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Tepper Senior Honors Program in Economics

The Tepper Senior Honors Program in Economics provides qualified students with the opportunity to engage in original research during their senior year at Carnegie Mellon. The primary rewards of participating in the Honors Program in Economics are three-fold. First comes the satisfaction of undertaking and completing an original piece of research.  Working independently or with a faculty member to identify a research question and claim ownership of its discovery process is a rewarding experience. Second is the opportunity to challenge yourself intellectually. The third advantage is the opportunity to graduate with Tepper Honors. For many, this process of intellectual inquiry and knowledge creation is the highlight and culmination of their undergraduate academic experience.

Students are invited into the Tepper Senior Honors Program in Economics during their junior year. Invitation is based on academic achievement at Carnegie Mellon University, ability to work independently, and tenacity of spirit. Requirements for this program include: an approved selection of upper level economic electives and participation in the Senior Honors Research in Economics Colloquia.

Recent Thesis Titles

  • Courtney Chin: Are Luxury Goods Pro Cyclical: Studying the Volatility Effects (Advisor: Prof. Yaroslav Kryukov)
  • Alisa Deychman: Examining Kimberly-Clark and Scott Paper Merger (Advisor: Prof. Timothy Derdenger)
  • Swati Gupta: Effects of Financial Constraints on Innovation Races and Clinical Trials (Advisor: Prof. Yaroslav Kryukov)
  • Yaqi Niu: The Determinants of Self-Employment in Mexico and Household Transitions between 2002 and 2005 (Prof. Rebecca Lessem)
  • Ashish Thakrar: The Rising Cost of Diabetes Care: Annual Variations in Expenditures, Decomposed by Price and Utilization (Prof. Marty Gaynor)
  • Lyubov Zeylikman: What's the Deal with Free Shipping? (Prof. George-Levi Gayle)

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