The following students from the Class of 2018 have earned the honors designation in the Economics Department after successfully completing their honors thesis (3 of which earned high honors):
Jacob Adams, “Measuring Coworker Effects: Evidence from an American Manufacturing Firm” (Faculty Sponsor: Takao Kato)
Lucas Cooper, “Analyzing the Market’s Ability to Predict the Synergies of Mergers and Acquisitions” (Faculty Sponsor: Matt Jaremski)
Danielle Kliger, “Closing the Income Gap: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Employee Stock Ownership Programs” (Faculty Sponsor: Takao Kato)
Zoey Liu, “Comparing Methods to Identify Undocumented Immigrants in Survey Data: Applications to the DREAM Act and DACA” (Faculty Sponsor: Yang Song)
Baiyu Zhou, “Who are the job leavers and why do they quit? Evidence from the manufacturing firm” (Faculty Sponsor: Takao Kato)
