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A number of student papers are posted here, accompanied by complete replication documentation modeled on the TIER Protocol. Try downloading one of these papers to see if you can successfully replicate the study.

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Information about the documentation posted here:

Student Papers

Geier, Erik & O'Hara, Michael (2023). Returns to Popularity on NBA Contracts [Thesis (B.A.) - St. Lawrence University, Department of Economics]

  • Download a zipped folder with the thesis and replication documentation.
  • Access the paper and replication documentation on Dataverse.

Golchha, Rishabh (2023). Does Congress Influence Federal Reserve Policy? Evidence from Shared Allegiance and Election Periods [Thesis (B.A.) - Haverford College, Department of Economics]

  • Download a zipped folder with the paper and replication documentation.
  • Access the paper and replication documentation on Dataverse.

Nsengimana, Hans & Milani, Sahar (2023). Transfer Payments and Labor Force Participation in Low Income Counties [Thesis (B.A.) - St. Lawrence University, Department of Economics]

  • Download a zipped folder with the thesis and replication documentation.
  • Access the paper and replication documentation on Dataverse.

Wildgoose, Nicholas & Chezum, Brian (2023). Market Efficiency: The Efficiency of Online Sportsbooks in the NHL Betting Market [Thesis (B.A.) - St. Lawrence University, Department of Economics]

  • Download a zipped folder with the thesis and replication documentation.
  • Access the paper and replication documentation on Dataverse.

Christensen, Jenna & O'Hara, Michael (2019). The Transmission of Information in the Information Age [Thesis (B.A.) - St. Lawrence University, Department of Economics]

  • Download a zipped folder with the paper and replication documentation.
  • Access the paper and replication documentation on Dataverse.
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Glebus, Matthew & O'Hara, Michael (2017). Moral Hazard and the NFIP's Efforts to Reduce Repetitive Loss Property Claims [ECON510 - Hamilton College, Department of Economics]

  • Download a zipped folder with the paper and replication documentation.
  • Access the paper and replication documentation on Dataverse.

Masella, John (2017). Racial Salary Discrimination in Major League baseball: A Closer Look [Thesis (B.A.) - Haverford College, Department of Economics]

  • Download a zipped folder with the thesis and replication documentation.
  • Access the thesis and replication documentation on Dataverse.

Ruskin, Benjamin (2017). The Relationship between Employee Turnover and Firm Performance: An Analysis of Major League Baseball from 2002-2016 [Thesis (B.A.) - Haverford College, Department of Economics]

  • Download a zipped folder with the thesis and replication documentation.
  • Access the thesis and replication documentation on Dataverse.

Schoder, Diana (2017). Trade Openness and the Illegal Ivory Trade [Thesis (B.A.) - Haverford College, Department of Economics]

  • Download a zipped folder with the thesis and replication documentation.
  • Access the thesis and replication documentation on Dataverse.

Wirtz, Meghan (2017). Honeybee Valuation 10 Years After Colony Collapse Disorder [ECON510 - Hamilton College, Department of Economics]

  • Download a zipped folder with the paper and replication documentation.
  • Access the paper and replication documentation on Dataverse.

Butts, Maddy. (2016). Are Ecosystem Health and Human Health Related? An Analysis of Deforestation and Malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa [ECON428 - Colgate University, Department of Economics]

  • Download a zipped folder with the paper and replication documentation.
  • Access the paper and replication documentation on Dataverse.

Greene, Victoria. (2016). U.S. Food Aid and Infant Mortality Rates: An Instrumental Variables Approach [Thesis (B.A.) – Union College, Department of Economics]

  • Download a zipped folder with the thesis and replication documentation.
  • Access the thesis and replication documentation on Dataverse.

McGee, Mary. (2016). Moral Hazard and the National Flood Insurance Program [ECON428 - Colgate University, Department of Economics]

  • Download a zipped folder with the paper and replication documentation.
  • Access the paper and replication documentation on Dataverse.

Fox, Casey. (2015). NBA Contracts and Recency Bias: An Investigation into Irrationality in Performance Pay Markets [Thesis (B.A.) - Haverford College, Department of Economics]

  • Download a zipped folder with the thesis and replication documentation.
  • Access the thesis and replication documentation on Dataverse.

Ferrara, Alexandra. (2014). An Experimental Investigation of Motivation Crowding Theory [Thesis (B.A.) - Haverford College, Department of Economics]

  • Download a zipped folder with the thesis and replication documentation.
  • Access the thesis and replication documentation on Dataverse.

Studnitzer, Joshua. (2014). Simplicity Versus WAR: Examining Salary Determinations in Major League Baseball's Arbitration and Free Agent Markets [Thesis (B.A.) - Haverford College, Department of Economics]

  • Download a zipped folder with the thesis and replication documentation.
  • Access the thesis and replication documentation on Dataverse.

Haswell, Ethan. (2013). The Spanish Sovereign Debt Crisis: The Impact of Politics on Fiscal Outcomes in Subnational Governments [Thesis (B.A.) - Haverford College, Department of Economics]

  • Download a zipped folder with the thesis and replication documentation.
  • Access the thesis and replication documentation on Dataverse.

Brooks, Giff. (2012). Leveling the Playing Field: Understanding Gender Disparity in Gubernatorial Elections and Policies to Combat It [Thesis (B.A.) - Haverford College, Department of Economics]

  • Download a zipped folder with the thesis and replication documentation.
  • Access the thesis and replication documentation on Dataverse.