St. Mary's Projects, Spring 2005 Pictures of the Presenters

The St. Mary’s Project is not required for the major in Economics. However, many of our students choose to do a St. Mary’s project, often building on research they had completed in their previous economics courses.

Considering doing a St. Mary’s project in Economics? - It’s never too soon to begin thinking of topics. Take a look at what other students have done.

“History of the Stock Market” - Explored how the boom and crash of the 1990s repeated earlier episodes in the stock market. The project helped a student attain a job in financial services for American Express.

“Copyright Protection on the Internet” - Looked at the issues surrounding Napster and how they would lead to a new approach to marketing in the music industry.

“Minor League Soccer from Scratch” - Presented a business and marketing plan for starting up a professional soccer league.

“Baseball’s Money Gap” - Investigated the factors that have lead to the increases in salaries of baseball players and considered the implications those increases will have on the future of baseball as a business.

“Newspaper Brand Marketing” - Interviewed personnel from the marketing and editorial departments of the Washington Post to determine how the Post responded to changing market conditions.



 

Edward K. Bartlett, "Affordable Housing Crisis in St. Mary's County" (mentor - Ho Nguyen)

Megan E. Beechener, "Investment Guide for Beginning Investors" (mentor - Russell M. Rhine)

Noah L. Berk, "The Roots of Success" (mentor - Donald R. Stabile)

Kathryn E. Bogel, "Social and Cultural Factors in Economic Development A Case Study: Costa Rica and Nicaragua" (mentor - Donald R. Stabile)

Rina M. Brule, "Socio-Economic Aspects of Agricultural Land Preservation" (mentor - Joan Poor)

David S. Coppersmith, "Foreign Direct Investment and Sub-Saharan Africa: The Role of Contagion" (mentor - Kristen Sheeran)

Terhea L. Dawkins, "The Hotel School-Maryland: A Business Plan" (mentor - Donald R. Stabile)

Katherine E. Dugan, "Effects of Economic Liberalization and WTO Accession on China's Financial Sector" (mentor - Ho Nguyen)

Megan D. Gilbert, "Prisoners of War" (mentor - Donald R. Stabile)

Ian M. Hartman, "Drug Problems in Northern Thailand" (mentor - Ho Nguyen)

Jamie H. Johnstone, "The Net Wealth Tax: Lessons from Past and Peers" (mentor - Kristen Sheeran)

Heather L. Kilbourne, "Prisoners of War" (mentor - Donald R. Stabile)

Louise V. Lusby, "An Economic Analysis of Canadian Softwood Lumber Exports to the United States" (mentor - Michael Ye)

Sara E. Lychenheim, "An Empirical Analysis of Horse Farm Pricing" (mentor - Russell M. Rhine)

Doria D. MacKenzie, "Emerging Middle Class in P. R. China" (mentor - Kristen Sheeran)

Ryan E. McQuighan, "On the Look-Out for Falling Prices: Wal-Mart's Impact on Low Inflation" (mentor - Russell M. Rhine)

Cherise N. Nelson, "Legal Issues in Starting a Small Business" (mentor - Donald R. Stabile)

Geoff T. Sanzenbacher, "An Empirical Analysis of the Impact of the Welfare Reform Act of 1996 on Welfare Dependency" (mentor - Andrew Kozak)

Emily N. Shammas, "Who's Poor in America: Official Poverty Definitions and the Working Poor" (mentor - Kristen Sheeran)

Diane M. Zrimsek, "Operations of Horse-Related Businesses in Southern Maryland" (mentor - Ho Nguyen)

2003-2004 St. Mary's Projects

Graham Morton Babbitt, "Looking at the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program in St. Mary's County" (mentor-Donald Stabile)
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Matthew W. Breece, "Contingent Behavior of Southern Maryland Rockfish Charter Fishing Industry" (mentor-Joan Poor) abstract >

Kathleen Mary Clair, "Mother, Daughter, Sister, Migrant : The Feminization of International Migration" (mentor-Asif Dowla) abstract >

Richard Chadwick Davis, "Miracle Economy of the 1990s : What Went Right? : Macroeconomic Lessons for the 21st Century" (mentor-Russell M. Rhine) abstract >

Stephanie Nicole Forman, "Executive-level Employees : Why Chief Executives are Losing their Jobs : Planning for Volatility and Understanding the Motivations of Tomorrow's CEO" (mentor-Donald Stabile) abstract >

Jeremy Armstrong Green, "Primary commodity Dependency in Developing Countries and Innovative Techniques in Commodity Risk Management" (mentor-Asif Dowla) abstract >

William H. Grube-O'Brien, "Economic Valuation the Civil War Attributes of Point Lookout State Park" (mentor-Joan Poor) abstract >

Terence Christopher Hagerty, "History of Presidential Economic Policy : An Evaluation of Economic Policy Trends From FDR to Bush" (mentor-Russell M. Rhine) abstract >

Michael Douglas Harrison, "Evolution of the global economy" (mentor-Russell M. Rhine) abstract >

Megan Hillary Houck, "Globalization and inequality" (mentor-Asif Dowla) abstract >

Stephanie Shelton Kisgen, "Rhythm & Brews business plan proposal" (mentor-Donald Stabile)

Megan Elizabeth McFall, "Business plan : RES Corporation" (mentor-Donald Stabile)

Brian John Morrison, "Subjective ratings and the financial success of a major motion picture" (mentor-Joan Poor) abstract >

Keri Lee Pessagno, "Hedonic property valuation study of the St. Mary’s River watershed" (mentor-Joan Poor) abstract >

Colin J. Shores, "Are the Koreas another Germany? : an economic analysis" (mentor-Ho Nguyen) abstract >

2002-2003 St. Mary's Projects

Alison Burke, "Financial Comparison and Analysis of Coca-Cola and Pepsico" (mentor-Russell Rhine)
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Amy Forbes, "Grapes as an Alternative Crop for Maryland State Tobacco Buyout Farmer" (mentor - Joan Poor)
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Carlene Keller, "Mary Kay: A Marketing Case Study" (mentor - Donald Stabile)

Jason Lawson, "Social Security: Understanding the Historical Context and Evaluating the Empiric" (mentor - Andrew Kozak)

Seth Mininger, "Lost Recreation Use During Chalk Point Oil Spill: A Valuation Report" (mentor - Joan Poor)
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Jamie Smith, "An Economic Valuation of Historic St. Mary's City" (mentor - Joan Poor)
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Erin Taylor, "Patients Versus Patents: The Economics of Essential Medicine in Poor Countries" (mentor - Asif Dowla)