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Monday, April 15, 2019

Economics Honors Defense Day

The Economics Honors students will be defending their theses.  These are open to the Macalester community - we hope you can attend.



  • Jensen Vu "Does Consolidation Improve Quality of Care in the U.S. Hospital Market?" 8:30-9:30 a.m., Carnegie 304

  • Ji Sue Song "Does family size negatively affect child health outcomes in the United States?" 9:40-10:40 a.m., Carnegie 309

  • Harrison Mitchell "The effects of conflict on household agricultural investment in Nigeria." 9:40-10:40 a.m., Carnegie 304

  • Khadidja Ngom "The effects of land inheritance rights on agricultural investment: Evidence from Uganda." 10:50-11:50 a.m., Carnegie 304

  • Matthew Steele "Box Office Showdown: How Does Movie Market Saturation Affect First Weekend Box Office Revenues?" 10:50-11:50 a.m., Carnegie 305

  • Jed Buchholz "The Gretzky Externality: An Analysis of the Superstar Effect and Age Curves in the National Hockey League." 12:00-1:00 p.m., Carnegie 305

  • Jinny Kim "Does Coastal Flood Risk Affect Property Values?" 1:10-2:10 p.m., Carnegie 305

  • Noah Zwiefel "What is the impact of a Medicaid expansion on the bankruptcy rate? Evidence from the ACA." 1:10-2:10 p.m., Carnegie 309

  • Alice Qingyu Zhu "The Impact of Immigrants' Entries on Destination Countries' Economies" 2:20- 3:20 p.m., Carnegie 309

Contact: [email protected]

Audience: Alumni, Faculty, Parents and Families, Public, Staff, Students

Sponsor: Economics

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