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STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY ECONOMICS FIRST ANNUAL UNDERGRADUATE & PREGRADUATE STUDENT CONFERENCE  

 

Organised by faculty and doctoral students of Stony Brook University Economics Department this is a unique opportunity for undergraduate and pre-graduate students to present your research, receive feedback on your work, and to network with scholars in your field. This year we are proud to announce that our inaugural  keynote speech will be given by our Department Chair, Dr. Hugo Benitez-Silva

 

This event will take place on Friday April 14, 2023 at the Hilton Garden Inn.


Location: 1 Circle Road, Stony Brook , NY, 11794

 

Itinerary:

 

8:00 - 9:00:  BREAKFAST AND REGISTRATION

9:00 - 9:30: OPENING REMARKS

Dr. Hugo Benitez-Silva, Stony Brook University Department of Economics Chair

9:30 -10:45: STUDENT PANEL I

Moderator: Dana Golden

Presenter: Chenye Yuan, New York University A Study on Chinese Buy-Side Ratings and the Influence on Corporate Defaults on Bonds Markets with Chinese Characteristics
Discussant: Rong Wang

Presenter: David Tovmasyan, Stony Brook University What is the Connection Between Failure Causes of US Oil and Gas Pipelines with Changes in Environmental Conditions?
Discussant: Brett Indelicato

Presenter: Audrey Selley, UNC Chapel Hill The Effect of Paycheck Protection Program on County Level Employment in North Carolina
Discussant: Dana Golden

10:50-12:00:PROFESSIONAL PANEL - Preparing for Graduate School

Moderator: Lynette Sieger-Kamimura, Graduate Recruitment and Retention Stony Brook University Department of Economics

Karian Wright, Stony Brook University Assistant Dean for Diversity & Inclusion, Graduate School Director, Center for Inclusive Education

Dr. Erwin Cabrera, Executive Director of Stony Brook Simons STEM Scholars Program

Dr. Eva Carceles-Poveda, Professor and MA Director Stony Brook University Department of Economics

Dr. Hugo Benitez-Silva, Stony Brook University Department of Economics Chair

12:00-1:00: CONFERENCE HOSTED LUNCH

1:00-2:15: STUDENT PANEL II

Moderator: Zhuotong Xie

Presenter: Weston Watts, University of South Carolina Uncertainty in Common Pool Resource Games
Discussant: Marc Claveria Mayol

Presenter: Dominic Stanz, Stony Brook University How Corporations are Analyzing Trends in Technological Industry to Predict Fluctuations in Economic Sectors
Discussant: Anjali Sinha

2:20-3:35: STUDENT PANEL III

Moderator: Sarah Betz

Presenter: Anthony Grasso, Villanova University Impartiality in Humanitarian Assistance: An Investigation of Refugee Outflows Informing Levels of Food Aid Inflows
Discussant: Sarah Betz

Presenter: Alanna Davis, Stony Brook University Exploring the Correlation Between Low Social Capital Levels, Economics Distress and Increased Risk of Suicide Among White, Non- Hispanic American Males in Modern Society Between 1990-2022
Discussant: Jay Kang

Presenter: Yen Nguyen, Villanova University Humanitarian Assistance and the Child Recruitment Crisis in Yemen
Discussant: Mansi Sharma

3:45-4:45: KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Dr. Hugo Benitez-Silva On the Importance of Undergraduate/Pregraduate Research