Department of Economics
Student Research
Student Huskies Showcase Presenters
2018
Sponsor – Patricia Hughes
Sponsor – Lynn MacDonald
Student Research Presenters
2018
Sponsor – Nimantha Manamperi
- Valentine Nimahire: “Overcoming the resource curse in Sub-Saharan Africa: Governance and Macroeconomic Policies” - 82nd Annual Meeting of the Midwest Economics Association, Evanston, IL (2018).
- Taisiia Stanisshevka: “Refugee crisis and its impact on crime trends in Germany” - 2018 Winter Institute - St. Cloud State University (2018).
Student Research Colloquium Presenters
2017
Sponsor – Monica Garcia-Perez
- Ryan Bolduc: Immigration in Central Minnesota and St. Cloud Area
- Honorat Donou: Immigration in Central Minnesota and St. Cloud Area
- Onyedimma Nwachuku: Immigration in Central Minnesota and St. Cloud Area
- Sean Schlosser: Immigration in Central Minnesota and St. Cloud Area
- Taisiia Stanishevska: Immigration in Central Minnesota and St. Cloud Area
2016
Sponsor – Lynn MacDonald
- Zac Carter: Determinants of Police Expenditures
2015
Sponsor – David Switzer
- Alynda Her: Economic Analysis of Market Share and Market Growth: Determinants in Advertising Sales Ratios
- Christopher Johnson: Economic and Governmental Determinants of Bank Failures
- Matthew Kroiss: The Effects of Family Characteristics on Student Performance
- Brian Miller: The Impact Successful NFL Franchises Have on Their Respective Metropolitan Area GDP and Employment
- Chase Steinbring: Happiness and Productivity in the United States
- Andrew Williams: Characteristics of High Schools That Contribute to Future Success
- Drayton Wipper: The Effect of Military Service on the Standard of Living
2014
Sponsor – King Banaian
- Katie Kotschevar: Effect of Student Loan Debt on Homeownership
Sponsor – Mana Komai
- Siu-Pong Lo: Experimental Economics: Leadership and Trust
Sponsor – Lynn MacDonald
- Mitch Holthaus: Education Finance and its Affect on Youth Crime
- Nikhil Joshi: Foreign Aid and Growth: A Case Study of Nepal
- Daniel Shima: Alcohol Consumption and Crime Rate
- Zachary Carter: How Unemployment Affects Local Crime Rates
- Brent Larson: Effect of Health on Household Income
- Colin Udvig: Cryptocurrency
- Brian Barnes: Efficiency of Minnesota Public High Schools
- Alec Jenniges: Determining Player Value in the National Basketball Association
- Andrew Keck: The Impact of Professional Sports Stadiums on Housing Values
- ZhiChao Diao: The Effect of Information Technology on Productivity in the U.S.
2013
Sponsor – Lynn MacDonald
- Mengmei (Maggie) Yin: Chinese Style Privatization and its Impact on GDP Growth
2012
Sponsor – Patricia Hughes
- Reuben Aleckson: Major Default: Are Student Loan Default Rates Impacted by YourChoice of Degree?
- Nicollet Buchmayer: Entertainment or Economics
- Chad Johnson: Local Government Budgets and the Great Recession
- Chadwick Kunkel: Student Loan Default Rates: Are They Headed Towards a Financial Crisis?
- Michael Rajewsky: The Economic Impact of Professional Sports Franchises: Are They Worth Public Subsidization?
- Joseph Spann: How Crude is the Price You Pay at the Pump?
Sponsor – Ken Rebeck
- Wen Lian: Importance of Being First: First Generation College Students and Academic Achievement
- Zeqing Lu To: Stay or Not To Stay: Labor Markets and International Students’ Propensity to Stay in theUnited States
