Copyright (c) 2013 Northeastern University All rights reserved. http://iris.lib.neu.edu/econ_theses Recent documents in Economics Master's Theses en-us Sat, 25 May 2013 01:33:34 PDT 3600 http://iris.lib.neu.edu/econ_theses/4 http://iris.lib.neu.edu/econ_theses/4 Thu, 23 May 2013 13:12:35 PDT This paper examines the economic growth in Sub Saharan Africa, 2000-2012 and if China is the cause for the recent growth. By looking at the 10 fastest growing Sub Saharan Africa countries and 10 slowest growing Sub Saharan Africa, all trades and FDI with China is observed in order to answer if Sub Saharan Africa depends on China for growth. Due to limitation of data, all data used are secondary and abstracted from various publications such as World Bank, IMF, government publications and scholar articles.

... ]]> Sherrie Choong http://iris.lib.neu.edu/econ_theses/3 http://iris.lib.neu.edu/econ_theses/3 Thu, 07 Jun 2012 07:22:52 PDT This paper explores how gay men in unmarried partner households responded to legal changes in the recognition of their relationship. The goal of the paper is to understand if there exists a premium to recognition that increases the wages of gay men in relationships with respect to other gay men in identical relationships that receive no recognition. This paper finds evidence that there is a strong and significant marital premium in states that recognize same-sex couples. The effects are strongest for marriage and weakest for domestic partnerships.

... ]]> Ian C. Burn http://iris.lib.neu.edu/econ_theses/2 http://iris.lib.neu.edu/econ_theses/2 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 10:11:58 PST Monetary policy's weight in macroeconomic policy has increased over the past years, especially with the liberalization of financial markets and development of new financial instruments. With this new global economy, the gap between countries has become wider, and the less developed are unsuccessfully (for the most part) trying to catch up with the short list of industrialized economies. Less developed countries consists of small open economies that are more exposed to international shocks with a very low level of financial development and other factors such as remittances or dollarization that are affecting implementation of policies. The aim of this thesis... ]]> Ludmilla Buteau http://iris.lib.neu.edu/econ_theses/1 http://iris.lib.neu.edu/econ_theses/1 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 08:57:54 PST Since the declaration of the Republic in 1923, Turkey has always looked to the West for its modernization and development processes. Following the Second World War, several organizations were created among countries in order to maintain joint power against conflicts, including organizations that had just economic reasons. Being a founding member of the United Nations, a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the Council of Europe and the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development, it was only sensible for Turkey, an ally of the West to follow the modernization and development processes by proving a part of the European... ]]> Ali Murat Pala