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Economics Student Conference 2025

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Economics Student Conference
Economics Student Conference 2025
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The Department of Economics at DePaul University welcomes all to the 9th Annual Economics Student Conference on Friday, May 30, 2025.

Location: DePaul University
DePaul Center - 8th Floor 
Conference Center
1 E. Jackson Blvd.​
Chicago, IL 60604

CONCURRENT SESSIONS A
1:00-2:15 pm

INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION & COMPETITION
Chair: Marcos Barrozo
Location: DPC 8002
Israel Acevedo, Mylene Lamsen, Evan Sutalski
"The Organization of the US Airline Industry"
Braulio Cornejo, Mike Guido, Neil Mathur
"Market Organization of the U.S. Domestic Airline Industry"
Alexander Kornaros, Sofia Papakos, Kieran Sutliff
"The Organization of the National Commercial Railway Industry"
Michael Bosse, Robert Mikes
"Strategic Synergies: The Case for Anti-Competitive Mergers in Strengthening National Security"
POLICY & WELFARE
Chair: Tom Donley
Location: DPC 8005
Carlos Daniel Guerrero Gaspar, Alexander Bilenko
"Designing Equitable Wage Structures: Integrating Individual and Socioeconomic Factors in Human Resource Strategies to increase retention and satisfaction"
Sara Martinez "Housing Equity and Economic Outcomes: Unpacking the Impact of Affordable Living on Minority Groups"
Dimitra Potsi, Anita Stewart "Improving Pediatric Immunization Rates in the United States Through Behavioral Economics"
Cassidy Evans, Soghra Ali "Game Theory Analysis of the Childcare Industry"

CONCURRENT SESSIONS B
2:30-3:45 pm

ECONOMIC POLICY & INSTITUTIONS
Chair: Jin Man Lee
Location: DPC 8002
Carlos Daniel Guerrero Gaspar "A Century of Federal Reserve Intervention: Historical Turning Points, Policy Tools, and a Modern Economic Outlook"
Alex Bernstein "ECO 304 Final Project"
James-Francois Fiocchi "Estimating Valuations to Measure Revenue Performance in Government Bond Auctions"
STRATEGIC BEHAVIOR & MARKET DESIGN
Chair: Rafael Tenorio
Location: DPC 8005
Neyhee Sharma, Vera Ploner, AJ Lee "Economics and Game Theory of the Online Sports Betting Market"
Charles Peterson, Laurentiu Mondocescu "Strategic Manipulation of Information: Polarization, False Payoffs, and Network Effects"
Brooke Nickelson, Layne Turci
"Sustainability and the Power of Greenwashing: The Game Theory Analysis Through Shrinkflation and Signaling"?"
Audra Schwertfeger, Jayleen Wanko, Kerrie Wenzler
"Recycling in the United States"

CONCURRENT SESSIONS C 
Time: 4:00 - 5:15 pm

INCOME WEALTH & COMPETITION POLICY
Chair: Laura Owen
Location: DPC 8002
Carlos Daniel Guerrero Gaspar "Demographics, Foreign-born status, and Labor Unions in Shaping Household Income Levels of Young People (Ages 25-40) in the U.S."
Stefano Au "How has Union Power Changed Over Time?"
Jimmy Quinto, Amanda Ofulue "Corporate Equities and Mutual Funds: Wealth Inefficiency"
Brian Ardoin, Terik Coleman, Christina Potsi, Xeniya Green "FTC vs. Meta: Antitrust Enforcement in the Social Platforms Market"
BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS & DECISION-MAKING
Chair: Tom Mondschean

Location: 8005
Wanda Mejia, Mayank Gupta, Jonathan Salem Baskin "JCPenney’s Failure: A Push When A Nudge Might Have Worked"
Cassidy Evans, Hussain Kazmi "The Efficacy and Impacts of the War on Drugs and the D.A.R.E. Program: A Behavioral Economics Analysis"
Alan Gutnov, Patrick Barry "Data Security and Nudging"
Ashish Kumar Parida, Jacob DelPiero "Nudging Students Toward Better Academic Choices"
LABOR MARKETS & INEQUALITY
Chair: Brian Phelan
Location: 8009
Aaron Tan "How much of the labor market returns to college completion reflect differences in underlying ability?"
Josh Brook "Examining Domestic Outsourcing and its Impact on Within-Occupation Income Inequality"
Amanda Ofulue "An Explanation of the Black/White Earnings Gap"
Kelsey Foster "The Gender Wage Gap, Experience and the Motherhood Penalty"

RECEPTION & AWARDS
Time: 5:30-7:30 pm

Thank you to the session chairs and paper readers: Marcos Barrozo, Gabriella Bucci, Tom Donley, Jin Man Lee, Mohammed Mirhosseini, Tom Mondschean, Laura Owen, Brian Phelan, Rafael Tenorio, and Brian Thompson. Thank you to the Economics Department and Department Chair, Anthony LoSasso for supporting and sponsoring the conference and awards.