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Students interested in pursuing honors in
Economics should discuss their plans with a member of the Economics
department by the end of their junior year. Professor Chad Sparber is the Honors Coordinator for 2011-2012. Eligible students take ECON
489 and 490 during their senior year. Upon completion of ECON 490, the
student earns one course credit for the entire year. In addition to
taking ECON 489 and 490, students work under the supervision of an
Economics faculty member. Students who receive Honors or High Honors in
Economics are considered for several departmental awards allocated to
graduating seniors.
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This course is designed for senior majors who are
eligible for departmental honors (or high honors). Each seminar member
plans and writes an honors thesis under the general guidance and
supervision of a faculty member. Seminar members present their work to
the group and act as discussants of each other’s work. Enrollment in
both terms is necessary for course credit. ECON 489 is offered for no
course credit and no grade in the fall. ECON 490 is offered for one
course credit in the spring, with ECON 489 as a prerequisite. This
course is taken under the satisfactory/unsatisfactory (S/U) grading
option.
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To be
invited to participate in the honors program, students need a minimum
3.33 GPA in the three core courses: ECON 251, 252, and 375. To qualify
for departmental honors, a student must enroll in the year-long honors
seminar (ECON 489 and 490) in which each student writes an honors
thesis. Students also present their projects to the seminar and act as
discussants of other projects. Certification of honors and high honors
will be based mainly on the quality of the honors paper. In addition,
honors candidates must have, at graduation, a B+ average (A– for high
honors) in the nine economics courses taken for major credit, and must
receive a satisfactory grade in ECON 490.
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Since the major also includes the requirements for an economics program,
special rules apply for honors. A mathematical economics major has two
mutually exclusive options: (1) qualifying for honors or high honors in
economics by satisfying the honors criteria for the economics major, or
(2) qualifying for these honors in mathematical economics by satisfying
the same criteria except that the departmental GPA is calculated for all
13 of the required courses. Under the first option the student will
receive the honors certification in economics as a mathematical
economics major.
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2011: - Jane Adams, "How low income families use their tax refund." Advisor: Nicole Simpson.
- Justin Kyhos, "Analysis of the effects of financial incentives on physicianproductivity and Medicare participation." Advisor: Jyoti Khanna.
- Hieu Lu, "The relationship between employee attitudes and organizational performance: Evidence from cooperative retail stores." Advisor: Takao Kato.
- Eric Rogers, "An examination of state-specific Earned Income Tax Credits and their effect on the locational decisions of immigrants within the United States." Advisor: Chad Sparber.
- Rashesh Shrestha, "Understanding pricing behavior of multiproduct retailer: Evidence from Dominick's data." Advisor: Takao Kato.
- Hiep Tran, "Financialization and its impact on investment." Advisor: Tom Michl.
2010:
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- Chi-Ming Hou Award for Excellence in International Economics-
Established by past and present department members in honor of the late
Chi-Ming Hou, who was a member of the Colgate economics department from
1956-1991, for outstanding achievement in international economics.
- Hieu Luu, 2011
- Michael LoFaso, 2010
- Marshall-Keynes Award for Excellence in Economics-
Awarded by the department to the senior with the strongest, sustained
performance in analytical economics and on the basis of the
comprehensive exam.
- Rashesh Shrestha, 2011
- Roumiana Zlateva, 2010
- J. Melbourne Shortliffe Award
-Established in honor of the late J. Melbourne Shortliffe, chair of the
economics department emeritus, and awarded to outstanding graduating
seniors who have concentrated in economics
- Erik Rogers, 2011
- Benjamin Bernstein, 2010