The Department of Economics is proud of our numerous students who have presented their own research at various conferences and seminars:

2006-2007

ALI CANNONI

Paper title:  ""Income Inequality and Educational Attainment Rates: The New York Story”

Conference Presentations:

IUP Undergraduate Scholars Conference

Date: April 11, 2007

Place: IUP Campus

Eastern Economic Association Annual Conference

Date:  February 24, 2007

Place:  New York, NY

ELIZABETH HALL

Paper title:  " “Factors in Underemployment in Rural Pennsylvania”

Conference Presentations:

IUP Undergraduate Scholars Conference

Date: April 11, 2007

Place: IUP Campus

CHRISTOPHER KRAHE

Paper title:  ""Young Adult Decision Making: Male Relative Cohort Size and the Easterlin Hypothesis, 1959-2001"

Conference Presentations:

IUP Undergraduate Scholars Conference

Date: April 11, 2007

Place: IUP Campus

SHANNON STARE

Paper title:  " “The Effects of Environmental Factors on Cancer Incidence Rates in a Sample of OECD Developing Countries”

Conference Presentations:

IUP Undergraduate Scholars Conference

Date: April 11, 2007

Place: IUP Campus

Eastern Economic Association Annual Conference

Date:  February 24, 2007

Place:  New York, NY

ZOË THORKILDSEN

Paper title:  " “An Exploration of Dependent Variable Specification in Educational Production Functions”

Conference Presentations:

IUP Undergraduate Scholars Conference

Date: April 11, 2007

Place: New York, NY

2005-2006

REBECCA GALLOWAY

Paper title:  "The Effects of Immigration on Unemployment in the Netherlands:  An Analysis of Twenty-Six Labor Market Regions"

Conference Presentations:

Europe:  East and West Undergraduate Research Symposium 2006

Date: April 7, 2006

Place: Pittsburgh, PA

IUP Undergraduate Scholars Conference

Date:  April 4, 2006

Place:  IUP Campus

ERIC GAVAZZI

Paper title:  "Terrible Towels, Pigskin, Helmets and Hard Hits:  Determinants of NFL Attendance"

Conference Presentations:

IUP Undergraduate Scholars Conference
Date: April 4, 2006
Place: IUP Campus

ELIZABETH HALL

Paper title:  "Variations in Educational Attainment and Unemployment Outcomes Across Rural and Urban Pennsylvania"

Conference Presentations:

Pennsylvania Economic Association

Date:  June 1-3, 2006

Place:  Indiana, PA

TIFFANY HICKS

Paper title:  "God and Growth:  Christian Adherence and Development in Sub-Saharan Africa"

Conference Presentations:
 

Pennsylvania Economic Association

Date:  June 1-3, 2006

Place:  Indiana, PA

Conference Proceedings Publication:

Proceedings of the Pennsylvania Economic Association 2006 Conference, Forthcoming

KERRI HOOPES

Paper title:  "Estimation of Hedonic Price Equations for California Wines:  What Drives Market Price and Why?"

Conference Presentations:

IUP Undergraduate Scholars Conference
Date: April 4, 2006
Place: IUP Campus

CHRISTOPHER KRAHE

Paper title:  "The Importance of U.S. Birthrates and Influencing Factors, 1955 - 2001"

Conference Presentations:

IUP Undergraduate Scholars Conference
Date: April 4, 2006
Place: IUP Campus

Department of Economics Research Day

Date:  November 11, 2005

Place:  IUP Campus

JENNIFER MCANULTY

Paper title:  "Factors that Affect Growth in Upper-Income Developing Countries"

Conference Presentations:

IUP Undergraduate Scholars Conference
Date: April 4, 2006
Place: IUP Campus

Publication:

McAnulty, J (2006). Factors that Affect Growth in Upper-Income Developing Countries.  The Inkwell. (pp.13-21). 

NEIL MEREDITH

Paper title:  "The Keystone Conundrum:  A Look at Pennsylvania County Unemployment Rates"

Conference Presentations:

IUP Undergraduate Scholars Conference
Date: April 4, 2006
Place: IUP Campus

Paper title:  "Okun's Law:  What is the Story Now? "

Conference Presentation:

Department of Economics Research Day

Date:  November 11, 2005

Place:  IUP Campus

Conference Proceedings Publication:

Meredith, N.R. (2005). Okun's Law:  What is the Story Now?  In Proceedings of the Pennsylvania Economic Association 2005 Conference. (pp. 13-20).

STEPHANIE PERKOVICH

Paper title:  "Factoring the Finance Into Film:  A Study of Box Office REvenue in the Motion Picture Industry"

Conference Presentations:

Pennsylvania Economic Association

Date:  June 1-3, 2006

Place:  Indiana, PA

IUP Undergraduate Scholars Conference
Date: April 4, 2006
Place: IUP Campus

JENNIFER SWARTZ

Paper title:  "How Does the Turkish Economy Relate to Other European Union Economies?  An Application of the Neoclassical Growth Model"

Conference Presentations:

Pennsylvania Economic Association

Date:  June 1-3, 2006

Place:  Indiana, PA

IUP Undergraduate Scholars Conference
Date: April 4, 2006
Place: IUP Campus

Swartz, J (2006). How Does the Turkish Economy Relate to Other European Union Economies?  An Application of the Neoclassical Growth Model.  The Inkwell. (pp.42-52).

ZOË THORKILDSEN

Paper title:  "An Exploration of Dependent Variable Choice in Educational Production Functions"

Conference Presentations:

Pennsylvania Economic Association

Date:  June 1-3, 2006

Place:  Indiana, PA

Paper Title:  "The Application of Game Theory to Economics of Conflict"

Conference Presentations:

Pennsylvania Economic Association

Date:  June 1-3, 2006

Place:  Indiana, PA

Paper Title:  "The Importance of State-Level Analysis of Educational Production Functions" with Dr. Stephanie M. Brewer

Conference Presentations:

IUP Undergraduate Scholars Conference
Date: April 4, 2006
Place: IUP Campus

Southern Economic Association

Date:  November 18-20, 2005

Place:  Washington, D.C.

Paper Title:  "Higher Test Scores or Heading to College:  a Comparison of Educational Production Functions with Differing Dependent Variables"

Conference Presentation:

Department of Economics Research Day

Date:  November 11, 2005

Place:  IUP Campus

MICHAEL TROY

Paper title:  "Winning isn't Everything:  Attendance in Major League Baseball"

Conference Presentations:

IUP Undergraduate Scholars Conference
Date: April 4, 2006
Place: IUP Campus

REBECCA UECKER

Paper title:  "Where Should the Money Be Spent?  The Impact of Programs and Policies within an Educational Production Function"

Conference Presentations:

Department of Economics Research Day

Date:  November 11, 2005

Place:  IUP Campus

Conference Proceedings Publication:

Uecker, R.J. (2005). Where Should the Money Be Spent?  The Impact of Programs and Policies within an Educational Production Function.  In Proceedings of the Pennsylvania Economic Association 2005 Conference. (pp. 171-179).

VANESSA WAYNE

Paper title:  "Bringing Faith into the Picture:  Some Socio-Economic and Religious Determinants of Youth Alcohol Consumption" with Dr. James J. Jozefowicz

Conference Presentations:

Southern Economic Association

Date:  November 18-20, 2005

Place:  Washington, D.C.

Department of Economics Research Day

Date:  November 11, 2005

Place:  IUP Campus

CAMERON WILKINS

Paper title:  "Estimation of Knowledge Flows with Patent Citations:  A Count Data Approach"

Conference Presentation:

Department of Economics Research Day

Date:  November 11, 2005

Place:  IUP Campus

2004-2005

THOMAS BOGACZ

Paper title:  "Investment Enigma:  Determinants of U.S. Foreign Direct Investment in Europe”

Conference Presentations:

Sigma Xi Research Day
Date: April 13, 2005
Place: IUP Campus

Europe: East and West Undergraduate Research Symposium 2005

Date: April 8, 2005

Place: Pittsburgh, PA

CARRIE JENKINS

Paper title: "How things have Changed: Income Inequality in Pennsylvania in the 1990s” with James Jozefowicz

Conference Presentations:

Sigma Xi Research Day
Date: April 13, 2005
Place: IUP Campus

Southern Economic Association

Dates: November 21-23, 2004 

Place: New Orleans, LA

CHRIS KRAHE

Paper title:  “Young Adult Decision Making:  Male Relative Cohort Size and Fertility Theory, 1959-2001”

Conference Presentation:

Pennsylvania Economic Association
Date: June 2-4, 2005
Place: Millersville, PA

Paper title:  “U.S. Fertility and Influencing Factors Among Cohorts, 1960-2004”

Conference Presentation:

Sigma Xi Research Day
Date: April 13, 2005
Place: IUP Campus

Conference proceedings publication:

Proceedings of the Pennsylvania Economic Association 2005 Conference, Forthcoming.

NEIL MEREDITH

Paper title:  “Okun’s Law:  What is the Story Now?

Conference Presentations:

Pennsylvania Economic Association
Date: June 2-4, 2005
Place: Millersville, PA

Sigma Xi Research Day
Date: April 13, 2005
Place: IUP Campus

Conference proceedings publication:

Proceedings of the Pennsylvania Economic Association 2005 Conference, Forthcoming.

ZOË THORKILDSEN

Paper title:  “Higher Test Scores or Heading to College:  A Comparison of Educational Production Functions with Differing Dependent Variables”

Conference Presentation:

Pennsylvania Economic Association
Date: June 2-4, 2005
Place: Millersville, PA

Paper title:  “Where to Spend and How Much:  A Comparison of Educational Production Functions”

Conference Presentation:

Sigma Xi Research Day
Date: April 13, 2005
Place: IUP Campus

Conference proceedings publication:

Proceedings of the Pennsylvania Economic Association 2005 Conference, Forthcoming.

REBECCA UECKER

Paper title:  “Where Should the Money Be Spent?  The Impact of Programs and Policies Within an Educational Production Function”

Conference Presentations:

Pennsylvania Economic Association
Date: June 2-4, 2005
Place: Millersville, PA

Sigma Xi Research Day
Date: April 13, 2005
Place: IUP Campus

Conference proceedings publication:

Proceedings of the Pennsylvania Economic Association 2005 Conference, Forthcoming.

JUSTIN ULRICH

Paper title:  "Determinants of Presidential Voting in the U.S."

Conference Presentation:

Sigma Xi Research Day
Date: April 13, 2005
Place: IUP Campus

Paper title:  “Rain or Shine:  Going to the Polls in U.S. Presidential Election Years” with Stephanie Brewer

Conference Presentation:

Southern Economic Association
Date: November 21-23, 2004
Place: New Orleans, LA

VANESSA WAYNE

Paper title:  “Bringing Faith into the Picture:  Some Socio-Economic and Religious Determinants of Youth Alcohol Consumption”

Conference Presentation:

Sigma Xi Research Day
Date: April 13, 2005
Place: IUP Campus

CAMERON WILKINS

Paper title:  “Estimation of Knowledge Flows with Patent Citations:  A Count Data Approach” with James Jozefowicz

Conference Presentations:

Pennsylvania Economic Association
Date: June 2-4, 2005
Place: Millersville, PA

Paper title: " An Examination of the Schumpeterian Hypotheses"

Conference Presentation:

Sigma Xi Research Day
Date: April 13, 2005
Place: IUP Campus

2003-2004:

CARRIE JENKINS

Paper title: “How Things Have Changed: Income Inequality in the 1990s”

Conference Presentations:

Pennsylvania Economic Association
Date: June 10-12, 2004
Place: Moon Township, PA

Excellence at IUP, Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Conference

Date: April 17, 2004

Place: IUP Campus

Conference proceedings publication:

Jenkins, C.L. (2004). How Things Have Changed: Income Inequality in the 1990's. In Proceedings of the Pennsylvania Economic Association 2004 Conference (pp. 28-32).

JUSTIN ULRICH

Paper title: “Determinants of Presidential Voting in the United States”

Conference Presentations:

Pennsylvania Economic Association
Date: June 10-12, 2004
Place: Moon Township, PA

Excellence at IUP, Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Conference
Date:  April 17, 2004
Place:  IUP Campus

Sigma Xi Research Day
Dates April 13, 2004
Place: IUP Campus

Conference proceedings publication:

Ulrich, J.A. (2004). Determinants of Presidential Voting in the United States. In Proceedings of the Pennsylvania Economic Association 2004 Conference (pp.94-101).

2002-2003:

JUSTIN AION

Paper title: “Factors of Freshman Retention”

Conference Presentations:

Pennsylvania Economic Association
Dates: May 29-31, 2003
Place: West Chester, PA

Sigma Xi Research Day
Date: April 7, 2003
Place: IUP Campus

Conference proceedings publication:

Aion, J. (2003). Factors of Freshman Retention. In Proceedings of the Pennsylvania Economic Association 2003 Conference (pp. 221-230).


CHRYSTINA BLACK

Paper title: “Casino Gambling Determinants of the Crime Index of Atlantic City, NJ”

Conference Presentation:

Pennsylvania Economic Association
Dates: May 29-31, 2003
Place: West Chester, PA

Conference proceedings publication:

Black, C. (2003). Casino Gambling Determinants of the Crime Index of Atlantic City, NJ. In Proceedings of the Pennsylvania Economic Association 2003 Conference (pp. 94-101).


JASON KELLEY

Paper title: “A Blueprint for Success in the U.S. Film Industry”

Conference Presentations:

Sigma Xi Research Day
Date: April 7, 2003
Place: IUP Campus

Emerging Scholarship on Display by Faculty, Staff and Students
Dates: April 1-2, 2003
Place: IUP Campus


MILEAH KROMER

Paper title: “A Breath of Fresh Air: Components of GSP and Emissions Levels”

Conference Presentation:

Sigma Xi Research Day
Date: April 7, 2003
Place: IUP Campus


THOMAS KRUISE

Paper title: “School Expenditures, Student Performance, and the Tiebout Hypothesis: Why Are Citizens ‘Voting with their Feet’?”

Conference Presentations:

Pennsylvania Economic Association
Dates: May 29-31, 2003
Place: West Chester, PA

Sigma Xi Research Day
Date: April 7, 2003
Place: IUP Campus

Emerging Scholarship on Display by Faculty, Staff and Students
Dates: April 1-2, 2003
Place: IUP Campus

Conference proceedings publication:

Kruise, T. (2003). School Expenditures, Student Performance, and the Tiebout Hypothesis: Why Are Citizens ‘Voting with their Feet’? In Proceedings of the Pennsylvania Economic Association 2003 Conference (pp. 102-110).


KENNETH MCDERMOTT

Paper title: “Determinants of Property Crime Rates: Sociological and Economic Variables”

Conference Presentations:

Sigma Xi Research Day
Date: April 7, 2003
Place: IUP Campus

Midwest Economics Association
Dates: March 28-30, 2003
Place: St. Louis, MO


MICAH SAVIDGE

Paper title: “New Economic Geography: The Lessening Role of Geographic Isolation on Economic Growth”

Conference Presentations:

Pennsylvania Economic Association
Dates: May 29-31, 2003
Place: West Chester, PA

Sigma Xi Research Day
Date: April 7, 2003
Place: IUP Campus

Emerging Scholarship on Display by Faculty, Staff and Students
Dates: April 1-2, 2003
Place: IUP Campus

Midwest Economics Association
Dates: March 28-30, 2003
Place: St. Louis, MO


ANYA SHEFTEL

Paper title: “Trust: An Economic Perspective”

Conference Presentation:

Midwest Economics Association
Dates: March 28-30, 2003
Place: St. Louis, MO


BRIAN STROHECKER

Paper title: “Estimating Labor Force Participation Rates for Each County in Pennsylvania Using Panel Data”

Conference Presentation:

Sigma Xi Research Day
Date: April 7, 2003
Place: IUP Campus


ROBERT VIÉGAS

Paper title: “Determinants of Political Participation in the United States”

Conference Presentations:

Pennsylvania Economic Association
Dates: May 29-31, 2003
Place: West Chester, PA

Sigma Xi Research Day
Date: April 7, 2003
Place: IUP Campus

Midwest Economics Association
Dates: March 28-30, 2003
Place: St. Louis, MO

Conference proceedings publication:

Viégas, R. (2003). “Determinants of Political Participation in the United States.” In Proceedings of the Pennsylvania Economic Association 2003 Conference (pp. 231-236).



2001-2002

ANYA SHEFTEL

Paper title: “Trust: An Economic Perspective”

Conference Presentations:

Pennsylvania Economic Association
Dates: May 30-June 1, 2002
Place: Edinboro, PA

Sigma Xi Research Day
Date: April 1, 2002
Place: IUP Campus

Conference proceedings publication:

Sheftel, A. (2002). Trust: An economic perspective. In Proceedings of the Pennsylvania Economic Association 2002 Conference (pp. 156-165).



2000-2001

MELISSA ERB

Paper title: “College Enrollment Determinants”

Conference Presentations:

Pennsylvania Economic Association
Dates: May 31-June 2, 2001
Place: Williamsport, PA

Sigma Xi Research Day
Date: April 2, 2001
Place: IUP Campus

Conference proceedings publication:

Erb, M.M. (2001). College enrollment decisions. In Proceedings of the Pennsylvania Economic Association 2001 Conference (pp. 129-132).


JESSICA KALIVODA

Paper title: “Factors Determining the Election of the President of the United States”

Conference Presentations:

Pennsylvania Economic Association
Dates: May 31-June 2, 2001
Place: Williamsport, PA

Sigma Xi Research Day
Date: April 2, 2001
Place: IUP Campus

Conference proceedings publication:

Kalivoda, J. (2001). Factors determining the election of the president of the United States. In Proceedings of the Pennsylvania Economic Association 2001 Conference (pp. 330-335).


MICHAEL KEENAN

Paper title: “Pay and Offensive Performance in Major League Baseball”

Conference Presentation:

Pennsylvania Economic Association
Dates: May 31-June 2, 2001
Place: Williamsport, PA

Conference proceedings publication:

Keenan, M.T. (2001). Pay and offensive performance in major league baseball. In Proceedings of the Pennsylvania Economic Association 2001 Conference (pp. 133-137).

MATEJ MAJERCAK

Paper title: “Portfolio Diversification Strategies: An Examination of the S&P 500 and the Emerging Markets of Central and Eastern Europe”

Conference Presentation:

Sigma Xi Research Day
Date: April 2, 2001
Place: IUP Campus


STEPHEN MIHALACKI

Paper title: “Determinants of Individual Military Enlistment Decisions”

Conference Presentation:

Sigma Xi Research Day
Date: April 2, 2001
Place: IUP Campus



1999-2000

EMILY KNOWLES

Paper title: “National Hockey League (NHL) Single-Game Attendance Determinants”

Conference Presentations:

Pennsylvania Economic Association
Dates: June 8-10, 2000
Place: Clarion, PA

Sigma Xi Research Day
Date: April 17, 2000
Place: IUP Campus

Conference proceedings publication:

Knowles, E.K. (2000). National hockey league (NHL) single-game attendance determinants. In Proceedings of the Pennsylvania Economic Association 2000 Conference (pp. 145-149).