All sessions are in Maloney 313. We will meet from 8:30-10:15 a.m. Advisers are invited to attend. Each presentation should be about 20-25 minutes with some additional time for questions. The room is equipped for power point presentations. Please bring a computer with you for your presentation.

April 1

Oliver Boucher: “The Effect of International Political Risk on Government Bond Pricing” (Murphy)

Crystal Tian: “Impacts of Patent Expiration: Prescription Drug Price and Drug Utilization under Medicare Part D” (Richardson)

April 3

Bianca Scharkowski: “Minimum Wage in Seattle Washington 2016 - 2018: What are the True Effects of this Policy Change?” (Maxwell)

Elena Tori: “Effects of Women’s Education on Society in Developing Countries” (Maxwell)

April 8

Margaret Andersen: “The Impact of Domestic Violence on Children’s Health and Educational Outcomes in Uganda” (Cichello)

Jason Barreira: “Impact of NFL Risk Aversion on Win Maximization” (Maxwell)

Jack Hammond: “Tanking in the NBA” (Maxwell)

April 17

Claire Driscoll: “Attitudes Concerning Immigration in Post-Communist Europe” (Valchev)

Nicholas Bergeron: “New Hampshire and Vermont: Differences in the “Hub and Spoke” Model of Opioid Treatment” (McGowan)

Conor Sheehy: “Speculative Asset Bubbles & Adaptive Expectations” (Petersen)

April 24

Xinyi Deng: “Pre-Holiday Equity Market Anomalies in Mainland China and Hong Kong” (Ireland)

Ariana Kishfy: “The Subprime Mortgage Crisis and its Effect on Geographic Mobility” (Rutledge)

Matthew Fernbach: “Predicting and Understanding the Effects of Automation on The Labor Market” (Ekmekci)

April 29

Sydney Apple: “Household Bargaining in the Middle East” (Olivetti)

Christy Verhoog: “Analyzing the Impact of Nigeria’s Agricultural Import Policy on Household Welfare” (Anukriti)

Gwyneth Miner: “Reaping What You Sow: Conflict and Seasonal Unemployment in Sub-Saharan Africa” (Nyshadham)

May 1

Melanie Qing: “Effects of Medicaid Expansion on Access to Prescription Drugs” (Grubb)

Lydia Cao: “Price Elasticity and Product Substitutability in U.S. Television Advertising Market” (Mortimer)

Andrew Kuna: “Factors Affecting Prison Recidivism” (Quinn)