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Throwing the Kitchen Sink: Assessing the Impact of the Federal Reserve’s Monetary Policy on US Firms’ Performance during the Covid-19 Pandemic
(Georgetown University, 2021)
The COVID19 Pandemic has led to liquidity constraints in households and firms. To maintain the proper functioning of financial markets, the Federal Reserve has responded by increasing its asset purchases by buying U.S. ...
State Corporate Income Tax Incidence: The Relationship Between Tax Rates and Labor Wages
(Georgetown University, 2021)
A well-developed literature exists on the general issue of corporate tax incidence, but many of those studies involve national or federal tax rates. Fewer articles are written with a focus on wages and corporate tax rates ...
Texas Sun: A Fixed Effects Panel Approach to the Solar Energy-Economic Growth Nexus at the County Level
(Georgetown University, 2021)
Upon review of the empirical energy and renewable energy-economic growth nexus literature, it has been observed that these studies focus on the consumption of electricity generated by all renewables in aggregate at the ...
The Effect of Mexican Imports on US State-Level Unemployment Rates: Is Trade an Opportunity or a Threat?
(Georgetown University, 2021)
The existing literature on the effects of international trade on US labor markets provides mixed evidence. Is it true that trade with Mexico is taking away US jobs? This study seeks to answer that question. Using state-level ...
Analyzing the Relationship between the Federal Funds Rate and Startup Financing Structures during the 2008-2009 Financial Crisis and Great Recession
(Georgetown University, 2021)
This paper analyzes the relationship between the federal funds rate set by the Federal Reserve and the debt financing structure of startup firms. By looking at this hypothesis through the lens of monetary policy transmission ...
Drivers of China’s International Trade in Personal Protective Equipment: The Value of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Membership in the Global Pandemic
(Georgetown University, 2021)
The COVID-19 Pandemic and trade conflict between China and the U.S. have significantly affected the international trade relations and foreign affairs environment, as well as putting substantial direct stress on the supply ...
What Effect Does the Size of the State-Owned Sector Have on the Local Unemployment Rate in China
(Georgetown University, 2021)
The huge state-owned economy is a well-known feature of the Chinese economy. While the China Communist party views state-owned enterprises (SOEs) as an essential part of the Chinese economy, many observers are skeptical ...
Empirical Analysis of Corruption Levels on Rising Central Government Debt
(Georgetown University, 2021)
Limiting central government debt is a crucial objective of numerous governments around the world and it is often looked to as a way to both increase the financial health of the country and prevent significant economic ...
Business Environment as a Determinant of Chinese Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean
(Georgetown University, 2021)
This thesis examines the relationship between Chinese foreign direct investment (FDI) in Latin America and the Caribbean, host country institutions, and Chinese diplomacy. Given the influx of Chinese investment flows into ...
The Impact of the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid Expansion Provision on Access to Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
(Georgetown University, 2021)
The United States has been in the midst of an opioid epidemic for over two decades. With nearly 50,000 Americans dying each year as a result of opioid overdoses and an estimated annual economic toll of over $500 billion, ...