Presentations will be in O'Neill 257. We will meet from 8:30-10:15 a.m. Advisers are invited to attend. Each presentation should be about 15-20 minutes in length with some additional time for questions.
March 17
Kellen Kopp: “MLB’s "Super-Two" Rule: Long-Term Cumulative Earning Implications” (Murphy)
Seamus Pugh: “The Effects of the Volcker Shock on the Manufacturing Sector in the United States” (Medlin)
March 19
Emily Dhadly: “Investor Attention and Short-Term Market Dynamics A Study of Rare-Earth Element ETFs” (Cichello)
Nak Minn: “Beyond the Economics of Superstars: The Cultural Relevance of Japanese Recording Artists” (Maxwell)
Leonard Alsleben: “Quantifying Exogenous Drivers of Price Volatility in the ISO-NE Electricity Real-Time Energy Market: An Exponential GARCH Approach Unveiling the Impact of Renewable Energy Integration on Market Volatility Dynamics” (Ulusoy)
Alex Amaral: “Reassessing the Infant Industry Argument: Productivity Spillovers and Technological Diffusion in an IIT-Integrated Economy” (Ulusoy)
March 24
Cameron Wang: “Fields of Influence: Mapping Geopolitical Trends with College Football Realignment Patterns” (Devine)
David Zhong: “From Support to Success: Linking Parental Encouragement and Academic Achievement from High School to College” (Foerster)
Jack Price: “Skill Dynamics in the Age of AI: Understanding the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Skill Requirements in the U.S.” (Guerron)
Larissa Taboada Vernaschi Steinmetz: “Interest Rate Differentials and Domestic Factors: What Are the Main Drivers of Brazilian Exchange Rates?” (Valchev)
March 26
Ana Maria Cornea: “The Effect of Increased Regulation on FDI Inflow in Bangladesh” (Anderson)
Shengxi Bai: “Were Tariff Actions In 2025 Were Fully Passed Through To The Prices Paid At The U.S. Border?” (Farrokhi)
Nicky Huang: “Why do spiked drug overdose rates since 2020 hit adults from poorer backgrounds harder?” (Heyman)
Haoran He: “Dynamic Connectedness in East Asian Economies under Global Shocks (2010–2023” (McNelis)
March 31
Serin Hwang: “Emigration And Earnings: The Effects of Emigration on Earnings in Romania” (Bejan)
Abigail Vollrath: “The Weight of Wealth: Economic Signaling Power of Obesity in Developing Credit Markets” (Cox)
Jim Coukos: “When One Size Doesn’t Fit All: U.S. State-Level Inflation Decomposition Throughout the Early 2020s” (Ireland)
Jasmine Tang: “Do Knowledge-Intensive Firms Surprise Analysts?” (Ireland)
April 7
Barry Spoto: “The Pick is In: Racial Discrimination in the NFL Draft & Rookie Contracts” (Deb)
Kristina McKay: “The Cost of No Executions” (Felter)
Andrew Cimino: “Optimizing NHL Team Construction Within the Constraints of the Salary Cap ” (McCoy Dowdy)
Jared Aimone: “Optimization Algorithms for Long-Term Academic Planning” (Sönmez)
April 9
Nico Benjamin DeZerega: “Beyond the Game: Measuring the Local Economic Ripple Effects of the Relocation of Sports Franchises” (Sanzenbacher)
Zane Madi: “Does Where You Live Dictate if You Live? A Study of a Dementia Intervention” (Sanzenbacher)
Anika Obrecht: “The Effect of Mixed-Use Zoning on Third Spaces in New York City” (Sanzenbacher)
Tim Tan: “Do Carbon Markets Strengthen the Impact of Green Bonds? Evidence from California’s Cap-and-Trade Program” (Sanzenbacher)
April 14
Abbey Foote: “How Private Dorm Construction by Boston Educational Institutions has Affected Market Rate Rents Over the Last Decade” (Rutledge)
Nick Heiss: “Do Taxes on Cigarettes Reduce Smoking?” (Rutledge)
Emme Pastor: “Does advancing information and communications technology (ICT) negatively affect older workers' workplace communication and performance?” (Rutledge)
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April 16
Charlotte Heinicke: “To what extent does an airline’s network structure, hub-and-spoke versus point-to-point, affect revenue changes following competitor entry on routes connected to Denver International Airport?” (Grubb)
David (Xiangyu) Xu: “Working Hours and Labor Efficiency: Evidence from Working-Time Regulation and Industry Exposure ” (Papageorgiou)
Moises Segebre Tcherassi: “Returns to Experience in Latin America: An exploration into decades of career stagnation, brain drain, and reduced prosperity” (Romer)
Liam Mahoney: “The Effect of School Closures on Housing Values in Detroit” (Venator)