Students and faculty in attendance at the EEA conference.
In March 2024, five Economics department faculty and 10 undergraduate and graduate students, all Dyson economics and business economics majors, presented their research papers at the annual Eastern Economic Association (EEA) conference in Boston, one of the major conferences for professional economists on the East Coast of the United States.
The student presentations, organized by Assistant Professors Mary Kaltenberg, PhD, and Eric Osborne, PhD, focused on timely topics such as labor economics, sports economics, applied microeconomics, and the savings and financial markets. Both faculty and students fielded many questions and comments from professional economists as well as other engaged attendees who took part in the well-attended sessions.
The students’ participation in the conference is a prime example of the many innovative, experiential education opportunities provided by the Economics department (another being the College Federal Reserve Challenge, through which Pace’s team won the National College Federal Reserve Challenge five times in the last nine years, besting Harvard and Princeton). As part of their research leading up to the EEA conference, students had the opportunity to develop analytical and quantitative skills, while also building their portfolio and résumé in a way that will standout to employers, thus enhancing their competitive edge in today’s job market.
Liam Chentoufi ’25; Macey Cooper ’24; Brandon Diaz ’24; Mariam Elzoghby ’24; Giselle Garriga ’24; Marvin Henry ’24; Anastasia Khanukov ’25; McKenna Moore ’24; Shadman Rahman ’24; and Thomas Shen ’23 presented; Kristina Krichmarov ’26 and Jackie Wong ’24 served as discussants.
