Comps, honors papers, and prize-winning works of the Economics Department are featured here. All works have been self-submitted by the student authors. Descriptive information about each work is available to search or browse. Access to the full text of the works is limited to current Carleton affiliates with faculty permission. Learn more about how to submit your work and how to request access to the full text of works.
Submissions from 2021
Sarah Grier, Economics (ECON) 2021, Valuing Maternal Health in the Economic Analysis of Maternity Leave
Cindy Guo, Economics (ECON) 2021, The Economic Case for Paid Family Leave: A Policy Paper with a Focus on Child Outcomes
Nia Harris, Economics (ECON) 2021, The Impact of Changes in the Federal Funds Rate on Stock Returns: Portfolios Sorted by Size and Book-to-Market Equity Ratio
Sarah Hussain, Economics (ECON) 2021, The Intersection of Gender Norms and Intra-Household Bargaining Power: Evidence from Garment Workers in Bangladesh
Waleed Iftikhar, Economics (ECON) 2021, Democracies and Dictatorships: Variance in the Impact of IMF Adjustment Programs across Different Regime Types
Jack Johnson, Economics (ECON) 2021, Shrinking the Tax Gap: Combining Research on Tax Evasion and Lying Aversion
Marko Jurkovich, Economics (ECON) 2021, The Effect of Anti-Immigrant Sentiment on Immigrant Income in Spain
Rie Kurita, Economics (ECON) 2021, Decreasing Tax Evasion: Effective Use of Lying Aversion
Spencer Moore, Economics (ECON) 2021, “You get what you pay for”: An Experimental Study on Worker Productivity and Pay Structures
Leo Vithoontien, Economics (ECON) 2021, The Impact of Immigrants on Local Native Wages Across Industries and Prefectures in Japan 2014-2018
Submissions from 2020
Iris Arbogast, Economics (ECON) 2020, A “Slippery Slope” to Higher Labor Supply Inequality in Mexico, Indonesia, and Brazil
Noam Benkler, Economics (ECON) 2020, Do Biometric Smartcards Help the Neediest Most?
Henry Bensen, Economics (ECON) 2020, Is the Democrat versus Republican Macroeconomic Performance Gap Explainable?
Adam Bigelow, Economics (ECON) 2020, Non-Western Technology Intensity of Use and Long Run Productivity Gains
Kanin Bunajinda, Economics (ECON) 2020, Consumption Smoothing in Russia: An Achievement of Mutual Insurance, or a Byproduct of Savings and Loans
Joey Caradimitropoulo, Economics (ECON) 2020, Toward a World of Cost Efficiency: The Effects of Artificial Intelligence on Human Labor Demand
Michael Carlsen, Economics (ECON) 2020, Whether Weather Affects Growth: A Panel Analysis of Quarterly Weather Anomalies and U.S. GDP
Ana Carretero, Economics (ECON) 2020, The Most Livable City in America: Investigating the Value of Green Open Space in Saint Paul, Minnesota
Ben Chesler, Economics (ECON) 2020, Industrial Revolutions: Fourth Verse Same as the First? A Brave New World of Unknowns
Vicente Cortes, Economics (ECON) 2020, The Return of the Luddites: Labor Market Implications of Projected Advances in Artificial Intelligence
Ingrid Dai, Economics (ECON) 2020, Eliminating Homelessness: An Evaluation of the Minneapolis 2040 Plan
Phil Gagnon, Economics (ECON) 2020, Does Airbnb Presence Increase Rental Values? Evidence from Portland, Oregon Neighborhoods
Sharan Ganjam, Economics (ECON) 2020, Minneapolis 2040: An Incomplete Roadmap to Housing Supply and Affordability?
Malik Gibson, Economics (ECON) 2020, First Among “Equals:” An Analysis of Gendered Differential Human Capital Investments by Parents in India
Peter Hagstrom, Economics (ECON) 2020, Artificial Intelligence and the Displacement of High-Skilled Labor
Oskar Houck, Economics (ECON) 2020, The Effect of Light Rail Network Expansion on Single-Family Homes in St. Paul, MN
Zane Johann, Economics (ECON) 2020, Health, Subjective Well-Being, and Development: An Analysis of the Effect of Development Level on How Health Impacts Life Satisfaction
Ben Koppel, Economics (ECON) 2020, The Effect of Local Elementary School “Quality” on Housing Value
Carlos Lua Pineda, Economics (ECON) 2020, Analyzing the Combination Effect of Corruption and Administration Type on Education
Anesu Masakura, Economics (ECON) 2020, Investigating the Interaction Effects of Social Polarization and Institutional Quality on Economic Growth
Peter Ohashi, Economics (ECON) 2020, The Environmental Kuznet's Curve: What About Those Other Gasses?
Colin Pi, Economics (ECON) 2020, Who Wants Microloans? Dynamics of Demand for Microfinance Loans with Different Occupational Forms
David Roizin, Economics (ECON) 2020, Is Inclusionary Zoning Right for Minneapolis? Theory and Evidence for a Growing City
Andrew Roy, Economics (ECON) 2020, The Effect of Airbnb Density on Housing Prices in San Francisco
Helen Schuda, Economics (ECON) 2020, Effects of the Green Line and Median Income on Home Prices: A Cross-Sectional Hedonic Analysis for Saint Paul, Minnesota
Abbie Smith, Economics (ECON) 2020, International Reserves in Emerging & Developed Countries: An Analysis of the Effects of Different Types of Financial Crises
Siang Wongrattanapiboon, Economics (ECON) 2020, The Relative Importance of Monetary Transmission Channels in Thailand: Evidence from a FAVAR Model
Yihuang Wu, Economics (ECON) 2020, Post-privatization Performance of Chinese State-owned Enterprises
Submissions from 2019
Jack Atkins, Economics (ECON) 2019, Fake News and Social Media: How an Oversupply of Information Results in Negative Policy Outcomes
Tate Bosler, Economics (ECON) 2019, Cryptocurrencies, Regulatory Changes, and Market Efficiency
Hans Carlson, Economics (ECON) 2019, Adopting a New Monetary Policy Decision Making Structure: A Discussion of Discretion, Rules, and Frameworks
Ursula Clausing, Economics (ECON) 2019, Should Congress Require the Federal Reserve to use the Taylor Rule?
Laura DeMane, Economics (ECON) 2019, Blunts and Borders: Marijuana Market Segmentation Over State Lines
Ethan J. Ellis, Economics (ECON) 2019, Preferences for Nonwage Amenities in Early Career Job Choices of Undergraduate Seniors: A Dichotomous Choice Contingent Valuation Survey Approach
Brendon Fischel, Economics (ECON) 2019, New Product and Earnings Announcements’ Effect on Stock Returns: A Case Study of The Mobile Phone and Tablet Industry
Spencer Francis, Economics (ECON) 2019, Internalizing the Cost of Injuries and Game-Day Attendance: An analysis of the National Football League from 2009 -2018
Matt Ganter, Economics (ECON) 2019, Inefficiency in the Market for National Football League Kickers
Pedro Girardi, Economics (ECON) 2019, The Impact of Inflation on Wages of the Brazilian Poor
Daniel Gold, Economics (ECON) 2019, Little League, Big Bucks? The Effect of Youth Sports Participation on Future Wages
Aaron Goodman, Economics (ECON) 2019, Do Environmental, Social, and Governance Standards Affect Firm-Level EBITDA and Stock Performance?
Matt Kaye, Economics (ECON) 2019, Transit Ridership and Life Satisfaction
Dallas Keate, Economics (ECON) 2019, Credit Growth & The Equity Premium: Evidence Supporting Intermediary Asset Pricing
Caroline Kirchherr, Economics (ECON) 2019, An Analysis of the Competitive Effects of Charter Schools on Public School Outcomes in Michigan
Piper Kurtz, Economics (ECON) 2019, Crime and Punishment: An Analysis of the Effects of the Three Strikes Law on Deterring Crime
Nathaniel Lovin, Economics (ECON) 2019, Research Growth: The Effects of Basic and Applied Research Spending on GDP Growth
Joseph Nardi, Economics (ECON) 2019, College Choice: Matriculation Decisions of Underrepresented Minorities at Carleton College
Selam Nicola, Economics (ECON) 2019, Is Trade Good for The Poor In Sub-Saharan Africa? A Panel Data Analysis of Trade’s Impact on Poverty in Years 1992-2010
Matt Rubin, Economics (ECON) 2019, Event Study: The Effect of Movie Releases on Movie Distribution Stock Market Trade Activity
Fabio Silva, Economics (ECON) 2019, Financial Development and Economic Growth - Channels of Transmission at Different Stages of Economic Development
Allan Thekkepeedika, Economics (ECON) 2019, Novelty in the America Invents Act: The Impact of First-to-File on Innovation
Byron Valenzuela, Economics (ECON) 2019, The Impact of Property Rights Protections for Women on Economic Growth
Submissions from 2018
Jake N. Bechstein, Economics (ECON) 2018, Consumption in the Age of Rising Student Debt: A Comparison of Student and Non-Student Debt Burdens Effects on Consumption
Liam John Bradney, Economics (ECON) 2018, How Does the Relative Generosity of an Individual to a Third Party Affect Reciprocity in the Trust Game?
Ryan Casperson, Economics (ECON) 2018, Soda Taxes: Necessary or Unnecessary?
Michael Beelo Ebako-Hodgson, Economics (ECON) 2018, Bridging the Gap between Tribes: Trust and National identity. The Case of Equatorial Guinea
Nathan John Eisner, Economics (ECON) 2018, The Effect of Knowledge on Testing the Rational Expectations Hypothesis
Brandon Bernard Fabel, Economics (ECON) 2018, Pay and Performance in the National Football League: An Analysis of How Contract Type Affects Quarterback and Running Back Salaries
Maximilian Foster, Economics (ECON) 2018, Immigrants in the U.S. Labor Market: The Economic Effects of Native Country's Religious Composition
Benjamin Stolte Frerichs, Economics (ECON) 2018, The International Impacts of Federal Reserve Unconventional Monetary Policy
Benjamin Gauthier Gagnon, Economics (ECON) 2018, Picking Favorites: A Study on the Effects of Changing Competition Incentive Structure on Gambling Behavior
Nathan Kyler Gibes, Economics (ECON) 2018, Diluting Political Influence: The Appointment of Monetary Committee Membership and Inflation
Camille Mary Gordon, Economics (ECON) 2018, Does Foreign Health Aid Affect Health Inequality?
Kevin John Grow, Economics (ECON) 2018, Decisions Based on Receiver Knowledge of Advice: An Extension of the Dictator Game
Aaron Michael Hockett, Economics (ECON) 2018, All My Ex(Teacher)s Live in Texas: An Analysis of the Causes and Consequences of Public School Teacher Turnover
Liam Thomas Howe, Economics (ECON) 2018, Soccer, Stock Markets, and Investor Reactions: The Effects of World Cup Outcomes on European Financial Markets
Kevin Hurley, Economics (ECON) 2018, Effort Based on Circumstance: A Study of Prosocial Behavior
Marcus Irrthum, Economics (ECON) 2018, Kicking the Soda Pop Tax to the Curb: Why a Soda Pop Tax is the Wrong Policy and an Alternative Policy to Enact
Sebastian Lara, Economics (ECON) 2018, Effects of the ACA's Dependent Coverage Mandate on Job Mobility of Young Adults
Nicholas Paul Leeke, Economics (ECON) 2018, Beating the Record: The Effects of Recognition and Competition on Senior Gift Participation Rates at a Liberal Arts College
Clara Overbeck Livingston, Economics (ECON) 2018, Value of Emotion: Effects of Visceral Factors on Economic Behavior
David Cheng McKinley, Economics (ECON) 2018, Isolating Discrimination in the Sexual Orientation Wage Gap
Kevin Mei, Economics (ECON) 2018, Urbanization, Knowledge Spillovers, and Economic Growth: An Analysis of U.S. Cities from 2005 to 2016
Avinash Moorthy, Economics (ECON) 2018, Do Students Benefit from an Extra Year of High School? A Study of Ontario's Removal of Grade 13
Alyssa Nicole Neidhart, Economics (ECON) 2018, Does Female Labor Force Participation Impact Total Factor Productivity? A Time-Series Analysis of the United States between 1950 and 2014
Grant Stephen Patronik, Economics (ECON) 2018, ECB Monetary Policy Under the Rotational Voting Scheme: Do National Biases Exist?
Victoria Cragg Peterson, Economics (ECON) 2018, Woman Against Woman: An Experimental Approach to Single-Gender Competitive Performance
Laura Joan Rafferty, Economics (ECON) 2018, Can Bad Unemployment News Be Good for Stocks? A Sectoral Analysis of the Stock Market's Reaction to Unemployment Rate Announcements
Gina Marie Ray, Economics (ECON) 2018, The Effects of Social History on Beliefs of Reciprocity in the Trust Game
Andrew Herbert Ruvkun, Economics (ECON) 2018, Measuring the Contributions of Transportation Infrastructure to Economic Growth in the 21st Century
Chenoa Schatzki-McClain, Economics (ECON) 2018, Making it Work: the Added Worker Effect and the Labor Supply of Wives in Urban Indonesia
Alison Kate Tilson, Economics (ECON) 2018, It's a Man's World: How the Gender Wage Gap Impacts Economic Growth
Sarah B. Waldfogel, Economics (ECON) 2018, Avoiding the Bunching Effect: Evidence from the Lab
Alexander James Yeagle, Economics (ECON) 2018, Google Search Trends and the S&P 500: A Behavioral Explanation of Inefficient Markets
Submissions from 2017
Serena Rose Bernthal-Jones, Economics (ECON) 2017, Does Female Labor Force Participation Affect Fertility? A Time Series-Analysis of Sweden between 1974 and 2014
David William Coleman, Economics (ECON) 2017, Health vs. Home: An Analysis of the Impact of Health on Elderly Household Mobility
Lillie Catherine Cox, Economics (ECON) 2017, School Grades and Home Prices: An Empirical Exploration of the Housing Market within the Madison Metropolitan School District
Eric Bruce Tallman, Economics (ECON) 2017, The Environmental Impact of Single-Use Zoning: A Case Study of the Relationship between the Built Environment and Private-Vehicles in Chandigarh, India
Benjamin Madisen White, Economics (ECON) 2017, Assessing Flood Risk As Sea Levels Rise: The Effects of Hurricane Sandy on Flood Zone Risk Discounts In New York City
Wanchen Yao, Economics (ECON) 2017, Analyzing Police Behavior: A VAR Study on Police Budget and Arrest Rate
Submissions from 2016
Joshua Michael Aarons, Economics (ECON) 2016, Referee Bias: the Presence and Theory of Own-Nationality Favoritism in European Soccer
