Welcome to the
Department of Economics
at Lafayette College.
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Lafayette welcomes Yang Wang
to the Department of Economics
Lafayette Economics welcomes Yang Wang to the position of Assistant Professor of Economics. Prof. Wang comes to us from Duke University. Her areas of specialization are applied microeconomics, health economics and applied econometrics. She will begin teaching in the Fall 2009 semester. Click here to view Prof. Wang's CV. |
Upcoming Events:
Have a good summer!
In the meantime check out the
departmental award winners.
Honors Defenses:
Monday, April 27
| Student: |
Quinn Taurmann |
| Thesis Title: |
Law & Economic Order: An Empirical Analysis of the
Effect
of Abortion Laws on the Adoption Rate. |
| Advisor: |
Prof. Susan Averett |
| Time: |
4:00 p.m. |
| Place: |
Simon Multi-Purpose Room |
Friday, May 1
| Student: |
Samantha Speer |
| Thesis Title: |
A Random Walk in the BRIC Countries |
| Advisor: |
Prof. Rosie Bukics |
| Time: |
1:00 p.m. |
| Place: |
Simon Multi-Purpose Room |
| Student: |
Amanda Zungoli |
| Thesis Title: |
A Contextual Fundamental Analysis of Eight Financial
Institutions: Should We Have Seen the Collapse Coming and Is It
Possible to Prevent Another? |
| Advisor: |
Prof. Rosie Bukics |
| Time: |
3:00 p.m. |
| Place: |
Simon Multi-Purpose Room |
Monday, May 4
| Student: |
Felix Forster |
| Thesis Title: |
Rural-Urban Migration in Madagascar - Modeling
Migration Decisions Throug Peer-Group Earnings
Differences |
| Advisor: |
Prof. David Stifel |
| Time: |
2:30 p.m. |
| Place: |
102A Pardee Hall |
Wednesday, May 6
| Student: |
Anna Swanby |
| Thesis Title: |
Patronage, Foreign Aid and the Kenyan State |
| Advisor: |
Prof. David Stifel |
| Time: |
11:00 a.m. Noon |
| Place: |
Simon Multi-Purpose Room |
| Student: |
Jeffrey Beavan |
| Thesis Title: |
Is Green Design Really Worth It? |
| Advisor: |
Prof. Susan Averett |
| Time: |
3:00 p.m. |
| Place: |
Simon Multi-Purpose Room |
| Student: |
Shiliang Cui |
| Thesis Title: |
Models of Duopoly with a Capacity Constraint and
Asymmetric Information |
| Advisor: |
Prof. Chris Ruebeck |
| Time: |
4:00 p.m. |
| Place: |
Simon Multi-Purpose Room |
Thursday, May 7
| Student: |
Jan Duchoslav |
| Thesis Title: |
Characteristics of Deliquency-Prone Microfinance
Clients:
A Basis for Arrears Reduction |
| Advisor: |
Prof. David Stifel |
| Time: |
4:30 p.m. |
| Place: |
Simon 124 |
Friday, May 8
| Student: |
Katherine Portnoy |
| Thesis Title: |
Energy Transmission Infrastructure: Precursor to a
New Cold War? |
| Advisor: |
Prof. Jerry Heavey |
| Time: |
2:00 p.m. |
| Place: |
Simon Multi-Purpose Room |
Other:
The American Economic Association has an Economics for College
Students website that is worth visiting.
This website describes economics
for students who are considering college study and provides information
useful to students who are enrolled in undergraduate programs. Students
who study economics will learn to use the ideas developed by economists
and to investigate current issues.
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