Minnesota Economic Association
2009 Undergraduate Student Paper Contest Winners
Senior Thesis
First Place
Jacob O. Schak, Carleton College
“The Dynamic Effects of Changes in Business and Income Taxes on Output: Evidence from American Fiscal Policy” [569k PDF]
Advisor: Nathan Grawe
Lindsey Grace Stockman, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
“Causality and Comparative Advantage: Vietnam’s Role in the Post-ICA International Coffee Market” [1,637k PDF]
Advisor: Simran Sahi
Third Place
Samantha Morin, Carleton College
“Business Cycles and Health: How the Level of Development of a Country Affects the Relationship Between the Strength of Its Economy and the Health of Its Population” [1,162k PDF]
Advisor: Michael Hemesath
Term Paper
First Place
Jeremy Roth, Macalester College
“Does Perceiving a Shorter Life Expectancy Make You More Likely to Commit a Crime?” [913k PDF]
Advisor: Raymond Robertson
Second Place
Dakota Ryan, Macalester College
“Anonymity and Cooperation: Experimental Evidence From a Public Good Game” [880k PDF]
Advisor: J. Peter Ferderer
Third Place
Atang Gilika, Macalester College
“Does Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Favor Properties Adjacent to the Development Site?” [238k PDF]
Additional Charts & Tables [PDF]: Table I Table II Table III
Advisor: Raymond Robertson