Book Navigation Links Massachusetts Undergraduate Journal of Economics (Volume 5 - Fall 2019) Developing the Developmental State: Nigeria, NEEDS, and National Economic Planning | Jon Blum, University of Massachusetts Amherst Introduction Historical Context of Nigeria and National Economic Planning The National Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy (NEEDS) NEEDS and Poverty Reduction NEEDS and National Development Planning Conclusion Works Cited Appendix: Selected Economic Indicators for Nigeria, 1962-2010 Depression through Different Lenses: The Schools of Economic Thought Respond to Recession | Caroline Greeley, University of Massachusetts Amherst Works Cited Postal Remittance Services & Regulation As a Policy Tool for Immigration | Will Harmer(1), University of Massachusetts Amherst Remittance Flows: Trends and History Method of Administration Proposal for a Postal Remittance Regulation System Level of Policy Execution Proposed Factors Wages of Unskilled Labor Diversity & Productivity Local Resource Utilization Determining Remittance Caps The Ethics of Remittance Regulation Conclusion References Did World War II Help the US End the Great Depression? | Yizhen (Lucy) Liu, Mount Holyoke College Works Cited The Federal Reserve System: A Look at Our Country’s Premier Financial Institution | Abhay Partap Singla, University of Massachusetts Amherst Introduction Branches of The Federal Reserve System Modifications Conclusion References Decisions in the face of migrant stocks: A disaggregated aid analysis | Kimberly Zhang, Smith College Introduction Literature review Data Gravity Model Regression Results Bilateral Aid Social Infrastructure and Services Humanitarian Aid Economic Infrastructure and Services Discussion of Endogeneity Conclusion References
