Schedule for Thesis Presentations, Spring 2021

Presentations will be over Zoom. We will meet from 8:30-10:15 a.m. Advisers are invited to attend. Each presentation should be about 20 minutes with some additional time for questions.

April 5

Eugene Park: “The Relationship between Cycles and Imbalances in the Market” (Murphy)

Justin Lee: "Cross-Border M&A in Emerging Markets: Differences in Innovation Spillovers by Industry" (Murphy)

Yin "Elaine" Huang: “Tech Hubs and Youth Employment: Evidence from Kenya” (Cox)

April 7

Minda Zhu: "The Effect of Changes in Tariff Policy Against China Under the Trump Administration on Domestic Unemployment in the U.S” (Sanzenbacher)

Matt Ventrella: “Examining the Effects of Political Spending by Teacher Unions on Public Pension Funding” (Sanzenbacher)

Hannah Wolfe: “Exploring the Effects of Economic Insecurity on Deaths of Despair” (Sanzenbacher)

April 12

Rodrigo Ibarra Gallardo: “The Effect of Criminal Reform on Feminicides in Mexico” (Rutledge)

Brendan Curry: “The Volatility of Employment and Income of Professional Musicians before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic” (Rutledge)

Jason Boyle: “An Analysis of Hospital Revenues During the Course of the 2020 Coronavirus Outbreak in Massachusetts (Richardson)

April 14

Xingrui "Victor" Liu: “Predicting Fed’s Decision on Adjusting Federal Funds Rate” (Ireland)

Suren Akopyan: “Investigating the Reasons Behind the Underperformance of Value stocks in the Recent Decades” (Ireland)

Abbie Schlageter: "Examining the Environmental Kuznet Curve in Canada’s Transport Sector" (Maxwell)

April 19

Yuchuan "Grace" Peng: “Uncovering Online Retailing: Glimpsing into the Era post- COVID” (Maxwell)

Matt Kraft: “Streakiness in Sports: Do Individual Players Actually Become ‘Hot’ or ‘Cold’?” (Maxwell)

Will Peters: “The Vaporfly Effect: Innovation or Omitted Variables?” (Maxwell)

April 21

Julia Kraus: “Gender Quotas and Firm Performance: Evidence from Germany” (Cichello)

Max Bahar: “How Does Parental Migration Affect the Long Term Labor Market Outcomes of Left Behind Children?” (Cichello)

Micheal Griglak: “The Effects of Venezuelan Migrants in the Colombian Informal Sector” (Cichello)

April 26

Yudong "Steve" Zhang: “The US IPO market during COVID-19” (Chahrour)

Dylan Agema: "Rolling the DICE on the Doughnut: The Viability of Ethical Growth" (Akin-Olcum)

Geoffrey O'Malley: "The Economic Impact of Pandemics" (Quinn)