2018 Academic Festival Program

8 Nosheen Hotak ‘18, “Non-State Legal Practices in Afghanistan” Kira Geary ‘18, “Explaining Variations in Responses to Gender –Based Violence by International Organizations” Posters: Alexis Cantor ‘18, “Political Fund Raising in the Digital Age” Emil Ghitman Gilkes ‘18, “Who Cares About Morality?” Janine Kritschgau ‘18, “Vote 4 Me” 4. Capstone Projects in Literary Studies Davis Auditorium Faculty Sponsor: Andrew Bozio, English Presenters: Jessica Austin ‘18, Katie Jacobsen ‘18, Rachel Rest ‘18, Jess Shapiro ‘18, Allison Trunkey ‘18 This panel will showcase some of the best of the English department’s capstone projects in literary studies. Students will give an overview of their work and read a short excerpt. There will be time for questions and comments from the audience. 5. Senior Thesis Presentations in Economics Emerson Auditorium (Session 2 & Lunch Hour) Faculty Sponsors: M. Das & Q. Ge, Economics Presenters: Ilana Antiles ‘18, Woeser Dolma ‘18, Sijia Fan ‘18, Brianna Greene ‘18, Genesis Moran Guerreo ‘18, Paul Lapinski ‘18, Erik Manditch ‘18, Brendon McDonnell ‘18, Nicholas McWharter ‘18, Mercy Paine ‘18, Byron Poplawski ‘18, Ben Rudman ‘18 Every year the Economics Department features its best Senior theses at Academic Festival. Ilana Antiles ‘18, “Horizontal Merger Antitrust Enforcement: A Closer Look from 2005- 2015” Woeser Dolma ‘18, “Examining Political, Environmental and Economic Determinants of Refugee Flows from Mainland China to North and South Countries” Sijia Fan ‘18, “Stock Market Reactions to Industrial Disasters: Evidence from Incident Firms and Their Competitors” Brianna Greene ‘18, “What is the Effect of Obesity on Productivity by Industry Type?” Genesis Moran Guerreo ‘18, “Renting in Urban United States: Examining Determinants of Rent Prices across Metropolitan Cities”

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