Student White Papers
WHITE PAPER | APRIL 2022
How Citizens Engage in Foreign Policy through Cryptocurrency
Owen Racer is a fourth-year Business Economics and Journalism student at UC's Lindner College of Business and College of Arts & Sciences, respectively. Owen is an incoming writer for the Denver Business Journal as well as a current writer for the Dayton Business Journal and Editor for The News Record. Owen's current research explores the intersection of cryptocurrencies as they intertwine into foreign policy from the wallets of individuals.
WHITE PAPER | DECEMBER 2021
Residential Mobility and Estimating its Effects on High School Graduation
Daniel Rowe graduated from UC in 2021 with majors in Business Economics and Business Analytics and a minor in French. He is now a Data Analyst with Possop, an organizational engagement company that primarily works with schools and educational organizations. Daniel's research explores the effects of residential mobility on high school graduation through multivariate linear regression using individual and family controls and multiple measures of mobility across a national dataset.
WHITE PAPER | NOVEMBER 2021
The Effect of Institutional Aid on International Student Enrollment:
A Fixed-Effects Approach
Abigail Klare; Political Science, Business Economics
Abigail Klare is currently a graduate student in the M.S. Applied Economics program at UC. She earned her B.A. in Political Science and B.B.A. in Business Economics from UC in 2021, graduating summa cum laude and as a KU Amanda Wait Fellow. Abigail's current research involves an analysis of the potential implications of a permanent expansion of the Child Tax Credit (CTC) on poverty in America.
WHITE PAPER | MAY 2021
The Effect of Institutional Aid on International Student Enrollment:
A Fixed-Effects Approach
Daniel Posmik; Business Economics, Business Analytics
Daniel Posmik is a business economics and business analytics student at UC. He is the president and founder of Neo Consulting, a student initiative that is dedicated to empowering underrepresented small businesses through consulting services in the field of data analytics. Daniel's current research explores the effect of institutional aid on international student enrollment through the use of a two-way fixed-effect model on a sample of universities from the Great Lakes region.
WHITE PAPERS & INTERVIEW | FEBRUARY 2021
COVID-19 Response and the Economy: Comparing the United States, China, and Taiwan
Garrett Ainsworth; Business Economics, Class of 2019
Garrett Ainsworth graduated from UC in 2019 with majors in business economics and marketing. He is interested in international relations and international economics and is passionate about traveling and exploring cultures. During the 2019-2020 school year, Garrett taught English in Taiwan as a Fulbright Scholar. In his collection of essays on the economic impact of COVID-19 on the US, Taiwan, and China, he utilizes his understanding of economics and his cultural experiences to write a compelling cultural narrative and political argument.
PART ONE
Two Different Worlds: Experiencing COVID-19 in Asia vs. the United States
In the collection's first of three installments—Two Different Worlds: Experiencing COVID-19 in Asia vs the United States—Ainsworth sets the scene by recounting his personal experiences as a Fulbright scholar in Taiwan during the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
PART TWO
Taiwan: A Model for Democracy Amid a Pandemic
In the collection's second installment—Taiwan: A Model for Democracy Amid a Pandemic—Ainsworth analyzes the measures the United States, Chinese, and Taiwanese governments have taken to mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
PART THREE
Taiwan: A Model for Economic Growth and Transparency During a Pandemic
In the collection's final installment—Taiwan: A Model for Economic Growth and Transparency During a Pandemic—Ainsworth reviews the economic projections of the United States, China, and Taiwan as a result of their responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and concludes with his insights on which type of government is best equipped to maintain economic stability during a pandemic.
INTERVIEW
Academic Director Michael Jones interviews UC alumnus Garrett Ainsworth (Business Economics, '19) about his experience as a Fulbright Scholar in Taiwan during the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as his collection of essays, COVID-19 Response and the Economy: Comparing the United States, China, and Taiwan.
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