Several economics majors attended the Eastern Economics Association’s annual conference in Philadelphia, PA, Feb. 24-26th. The students, Allison Genco, Ian Hull, Michael Koslow, Erika Lamanna, Abbey Lepley and Ryan Quinn, participated in the ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ sessions, five of whom made presentations of their research. Their paper titles are given below:
“Is the Washington Consensus to Blame for Rising Income Inequality?” Allison Genco, ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ
“The community influence: An expansion of high school dropout theory in the mid-Atlantic Region” Ian Hull, ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ
“The Effects of Non-Participatory Characteristics: The Case of Lift-Tickets”
Michael Koslow, ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ
“Do Migrant Remittances Impact Attained Education Levels?” Abbey Lepley, ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ
“Venture Capital and Corruption: Why Venture Capitalists choose to invest in China over the U.S.” Ryan Quinn, ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ
Other participants included ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ students from American University, Austin College, Sweet Briar College, Smith College, College of Wooster, University of Mary Washington, Buffalo State College, Minnesota State University-Moorhead, Albright College, SUNY Potsdam and West Chester University.
The eight ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ research sessions at the conference were sponsored by Issues in Political Economy, the ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ research journal published jointly by the University of Mary Washington and Elon. Elon students have participated in this conference for 10 straight years.