Special
Edition
2003 Undergraduate Research Symposium
Special
Edition
2003 Undergraduate Research Symposium
August 1,
2003
This special volume of the Duke Journal of Economics contains a selection
of papers that were presented at the First Annual Undergraduate Economics
Research Symposium. The Symposium, held on the campus of Duke University on
April 4 and 5, 2003, brought together eleven undergraduate students from colleges
and universities across North Carolina to present their own original research.
The papers that were presented at the Symposium spanned a broad range of interests.
Two papers dealt with international topics, three investigated macroeconomic
issues, three explored questions in labor economics, and three considered
topics in public economics. While most papers had some empirical contents,
some theoretical work was also presented. All attendees of the seminar were
impressed by the quality of research conducted by these undergraduate students.
The below papers were chosen for publication in this special edition because
of their outstanding content.
Of course,
the symposium couldn’t have been such a success without the help of
many. In particular, thanks for their hard work and dedication in organizing
the Symposium goes to the students who gave their time as part of the Economics
Students Union Symposium Planning Committee, including Patrick Dickinson,
Shiying Lee, Ailian Gan, Alex Erlikh, Alicia Manning, Sara Unger, Jamie Kleinerman,
Ivy Baumbah, and Justin Ford. A special thanks goes to Ruoxi Chen for his
work on the Symposium web site. Drs. Connel Fullenkamp and Lori Leachman provided
invaluable advice to the Planning Committee and Dr. Leachman also served as
a key editor for this edition of the Duke Journal. Thanks for great administrative
assistance and logistical planning go also to the Staff of the EcoTeach Center,
Jennifer Socey and Ryan Millner, with special gratitude to Dorothy Armento.
In addition, financial support from the Allen Starling Johnson, Jr. Fund,
the EcoTeach Center, and the Duke University Department of Economics is gratefully
acknowledged.
We trust that you will enjoy the below papers and look forward to our Second
Annual Undergraduate Economics Research Symposium in Spring 2004!
Sincerely,
Professor
Bradley Heim, Ph.D., Faculty Sponsor
Duke Undergraduate Economics Research Symposium
Ms. Kathleen Wirth, "Understanding the Crime Choice - The Role of Market Wages," graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in May 2003 with a B.A. in economics. She is currently working at RTI International in Research Triangle Park, N.C.
Mr. Pavel S. Molchanov, "A Statistical Analysis of OPEC Quota Violations." Pavel Molchanov graduated from Trinity College, Duke University in May 2003 with a B.S. in Economics, certificate in Markets and Management Studies, and a minor in German. He will start work later this year at Raymond James Financial.
Mr. James Roberts, "Expanding the Monocentric Model:
A Fixed Effects Approach to the Determination of Urban Land Values."
Jimmy Roberts was the winner of the 2003 Economics Undergraduate Research
Symposium Outstanding Research Prize. James Roberts is a Junior at Davidson
College and is interested in pursuing a Ph.D. in economics after graduation.
PENDING: Ms. Catherine Phillips, "Division of Labor in Marriages in Which She Earns More."
Ms. Laurel Clayton, "Home Sale Price and Public School Quality in Mecklenburg County."
Professor Lori. L. Leachman, Ph.D., Faculty Editor
Ryan Millner, Web Designer
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Records
Box 90581
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The fund is used to support Omicron Delta Epsilon and other undergraduate programmatic activities in which Professor Havrilesky had an interest.