Minnesota Economic Association
2008 Undergraduate Student Paper Contest Winners
Senior Thesis
First Place
Noah Schwartz, Carleton College
“Measuring the Impact of Microcredit Programs: Evidence from Rural Households in Bangladesh”
Advisor: Jenny Wahl
Second Place
Kaitlyn Orr, Macalester College
"Spatial Patterns of Foreign Direct Investment”
Advisor: Raymond Robertson
Third Place
Patrick James Gilmartin, Macalester College
“What is the Price Elasticity of Waiting Time for Taxis in Yaounde, Cameroon?”
Advisor: Raymond Robertson
Term
First Place
Adam Kent & Joseph Parilla, Macalester College
“Did the Hiawatha Light Rail Line Increase Single-Family Residential Property Values?”
Advisor: Sarah E. West
Second Place
Todd Copenhaver, Macalester College
“Does NBA Attendance Respond to an Increase Emphasis of Offense?”
Advisor: Raymond Robertson
Third Place
Nate Black, St. Olaf College
“The Impact and Efficiency of EITC Parameter Changes on Work"
Advisor: Rebecca P. Judge