Schedule for Thesis Presentations, Spring 2009
All sessions are in 21 Campanella Way, Room 429. We will meet from 9:00 -10:15 a.m. on April 7, 14, 16, 21, and 23. Advisers are invited to attend. Each presentation should be about 25 minutes. The room is equipped for powerpoint presentations and also has an overhead projector.
April 7
Trevor Stuart: "Corporate Governance and its Effects on Shareholder Returns" (Petersen)
Discussant: Andrew Straub
April 14
Andrew Straub: "How Coupled are Emerging Markets with Developed Markets?" (Petersen)
Jeff Sun: "Non-Normal Distributions for Portfolio Returns" (Baum)
Discussants: Joy Batra and Tom Quan
April 16
Joy Batra: "Why Do Mutual Funds Advertise?" (Murphy)
Tom Quan: "American Tribal Religion: An Analysis of Tribal Isolationism in the Fan Bases of the Four Major U.S. Sports Leagues" (Maxwell)
Discussants: Trevor Stuart and Jeff Sun
April 21
Michelle Lamy: "Non-Market Contributions to Output Across Countries" (Seitz)
Ryan O'Neil: "The Effect of Women's Education on Growth" (Seitz)
Discussants: Jeff Renshaw and Lauren Evangelista
April 23
Jeff Renshaw: "Solar Power: Electricity Generation and Government Incentives" (Dalton/Gollop)
Lauren Evangelista: "The Effect of Ethanol Use on the Prices of Corn and Gasoline" (Gollop)
Discussants: Michelle Lamy and Ryan O'Neil