Minnesota Economic Association
2003 Undergraduate Student Paper Contest Winners
Senior Thesis
First Place
Jim Sallee, Macalester College
"Empirical Estimation of the Relationship Between Women's Status
and Child Health in India"
Advisor: Karine S. Moe
Second Place
Shuchi Anand, Carleton College
"Evaluating Type of Providers Available in India Through Health
Outcomes"
Advisor: Michael Hemesath
Third Place
Peter Kiedrowski, Carleton College
"The Effects of the Breakup of Socialism on the Productive
Structure of Polish Agriculture"
Advisor: Michael Hemesath
Term
First Place
Tasneem Baldiwala, Macalester College
"The Wage Differential Between Border and Non-Bordered Regions
of Mexico, 1990"
Advisor: Karine S. Moe
Second Place
Jon D. Petersen, University of Minnesota
"On the Regional Development and Convergence in the U.S.: 'North'
vs. 'South'"
Advisor: Partha Chatterjee
Third Place
Tyler Beckelman, Macalester College
"The Effect of Free Agency on Competitive Balance in Major
League Baseball: The Coase Theorem, Yankee Paradox and Wasteful
Player Acquisitions"
Advisor: Gary Krueger