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Topics of Previous EC 384 Projects

The possibilities for EC 384 projects are wide-ranging and will depend on a student's coursework and interests.  Below are examples of projects completed by former EC 384 students:

KEY:     A-Agriculture     EI-Economic Impact     ET-Economic Theory     EN-Environment     FE-Foreign Economics     GC-Gender Cultural Studies     HC-Health Care     I-Immigration     T-Taxes     W-Welfare

PROJECT TOPICS

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Currency Devaluation in Thailand           *          
Do Scenic Attractions Foster Economic Growth in Rural MN Counties?     *   *            
The Current Asian Financial Crisis     *     * *        
The Economic Policies of the Peron Regime in Argentina     *      * * *   * *
Public Law 480: The Economic Implications of Foreign Food Aid *   *     * *       *
Changes in the Gap between Male and Female Unemployment       *      *       *
Driving Factors behind Increasing Health Care Costs, 1973-1991               *      
Utility Deregulation and Wind Energy *   *                
The Study of U.S. Migration 1935-1940 with an Emphasis on Black Migration from North to South             *   *    
Irish Immigration to the US between 1850 and 1880           * *   *    
The Federal Minimum Wage and Employers' Concerns       *             *
The Effects of the Commission Deregulation on the Stock Brokerage Industry     *                
The Five Great Ratios of Macroeconomics       *              
How the Changing Roles of Kenyan Women and Factors of Productivity Affect Kenyan Agricultural Productivity *   *     * *        
Study of US Forest Services Development Road Project         *             
Economic Analysis of the Decline of the Twin Cities Public Rail System     *                
Cigarette Taxes and the American Tobacco Farmer *   *                 
Economic Growth in Ireland in the 1980's and 1990's       *   *          
The Earned Income Tax Credit's Effects on U.S. Poverty and Income Distribution     *         *   * *
The Role that Ethnic and Religious Identities Play in Economic Development of Lower- and Middle-Income Countries           * *        
Economic Growth Patterns in the Cote d'Ivoire and Senegal       *   *           
The Minimal Effects of the Minimum Wage and Poverty     *               *
Effects of NAFTA on US/Mexican Trade and Apparel Manufacturing     *     *          
The Plastic Explosion: An Analysis of the Bank Credit Card Boom of the 1980s     *                
Monetary Policy and the Contraction of 1920-1921     *                
Nuclear Power: Is there too much regulation?       *              
The Economic Status of Working Women through the 1980s     *               *
The Economic Burden of Supporting the Elderly     *                
Wetland Conservative Policies: A comparative analysis of cost effectiveness       *              
Factors Involved in the Initial Growth of Anoka, MN *       *            
Analysis of the 1997 First Bank/US Bankcorp merger     *              


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