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Senior Scholars Projects

2005-2006
Emilia Tjernström, "Be the Change You Wish to See: National Attitudes and Climate Change Policy"

2003-2004
David Cohen
, "Improving the Use of Estimation Through the Use of Neural Networks"

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Senior Honors Theses

2006-2007

Caroline Adler, "The Determinants of Recovery Rates on Defaulted Corporate Securities: Why Do Fallen Angels Recover More than Original High Yield Issues?"
Michael Aquino, Can the Business Cycle be Used to Create Predictable Mutual Fund Outperformance?
Horacio Diaz Adda, "Social Cohesion and Economic Growth: Evidence from latin America and East Asia"
Magda Tsaneva, "Voices of the Poor: Poverty and Growth in Albania"
Aimee Williams, "Two Essays on the Indiana Family Cap Provision"

2005-2006
Jessica Minty, "Media Coverage and Disaster Relief: Is a Picture woth a Thousand Words?"
Caroline Theoharides, "The Role of Home Equity in Retirement Saving: Building Your Nest (Egg)"

2003-2004
Andriy Avramenko
, "Wealth Effects on Consumer Spending in the U.S. Economy"
Katherine Brown, "Passenger Car Sales in the Peoples Republic of China: What Are the Macroeconomic Factors Affecting Automobile Demand in China?"
Andre Garron, "A Theoretical Mathematical Model of Fishery Economics"

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Departmental Awards
BRECKENRIDGE PRIZE 
The Breckenridge prize is awarded yearly to the senior economics major(s) with the highest GPA.

2007
Michael Aquino
Horacio Diaz Adda
2006
George Mani
Caroline Theoharides
2005
Matthew Guy-Hamilton
2004
Benjamin Ricciardi

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PULLEN PRIZE
The Pullen Prize is awarded the student(s) who combines high scholarship with outstanding service to the department.

2007
Michael Aquino
2006
Emilia Tjernström
2005
Justinas Pelenis
2004
Andriy Avramenko

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CHRISTIAN A. JOHNSON AWARD
The Christian A. Johnson Award is awared to students who have made a significant contribution to the department.

2007
Tammy Lewin
2006
Jessica Minty
2005
Matthew Roland
David Acker
Thomas Deutsch
2004
Charles Data
Kyle Kreiss
Michael Henderson-Cohen

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FACULTY PRIZE
The Faculty Prize is awarded to students who show high scholarly attainment and service to the department.


2007

Horacio Diaz Adda 

2006

Eric Post

2005

Katie Gagne

Michael Rutherford

2004

Jacqueline Smith

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DEPARTMENT PRIZE FOR SERVICE
This Department Prize is awarded to students who have shown great service to the department. 

2007
Jonathan Forsythe
2006
Nina Korolyova
2005
Peyton McElyea
Joshua Gray
John Pollakowski
2004
David A. Cohen
E. Drew Mckechnie

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DEPARTMENT PRIZE FOR THE JUNIOR WITH THE HIGHEST GPA
This Department Prize is awarded to the Junior with the highest GPA.

2007
Andrei Roman
2006
Michael Aquino
2005
Caroline B. Theoharides
2004
Justinas Pelinis

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