Does a lower income affect the religious choices people make; is a household more likely to spend time devoted to religion the lower their income? This question will seek to analyze the trend of growing religiosity of the United States and an increase in fundamental and evangelical religions.
Archive for September, 2008
My research question is: What effect does starting a pro sports team have on lower-income cities?
This is a condensed version of my research question:
Research Question: What is the efficient use of DDT in poor countries to protect human health?
The problem the research question is considering is, simply, DDT. DDT is an older pesticide with a bad reputation in the developed world – especially America where Rachel Carson’s book Silent Spring [...]
I just wanted to check in and say that I think I have found an economic theory that applies to my topic after reading through some different theories. I am still going back and forth on the exact wording of my question though, and still working on finding good data sources. I am about to [...]
We have a text analysis for chapter 9 due by 6am tomorrow morning and we have our ’statement of the research question’ due tomorrow at some point (look on the blog for specific details).
Hey all,
I realize this doesn’t count as a blog post but I didn’t know how to get ahold of anyone. Do we have a text analysis due for tomorrow or anything else? I missed class friday and am feeling a little lost/having an anxiety attack! Blog me back yo!
So, I think I have finalized my reserach question (hopefully) and this is what it is:
What factors influence the wage gap in teachers’ salaries across different states?
It may later become more specific, it depends what kind of information I can find. Currently I am using the NEA website (among other education association websites) to find [...]
I am trying to find a way to measure permanent Income. Thus far, many research studies have measured permanent income as the average of income over a given time span. Transitory income is any variation above (or below) this average. Theoretically, this measurement could be considered satisfactory, as people spend out of their expected future [...]
Research Question: How do different levels of economic well-being affect overall medal standings at the Olympics?
Economic Theory: Complementary good
Sources of Data: Census Bureau, World Bank
I just had the fun experience of opening an ILLIAD account to get some interlibrary loans, I didn’t know that I would be able to read journal articles over the internet and never step foot in the library. Fantastic.
