Class of 2018 Distinction in Economics

    Anna Bearrood

    Consumption Tax: So much Potential
    Econ 374: Money and Banking, Professor Paul Wojick

    Price Competition: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
    Econ 222: Game Theory, Professor Bruce Wambheim

    Matthew Damhof

    An Ethical Analysis of the Trump Tax Cuts
    Econ 220: Public Finance, Professor Mark Pernecky

    Allstate vs. Travelers: An Analysis of Two Stocks
    Mgmt 380: Investments, Professor Rick Goedde

    A Review of “Market Reactions to Changes in the S&P 500 Index: An Industry Analysis”
    Econ 399: Behavioral Finance, Professor Tom Bernardin

    Erik Davidson-Schwartz

    The Sherman Silver Purchase Act and the Panic of 1893
    Econ 399: American Economic History, Professor Bruce Wambheim

    The Panic of 1837 and Jacksonian Economics: A Re-evaluation
    Econ 399: American Economic History, Professor Bruce Wambheim

    Lehman Brothers vs. AIG and the Financial Crisis of 2008
    Econ 247: History of Economic Thought, Professor Paul Wojick

    John Hultstrand

    Argentine Dairy Sector Challenges – Data Analysis
    Econ 210: Argentina, Professor Anthony Becker

    Late 2014 Oil Crash: The Causes and Global Economic Effects
    Econ 382: International Economics, Professor Xun Pomponio

    Economic Stability of an Independent Catalonia
    Econ 374: Money and Banking, Professor Paul Wojick

    Spencer Knack

    Analysis of Two Stocks: Ameriprise Financial Inc. (AMP) and BlackRock Inc. (BLK)
    Mgmt 380: Investments, Professor Rick Goedde

    Exploring the North American Free Trade Agreement’s (NAFTA) Effects and Implications on the United States Economy and Labor Force
    Econ 385: Econometrics, Professor Anthony Becker

    Trans-Pacific Partnership: What would really have happened to the US economy and labor force?
    Econ 374: Money and Banking, Professor Paul Wojick

    Robert Leet

    Why was Private Property the most Influential Factor to Jamestown’s Growth?
    Econ 399: Economic History of America, Professor Bruce Wambheim

    What caused Midwestern Agrarian Protests in the Late 19th Century?
    Econ 399: Economic History of America, Professor Bruce Wambheim

    Quantitative Easing: How did it influence the U.S. Economy?
    Econ 374: Money and Banking, Professor Paul Wojick

    Lindsay Mattei

    Intergenerational Mobility and Income Inequality
    Econ 385: Econometrics, Professor Anthony Becker

    Political Instability, Energy, and Economic Growth in Nepal
    Econ 243: Economic Development, Professor Seth Binder

    Solving Information Aversion and Overdiagnosis in Breast Cancer Mammography Screening: The Ostrich Effect and Base Rate Bias
    Econ 372: Behavioral Economic, Professor Ashley Hodgson

    Lillie Meakim

    How Did China’s One-Child Policy Come to Be? What made such a radical idea thinkable? The Origin and History of Restricting Couples to One Child
    Econ 247: History of Economic Thought, Professor Paul Wojick

    Does Trade Lead to Environmental Deterioration? Effect of Environmental Trade on the Environment. Race-to-the-Bottom versus Gains from Trade Hyposthesis
    Econ 382: International Economics, Professor Xun Pomponio

    Cashless or Less Cash World?
    Econ 374: Money and Banking, Professor Paul Wojick

    Joseph Miller

    A Realist response to Anarchy, State, and Utopia: Reinhold Niebuhr on Robert Nozick
    Public Affairs 280: Foundational Debates, Professor Jason Marsh

    The Golden Age and American Markets: A Response to Free to Choose, with evidence from Antitrust Policy Development
    Econ 399: Economic History, Professor Bruce Wambheim

    The Externality of Energy Production, The United States’ Shale Boom and Environmental Bust
    Econ 382: International Economics, Professor Xun Pomponio

    Alexandra Rosati

    A Bonus a Day Keeps the ER Away: The Relationship Between Medicaid Bonus Payments and Patient Emergency Room Visits
    Econ 373: Health Care, Behavioral Economics, Professor Ashley Hodgson

    To Share or Not to Share? How Default Privacy Settings Affect Data Sharing Choices of Cell Phone Users
    Econ 372: Behavioral Economics, Professor Ashley Hodgson

    House Prices: Cover or Caution? Should the Great Recession have been predicted, and how were house prices making or illuminating the problem?
    Econ 385: Econometrics, Professor Anthony Becker

    Rammah Shandaq

    The Detour of Growth in the Argentinian Economy
    Econ 243: Economic Development, Professor Seth Binder

    Volume-Stock Relationship: Comparative econometric analysis between high and low-volume stocks
    Econ 385: Econometrics, Professor Anthony Becker

    Did Americans forget to save?
    Econ 374: Money and Banking, Professor Paul Wojick