc International Development and Humanitarian Emergencies

2021-BP  (PDF) Instrumentalising Threat; An Expansion of Biopolitical Control Over Exiles in Calais During the COVID-19 Pandemic Bethany Plant Joint winner of Prize for Best Overall Performance MSc International Development and Humanitarian Emergencies

2021-HS  (PDF) A New “Green Grab”? A Multi-Scalar Analysis of Exclusion in the Lake Turkana Wind Power (LTWP) Project, Kenya Helen Sticklet Joint winner of Prize for Best Overall Performance MSc International Development and Humanitarian Emergencies

2021-GM  (PDF) Fuelling policy: The Role of Public Health Policy-Support Tools in Reducing Household Air Pollution as a Risk-Factor for Non-Communicable Diseases in LMICs Georgina Morris Winner of Prize for Best Dissertation MSc Health and International Development 

2021-LC  (PDF) How do women garment workers employ practices of everyday resistance to challenge the patriarchal gender order of Sri Lankan society? Lois Cooper Joint winner of Prize for Best Overall Performance MSc Health and International Development 

2020-LK  (PDF) Can international remittances mitigate negative effects of economic shocks on education? – The case of Nigeria Lara Kasperkovitz Best Overall Performance Best Dissertation Prize International Development and Humanitarian Emergengies 

“Fallen through the Cracks” The Network for Childhood Pneumonia and Challenges in Global Health Governance  Eva Sigel Best Overall Performance Health and International Development 

2020-AB  (PDF) Fighting the ‘Forgotten’ Disease: LiST-Based Analysis of Pneumonia Prevention Interventions to Reduce Under-Five Mortality in High-Burden Countries Alexandra Bland Best Dissertation Prize  Health and International Development   

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2020-PE  (PDF)  Decent Work for All? Waste Pickers’ Collective Action Frames after Formalisation in Bogotá, Colombia  Philip Edge Mayling Birney Prize for Best Overall Performance Development Management

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2019-NG (PDF) Addressing barriers to treatment-seekingbehaviour during the Ebola outbreak in SierraLeone: An International Response Perspective Natasha Glendening India Best Overall Performance Prize African Development 

2019-SYJ (PDF) The Traditional Global Care Chain and the Global Refugee Care Chain: A Comparative Analysis Sana Yasmine Johnson Best Dissertation Prize Best Overall Performance Prize International Development and Humanitarian Emergengies 

2018-JR (PDF) Nudging, Teaching, or Coercing?: A Review of Conditionality Compliance Mechanisms on School Attendance Under Conditional Cash Transfer Programs Jonathan Rothwell Best Dissertation Prize African Development 

2018-LD (PDF) A Feminist Perspective On Burundi's Land Reform Ladd Serwat Best Overall Performance African Development 

2018-KL (PDF) Decentralisation: Road to Development or Bridge to Nowhere? Estimating the Effect of Devolution on Infrastructure Spending in Kenya Kurtis Lockhart  Best Dissertation Prize and Mayling Birney Prize for Best Overall Performance Development Management 

2018-OS (PDF) From Accountability to Quality: Evaluating the Role of the State in Monitoring Low-Cost Private Schools in Uganda and Kenya Oceane Suquet Mayling Birney Prize for Best Overall Performance Development Management 

2018-LN (PDF) Water to War: An Analysis of Drought, Water Scarcity and Social Mobilization in Syria Lian Najjar Best Dissertation Prize International Development and Humanitarian Emergencies

2018-IS  (PDF) “As devastating as any war”?: Discursive trends and policy-making in aid to Central America’s Northern Triangle Isabella Shraiman  Best Overall Performance  International Development and Humanitarian Emergencies

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2017-ACY (PDF) The Hidden Costs of a SuccessfulDevelopmental State:Prosperity and Paucity in Singapore Agnes Chew Yunquian Winner of the Prize for Best Overall Performance Development Managament 

2017-HK  (PDF) Premature Deindustrialization and Stalled Development, the Fate of Countries Failing Structural Transformation? Helen Kirsch Winner of the Best Dissertation in Programme Development Studies

2017-HZ  (PDF) ‘Bare Sexuality’ and its Effects onUnderstanding and Responding to IntimatePartner Sexual Violence in Goma, DemocraticRepublic of the Congo (DRC) Heather Zimmerman Winner of the Best Dissertation in Programme International Development and Humanitarian Emergencies (IDHE)

2017-KT  (PDF) Is Good Governance a Magic Bullet?Examining Good Governance Programmes in Myanmar Khine Thu Winner of the Best Dissertation in Programme Development Managament 

2017-NL  (PDF) Persistent Patronage? The DownstreamElectoral Effects of Administrative Unit Creationin Uganda Nicholas Lyon  Winner of the Best Dissertation in Programme African Development 

2016-MV  (PDF) Contract farming under competition: exploring the drivers of side selling among sugarcane farmers in Mumias             Milou Vanmulken  Winner of the Prize for Best Dissertation                                                      Dev elopment Management                

2016-JS  (PDF) Resource Wealth and Democracy: Challenging the  Assumptions of the Redistributive Model              Janosz Schäfer  Winner of the Prize for Best Overall Performance Development Studies                

2016-LK   (PDF) Shiny Happy People: A study of the effects income relative to a reference group exerts on life satisfaction             Lajos Kossuth Winner of the Prize for Best Overall Performance                                     Development Studies  

2015-MP (PDF) "Corruption by design" and the management of infrastructure in Brazil: Reflections on the Programa de Aceleração ao Crescimento - PAC.             Maria da Graça Ferraz de Almeida Prado                                                          Winner of the Prize for Excellent Dissertation                                          Development Managment                                                                                  

2015-IE (PDF) Breaking Out Of the Middle-Income Trap: Assessing the Role of Structural Transformation.                                                                               Ipek Ergin                                                                                                   Winner of the Prize for Best Dissertation Development Studies

2015-AML (PDF) Labour Migration, Social Movements and Regional Integration: A Comparative Study of the Role of Labour Movements in the Social Transformation of the Economic Community of West African States and the Southern African Development Community.             Anne Marie Engtoft Larsen                                                                                Winner of the Prize for Excellent Dissertation                                   Development Management

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2015-KK (PDF) Export Processing Zones as Productive Policy: Enclave Promotion or Developmental Asset? The Case of Ghana. Kilian Koffi Winner of the Prize for Best Dissertation African Development

2015-GM (PDF) Forgive and Forget? Reconciliation and Memory in Post-Biafra Nigeria. Gemma Mehmed Winner of the Prize for Best Dissertation International Development and Humanitarian Emergencies (IDHE)

2015-AS (PDF) From Sinners to Saviours: How Non-State Armed Groups use service delivery to achieve domestic legitimacy. Anthony Sequeira Winner of the Prize for Excellent Dissertation and Best Overall Performance International Development and Humanitarian Emergencies (IDHE)

2014-NS (PDF) Anti-Corruption Agencies: Why Do Some Succeed and Most Fail? A Quantitative Political Settlement Analysis. Nicolai Schulz Winner of the Prize for Excellent Dissertation Development Studies

2014-MP (PDF) International Capital Flows and Sudden Stops: a global or a domestic issue? Momchil Petkov Winner of the Prize for Excellent Dissertation Development Studies

2014-TC (PDF) Democracy to Decline: do democratic changes jeopardize economic growth? Thomas Coleman Winner of the Prize for Excellent Dissertation Development Management

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Loebl, H. "Government-financed factories in the North East of England in the context of the evolution of regional policy : 1934-1948." Thesis, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, 1985. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.356164.

Gibson, James B. "Three Essays on Fiscal Stress and Financial Stability in State Government Finance." UKnowledge, 2013. http://uknowledge.uky.edu/msppa_etds/4.

Cheng, Cheuk-sang Arnold. "Government finance and capital formation in Hong Kong since 1945." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 1986. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B42574067.

Greer, Robert. "THREE ESSAYS ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT DEBT." UKnowledge, 2013. http://uknowledge.uky.edu/msppa_etds/6.

Cheng, Cheuk-sang Arnold, and 鄭卓生. "Government finance and capital formation in Hong Kong since 1945." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1986. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B42574067.

Kagundu, Paul. "The Quality of Governance, Composition of Public Expenditures, and Economic Growth: An Empirical Analysis." unrestricted, 2006. http://etd.gsu.edu/theses/available/etd-07192006-184035/.

Hughes, Leah R. "The Rogers Case: Examining Kentucky's Democratic Deconstruction through Prison Expansion and Campaign Finance." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2015. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/519.

Okumu, Ibrahim Mike. "Essays on governance, public finance, and economic development." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/5282.

Aponsu, Goniya Malamage Indrajith. "The effects and constraints of state influenced finance sector development in the process of industrialization and economic growth : the experience of Sri Lanka /." Thesis, Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1999. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B21254011.

Ekwem, Ijeoma. "Small and medium scale enterprises development in Nigeria : constraints and policy options." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/21647.

Ndaleni, Phumla. "Enhancing financial accountability in the acquisition of goods and services : the case of the Eastern Cape Provincial Department of Safety and Liaison." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1020657.

Ahmad, Zaluki Nurwati Ashikkin. "The performance of Malaysian initial public offerings and earnings management." Thesis, University of Stirling, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/857.

Leek, Deng Manyang. "Public financial accountability in the ministry of finance and economic planning: South Sudan, Juba." Thesis, University of Fort Hare, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1007108.

Guo, Hai. "Setting Discretionary Fiscal Policy within the Limits of Budgetary Institutions: Evidence from American State Governments." Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Institute of Technology, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/24738.

Mbedzi, Khaukanani Percival. "The role of government agencies in promoting SMME's in Limpopo : a critical assessment." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/8541.

Nukpezah, Julius Atsu. "The Adoption, Management, and Performance of Local Government Investment Pools: A Comparative Analysis of State Practices." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2016. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc849621/.

Gonzo, Prosper. "Central Bank policy and the exchange rate under an inflation targeting regime: a case dtudy of South Africa." Thesis, University of Fort Hare, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1015043.

Yu, Jinhai. "THREE ESSAYS ON PUBLIC FINANCE AND PUBLIC POLICY: FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE AND POLICY REINVENTION IN U.S. STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS." UKnowledge, 2018. https://uknowledge.uky.edu/msppa_etds/23.

Rantseli, Palesa. "The role of preferential procurement in promoting historically disadvantaged SMMEs : evidence from Ekurhuleni Municipality." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/18212.

Desbarats, Catherine M. (Catherine Macleod). "Colonial government finances in New France, 1700-1750." Thesis, McGill University, 1993. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=41576.

Musahara, Herman. "Poverty and government expenditure: an assessment of the impact of government expenditure and interventions on poor groups with a focus on Rwanda." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2004. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&amp.

Loboguerrero, Ana Ma. "Economic reforms in Colombia." Diss., Restricted to subscribing institutions, 2008. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1779690261&sid=5&Fmt=2&clientId=1564&RQT=309&VName=PQD.

Chik, Lau Chiu-ming. "Hong Kong government budget : a policy perspective /." [Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong], 1986. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B12323238.

Jun, Sangjoon. "The effects of government policy on business cycles and productivity growth." Connect to resource, 1994. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view.cgi?acc%5Fnum=osu1265724476.

Maclean, Sindisile. "Assessing financial viability of selected urban and rural municipalities in the Eastern Cape." Thesis, University of Fort Hare, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1007093.

Chik, Lau Chiu-ming, and 戚劉昭明. "Hong Kong government budget: a policy perspective." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1986. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31974727.

Simpson, Ralph Arthur. "Government intervention in the Malaysian economy, 1970-1990: lessons for South Africa." University of the Western Cape, 2005. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&amp.

Balima, Weneyam Hippolyte. "Essays on economic policies and economy of financial markets in developing and emerging countries." Thesis, Université Clermont Auvergne‎ (2017-2020), 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017CLFAD024/document.

Kam, Ting, and 甘婷. "An analysis of policy agenda setting: a studyof government policy on creative industries in Hong Kong." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2011. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B46780671.

Cheng, Yuk-shing. "China's grain economy : problems and prospects under economic reform." HKBU Institutional Repository, 1992. https://repository.hkbu.edu.hk/etd_ra/9.

Trani, Brett. "Crises, consensus, and conviction : the core executive and the institutionalisation of British efficiency reforms." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 2014. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk:80/webclient/DeliveryManager?pid=225335.

Dornellas, Eduardo Dias. "Análise do sistema orçamentário na priorização de políticas públicas “secundárias”: o caso de um município paranaense de pequeno porte." Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, 2015. http://repositorio.utfpr.edu.br/jspui/handle/1/1431.

Romanow, Jacqueline T. "Government policy and the economic under-development of First Nations communities in Manitoba." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape7/PQDD_0018/MQ48197.pdf.

Scurfield, Richard Garland. "Strategic planning in government : a review of the possibilities /." [Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong], 1985. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B12316015.

Wilson, Darrin Hugh Eugene. "Local government decisions in a time of economic decline| A study of county government budget policy during the Great Recession." Thesis, Florida Atlantic University, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10154944.

This dissertation examined the literature of cutback management in the context of the Great Recession. Specifically, it studied the relationship between cutback management policies used by county governments during the recession and revenue changes.

The purpose of this dissertation was to test whether or not the percent change in revenue had an impact on the probability that cutback management policies were used in the recession. According to the cutback management literature developed in the 1970s and 1980s, there should be a relationship.

The theoretical framework used for this study was the rational-approach framework, which proposes that every expenditure reducing and revenue increasing policy is enacted based on the percent decrease in revenue the government faces. This suggests that the cutback management policies are a proportional response to revenue decline. The framework was operationalized by using a binary logistic regression that used policy enactment as the dependent variable and the percent change in revenue as the independent variable. Eighty-six counties were sampled and 7 years of each county’s budget book were examined for policies and financial data.

The research found that eleven expenditure policies and three revenue policies had a statistically significant relationship with the percent change in revenues. This resulted in the conclusion that the framework and, therefore, the cutback management literature were useful in explaining primarily expenditure policies.

Wahyudi, Bambang Slamet. "An analysis of selected government programs to increase rice production in Indonesia." Thesis, Kansas State University, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/9886.

Commendatore, Pasquale, Christoph Hammer, Ingrid Kubin, and Carmelo Petraglia. "Policy Issues in NEG Models: Established Results and Open Questions." Springer International Publishing AG, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65627-4_2.

Sze, Kit-yu Veronica. "Local government and policy implementation : a study of economic and technological development zones in Guangzhou & Tianjin /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1997. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B2071693X.

Škropeková, Andrea. "The Economic Rationale for Industrial Policy in Developing Countries." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2012. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-135906.

McGovern, Robert F. "Federal Deficit Spending and Partisanship: An Economic Analysis." Youngstown State University / OhioLINK, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1197410777.

Kwok, Yuk-fung, and 郭玉鋒. "A review of the government intervention on private residential property after economic turmoil." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2009. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B44400834.

Lau, Ming-tak Terence. "Hong Kong competitiveness : government policy for economic synergy between Hong Kong & Mainland China after 1997 /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1997. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B18837384.

Tsui, Po-yung, and 徐寶容. "A comparative study of industrial adjustment in Hong Kong and Japan: the study of textiles and garmentsindustries." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1997. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31951491.

Chan, Wing-yan, and 陳穎恩. "Internal discrepancies over the economic deconcentration policy duringthe period of allied occupation of Japan, 1945-1952." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2007. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B37928028.

施潔瑜 and Kit-yu Veronica Sze. "Local government and policy implementation: astudy of economic and technological development zones in Guangzhou &Tianjin." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1997. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31214630.

Chan, Siu-fun Cynthia, and 陳笑芬. "Asian crisis: Indonesia and Hong Kong." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1999. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31951855.

Walton, Kevin John Davlin. "The Mystery of Governance: Its Direct and Indirect Impact on Economic Growth." Thesis, Boston College, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/2345/1340.

McPherson, Shelley. "Native policy making in North America : the unresolved conflict between economic desires and political idealism." Thesis, McGill University, 1991. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=60469.

Longlands, Sarah L. J. "The Growth Prerogative : how does an objective of economic growth influence local planning policy?" Thesis, University of Glasgow, 2016. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/7327/.

Mihindou, Igor Rossi. "The role of government in development of entrepreneurship in Gabon and South Africa; a comparative study." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/1793.

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V oltaire famously said that “common sense is not so common.” Nowhere is this adage more relevant than in the field of energy policies in the European Union. These policies are most vigorously pursued in Germany—Europe’s industrial powerhouse—since it adopted the Energiewende legislation in 2010. The “green” regulations and mandates adopted are simultaneously hostile to fossil fuels and nuclear energy. Energiewende (German for 'energy turnaround') refers to the ongoing energy transition to an imagined future of low carbon, environmentally sound, reliable, and affordable energy supply.

On Friday, Pierre L. Gosselin published an article that asked in all seriousness, “The ‘greener’ Germany gets, the bloodier its economy becomes. How much can an economy bleed before it dies?” In all the economic gloom afflicting the country for the past year, there are signs that voices of reason might emerge which inject common sense to energy policy in Germany and in Europe more broadly.

Joseph C. Sternberg of the Wall Street Journal suggests that European governments might well learn the commonsense lessons of poor energy policy and the economic misery that inevitably ensues before their counterpart in the U.S.: “You know you’ve stumbled through the looking glass when European politicians start sounding saner on climate policy than the Americans do. Well here we are, Alice: Europeans are admitting the folly of net zero quicker than their American peers.”

The Anatomy Of Deindustrialization

Germany’s industrial production peaked in November of 2017, and by the end of last year had fallen to a level last seen in 2006 outside of the global financial recession and Covid-19 years. Its industrial sector contracted by almost 14% in the 6 years ending December 2023. It is no surprise that a spurt of headlines greeted news of Germany’s experience of official recession last year:

The Economist (August 2023): “Is Germany once again the sick man of Europe?”

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Bloomberg (January 2024): “Germany was literally a sick man last year”

German Industrial Production Excluding Construction

Since the beginning of last year, the German economy contracted for five consecutive quarters on an annualized basis. Germany’s energy policies have made fuel and power prices among the world’s highest . Germany's Federal Statistics Office reported in November that the number of year-on-year insolvency applications continued to rise by double digits since June; the number of bankruptcies rose by more than a third since August.

Energy-intensive trade-oriented industries, involving both among small and medium-sized firms as well as behemoths like BASF , have been worst hit, as high energy prices make vast swathes of Germany’s manufacturing sector uncompetitive. The self-inflicted economic meltdown in the pursuit of “net zero” policy goals goes beyond Germany. Industrial capacity is being decimated across Europe .

Increasing numbers of European manufacturing companies are shutting down or moving out to countries with cheaper energy supplies such as China and the U.S. Europe’s energy crisis was made worse by the final blow resulting from the loss of cheap piped natural gas after the imposition of the West’s sanctions on Russia after the outbreak of the Ukraine war. Germany’s—and by extension, Europe’s—robust economic growth since the 1960s was predicated on the supply of cheap Russian natural gas supply.

The Green Backlash In Europe

The heavy costs of suppressing the use of fossil fuels while promoting intermittent, weather-dependent renewable energy technologies over the past decade has been disguised and diffused by hidden costs and fiscal transfers to powerful constituencies. But over time, “net zero” climate policies have become increasingly unbearable for ordinary people as they reach beyond the power sector to cover agriculture, transport, homes, and buildings.

Since the summer of 2023, Europe’s Green Deal has been on regulatory pause, as EU governments face a “ greenlash ” against environmental policies. In the face of energy and cost of living crises, farmers, consumers and trade groups are starting to resent the burdensome costs of sprawling environmental regulations across the continent. Nowhere is this sense of grievance more apparent than in the great European farmer’s revolt , as farmers’ protests escalated across the continent since they first started in the Netherlands in October 2019.

The latest example of the green backlash comes from Scotland. First Minister Humza Yousaf felt compelled to resign last week when the Green party threatened a no-confidence vote in Yousaf’s coalition government. Scottish Green Party co-leader Patrick Harvie said things had “come to a head” after the Scottish government scrapped its target to cut greenhouse gases by 75% by 2030. The First Minister admitted last month that his government was scrapping the policy promises to cut Scotland’s carbon emissions by 75% by 2030 after experts warned it was unachievable.

According to the European Council on Foreign Relation’s European Parliament election forecast published in January, the 2024 election in June could see a major shift to the right in many countries, with populist parties gaining votes and seats across the EU, and centre-left and green parties losing out. The forecast predicted that “anti-European populists were likely to win the largest number of votes in nine member states (Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, and Slovakia) and come second or third in nine more countries (Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Portugal, Romania, Spain, and Sweden).”

As matters come to a head in the run-up to the June European Parliament elections, the co-leader of the Greens group of members in the parliament Mr. Philippe Lamberts recently warned that Europe’s Green Deal “is at high risk of being killed off.” Parties such as the Alternative for Germany (AfD), the Sweden Democrats , the Netherland’s Party for Freedom (PVV Vanguard Large-Cap ETF ) and France’s National Rally party—all of which share little enthusiasm for onerous climate change policies—are expected to constitute a formidable force, though not necessarily cohesive or united, in the emerging political order in Europe.

The Real World Strikes Back: Corporate America

It is now widely apparent that European governments have been either pausing or cycling back the many environmental rules and regulations in response to the populist backlash against radical climate policies adopted over the past two decades.

But, on the other side of the Atlantic, there is no let-up in the U.S. government’s “ whole of government ” push for aggressive net-zero policies as the White House renews “discussions about potentially declaring a national climate emergency . ” In its latest announcement on April 25 th , the Environmental Protection Agency proposed rules that “will effectively force coal plants to shut down while banning new natural-gas plants” by 2032.

In contrast, corporate America seems to have had a turnaround in its views of the Biden administration’s climate policies. In his annual letter to shareholders last month, JPMorgan’s CEO Jamie Dimon said in reference to the recent cancellation of export permits for LNG projects: “The projects were delayed mainly for political reasons — to pacify those who believe that gas is bad and that oil and gas projects should simply be stopped. This is not only wrong but also enormously naïve.”

This is quite a turnaround for Mr. Dimon who, in his previous annual letter to shareholders, suggested that the U.S. government and climate conscious corporations may have to seize citizen’s private property to enact climate initiatives. He had declared that "governments, businesses and non-governmental organizations" may need to invoke "eminent domain" in order to get the "adequate investments fast enough for grid, solar, wind and pipeline initiatives."

Mr. Dimon is not alone in pivoting away from a climate focus in investment strategies. Larry Fink, CEO of BlackRock BlackRock —the world’s largest fund manager with over $10 trillion assets under management—called for “energy pragmatism” in his latest annual letter to investors. The rhetoric from Mr. Fink marked a significant departure from his years of staunch advocacy for “ ESG ” which prioritized climate change and social justice politics. As one indicator, while Mr. Fink mentioned “climate” a total of 29 times in his famous ESG-focused 2020 letter to investors, he mentioned it just four times in his missive last month. Over the past two years, BlackRock has faced criticisms over its support for “ woke capitalism ” and its failure in performing its fiduciary duties to investors.

The outlook for uncommon common sense in energy policy in Europe and the U.S. now depends on the outcomes of elections in both places, in June and November respectively. For a deindustrializing Europe, it might be rather late in the day but for the far more robust U.S. economy, it might just be in time before real damage is done.

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Younger generations might not have to worry about recessions as much as their elders. It would be great news for their job security and stock portfolios.

• Official NBER recession data says US recessions have become less common over time. 
• But some economists have argued that flawed historical economic data puts this claim in question.  
• A variety of factors should be making the US economy more recession-proof than it used to be. 

One of the biggest questions of today's economy is when the US will enter a recession . And most Americans are crossing their fingers it won't happen anytime soon.

During recessions, many people lose their jobs — and those who don't are left worrying about whether they'll be next on the chopping block. Recessions often cause businesses to close and stock portfolios to plummet , and they can have a lingering impact on workers' employment and wages, even years after a downturn has officially ended — it took many millennials a long time to recover financially from the Great Recession.

So, over the last few years, when experts predicted that the US would soon enter a recession, many Americans worried about their financial security. While a downturn hasn't come yet — and some economic indicators remain strong — recession fears haven't gone away .

While it's unclear if the US will experience a recession in the near future , data from the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) — the private, nonprofit research group that's responsible for tracking the start and end dates of US recessions — shows a promising trend for Americans, in particular young people who are just beginning their careers: Recessions have become less common in the US.

Between 1990 and 2023, the US economy spent 36 months in a recession, with the most recent US recession in 2020 lasting two months . The NBER defines a recession as the period between a peak of economic activity and its lowest point — the period typically must include a "significant decline in economic activity" that lasts more than a few months.

Between 1960 and 1989, the economy spent 59 months in a recession. The further back you go — the NBER data goes to about 1850 — the more common recessions were.

But here's where things get a bit complicated.

The NBER's recession data between roughly 1850 and 1950 is somewhere between flawed and unusable, George Selgin, an economist and a senior fellow at the libertarian think tank the Cato Institute, told Business Insider. He said the NBER's pre-1914 recession data, in particular, is "very poor," and that only economic data collected after World War II is of good quality.

For example, while some efforts were made to track unemployment as early as the 1870s , the Bureau of Labor Statistics didn't officially do so until 1929 .

This raises a series of questions: Are US recessions, in fact, much less common than they used to be? If so, who or what is responsible for this improvement?

And if not, what's gone wrong? After all, economists told BI that the US's diversifying economy and improving economic data should have made the US more resistant to recessions than perhaps ever before.

Recessions might not be less common

It's possible that NBER worked with subpar data but generally was able to identify when the US entered a recession.

However, Selgin said alternative analyses of historical economic data have found that the US hasn't seen much of a decline in recession frequency over time. Selgin pointed to a research paper published in 2005 by Joseph H. Davis, now the global chief economist at Vanguard, as the "most reliable" source of recession data he's seen.

Davis's research put more emphasis on economic output and employment and less on prices, which can tell a misleading story, Selgin said. For example, while prices fell during the late 1800s, this didn't mean there was necessarily a recession.

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"What Davis and other economic historians have shown is that much of the deflation, not all of it during those times, was driven by productivity gains ."

Ultimately, Davis's research concluded that US recessions might not be as common historically as previously thought — casting doubt on the premise that recessions have become much less common over time.

While Davis's recession data only dates up to around 2000, Selgin said incorporating more recent data points, like the Great Recession , would only reinforce the paper's findings.

The US economy is more resilient because it has diversified

In some ways, the US economy is arguably more stable than it was 100 years ago. Agriculture's declining share of the economy is among the primary reasons. In 1935, there were about 6.8 million farms in the US, per the US Department of Agriculture. In 2023, there were 1.9 million.

"A bad harvest for one or two crops or a drought season, that could give you a big downturn," Selgin said. "That doesn't happen in a diversified manufacturing economy, of course, where much of the GDP has nothing to do with the weather."

The ongoing transition from a manufacturing economy to a services-oriented one could be making the US even more resilient, Satyam Panday, Chief US Economist, S&P Global Ratings, told Business Insider.

"The most volatile is agriculture, then manufacturing, and services is the most stable," he said of economies with a particular industry focus. "So the growing share of services also means you're going to have more stable economic growth."

Additionally, Selgin said that growing US government spending relative to GDP over the past century could also be making the economy more stable. In part, that's because government spending doesn't tend to plummet during difficult economic periods.

Becoming more energy-independent may have helped as well. Before 2018, when the US exported more oil than it imported for the first time in 75 years, a huge spike in oil prices outside the US could seriously impact the economy, Panday said. Today, the US should be more insulated from such a price shock.

But if recessions aren't much less common than they used to be, and the aforementioned developments should be making the economy more stable, where would the instability be coming from?

Selgin isn't sure what the explanation is, but he thinks it's possible that the Federal Reserve, which was founded in 1913, could be partly responsible.

"The Fed tends to overdo things sometimes, and others, it underdoes things, even though, in general, it's getting the directions right," he said of the central bank's interest rate policies. "There's plenty of reason to not be complacent about the Fed's performance, to wonder whether it has really done what it set out to do when it was established."

The Fed is tasked with helping the economy maintain maximum employment and stable prices. Since 2022 , the Fed has raised interest rates in an effort to bring down inflation, and it's pursuing the desired " soft landing " of lower prices and a healthy labor market. Its policies may have helped the US avoid a recession.

Panday said he believes that better economic data and the ability to "learn from the mistakes of the past" have helped the Fed make better decisions.

Avoiding recessions isn't the only indicator of a healthy economy

The longer the US economy grows without a recession, the better it is for employment and Americans' standard of living, Panday said. But when it comes to measuring the stability of the US economy, measuring the frequency of recessions might not be the best approach.

Even when a recession technically comes to an end, and the US economy begins to grow again, that doesn't mean everything is fine and dandy. For example, the US exited a recession in 2009, but employment didn't return to pre-recession levels until 2014 .

It's why economists should focus not only on the frequency of recessions but on the pace of the economic recoveries in the aftermath, Selgin said.

Panday said he thinks policymakers' response to the pandemic recession — which included trillions in federal COVID-19 spending — shows that they may have learned the lesson from the sluggish recovery after the Great Recession.

To be sure, while a stable economy has its benefits, it's not the only indicator of a healthy economy. For example, Americans' standard of living has improved considerably over the past century thanks in part to a growing economy and technological progress , even though they've dealt with the occasional recession.

In the years and decades ahead, any number of factors could plunge the US into a downturn.

A long economic expansion could raise the risk of the economy "running too hot," Panday said — which could ultimately lay the groundwork for a recession if policymakers don't respond correctly. He added that the growth of the financial sector relative to the rest of the economy could pose risks if it's not properly regulated. And of course, unexpected global shocks to supply and demand — the pandemic being the most recent example — could wreak havoc.

To some Americans, the next recession might feel inevitable. But Panday said that isn't necessarily true.

"Economic expansions don't die of old age just because of time," he said. "Even if it's been going on for a long time, it doesn't mean that you're going to get a recession."

Have you changed your spending or savings strategies over the past few years because you feared a recession was on the horizon? If so, reach out to this reporter at [email protected] .

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The U.S. economy is headed for a hard landing, and Fed rate cuts won’t be enough to rescue it, Citi says

Last year’s consensus was that the U.S. economy was headed for a recession, but that didn’t happen. This year’s consensus is that we’ll have a soft landing, in which the economy slows but won’t tip into a recession. That could be wrong too.

Doubling down on his contrarian view, Citi chief U.S. economist Andrew Hollenhorst told Bloomberg TV on Thursday that he sees a hard landing. In fact, inflation and the labor market will weaken enough that the Federal Reserve will cut benchmark rates four times this year—far more than the one or two cuts Wall Street expects.

His warning proved prescient as the Labor Department’s payroll report the following day showed that the economy added 175,000 jobs in April , down sharply from the blockbuster increase of 315,000 in March and well below the 233,000 gain that economists had predicted.

On Thursday, Hollenhorst said other data have been signaling weakness in the labor market, including surveys of consumers and businesses that say jobs are getting harder to find, companies are less eager to hire, and employees are feeling more worried about keeping their jobs.

To be sure, data in recent weeks have offered mixed signals on the economy. The latest employment cost index rose more than expected, suggesting a strong job market. Meanwhile, the first-quarter GDP report showed growth cooled more sharply than anticipated. But that was due largely to a wider trade deficit and slower inventory restocking, while consumer demand remained robust .

But Hollenhorst is convinced there won’t be a soft landing, and he said financial markets are starting to move away from that hope as well.

“The reason I think the Fed’s going to see enough to cut is because we’re more toward the hard landing end of the spectrum,” he told Bloomberg TV.

Meanwhile, the Fed won’t wait for both inflation and the labor market to weaken before cutting rates, he noted. It needs to see only one or the other.

When asked if his view for four rate cuts this year also means that they wouldn’t provide enough economic stimulus to stave off a hard landing, Hollenhorst said almost every monetary policy cycle has played out that way.

“We’re in the higher-for-longer stage of the policy cycle,” he explained, noting that stubborn inflation has prevented rates from coming down. “The next stage of the policy cycle is a weakening of the labor market. Once it starts gradually weakening, it then weakens more sharply. I think that’s exactly what’s playing out now.”

In February, even amid blowout jobs reports, Hollenhorst was warning about a hard landing and told CNBC that he expected a recession by the middle of this year.

Looking past the upbeat headline jobs numbers, he said there were signs of softness, such as the number of hours worked and the number of full-time jobs dropping.

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