Graduation Year
2015
Date of Submission
4-2015
Document Type
Campus Only Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Economics
Reader 1
Manfred Keil
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Rights Information
© 2015 Danmai Xiang
Abstract
The thesis attempts to find the determinants of unemployment rates for a geographical area, the Inland Empire. San Bernardino and Riverside County, located east of Los Angeles, are home to over 4 million people. After reviewing the literature on the determinants of unemployment and the relevance of human capital theories, I develop a human capital index and apply it to the 36 cities in Inland Empire. While some of the control variables are found to be important determinants of unemployment, the human capital index appears to dominate as an explanatory factor. The study concludes with a policy implications.
Recommended Citation
Xiang, Danmai, "A Human Capital Index for the Inland Empire" (2015). CMC Senior Theses. 1178.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/1178
This thesis is restricted to the Claremont Colleges current faculty, students, and staff.
