Class of 2022 Graduation Ceremony

Welcome

Andrew Samwick, Economics Department Chair (Link to PDF of Prof. Samwick's remarks.)

Dartmouth Fed Challenge Team

Elisabeth Curtis and C. Frank Zarnowski, Directors

College Fed Challenge is an undergraduate team competition, where students analyze economic and financial conditions and formulate a monetary policy recommendation, modeling the Federal Open Market Committee.

The team placed 1st in the (Virtual) Boston District Fed Challenge competiion, and place 3rd in the (Virtual) National Fed Challenge Competition, competing against 85 colleges and universities across the U.S.

• Charles D. Ankeny
• Sachin Ganesh
• Archita N. Harathi
• Yilin Huo
• David I. Kogan
• Brian L. Lu
• Shawdi Mehrvarzan
• Sana S. Nadkarni
• Gayeong Song
• Emily Sun
• Eleanor S. Urdang
• Alex Z. Wang
• Ohad Yahalom

Dartmouth Economic Research Scholars

Treb Allen, Director

Selected through an application process, scholars deepen their academic experience by collaborating on faculty research, attending seminars, and undertaking mentored independent study.

*DERS Class Officers

• Christopher J. Cardillo
• Raymond G. Chen
• Winston L. Chen *
• Sachin Ganesh
• Grayce M. Gibbs
• Pranit Gupta
• Nina D. Ham
• Archita N. Harathi
• Victoria L. Hoffner
• Jonah W. Kalsner Kershen
• Yangyang Li
• Anjuli Lichtenberg *
• Rohith Mandavilli
• Claire T. McMahon
• Shawdi Mehrvarzan
• Dhaivat M. Mehta
• Ethan Y. Moon
• Ranjan S. Sehgal
• Udai Singh
• Arjun Srinivasan *
• Sophie Wang
• Kelly B. Westkaemper
• Andrew J. White

Honors and Awards

James Feyrer, Economics Department Vice Chair

Economics Department Outstanding Achievement Award

• Ryan W. Carroll
• Winston L. Chen
• Sachin Ganesh
• Pranit Gupta
• Archita N. Harathi
• Joseph B. Hardwicke
• Aaron L. Lee
• Yangyang Li
• Claire T. McMahon
• Nathan J. Pucci
• Ranjan S. Sehgal
• Quinn A. Spraut
• Ben Vagle
• Andrew J. White
• Yuxuan Zhang

Graduating with Honors in Economics

• Nicholas A. Awertschenko
• Joseph B. Hardwicke
• Aaron L. Lee
• Je Hoon Lee
• Rohith Mandavilli
• Dhaivat M. Mehta
• Ranjan S. Sehgal
• Ben Vagle
• Alex Z. Wang

Graduating with High Honors in Economics

• Winston L. Chen
• Alexander J. Ginnis
• Pranit Gupta
• Archita N. Harathi
• Yangyang Li
• Hugh A. McKenzie
• Claire T. McMahon
• Shawdi Mehrvarzan
• Ethan Y. Moon
• Nathan J. Pucci
• Arthur H. Raines
• Gayeong Song
• Arjun Srinivasan
• Rine Uhm

Nelson A. Rockefeller Prize (Best Performance in the Major)

• Archita N. Harathi

Lewis H. Haney Prize (Outstanding Honors Thesis)

• Pranit Gupta
• Archita N. Harathi
• Claire T. McMahon
• Arjun Srinivasan

Economics Department Service and Leadership Award

(Link to Professor Andrew Samwick's remarks.)

• Mothibi W. Penn-Kekana
• Jenique R. Richards

Thesis Topics

Winston L. Chen, "Railroads and Entrepot: A New approach to the Development of the 19th Century United States." (Advisor Treb Allen)

Alexander J. Ginnis, "Individual, Peer and Exogenous Effects in Ski Racing Success and Persisitence." (Advisor Bruce Sacerdote)

Pranit Gupta, "Impact of Trade Liberalization on Female Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from India." (Advisor Treb Allen)

Archita N. Harathi, "Does Money Move? The Effect of Desegregation Order Dismissals on School Resource Disparities." (Advisor Doug Staiger)

Yangyang Li, "One and Done? Evidence of Gender and Racial Tokenization on Corporate Boards." (Advisor Doug Staiger)

Rohith Mandavilli, "Investigating the Market Response to Corporate Scandal Characteristics Prior to Announcement." (Advisor Bruce Sacerdote)

Hugh A. McKenzie, "Examining the Coevolution of National Income and Population Health Using Bivariate Markov Transition Models, 1970 to 2019." (Advisor Andrew Levin)

Claire T. McMahon, "IUDs to Degrees: The Impact of Access to Contraceptives on High School Graduation Rates." (Advisor Elizabeth Cascio)

Shawdi Mehrvarzan,"Can Trade Policy be Gendered? Assessing the Effect of Shared Gender of Heads of State on Bilateral Trade Flows." (Advisor Treb Allen)

Ethan Y. Moon, "Do Corporate Boards Actually Matter? Evidence From the S&P 1500." (Advisors Andrew Levin and Douglas Staiger)

Nathan J. Pucci, "What's Driving the COVID-19 Slide? The Impact of Pandemic-Induced School Disruptions on English Language Learners in Massachusetts Public Schools." (Advisors Elizabeth Cascio and Melinda Petre)

Arthur H. Raines, "The Impact of Fluctuations in the Price of Gold on Education in Tanzania."(Advisor Eric Edmonds)

Ranjan S. Sehgal, "Real Estate in the Era of COVID-19." (Advisor Bruce Sacerdote)

Gayeong Song, "How Do Scope of Practice Changes Impact the Nurse Practitioner Labor Market?" (Advisor Douglas Staiger)

Arjun Srinivasan "Does Money Move? The Effect of Desegregation Order Dismissals on School Resource Disparities." (Advisor Doug Staiger)

Rine Uhm, "Subjective Well-Being and Aggregate Unemployment Across Welfare States: Evidence from the Gallup U.S. Poll." (Advisor James Feyrer)

Alex Z. Wang, "Seal the Deal? Analyzing the Effect of Mergers and Acquisitions on Acquiring Firm Performance." (Advisors Bruce Sacerdote and Eric Zitzewitz)