Minnesota Economic Association
2011 Undergraduate Student Paper Contest Winners
Senior Thesis
First Place
Jimerson Ascencio Ferrufino, Macalester College
"What is the Effect of Trade on the Gender Wage Gap in the Mexican Manufacturing Sector?" [pdf]
Advisor: Raymond Robertson
Second Place
Needham Hurst, Macalester College
"How Does Light Rail Transit Affect Urban Land Use?" [pdf]
Advisor: Sarah West
Third Place (tie)
Katherine Lindquist, Carleton College
"Horizontal Educational Inequities and Civil Conflict: The Nexus of Ethnicity, Inequality, and Violent Conflict" [pdf]
Advisor: Radek Szulga
Taimur Ali Khan, Carleton College
"Cointegration of International Stock Markets: An Investigation of Diversification Opportunities" [pdf]
Advisor: Pavel Kapinos
Term Paper
First Place
Philip Titcombe, Macalester College
"Does Childhood Immunization Lead to Future Gains in Individual Labor Productivity? Evidence from the Philippines" [pdf]
Advisor: Amy Damon
Second Place
Yuyoung Park, Minnesota State University Mankato
"An Analysis of the Relationship Between Financial Aid for Higher Education and Crime Rate" [pdf]
Advisor: Ihsuan Li
Third Place
Senthuran Raveendranathan and Tristan Taru, Macalester College
"Monetary Assessment and Predicted Utility Dissociation Across Two Goods" [pdf]
Advisor: Peter Ferderer