Minnesota Economic Association
2013 Undergraduate Student Paper Contest Winners
Senior Thesis
First Place
Natalie Camplair, Macalester College
“Do Wind Turbines Affect the Sale Price of Single Family Homes?”
Advisor: Sarah E. West
Second Place
Ben Bedore, Carleton College
“The Behavioral Effects of Early Intervention for Children from Low-Income Households”
Advisor: Mark Kanazawa
Third Place
Lesley Baseman, Carleton College
“Spillover Effects of and Foreign Central Bank Responsiveness to U.S. Monetary Policy Shocks on Emerging Economies in Latin America and South Asia”
Advisor: Radek Szulga
Term Paper
First Place
Sasha Indarte, Macalester College
“Mutually Reinforcing Debt and Financial Crises in Spain and Ireland: A VAR Approach”
Advisor: Gary Krueger
Second Place
William Creedon, Macalester College
“Do Differences in Unemployment Benefits Explain Unemployment in Spain Relative to Portugal?”
Advisor: Karine S. Moe
Third Place
Yiwen Hu, Macalester College
“How do Residential Recycling Programs Affect the Ratio of Secondary to Virgin Production in the Paper Industry?"
Advisor: Sarah E. West