Working Papers

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Returns to Education

Reevaluating the returns to education based on the twin design study from Ashenfelter and Krueger 1994. Using new methods and new data to reconsider the age old question on how much income increases for additional educations. I want to consider both the original additional year and the newer degree achievement.

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Effects of ESSA

This project is about the unexplored effects of the every child succeeds act (ESSA) on differing outcomes. The outcomes will include factors from elementary to college. I hope to include data from as early as 2002 and as late as 2022, for a complete picture of the variation.

Pre-Ph.D Research

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The Economics Undergraduate Degree

This was my undergraduate thesis. It considered the economics undergraduate degree and how it prepared students for the future. Their future in a business, law, or economics. The research was primarily to synthesis the past research and consider the possible incentives and implications of the different decisions made. The primary attribute was the gap between mathematics required in undergraduate programs compared to the math required before entrance to an economics graduate program.

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Other Projects for completeness

Titles:

  • “Perceptions about Texas Economy and Culture”
  • “The Political Imbalance of Higher Education: Its effects on Students Education.”
  • “The Gold Standard: An Analysis of Its Impact on the US Economy.”