Browsing Honours Theses and Postgraduate Coursework by author "School of Economics"
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Impure Altruism and the Volunteering Puzzle
Lilley, AndrewPublished 2011-12-07There have been few attempts to model the behavioural microfoundations of charitable giving, particularly with regard to the choice between giving money and volunteering. An hour of a volunteer’s time is usually of a lower ...Open AccessThesis, Honours -
Keynes’s economics and the question of public debt
Dwyer, JackPublished 2012-01-04The Global Financial Crisis generated renewed interest in the relevance of John Maynard Keynes’s economic policy proposals, particularly those related to budget deficits, public debt and government expenditure. ‘Keynesian’ ...Open AccessThesis, Honours -
The Macroeconomic Effects of Quantitative Easing
Swain, RichardPublished 2011-12-07The recent crisis has raised two key macroeconomic issues. First, has the quantitative easing policy pursued by the Federal Reserve had an effect on output, employment and prices? Second, whether ‘quantitative easing,’ is ...Open AccessThesis, Honours -
Mass Media and Aspiration Manipulation: An Experiment Altering Preferences Over Goals
Wu, KevinPublished 2011-12-07Mass media consumption has increasingly been found to adversely impact upon psychological states but research has largely neglected the potential influence of media on aspirations. An experiment demonstrates aspirational ...Open AccessThesis, Honours -
More lottery tickets than milk and no money in the bank
Bakhtiar, FayzanPublished 2011-12-07A significant proportion of US households have insufficient savings to cope with even moderate consumption shocks that can result in substantial externalities. At the same time, the most financially fragile households have ...Open AccessThesis, Honours -
The Right Carrot for an Unruly Jungle
Baharlou, KushaPublished 2011-12-07This thesis examines the U.S. Department of Justice leniency program setup involving both corporate and individual leniency. Specifically, the interaction between corporate and individual leniency programs in concurrent ...Open AccessThesis, Honours -
A Search Theory of Dowry
Walsh, ConorPublished 2011-12-07Dowries have traditionally been viewed in economics as arising from a supply imbalance of the marriage market which disadvantages women. In this thesis, a different cause is proposed. Dowries are modelled as arising from ...Open AccessThesis, Honours -
Trend Inflation and Inflation Persistence in Australia: A New Keynesian Perspective
Yadav, AnirudhPublished 2011-12-07The true nature of inflation dynamics is an ongoing matter of debate and investigation in modern macroeconomics. That such attention is devoted to the dynamics of inflation is due to its importance, not only for understanding ...Open AccessThesis, Honours
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