Minnesota Economic Association

2010 Undergraduate Student Paper Contest Winners

Senior Thesis

First Place

Megan Mileusnic, Carleton College
“The Wage Effects of Obesity in the U.S. Labor Market: Are Obese Paid Less Because of Health Insurance?” [788k PDF]
Advisor: Michael Hemesath

Second Place

Marcel Gozali, Carleton College
“Marcroeconomic Impacts of Oil Price Levels and Volatility on Indonesia” [346k PDF]
Advisor: Aaron Swoboda

Third Place

Jaselyn Taubel, College of St Benedict/St. John University
“Ignornace is Bliss … Or is It? An Empirical Look at the Relationship Between Higher Education and Happiness” [320k PDF]
Advisor: Louis D. Johnston

Term Paper

First Place

Nikhil Gupta, Macalester College
“The Size Effect and the Capital Asset Pricing Model” [145k PDF]
Advisor: Gary Krueger

Second Place

Nels Lind, St. Olaf College
“Coke or Pepsi? An Inflationary Debate: Accounting for Product Variety in the New Keynesian Phillips Curve” [224k PDF]
Advisor: Anthony D. Becker

Third Place (tie)

David Lopez, Macalester College
“The Effects of Economic Factors in Determining the Transition Process in Europe and Central Asia” [173k PDF]
Advisor: Gary Krueger

Third Place (tie)

Varini Sharma, Macalester College
“Do Bank Mergers Create Shareholder Value? An Event Study Analysis” [1,944k PDF]
Advisor: Gary Krueger