Kiersten Robertson and Mary Jane Woodger, Church History and Doctrine Introduction A building designated specifically for the use of the women of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was first proposed in 1893, shortly after the dedication of the Salt Lake Temple. In response, the First Presidency offered a lot just east of […]
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Attitudes Toward Economic Reform in Ukraine
Eliza Riley and Celeste Beesley, Political Science The transition from authoritarian, planned economies to democratic market economies is one of the most ambitious and momentous political-economic endeavors of the last century. As such, it is hardly surprising that the transition has been carried out with varying levels of success. Previous literature has examined features of […]
The Long run Economic Effects of the Dustbowl Migration
Julie Hollenbaugh and Joseph Price, Economics Introduction In this project we explore the long-run economic effects of the dustbowl migration on children in families that moved out of the Oklahoma dustbowl region in the 1930’s relative to children in families that stayed in the region. My primary contribution to this ongoing analysis was the creation […]
Implementation of Recurrent Neural Nets in Forecasting Macroeconomic Indicators
Christ Rytting and Dr. Kerk Phillips, Economics Department Drivendata.org says “In the year 2000, the member states of the United Nations agreed to a set of goals to measure the progress of global development. The aim of these goals was to increase standards of living around the world by emphasizing human capital, infrastructure, and human […]
“Light Athletics” Socio-Economic Dissonance in Post-Revolution Ukraine
John Ballif and Faculty Mentor: Daniel Barney, Art Education INTRODUCTION: In the wake of Ukraine’s Euromaidan revolution in 2014, Ukraine has struggled to reconcile its deep-rooted sense of tradition with increasingly westernized aims. After deposing authoritarian president, Viktor Yanokovich, the Ukrainian people now experience a cultural identity crisis paralleled only by the aftermath of the […]
Characterizing endophyte interactions that enhance tolerance of water stress and disease in economically and culturally important succulent crops, Agave and Yucca
Claire Poore and Faculty Mentor: Ryan Stewart, Plant and Wildlife Sciences Introduction Agave and Yucca species are both cultural and economically important in the south western United States and Mexico. As desert plants, Agave and Yucca have adapted to hot and dry conditions and with increasing global temperatures, have the potential to fill even more […]
Investigating the Gender Gap in Grade Sensitivity for Economics Majors
Brittany Farnsworth Russell and Dr. Eric Eide, Economics Department Introduction For my research I used institutional data from Brigham Young University as well as survey data from students to investigate the effect of gender and grade in Econ 110 on the probability of choosing economics as a major. This topic is of interest because the […]
Economic Returns to Clean Water: Evidence from US Historical Records.
PI: Joseph Price Overview The purpose of this project was to use linked census records to evaluate the long-run effects of access to clean water. By linking individuals across census years we can specifically determine where they lived during their childhood and also have information about their educational attainment and earnings later in life (using […]
A Macroeconomic Model for Dynamic Tax Scoring Analyzing Income Tax Cuts
Evan Magnusson and Richard Evans, Economics Department Introduction The goal of this project was to analyze the consequences of income tax cuts on government revenues. We did so using a large overlapping generations (OLG) model. This model was calibrated to closely match the distribution of labor, income, and wealth in the U.S. economy across both […]
Missing Teeth: The Economic Impact of Holes in the Urban Fabric
Andrew Van Leuven and Dr. Ryan Jensen, Geography Introduction One of the more widespread issues facing twenty-first century planners and policymakers is that of urban decline, especially in the midwest and northeastern United States. Evidences of Urban Decline Urban decline is evident in vacant and abandoned residential structures in the central downtown districts or a […]
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