Title, Letter from the Editor, and Reflections from the Chair
Katie Hampson, Michael Seeborg

From the Economics Department
George Coontz, Alexis Manning, Brendan Slade-Smith, Jamie Davenport, Sarah Williams

The Effects of Familial and Social Variables on Children's Educational Attainment
Megan De Serf

Explaining the Wage gap Between Contingent and Non-Contingent Workers
Nicole Skalski

The Economics of Crime: An Analysis of Crime Rates in America
Alison Oliver

The Effects of Malpractice on Medical Specialties
Mindy Mannlein

Bubble Mania
Justin Leverton

The Effect of Prices on Oil Demand in the Tranportation and Residential Sectors
Amy Cline

English Language Proficiency and the Earnings of Mexican Immigrants
Jeremy Sandford

The Truth About the Impact of Unskilled Immigrants in America
Sam Kwainoe

An Economic Analysis of the Kyoto Protocol
Alexis Manning

The Relationship between Economic Freedom and Socio-Economic Development
Anisha Madan

About the Authors
Katie Hampson