Angela Gulisane and Todd Manwaring, Department of Sociology Throughout the process of this project, it has made many changes and developed into something more than it was originally. Even after the submission of the ORCA Grant proposal it changed. The positive and influential outcome, however, was not changed though. The Project Our project found a […]
Up in Smoke: Conservation and Gender on Mount Kilimanjaro
Garret Nash and Greg Thompson, Department of Anthropology Introduction Initially, this project aimed to examine cultural factors influencing fuel sourcing habits around Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. In 2008, a study conducted by Prof. Jeffery Durrant of the BYU Geography Department found that the Chagga (an ethnic group which lives on the lower slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro) […]
The Party Unties? An Exploration of Divisiveness Among Donors to 2008 and 2012 Presidential Campaigns
Andrew Jensen and David Magleby, Department of Political Science Introduction Politics is a contentious business. When candidates and parties are not fighting each other to win elections, they fight among themselves for nominations and for their competing visions of platform and policy. This intraparty tension has been a prominent feature of the 2016 election as […]
Le Mauvais Curé: Priests and Parishioners in Eighteenth-Century France
Justine Carr and Karen Carter, Department of History In France during the 18th century, parish priests had a very particular relationship with their parishioners. While the parishioners were dependent on the priest to receive the different Catholic sacraments, the priests, usually underpaid, depended on the parishioners to provide them with food and money. In the […]
How Partisan Identification on the Ballot Affects Individuals’ Vote Choices
Jennica Petersen, Rebecca Shuel, and Michael Barber, Department of Political Science Introduction Researchers agree that partisanship is the main predictor of how any given individual will vote, but previous researchers have been unable to determine to what exact quantifiable extent party labels determine individuals’ voting choices. This is because previous research has been purely observational […]
Assessing Diagnostic Capacity of Event-Related Potentials in Mild Alzheimer’s Disease
Jack Silcox and Bruce Brown, Department of Psychology Introduction Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that always results in death. Unfortunately, the death that eventually comes is preceded by vicious symptoms. A patient with the disease slowly begins to lose memory and other cognitive abilities, robbing a person of their mind and life. Alzheimer’s […]
The Term Structure of the Equity Risk Premium
Bryan Seegmiller and Brian Boyer, Department of Finance A recent paper by Binsbergen, Brandt, and Koijen (2012)i examined the equity risk-premium on short- versus long-term dividend claims, providing evidence that the large size of the overall equity risk premium was due mostly to the even higher risk-premium earned on short-term dividends. The implication is that […]
Participation and Motivation Differences Between Large and Small Donors
Clarissa Gregory and David Magleby, Department of Political Science There have been many studies on political donors and their motivations. Particularly, the motivations of small donors in comparison to large donors have generated substantial interest. The Federal Election Commission requires donations to be disclosed only if they meet or exceed a $200 threshold. Those who […]
Francophone Mountain Men and Their Influence on the Mormon Settlement of Utah
Kenneth Bedwell and Jay Buckley, Department of History The Mormons’ success in the settlement of the region can be contributed to the massive influx of migrants that emigrated into the region as well as the convenience of the buffer zone in which they settled between the two tribes. However, by searching deeper into the history […]
EFFECTIVE MODELING OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH
Justin Gardiner and Richard Evans, Department of Economics Introduction Many macroeconomic models have trouble matching the high end of the distribution of wealth in the economy. To correct this problem, we set out to build a model that includes individual agents experiencing stochastic changes to their income levels. These stochastic changes thus model real life […]
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