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The Use of Air Pollution to Explain Cross-Country Income Differences
No full textabstract: One of the most pressing questions in economics is “why are some countries richer than others?� One methodology designed to help answer the question is known as “Development Accounting,� a framework that organizes the determinants of income into two categories: differences in inputs and differences in efficiency. The objective of our work is to study to what extent differences in the levels of pollution can help explain income differences across countries. To do this, we adjusted a factor-only model to allow us to enter PM2.5, a measure of pollution that tracks the concentration of fine particulate matter in the air and looked to see if the model’s predictive power improved. We ultimately find that we can improve the model’s success in predicting GDP by .5 - 6%. Thus, pollution is unlikely to be a major force in understanding cross-country income differences, but it can be used with other economic factors to potentially magnify its impact with other additions in the future. (abstract
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No full textabstract: Taler is a platform that connects brands and businesses to student-athletes. (abstract
Antibiotic-Related Policies and Public Health: A Cross-Country Comparison & Policy Analysis
No full textabstract: Antibiotic resistance is a growing crisis across the globe. With the use of antibiotics in heathcare settings in an ever-growing population, the growth of antibiotic resistance has been named a top 10 global public health threat by the World Health Organization. Through an analysis of 6 countries; Mexico, China, the United States, India, Saudi Arabia, and Ethiopia, I look at the current implementation of policy and contributing factors to the use and abuse of antibiotics within the country. Through my research, I was able to find knowledge, behaviors, and a lack of enforcement to be the main contributors to the growing antibiotic crisis. Based on the evidence, I suggested three policies that focused on treatment, prevention, or economic assistance in an effort to combat the antibiotic crisis on a global scale. With socio-economic factors in mind as well as sustainability of policy, the evidence pointed in the direction of a three-pronged approach on prevention with education, policy enforcement, and a global database to minimize the growth of antibiotic resistance as well as improve public health at a global level. (abstract
Modern Threats to American Democracy: A Study of 21st-Century Declines in Civic Engagement
No full textabstract: This project offers an argument that isolates several major forces that it contends pose a critical threat to the endurance of modern American democracy. It evaluates modern and classic political philosophy to identify the prerequisites for a stable democracy, identifying and defining voter education and participation as necessary contributors to civic engagement. It provides a socio-legal framework for evaluating four phenomena that have shifted in their impact on politics over the past 20 years: the roles of money and media in politics, as well as disenfranchisement by gerrymandering and by felon voting restrictions. It demonstrates how each has a new and worsening impact on voter education and/or participation, thus threatening the continued existence of modern American democracy. (abstract
Lauren Glomb, oboe and english horn
No full textAntonio PasculliHenri DutilleuxBenjamin BrittenGaetano Corticell
Emmett Meehan, jazz guitar
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European Graces
No full textJohann Sebastian BachJan Pieterszoon SweelinckPierre Attaingnantanonymous, Faenza CodexGeorg Boh
Chandler Weesner-Vazquez, clarinet
No full textMiklos RozsaDarius MilhaudHeitor Villa-LobosAstor Piazzoll