Eastern Economic Association 2010 Sessions
ISSUES IN POLITICAL ECONOMY - UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT
RESEARCH
Session I: Gender and Language (Friday, February 26
th
, 9am)
Session Organizers: Steve DeLoach and Tina Das, Elon University; Steve Greenlaw and
Andrew Godburn, University of Mary Washington
Session Chair: Russell W. Boozer, Jr., Elon University
“The Financial Side of Immorality: An Economic look into the factors that drive women
to enter into a life of prostitution”
Luca D’Italia, Keene State
“Trends in Spanish Women’s Labor Force Participation”
Kristi Phillips, University of Northern Iowa
“The Effects of English as a Second Language on Earnings and Employment”
Anthony Schreck, University of Northern Iowa
“Is Less Sex Safer Sex?: The Relative Effectiveness of Abstinence-Only vs.
Comprehensive Sex Education in Affecting Teen Pregnancy Rates”
James Gorsuch, Elon University
Discussants:
Alexandra Houseman, University of Northern Iowa
Casey Hall, University of Northern Iowa
Kalen Hutcheson, University of Northern Iowa
ISSUES IN POLITICAL ECONOMY - UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT
RESEARCH
Session II: Education and Youth (Friday, February 26
th
, 11am)
Session Organizers: Steve DeLoach and Tina Das, Elon University; Steve Greenlaw and
Andrew Godburn, University of Mary Washington
Session Chair: Andrew Godburn, University of Mary Washington
Cameron DePuy, Elon University
“The Impact of Casinos on High School Dropout Rates in Minnesota”
Brieanna Hoban, Minnesota State University Moorhead
“A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Orthopedic Care in Malawi”
Drea Dorrow, Elon University
“The Education in Economics, Course Redesign of Economics 101”
Micha Owens, Buffalo State College
“A study on the factors that affect acceptance into Texas M.D. programs”
Ashley Tharayil, Austin College
Economic Benefits of Foot-Voting: Game Theoretic Approach
AungMaw MyoLwin, College of Wooster
Discussants:
AungMaw MyoLwin, College of Wooster
John Thomas Fai