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Bachelor Student Prize Winner | 47th Dies Natalis

School of Business and Economics | Bachelor Economics and Business Economics

"To The Siblings They Never Had: Freedom of Fertility and Maternal Labor Supply"

Khanh's elevator pitch
Standard economic models predict a negative effect of fertility on maternal labor supply, as women disproportionately face the responsibilities associated with childbirth and child-rearing. While the negative relationship between the number of children and female participation in the labor force is well established, causal interpretation of this relationship is complicated by the endogeneity of fertility. In this paper, I exploit the fertility-restricting effect of the One-Child Policy, a Chinese radical birth planning program, in an instrumental variable framework to identify the causal impact of a second birth on women’s labor force participation. The study suggests that having a second child significantly reduced the extent of Chinese women's participation in the labor force, and relates to the debate on whether the One-Child Policy contributes to China’s development of human capital as well as economic development in the long run.

Congratulations Khanh

In this video Khanh is addressed briefly by the immediate supervisor.

Bachelor Student Prize Winner | 47th Dies Natalis

School of Business and Economics | Bachelor Fiscal Economics

"Battling BEPS – An analysis of the effectiveness of the OECD BEPS action plan"

Fleur's elevator pitch
Multinational firms have been the centre of attention when discussing tax-motivated income shifting on a global scale. By using international tax avoidance schemes, these corporations manage to minimize their effective tax burden resulting in great dismay amongst civil taxpayers. This thesis attempts to investigate whether the ‘Base Erosion and Profit Shifting’ (BEPS) Action Plan has contributed to solving the problem of global, excessive tax avoidance by multinational corporations. Despite the extensive academic research on specific parts of the BEPS Action Plan, no research has yet included the latest developments of numerous action points of the project together. My thesis combines these developments and provides an overview of specifically recent relevant academic studies.

Congratulations Fleur

In this video Fleur is addressed briefly by the immediate supervisor.

Bachelor Student Prize Winner | 47th Dies Natalis

School of Business and Economics | Bachelor Econometrics and Operations Research

"An optimal stopping problem with partial observations"

Luc's elevator pitch
This paper studies a discrete-time optimal stopping problem over an infinite horizon. The problem is built on top of a simple Markov chain which has parametrized transition probabilities. The decision-maker makes partial observations and his actions have non-deterministic results. In this paper I present and prove 14 theorems which result in four main findings: the optimal strategy, value of the game, performance of memoryless strategies and the value of information. This paper’s contributions are mainly theoretical; however, it also paves the way toward solving the problem on more complex Markov chains which may have practical applications in security pricing.

Congratulations Luc

In this video Luc is addressed briefly by the immediate supervisor.

Bachelor Student Prize Winner | 47th Dies Natalis

School of Business and Economics | Bachelor International Business

"Who runs the world? Girls! How Mexico’s recent gender parity in politics influences infant health?"

Laura's elevator pitch
Woman are underrepresented in politics all around the world. Mexico, a country known for its ‘machismo’, now requires gender parity by law in all political offices. Female politicians may bring different priorities and leadership styles to the political table. First studies examine the effects of women in national parliaments and population health. However, explanations for why female political participation would matter for health or the conditions under which this relationship works are not understood. This study deviates from mainstream national approaches and provides the first local analysis of the relationship between female state deputies and infant mortality in Mexico.

Congratulations Laura

In this video Laura is addressed briefly by the immediate supervisor.

FASoS confers honorary doctorates to Prof. Dr. Liesbet Hooghe and Prof. Dr. Gary Marks

On the occasion of its 30th anniversary, the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASoS) is delighted to have awarded

Maastricht University celebrates its 47th Dies Natalis on Friday 27 January 2023. Every year, the best master's and bachelor's theses by our students are rewarded during the Dies Natalis celebration. They receive five hundred euros, a certificate and a small gift as a token of appreciation from our Rector Magnificus.

47th Dies Natalis

Bachelor's Student Prizes

Nineteen students completed their bachelor's degree in 2022 with a thesis that was labelled excellent by their faculty. They were celebrated during a live webinar hosted by our Rector Magnificus Pamala Habibović. Using the links below their names, you will find an "elevator pitch" from each student, plus a video in which the supervisor congratulates the lucky winner.

Laura Birkhölzer

Bachelor International Business
'Who runs the world? Girls! How Mexico’s recent gender parity in politics influences infant health'

Luc Feron

Bachelor Econometrics and Operations Research
'An optimal stopping problem with partial observations'

Fleur Bendermacher

Bachelor Fiscal Economics
'Battling BEPS – An analysis of the effectiveness of the OECD BEPS action plan'

Khanh Hoang

Bachelor Economics and Business Economics
'To The Siblings They Never Had: Freedom of Fertility and Maternal Labor Supply'

Chiara Piraino

Bachelor Maastricht Science Programme
'A study on modes of aquatic locomotion: how speed varies among and within Niphargus species'

Vittoria Bottinelli

Bachelor University College Maastricht
'Is the Grass Really Greener Now? A Study Investigating the Effects of Instagram use on Social Comparison and Self-Esteem among Emerging Adults at the End of the Acute Stage of the COVID-19 Pandemic'

Lars Quaedvlieg

Bachelor Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
'Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning With Graph Neural Networks For Online Multi-Hoist Scheduling'

Panos Barlampas

Bachelor University College Venlo
'Comprehensive review on the efficacy and gut modulation properties of diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome treatments'

Nuria List

Bachelor European Studies
'Observations on Interventions on Public Space During Covid 19 A comparative analysis of Cork, Ireland, and Aachen, Germany'

Stefani Konstantinesku

Bachelor Arts and Culture
'We Are All Born Naked and the Rest is Drag” Resistance Conceptualized Through Drag Performance: From the 1960s to the Present Day'

Anne-Sophie Oppor

Bachelor Digital Society
'“Meaningful” Human Control in Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems Ethical Challenges for International Humanitarian Law'

Linda Hamid

Bachelor Dutch Law
'Ongeboren en toch al slachtoffer van willekeurig beleid'

Ivana Meurs

Bachelor Tax Law
'De BTW-gevolgen bij sale-and-leaseback transacties'

Ioana-Daria Baltag

Bachelor European Law School
'Like, Subscribe and Find a Fair Balance… The Digital Services’ Personalized Content and What the Consumers Think of Them'

Jona Schebesta

Bachelor Psychology
'Investigating Relative Distance, Azimuth and Separation Effects in Realistic Reverberant Multi-Talker Situations'

Sasha Verrijt

Bachelor Biomedical Sciences
'Defining the Immunogenicity of Embryonic Stem Cell-derived Dopaminergic Neurons'

Jil Bartholmy

Bachelor European Public Health
'Barriers to Access and Quality in Maternal and Reproductive Healthcare Faced by Female Migrants to Europe: A Narrative Literature Review'

Eva Godina

Bachelor Medicine
Eva was awarded the prize because of her outstanding study results and the fact that she graduated cum laude.

Lidy Prins

Bachelor Health Sciences
'A multiple case study examining physiotherapists’ views on the ambulatory provision of geriatric rehabilitation'

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