2026 Student Conference May 15
Students from the BS and MA programs in Economics will be presenting their original research on Friday, May 15. The conference begins at 9:30 am. A full program including panels and papers is available below.
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Arielle Concilio Parra (MA Economics, John Jay College, 2022) Earns PhD in Economics
Arielle Concilio Parra (MA Economics, John Jay College, 2022) successfully defended her PhD in Economics at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid on April 10, …
“What Kind of Housing Is Being Built in New York?”
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MA Alumni Lauren Melodia Publishes Research on Black-White Unemployment Gaps
“Evaluating the Impact of Industrial and Occupational Change on Black-White Unemployment Gaps in New York City and the United States” Lauren Melodia. Review of …
Kathyrn Loeb Reviews “Capital City: Gentrification and the Real Estate State”
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Professor Ian Seda-Irizarry: “Redefining the political in colonial Puerto Rico”
The struggle for life is taking new and interesting twists in Puerto Rico. The last few months have seen an escalation in the confrontation between those that want to preserve the status quo and those that wanted to explore alternative roads with the November 5th election.