Josh Hendrickson
Associate Professor and Chair of Economics
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Email: JRHENDR1@OLEMISS.EDU
http://economics.olemiss.edu/joshua-hendrickson/

Key Words: Monetary Theory, History, and Policy; Political Economy

Research Description: Dr. Joshua Hendrickson’s research interests are at the intersection of monetary economics, public finance, political economy, and historical economic development. Within monetary economics, he studies everything from historical monetary institutions to modern monetary policy to Bitcoin. Within political economy, he has used the tools of economics to understand revolutions, the decision to go to war, and how the national defense motive shapes the state and its policies and institutions. Finally, he examines the role of institutions in shaping the progress or regress of the state and the economy.

Honors Theses:

Richbourg, Emma Grace (2022) The Coronavirus Pandemic and Participation in the Influencer Economy (full text)

Castellanos, Nicholas Fletcher (2022) Indie Illness: An Evaluation of the Orphan Drug Act (full text)

Thu, Khin Chan Myae (2022) An Analysis of Myanmar's Education Barriers and Their Effects on Student Performance during Covid-19 and Coup d'etat

Hutson, Katelyn (2021) The Politics of Taxation: An Economic Analysis of Politically Motivated Tariffs Placed on French Wine by the United States (full text)

Cole, Brady L. (2020) Liberté, Égalité, Manifester: Explaining the Yellow Vest Movement in France (full text)

Hunt, Paul (2019) Foreign Direct Investment and Migration to the Persian Gulf (full text)

Brawner, Bruce H (2018) An Analysis of Mississippi Tax Incentives (full text)

Hayes, Andrew (2018) The Future was a Riot: Causes of Youth Unemployment in Spain and Challenges to Immigration and the Welfare State in the Era of the Common Market (1999-2016) (full text)

Johannesson, Makail (2018) The Role Of Automatic Mood On Risk Appetite (full text)

Breit, Hjalmar (2015) Say What You Want, Get What You Need: The Effects of Media Freedom on FDI Inflows. (full text)

Dawson, Lorin D. (2015) Human Capital in Mexico: Estimating Externalities with the Constant-Composition Approach. (full text)

Newton, Zachery (2015) The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Legislative Action and the Future of Transatlantic Trade. (full text)

Scott, K.G. (2015) The Impact of Hosting the Summer Olympic Games on Economic Growth in Developing Countries: A Case Study of the 2008 Beijing Games. (full text)

Lanier, Brad Brunson (2014) The Dólar Blue: The Black Market Exchange Rate for Dollars in Argentina. (full text)

Messer, Walker Lee (2014) The Currency Union Effect on Trade: The Role of Financial Development. (full text)

Rohde-Moe, Caroline Mürer (2014) The Eurozone: Effects on Spain After the Implementation of the Euro. (full text)

Rust, Daniel (2014) An Analysis of New Performance Metrics in the NBA and Their Effects on Win Production and Salary. (full text)

Shaw, Rachel (2014) The Effectiveness of Basel II. (full text)

Wilcox, Orion (2014) Payday Lending in America: Profitability and Regulation in the Payday Lending Market. (full text)