In addition to the rigorous MA Papers and MS Theses produced as a requirement for their degrees, our students are supported by Levy faculty to produce research that goes beyond the classroom and into the world of academia, policy, and industry. Levy students regularly submit papers and present research at conferences around the US, contribute to Levy’s Working Paper series alongside the Institute’s scholars, and embark on internships and fellowships during their graduate studies.
MA Papers and MS Theses
2023
- Brandon Istenes, MA “Simulating Jobs Created by the New York Universal Child Care Act”
- Nitin Nair, MS “WHEN MINSKY AND GODLEY MET THE DEPENDENTISTAS: THE CURRENCY HIERARCHY IN A STOCK-FLOW CONSISTENT MODEL”
- Julius Duran Norasco, MS “A Job Guarantee Proposal for Chile”
- Julia Ricciarelli, MA “A Narrowing of the Effects of the Expanded Child Tax Credit”
2022
- Nischal Dhungel, M.S. “Gender Inequalities in the Allocation of Time to Household Production in Nepal”
- Justin Fiume, M.S. “Passive-Aggressive Intervention: The Impact of Mandated Paid Parental Leave on Childcare Labor”
- Joshua Fohner, M.A. “Some Causes, Common Fears, and the Economic Impact of Immigration from Latin America on the US”
- Simon Grothe, M.S. “A Stock-Flow Consistent Model of Income Inequality: The Destabilizing Effects of the German Labor Market on the EMU”
- Angelica Huerta Ojeda, M.S. “Parallel State Currency: A Mechanism to Expand Sovereignty for Countries with Foreign Debt and Trade Deficits”
- Sulayman Jaiteh, M.A. “Term Structure of Equity: Analysis for the Case of European Stocks”
- Jordan Myers, M.A. “The COVID-19 Pandemic and its Effects on the Primary and Secondary Mortgage Markets in the US”
- Jonathan Raefski, M.A. “The Community Reinvestment Act: Reimagined”
- Bethuel-Ange Yebouet, M.S. “The Effect of the SMCCF Announcement and Purchase on Eligible Transportation Sector Bonds”
2021
- Ian Bowen, M.S. “The Costs and Benefits of Renewable Portfolio Standards in the United States: Accounting for Policy Heterogeneity and Endogeneity”
- Daniel Haim, M.S. “A Job Guarantee Proposal for Austria: Public Policy for Full Employment and the Reduction of Poverty and Inequality”
- Lukas Klatke, M.S. “Adressing the Homelessness Crisis in the United States of America”
- Thien Jason Nguyen, M.A. “Measuring the Well-Being of Economies Beyond Gross Domestic Product“
- Giuliana Scanni, M.S. “The Great Recession vs The Covid-19 Pandemic: Unemployment and Implications for Public Policy”
- Sid Subramani, M.S. “Transitioning From the LIBOR“
2020
- Barkin Cihanli, M.S. “Political Economy of the 1999 Banking Crisis in North Cyprus : A Sovereignty Approach”
- Esteban Rivera, M.S. “Investigating Discrimination in Major League Baseball: Not So Perfect Competition”
- Marokey Sawo, M.S. “Time and Consumption Poverty among Mainland Tanzanian Children: Material Conditions to Secure Stated Rights”
- Alex Williams, M.S. “Intragovernmental Autonomous Stabilizers”
2019
- Tamim Ephrem Akiki, M.S. “Leveraging Environmental Reserve Assets to Achieve a Sustainable Environment”
- Jordan Fanelli, M.S. “Aspects of Institutional Finance in Sustainable Development”
- John Flynn, M.S. “Financial Innovation and the Implications for Monetary Policy and Portfolio Hedging”
- Harrison J. Karlewicz, M.S. “Growth and Sectoral Development: A Stock-Flow-Consistent Model of the Effects of Trade Liberalization in Ghana”
- George Kiss, M.S. “The Role of Money Market Mutual Funds in the Shadow Banking Sector Since the 2010 & 2014 SEC Reforms”
- Simon Simoski, M.S. “A Keynesian Exploration of the Determinants of Government Bond Yields for Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico”
- Oleksandr Valchyshen, M.S. “Evolution of US-Dollar-Centric International Money Markets and Pro-Cyclicality of Basel III Liquidity Framework”
2018
- Stephanie Attar, M.S. “The Oppressive Nexus of Socioeconomic Status and Gender in Egyptian Society: A Marxist Exposition”
- Megan L. Brodzik, M.S. “Is More Money the Answer? The Effect of Educational Funding on High Stakes Exams in New York City”
- Athullya Biju Gopi, M.S. “The Economic Case for Housing First”
- Rhett J. Maiorana, M.S. “Evaluating the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Its Effects on Reducing Poverty, 2012–16”
- Cosku Mihci, M.S. “The Effect of Oil Crises on Economies of COMECON/CMEA Member Countries, a Five-country Study: CSSR, GDR, Hungary, Poland and USSR”