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Economics Student-Faculty Research

Professor Anthony Underwood with former student researchers Daniel Byun '19 and Yanqing Zhao '19

The following list includes current and historic, individual student research projects, public presentations from conferences, symposia and exhibitions*, and peer-reviewed publications. For abstracts on each project see Students as Scholars.

Students can get a list of their projects by going to CLIQ in the Gateway.  Under the CLIQ menu, go to Profiles and then My ePortfolio.    If you are an alum and would like a copy of your projects, please submit a research project request form.

*“Supported by:” on Student Conference Presentation records indicates the entity or funding mechanism that supported the student’s participation in the conference, i.e. travel expenses, poster costs, etc.  For on-campus conferences, the supporting entity is usually the academic department sponsoring the event.

**“Supported by:” on Student Research Project records indicates the entity or funding mechanism that supported the student’s research costs, i.e. supplies, materials, equipment, stipends, local or international research travel, etc.


2021

Student NameProjectFaculty/Mentor
Trang Ha DoMeasuring the Size of the U.S. State Shadow Economy Using a Dynamic General Equilibrium Model with Trends
Supported by: R&D SFR
Number of Weeks: 8
Emily Marshall
Aidan Gavin SichelTeaching Reproducibility in Undergraduate Economics Courses
Supported by: R&D SFR
Number of Weeks: 8
Anthony Underwood

2019

Student NameProjectFaculty/Mentor
Woo Jae ByunNatural Disasters and Household Debt: Evidence from U.S. Counties
Conference: 45th Annual Conference - Eastern Economic Association
Supported by: R&D Kenderdine Travel Grant
Emily Marshall
Tucker John QuinnSelf-Governing Solutions to Behavioral Economics Problems
Conference: Southern Economics Association's 88th Annual Meeting
Supported by: R&D Kenderdine Travel Grant
Vlad Tarko
Samantha Elisa ReiersenWater Infrastructure and Public Health in Carlisle: A History
Supported by: Center for Sustainability Education (CSE)
Number of Weeks: 13
Nicola Tynan
Yanqing ZhaoNatural Disasters and Household Debt: Evidence from U.S. Counties
Conference: 45th Annual Conference - Eastern Economic Association
Supported by: R&D Kenderdine Travel Grant
Anthony Underwood

2018

Student NameProjectFaculty/Mentor
Woo Jae ByunNatural Disasters, Household Debt, and Inequality: County-Level Evidence from the United States
Supported by: R&D Student Faculty Research Endowment Award
Number of Weeks: 8
Emily Marshall
Mengting ChaoEntrepreneurship, Minority Games, and the Impossibility of Economic Equilibrium
Conference: Southern Economic Association
Supported by: R&D Kenderdine Travel Grant
Vlad Tarko
Duyen M LeTemporal Effects in Standard Evaluations of Teaching
Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant
Number of Weeks: 13
Emily Marshall
Tucker John QuinnBounded Rationality in Elinor Ostrom's work
Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant
Number of Weeks: 8 weeks
C Helen Takacs
Yanqing ZhaoNatural Disasters, Household Debt, and Inequality: County-Level Evidence from the United States
Supported by: R&D Student Faculty Research Endowment Award
Number of Weeks: 8 weeks
Anthony Underwood

2017

Student NameProjectFaculty/Mentor
Sydney Michele AllonWhat Statistics are Most Important in Measuring the Variations of Income in Major Occupation Groups Within Each State?
Conference: INBM 300/ECON 314 Applied Empirical Data Analysis, Research Poster Forum, Spring 2017
Stephen Erfle
Mengting ChaoEntrepreneurship, Minority Games, and the Impossibility of Economic Equilibrium
Supported by: R&D Student Faculty Research Endowment Award
Number of Weeks: 8
Vlad Tarko
Luke David HanselmanHousehold Energy Use and Emissions in Carlisle: The Impact of Residential Density
Supported by: Center for Sustainability Education (CSE), Sustainability Education Fund
Number of Weeks: 8
Anthony Underwood
Luke David HanselmanAnalyzing College Basketball Sportsbook Predictions
Conference: INBM 300/ECON 314 Applied Empirical Data Analysis, Research Poster Forum, Spring 2017
Stephen Erfle
Ralph Lawrence Fallurin HernandezInstitutional Factors and the effects on Human and Economic Development
Conference: INBM 300/ECON 314 Applied Empirical Data Analysis, Research Poster Forum, Spring 2017
Stephen Erfle
Zhuoxuan LiThe Driving Forces of Foreign Direct Investment in Leading Developing Countries: Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS)
Conference: INBM 300/ECON 314 Applied Empirical Data Analysis, Research Poster Forum, Spring 2017
Stephen Erfle
Alexandra Shaw MedeirosTemporal Effects in Standard Evaluations of Teaching
Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant
Number of Weeks: 13 weeks
Emily Marshall
Trang M PhamTime inconsistent preferences and student performance: An investigation of assignment frequency
Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant
Number of Weeks: 13
Emily Marshall
Kevin Francis SherryCluster Analysis and Multiple Linear Regression Analysis of NFL Offensive Pace
Conference: INBM 300/ECON 314 Applied Empirical Data Analysis, Research Poster Forum, Spring 2017
Stephen Erfle
Matthew James WilliamsCluster Analysis and Multiple Linear Regression Analysis of NFL Offensive Pace
Conference: INBM 300/ECON 314 Applied Empirical Data Analysis, Research Poster Forum, Spring 2017
Stephen Erfle
Yuanxiaoyue YangGender Pay Gap in the United States: The Impact of Age at First Marriange and Childbirth
Conference: Eastern Economic Association
Supported by: R&D Kenderdine Travel Grant
Anthony Underwood
Yanqing ZhaoRegional Economic Impact of the Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet
Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant
Number of Weeks: 13
William Bellinger
Yanqing ZhaoThe Regional Economic Impact of the Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet
Supported by: Central PA Youth Ballet (CPYB), R&D Dana Research Assistant
Number of Weeks: 8
William Bellinger

2016

Student NameProjectFaculty/Mentor
Joana Peixoto NunesThe Home Mortgage Interest Deduction and Economic Growth
Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant
Number of Weeks: 8
Emily Marshall
Trang M PhamTime inconsistent preferences and student performance: An investigation of assignment frequency
Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant
Number of Weeks: 13 weeks
Emily Marshall
Yuanxiaoyue YangBenchmark Competition: Metropolitan water and mortality before the MWB
Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant
Number of Weeks: 8
Nicola Tynan

2015

Student NameProjectFaculty/Mentor
Ziwei ZhuDickinson College Water Use Data and Sustainability
Supported by: Center for Sustainability Education
Number of Weeks: 8
Nicola Tynan

2014

Student NameProjectFaculty/Mentor
Jason Allen GatesEconomic Analysis of Public Policy, 2nd edition.
Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant
Number of Weeks: 8
William Bellinger
Min-Ji HuhEconomic Behavior Simulation
Conference: 29th Annual Science Student Research Symposium
Supported by: Science Executive Committee
Timothy Wahls,Edward McPhail
Min-Ji HuhEconomic Behavior Simulation
Conference: 2014 Computer Science Research Symposium
Supported by: Computer Science
Timothy Wahls,Edward McPhail

2013

Student NameProjectFaculty/Mentor
Tessa Sierra CicakMapping London's Cholera Epidemic
Conference: Archaeological Institute of America
Supported by: R&D Kenderdine Travel Grant
Nicola Tynan

2012

Student NameProjectFaculty/Mentor
Tessa Sierra CicakInnovation by London's Water Companies: Internalizing public health externalities
Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant
Number of Weeks: 13
Nicola Tynan
Qian ZhangInnovation by London's Water Companies: Internalizing public health externalities
Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant
Number of Weeks: 13
Nicola Tynan

2011

Student NameProjectFaculty/Mentor
Jue WangThe Causes of the Retail Gap in Smaller U.S. Cities, and related papers.
Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant
Number of Weeks: 13
William Bellinger

2010

Student NameProjectFaculty/Mentor
Jue WangRegional Differences in the Inner City Retail Gap
Conference: Pennsylvania Economic Association 2010 Conference
Supported by: R&D Kenderdine Travel Grant
William Bellinger
Jue WangTwo projects: (1) Causes of the Retail Gap in Smaller Central Cities, with Emhasis on Pennsylvania Cities; (2) The Eonomic impact of Dickinson Summer Programs
Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant
Number of Weeks: 8
William Bellinger

2009

Student NameProjectFaculty/Mentor
Alexander Patton BloomAcademic conference: Institute for the Preservation of the History of Economics
Conference: The Summer Institute for the Preservation of the History of Economics, the Adam Smith Program, held at the Jepson School of Leadership Studies at the University of Richmond
Supported by: R&D Kenderdine Travel Grant
Edward McPhail
Alexander Patton BloomBook Manuscript on Cuban Urban Agriculture
Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant
Number of Weeks: 8
Sinan Koont
Jue WangRetail Shortages in Pennsylvania Inner City Neighborhoods: Evidence and Policy Proposals
Supported by: PA Dept of Community & Economic Development
Number of Weeks: 8
William Bellinger
Merin Klingel YuAcademic conference: Institute for the Preservation of the History of Economics
Conference: The Summer Institute for the Preservation of the History of Economics, the Adam Smith Program, held at the Jepson School of Leadership Studies at the University of Richmond
Supported by: R&D Kenderdine Travel Grant
Edward McPhail

2008

Student NameProjectFaculty/Mentor
Michael Francis ComesHistory of Collateralized Debt Obligations and the 2007 Subprime Mortgage Crisis
Conference: 2008 Senior Research Symposium
Supported by: Academic Affairs
Nicola Tynan
Benjamin Christopher RafettoMeasurement and Analysis of the Income Density (Income Per Acre) Patterns of Small Towns
Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant
Number of Weeks: 26
William Bellinger

2007

Student NameProjectFaculty/Mentor
Chris Aaron DumbroskiThe Political Economy of Charles Nisbet
Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant
Number of Weeks: 26
Edward McPhail
Evgeniya Marinova GenchevaCarlisle Area Homelessness and Income Density in Small Pennsylvania Towns
Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant
Number of Weeks: 26
William Bellinger

2006

Student NameProjectFaculty/Mentor
Jonathan David RogersCompletion of a Textbook Entitled the "Economic Analysis of Policy"
Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant
Number of Weeks: 26
William Bellinger

2005

Student NameProjectFaculty/Mentor
Jonathan David RogersCompensating Losers: Is it all Politics?
Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant
Number of Weeks: 8
Nicola Tynan
Shana Roth-GormleyBellinger, William and Roth-Gormley, Shana. Community Survey Results for the Carlisle Theatre: A Report Issued to the Carlisle Theatre Marketing Committee January 12, 2005.
William Bellinger

2004

Student NameProjectFaculty/Mentor
Christopher David ColemanBellinger, William, McAllister, Lindsay and Coleman, Christopher. The United Way of Carlisle and Cumberland County: Community Attitudes and Policy Recommendations, submitted to the United Way Executive Director, January 18, 2004.
William Bellinger
Patrick James ConnollyHilaire Belloc's "The Servile State" and the Political Economy of G. K. Chesterton
Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant
Number of Weeks: 8
Edward McPhail
Heather Brianne DavisThe Economic Impact of the U.S. Army War College
Supported by: Cumberland County
Number of Weeks: 6
William Bellinger
Christopher Stephen IdeEconomics of Charles Dickens
Conference: Pennsylvania Economics Association Meeting
Supported by: R&D Kenderdine Travel Grants
Edward McPhail
Christopher Stephen IdeThe Economics of Charles Dickens: A Defense
Conference: 2004 Pennsylvania Economic Association Conference
Edward McPhail
Lindsay Erin LangBellinger, William, McAllister, Lindsay and Coleman, Christopher. The United Way of Carlisle and Cumberland County: Community Attitudes and Policy Recommendations, submitted to the United Way Executive Director, January 18, 2004.
William Bellinger
Ashley Leah MahanamaThe Economics of Charles Dickens: A Defense
Conference: 2004 Pennsylvania Economic Association
Edward McPhail
Amy Anne MossThe Economic Impact of the U.S. Army War College
Supported by: Cumberland County
Number of Weeks: 6
William Bellinger
Grant Michael ViolantiThe Economic Impact of the U.S. Army War College
Supported by: Cumberland County
Number of Weeks: 6
William Bellinger

2003

Student NameProjectFaculty/Mentor
Timothy Phelan BenderRevised Ten Year Plan for the Hope Station Neighborhood of Carlisle; and Economic Impact and Demand for the Carlisle Theater
Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant
Number of Weeks: 8
William Bellinger
Timothy Phelan BenderBellinger, William and Bender, Timothy. A Review of the Hope Station Opportunity Area. Submitted to the Executive Director and Neighborhood Council of the Hope Station Opportunity Area, July 2003.
William Bellinger
Patrick James ConnollyEugenics and Other Evils: G.K. Chesterton's Argument against the Scientifically Organized State Part II
Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant
Number of Weeks: 26
Edward McPhail
Patrick James ConnollyEugenics and Other Evils: G.K. Chesterton's Argument against the Scientifically Organized State Part II
Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant
Number of Weeks: 26
Edward McPhail
Patrick James ConnollyEugenics and Other Evils: G. K. Chesterton's Argument against the Scientifically Organized State Part III
Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant
Number of Weeks: 8
Edward McPhail

2002

Student NameProjectFaculty/Mentor
Michael James FranksEugenics and Other Evils: G.K. Chesterton's Argument against the Scientifically Organized State
Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant
Number of Weeks: 8
Edward McPhail
Robb HillBellinger, William and McCann, Danielle. The Economic Impact of the Washington Redskins Training Camp, 2002.
William Bellinger
Danielle Vigilante WebbBellinger, William and McCann, Danielle. The Economic Impact of Dickinson College on Carlisle and Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Educational Research Information Center (ERIC) Document ED474480, U.S. Dept. of Education, Washington, DC, 2002. Related presentations and appearances at the Carlisle Dickinson Council Meeting October 7, 2002; interviews on WITF radio, WPMT television, and the Bill Durden show (WDCV radio). Related articles appeared in the Carlisle Sentinel, the Harrisburg Patriot News, the Washington Post, the York Dispatch, and the Associated Press.
William Bellinger
Danielle Vigilante WebbThe Economic Impact of Dickinson College on Carlisle and Cumberland County
Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant
Number of Weeks: 8
William Bellinger

2001

Student NameProjectFaculty/Mentor
Natalie Chodur AngstBellinger, William, Neugebauer, Jerry, Calhoun, Nichole, Cochenour, Julianne, Chodur, Natalie and Carlin, Christy. Welfare Reform and Welfare Caseload Decline in Pennsylvania. Proceedings of the Pennsylvania Economic Association 2001 Conference, pp. 306-316.
William Bellinger
Nichole Leigh CalhounBellinger, William, Neugebauer, Jerry, Calhoun, Nichole, Cochenour, Julianne, Chodur, Natalie and Carlin, Christy. Welfare Reform and Welfare Caseload Decline in Pennsylvania. Proceedings of the Pennsylvania Economic Association 2001 Conference, pp. 306-316.
William Bellinger
Christy Marie CarlinBellinger, William, Neugebauer, Jerry, Calhoun, Nichole, Cochenour, Julianne, Chodur, Natalie and Carlin, Christy. Welfare Reform and Welfare Caseload Decline in Pennsylvania. Proceedings of the Pennsylvania Economic Association 2001 Conference, pp. 306-316.
William Bellinger
Gerald Patrick NeugebauerBellinger, William, Neugebauer, Jerry, Calhoun, Nichole, Cochenour, Julianne, Chodur, Natalie and Carlin, Christy. Welfare Reform and Welfare Caseload Decline in Pennsylvania. Proceedings of the Pennsylvania Economic Association 2001 Conference, pp. 306-316.
William Bellinger
Julianne Cochenour SlogickBellinger, William, Neugebauer, Jerry, Calhoun, Nichole, Cochenour, Julianne, Chodur, Natalie and Carlin, Christy. Welfare Reform and Welfare Caseload Decline in Pennsylvania. Proceedings of the Pennsylvania Economic Association 2001 Conference, pp. 306-316.
William Bellinger

2000

Student NameProjectFaculty/Mentor
Adam Stephen CamaranoBellinger, William, Gerhart, Holly, Camarano, Adam, Curry, Wade, Daskalakis, George, Fisher, William, Podolinsky, Zachary, Snyder, Catherine, and Yearing, Brian. The Economic Impact of the Whitaker Center: A Preliminary Assessment. Presented to the Executive Director of the Whitaker Center in January, 2000.
William Bellinger
Wade Edward CurryBellinger, William, Gerhart, Holly, Camarano, Adam, Curry, Wade, Daskalakis, George, Fisher, William, Podolinsky, Zachary, Snyder, Catherine, and Yearing, Brian. The Economic Impact of the Whitaker Center: A Preliminary Assessment. Presented to the Executive Director of the Whitaker Center in January, 2000.
William Bellinger
George DaskalakisBellinger, William, Gerhart, Holly, Camarano, Adam, Curry, Wade, Daskalakis, George, Fisher, William, Podolinsky, Zachary, Snyder, Catherine, and Yearing, Brian. The Economic Impact of the Whitaker Center: A Preliminary Assessment. Presented to the Executive Director of the Whitaker Center in January, 2000.
William Bellinger
William Thomas FisherBellinger, William, Gerhart, Holly, Camarano, Adam, Curry, Wade, Daskalakis, George, Fisher, William, Podolinsky, Zachary, Snyder, Catherine, and Yearing, Brian. The Economic Impact of the Whitaker Center: A Preliminary Assessment. Presented to the Executive Director of the Whitaker Center in January, 2000.
William Bellinger
Zachary Thomas PodolinskyBellinger, William, Gerhart, Holly, Camarano, Adam, Curry, Wade, Daskalakis, George, Fisher, William, Podolinsky, Zachary, Snyder, Catherine, and Yearing, Brian. The Economic Impact of the Whitaker Center: A Preliminary Assessment. Presented to the Executive Director of the Whitaker Center in January, 2000.
William Bellinger
John Bradley Saian/a
Supported by: Dana Research Internship (Pre-R&D)
Number of Weeks: 5
Edward McPhail
Holly Lynn SassoAnalysis of the Demand for Performing Arts at the Carlisle Theatre
Supported by: A.W. Mellon Foundation Student Faculty Research Endowment Award
Number of Weeks: 8
William Bellinger
Holly Lynn SassoBellinger, William, Gerhart, Holly, Camarano, Adam, Curry, Wade, Daskalakis, George, Fisher, William, Podolinsky, Zachary, Snyder, Catherine, and Yearing, Brian. The Economic Impact of the Whitaker Center: A Preliminary Assessment. Presented to the Executive Director of the Whitaker Center in January, 2000.
William Bellinger
Catherine Brayton SnyderBellinger, William, Gerhart, Holly, Camarano, Adam, Curry, Wade, Daskalakis, George, Fisher, William, Podolinsky, Zachary, Snyder, Catherine, and Yearing, Brian. The Economic Impact of the Whitaker Center: A Preliminary Assessment. Presented to the Executive Director of the Whitaker Center in January, 2000.
William Bellinger
Brian David YearingBellinger, William, Gerhart, Holly, Camarano, Adam, Curry, Wade, Daskalakis, George, Fisher, William, Podolinsky, Zachary, Snyder, Catherine, and Yearing, Brian. The Economic Impact of the Whitaker Center: A Preliminary Assessment. Presented to the Executive Director of the Whitaker Center in January, 2000.
William Bellinger

1994

Student NameProjectFaculty/Mentor
Signe Elneff PoulsenCase Study of the Tariff Act of 1930
Supported by: A.W. Mellon Foundation Student Faculty Research Endowment Award
Number of Weeks: 8
Michael Fratantuono

1992

Student NameProjectFaculty/Mentor
Gerald Anthony FennemoreTextbook for Introductory Economics Courses
Supported by: A.W. Mellon Foundation Student Faculty Research Endowment Award
Number of Weeks: 8
Gordon Bergsten

1991

Student NameProjectFaculty/Mentor
Jonathan Kerry WallerTesting the Regulatory Threat Hypothesis: Oil Markets in 1990-91
Supported by: A.W. Mellon Foundation Student Faculty Research Endowment Award
Number of Weeks: 8
Stephen Erfle