That's right, on Monday this week I defended my thesis. This was the last act of the theatrics that were my Master's Program. The reviews were fantastic. I got a happy rainbow pot o'gold (scores are given in lucky charms here, just another peculiarity about Russia).
Another peculiarity about Russia is that apparently your program forgets you exist for 6 months while you're trying to write your thesis. This got quite depressing at times, since I had to go about teaching myself the entire subject matter. I learned so much about myself in the process, but I think the paper turned out slightly worse than it would have with support. Anyway, significant effort went into this paper, so I thought I'd include my abstract here on my blog just for memory's sake.
Abstract
Another peculiarity about Russia is that apparently your program forgets you exist for 6 months while you're trying to write your thesis. This got quite depressing at times, since I had to go about teaching myself the entire subject matter. I learned so much about myself in the process, but I think the paper turned out slightly worse than it would have with support. Anyway, significant effort went into this paper, so I thought I'd include my abstract here on my blog just for memory's sake.
Abstract
This thesis will investigate short-run
investment herding in Russian markets. It has two objectives: first, it will explore informational cascades
as an example of herding to suggest a timeline in Russian markets. Second: it
will apply game theory to transition conditions to suggest a larger Eastern
European context for the Russian example. There is some scholarly interest in
herding in developed and developing countries, but there is little literature
on transition countries[1]. Do herding models have validity outside
advanced markets? The answer to this question can be found partly in price irregularities
in the market. My thesis has policy-relevant conclusions.
Cheers Bryce. Don't forget to publish your thesis so that at least you've got it in your bookshelf somewhere. I'm saying this because I've still never published mine.
ReplyDeleteSo, what crazy adventure are we going to seek out when you get back? I'm in Utah until Saturday, and I got permission in advance.
Bryce! Congratulations! Every thesis needs an advocate and a friend. Glad you could be there when it needed you.
ReplyDeleteWay to go!
ReplyDeleteAs someone who did publish their thesis, it is well worth the time to create a bookcase for the copies you'll never hand out and to track the number of times you aren't cited.
ReplyDeleteI'll put that on my list of things to do to my thesis...and sure, i'll send you a copy.
DeleteAlso, can I read it?
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