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The Developing Economist - 2014 VOL. 1 NO. 1

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Microfinance
2014, Vol. 1 No. 1
Don't Fear the Reaper: Analyzing the Effect of Health on Microfinance Participation
By Sam Thompson
Published by The Developing Economist
The randomized introduction of microfinance to neighborhoods surrounding Hyderabad, India provides an opportunity to analyze the relationship between health and an individual's decision to borrow. Employing the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action... Read Article »
Microfinance Microcredit India Poverty International Health
Crime
2014, Vol. 1 No. 1
The Effect of Crime on Achievement: The Differential Effect of Violent and Non-Violent Crimes on Achievement in High Schools
By Colin Rohm
Published by The Developing Economist
This paper examines how the different forms of crime, violent and non-violent, affect the academic achievement of students scoring in the bottom 15% of standardized tests. Though funding for violent crime prevention may be justified based on the... Read Article »
Crime Violent Crime Juvenile Offenders Crime Prevention Achievement Gap
Monetary Policy
2014, Vol. 1 No. 1
The Relationship Between Monetary Policy and Asset Prices: A New Approach Analyzing U.S. M&A Activity
By Brett R. Ubl
Published by The Developing Economist
This article details the relationship between asset prices and monetary policy with a specific focus on the mergers and acquisitions market. The existing literature has studied extensively the link between monetary policy and stock prices and housing... Read Article »
Finance Monetary Policy Asset Prices Mergers And Acquisitions Wall Street
Climate Change
2014, Vol. 1 No. 1
Efficient Pricing of Carbon in the EU and its Effect on Consumers
By Michael Lee
Published by The Developing Economist
A European single market for electricity is modeled to find the optimal portfolio of energy generation technologies in the presence of a carbon tax. The goal is to find the Pareto optimal carbon tax rate such that both carbon emissions and production... Read Article »
Carbon Trading Pollution Cap And Trade Climate Change Climate Change Mitigation European Union
Trade
2014, Vol. 1 No. 1
The Implausibility of the Barter Narrative & Credit Money in Ancient Babylon
By R. D. Baker
Published by The Developing Economist
Whereas the standard economics textbook literature motivates the emergence of money by pointing to the inefficiencies of barter economies, there is virtually no historical evidence that this is how money actually came about. Due to the lack of evidence... Read Article »
Trade Money Barter Babylon Trade Systems Development Of Money

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