Class of 2021 Honors Students in Economics

The following students from the Class of 2021 have earned the honors designation in the Department of Economics after successfully completing their honors thesis (three of which earned high honors):

High Honors:

MacKenzie Martin

"The HRRP Impact on Patient Discharge Status in New Jersey"

(Faculty Adviser-Professor Genevieve Alorbi)

Benjamin Moffa

"Mortgaging Lending Activity During the COVID-19 Pandemic and
Quantitative Easing’s Corresponding Effects"

(Faculty Adviser-Professor Michael Connolly)

Brittany Parrott

"Within-Firm Pay Inequality and Innovative Work Practices:
A comparative analysis using ESOPs"

(Faculty Adviser-Professor Takao Kato)

Honors:

Alessandro Conte

"Evaluating the Impact of the UEFA Financial Fair Play Regulations on Competitive Balance within European Professional Football"

(Faculty Adviser-Professor Ben Anderson)

Samuel Gatsos

"Corporate Financial Outcomes During COVID-19:
Fed Intervention & Debt Maturity Frictions"

(Faculty Adviser-Professor Michael Connolly)

Rachel Gunders

"Estimating the Intergenerational Persistence among U.S.-Born Natives and Immigrants"

(Faculty Adviser-Professor Nicole Simpson)

Mohammad Omair

"The Impact of Financial Frictions & Uncertain Asset Returns on Money Demand"

(Faculty Adviser-Professor Rich Higgins)

Yuxuan Zhang

"Factors influencing leadership effects on team performance: A case study on Chinese
Manufacturing Plants"

(Faculty Adviser-Professor Takao Kato)