Presentations will be in Maloney 313. We will meet from 8:30-10:00 a.m. Advisers are invited to attend. Each presentation should be about 20-25 minutes with some additional time for questions.

November 3

Yiqing Kuang: “Impact of Face Mask Mandates on the COVID-19 Cases in the United States” (Baum)

John Dempsey: “Pre-Health Track Educational Disparities and Impact on Future Labor Market Outcomes” (Sankaran)

November 8

Shaokai Wang: “The Invisible Hand: Political Cycles, Economics, and the Stock Market” (Ireland)

Natalie Almonacid: “The Great Unequalizer: How State Responses to COVID-19 Differently Impact the Unemployment Rate of Racial and Ethnic Groups” (Sanzenbacher)

November 10

Grace Tymann: “Does Minimum Wage Influence Union Votes?” (Sanzenbacher)

Augusta Imperatore: “Is Inclusionary Zoning Creating the Inclusive Communities it Intends?” (Sanzenbacher)

Allison Pyo: “From One-Room Schools to Graded Schools: Analyzing the Shift in Education During the Mid-1800s” (Rutledge / Higgins)

November 15

Rita LaPlante: “Understanding Green Gentrification in Boston: A GIS Approach” (Maxwell)

Eleana Tsiamtsiouris: “Does the Type of Lawyer Representation Really Matter? Exploring the Differences in Defendant Outcomes between Private Retained Counsel and Private Court-appointed Counsel in Criminal Cases” (Maxwell)

Caitlin Hearty: “Does increased access to primary education decrease economic inequality in Costa Rica?” (Cichello)

November 17

Ryan Cattich: “Estimating the Negative Externalities of Disinformation” (Wesner)

Chris Bunner: “The Social Effect of Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Subsidies” (Sweeney)

Ryan Ollestad: “Improving Microloans in Developing Countries with Blockchain Technology” (Regan)

December 1

Maxwell Vogliano: “Economic Welfare: How Various Ethical Underpinnings for Calculation Affect Welfare Policy” (Quinn)

Joe Lamoureux: “Is a Helping Hand Better than an Invisible One? The Effect of Helpfulness on Employee Engagement” (Cox)

Bryan Kim: “The ULCC Effect: How Does The Entry of Ultra-Low Cost Carriers Impact Airfares of Incumbent Airlines?” (Murry)

Dylan Frick: “How Allowing the US to Negotiate Prescription Drug Prices Would Impact Innovation” (Sanzenbacher)