Six Elon students presented their research this weekend at the Eastern Economics Association’s annual conference in Boston, MA, March 7-9. The students participated in the undergraduate research sessions sponsored by Issues in Political Economy (http://www.elon.edu/ipe). Issues in Political Economy is the oldest peer-reviewed journal dedicated to undergraduate research in economics in the United States.
The papers presented by Elon students included:
Daniel Cariello (Mentor: Jennifer Platania) “The effect of strategic entity ownership on investment risk in multinational corporations”
Thomas Frick and Jeremy Kitts (Mentor: Marius Jurgilas) “The January Effect: Small Capitalization Indices and Mutual Funds”
Jamie Hoggard (Mentor: Steve DeLoach) “Coming to America: An Examination of the Effect of Immigration on Bilateral Trade Flows”
Erika Lamanna (Mentor: Steve DeLoach) “The Impact of Microcredit on Growth in sub-Saharan Africa”
Katherine Parkman (Mentor: Steve DeLoach) “Supersize Me? Productivity and Obesity in Developed Nations”
In addition to Elon, participants in the 10-session mini-conference include students from the College of Wooster, Smith College, Washington and Jefferson College, Austin College, SUNY-Potsdam, Furman University, Bryant University, Keene State University, Minnesota State University, VMI, University of Northern Iowa, Wilkes University, Manhattanville College, and the University of Mary Washington.
Funding was provided by the office of Undergraduate Research Programs and the Love School of Business.