The Economics major at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ provides students with opportunities to pursue high-quality academic research through the development of data analysis, econometrics, and analytical reasoning. ECON 495 (Seminar in Economic Research) serves as a capstone course where students complete an original research paper. Excellent papers are invited to be presented at the Undergraduate Research Symposium and/or published in a peer-reviewed journal such as Spectra, 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ's undergraduate research journal.
For more information about undergraduate research at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ, visit the Office of Undergraduate Research website.
Selection of 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Student Research in Economics
- Mark Jayson Farol: "Revisiting Bennett’s Hypothesis: The Unintended Effects of Student Financial Aid on the Cost of College" (Accepted for publication in Spectra, 2025)