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