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. For many, this process of intellectual inquiry and knowledge creation is the highlight and culmination of their undergraduate academic experience. 

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Titles of 2009 Senior Honors Theses in Economics

• Jerome Combes-Knoke: The Valuation of Alternative Energy Proposals in Stochastic Markets (Advisor: Prof. Benoit Morel)
• Akshaya Jha: Estimating the Effects of School Closings on Student Retention (Prof. Dennis Epple)
• David Mirksy: Considerations for an NFL Rookie Pay Scale (Advisor: Prof. George-Levi Gayle)
• Andre F. Tartar: Do Special and Charter Schools Help Attainment in Public Schools? (Advisor: Prof. Maria Ferreyra)

The full text of All Senior Honors Theses in Economics can be found in the Carnegie Mellon University Electronic Archives.