Minnesota Economic Association
2005 Undergraduate Student Paper Contest Winners
Senior Thesis
First Place
Dan Kedmey, Carleton College
"Financial Liberalization in Emerging Market Economies: A Catalyst for Stock Market Volatility?"
Advisor: Parker Wheatley
Second Place
Matija Vodopivec, Macalester College
"Wage and Productivity Differentials Across Privatized, State-Owned and De Novo Firms: Matched Employer-Employee Evidence From Slovenia"
Advisor: Gary Krueger
Third Place
Andrew Goodman-Bacon, Macalester College
"Welfare Caseloads and the 2001 Recession"
Advisor: Karine Moe
Term
First Place
Hazem Zureiqat, Macalester College
"Political Instability and Economic Performance: A Panel Data Analysis"
Advisor: Gary Krueger
Second Place
Justin Johnson, St. Olaf College
"Casualties in Iraq: Econometric Analysis of Casualty Data for U.S. Soldiers and Iraqi Civilians"
Advisor: Tony Becker
Third Place
Jon Einar Flatnes, Macalester College
"Stock Option Pricing and Executive Turnover"
Advisor: Gary Krueger