The following seven students from the Class of 2013 have earned the honors designation in the Economics Department after successfully completing their honors thesis:
Carolyn Fox, “Direct Household Rebound Effect for Electricity Consumption in the U.S.: Implications for Energy Conservation Policy,” (Faculty sponsor: Michael O’Hara)
Nikolas Furnald, “The Impact of Age on Baseball Players’ Performance,” (Faculty sponsor: Michael O’Hara)
Christine Hebert, “The Exogenous Effect of Corn Prices on Beef Prices in the U.S. Using R&D as an Instrumental Variable,” (Faculty sponsor: Ben Anderson)
Mark Nasca, “Quantitative Easing and the American Economy: How Saving is Saving Us From Inflation,” (Faculty sponsor: Felicia Ionescu)
Eleanor Schmidt, “The Effect of Women’s Intrahousehold Bargaining Power on Child Health Outcomes in Bangladesh.” (Faculty sponsor: Neha Raykar, Jay Mandle)
Travis Steele, “European Financial Integration: The Quantitative Impact of the Euro on Financial Integration.” (Faculty sponsor: Dean Scrimgeour)
Zachary Lin Zhao, “Appreciating the Third Wheel: Optimal Exchange Rate Response of Input Suppliers in a Trilateral Trade Model,” (Faculty sponsor: Piyush Chandra)
