Department of Economics

Economics majors Lea Brandel and Matthew Borgen presented papers at the undergraduate student sessions of the Eastern Economic Association meetings held in Boston March 6-9th.  Lea's paper, College Women Choice of Majors:  Evidence From A Survey, investigated factors that may affect college women's decisions to be a business major.  Matt's paper was Wal-Mart Super Centers' Impact Local Grocery Prices.  Alumni donations funded the student travel expenses.  Read more about Eastern Economics Association presentations from prior years.

15 Economics Majors Present Research at 2008 MSUM Student Academic Conference
Eric Sobolik, Industry Study
Abdullahi Mohamed, Wage Differentials for Immigrant Women in the United States: Effect of Gender and Ethnicity
Nathan Och, The Potential Impact of a Mass Trasist System on Congestion Costs
Daniel Schoenecker, The True Value of the Dollar Menu
Craig Ehrmantraut, Health Care Reform
Eric Bigelow, Urban Growth Boundaries and Housing Prices
Robert Haas, An Analysis of the International Automobile Industry
Achala Acharya, Poverty Reduction and Economic Growth in India
Sumi Sharma, China's Economic Growth
Charles Johnson, The Payoff of Self- Directed Work Teams
Matthew Borgen, Effect of Wal-Mart Supercenters on Grocery Prices in Minnesota
Prashant Shrestha, Forecasting Crude Oil
Ross Aldentaler, Free Trade Block Comparison of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)
Naomi Turman, An Examination of "Glass Ceiling" Barriers by White Women and African-American Women in Corporate America
Olesya Kurilo and Subhechhaya Shrestha, Women Unemployment in the United States and Europe from the Years 1970-1990
Read more about Student Academic Conference presentations from prior years.