CWRU Journal of Economics

Last week, the CWRU Journal of Economics hosted its second ever End-of-Semester Banquet. At the event, we launched our Spring 2024 publication and our website, and each of our student teams presented their projects to an audience full of their peers, faculty, and recruiters. We handed out awards to highlight students who showed exceptional initiative, enthusiasm, mentorship, teamwork, and growth throughout the semester. We also said farewell to our graduating seniors and inducted our Editorial Board for the Fall 2024 semester (see below). Thank you to our students, professors, and representatives from INSIGHT2PROFIT for attending! Congratulations to our six graduating seniors: Henry Blyth, Puja Gowda, Brooke Hathhorn, Katie Merritt, Beck Pierce, and Magie Zheng. Congratulations to our Editorial Board for the Fall 2024 semester: President and Editor-in-Chief: Vaishnavi Kumar Vice President, Research and Editorial Division: Anne Castagnero Vice President, Regional Analysis Division: John McCormick Vice President, Outreach Division: Jakob Danninger Index Lead Investigator: Ashley Sah Section Leads: Jackson Bauer and Nathan Page A final congrats to all of our students on their hard work this semester! In case you missed it, you can check out the Spring 2024 publication at https://lnkd.in/gN7hpJS3.

We are so excited to announce the launch of the Spring 2024 Edition of the Case Western Reserve University Journal of Economics! The issue is now available on our new website:?commons.case.edu/joe. The Spring 2024 Edition is the culmination of the semester's work by our over 40 undergraduate students. They collaborated outside of their regular classes to create 12 high-quality projects. We are proud of their hard work, curiosity, and growth throughout the semester. The contents of the Edition include:? ??Education: Regional Trends and Policy Analysis ??Ohio’s Metros: Analyses of the “Three C’s” ??Inequality: Social Movements, Recessions, and Urban Environments ??Employment: Technological Change, Health Crises, and Migration We would like to thank our Editorial Board for all their work on the Spring 2024 Edition. We extend special gratitude to our founding senior editors - Brooke Hathhorn, Katie Merritt, Henry Blyth, and Beck Pierce - who will be graduating in a few weeks. We also appreciate the creative efforts of the Design and Editing Team, led by An Doan. Lastly, we want to thank the?CWRU Economics Department for their continued guidance of the Journal and mentorship of student teams, especially our faculty advisor Professor Sining Wang and Professor Jenny Hawkins for meeting with several of our teams to provide feedback on their articles and prepare them for opportunities like the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland's Economic Scholars Program. We hope you enjoy the Spring 2024 Edition!

We are honored to announce that the CWRU Journal of Economics won Outstanding New Student Organization of the Year at the Dr. Dorothy Pijan Student Leadership Awards Ceremony! Our faculty advisor Dr. Sining Wang also took home the award for Outstanding Faculty Award for Student Development. We would like to thank all of our students for their hard work and dedication this past year in making the Journal a strong and flourishing organization on campus, especially our founding editors and graduating seniors Brooke Hathhorn, Katie Merritt, Henry Blyth, and Beck Pierce. Also, thank you to the faculty and staff at the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University for their support. As always, a special thank you to Dr. Wang for his dedication and passion towards our mission of expanding experiential learning and professional development opportunities for Economics students. Some of our students also took home individual leadership awards! Congratulations to Associate Editor Vaishnavi Kumar for winning Outstanding Undergraduate Student Organization Officer for her work as Executive President of the Undergraduate Diversity Collective and Téa Tamburo for winning Outstanding First-Year!

CWRU Students: Interested in the CWRU Journal of Economics? Info session this FRIDAY 1:00-1:30pm in PBL 04! Are you interested in research? Do you like working in teams and meeting new people? Do you want to strengthen your data analysis and writing skills? If so, you should consider joining the CWRU Journal of Economics! Join us?1:00-1:30pm?in?PBL 04?for an info session for prospective new members on?how you can get involved with the?Journal of Economics in the Fall 2024 semester.?We'll talk about position openings and different ways you can publish, including developing a project with a Journal team and submitting your own coursework. We'll also talk about the social, academic, and professional benefits of joining the Journal! ABOUT US: The CWRU Journal of Economics is a student-led initiative, launched in Fall 2023, that offers experiential learning and career development opportunities for economics students. We publish analysis of the Ohio region and beyond,?along with academic working?papers from coursework and independent research. The Journal serves as a platform for students to explore economic?research, build data analysis skills, and connect with peers interested in economics. If you are interested in the Journal, but you cannot attend this info session, please email Editors Katie ([email protected]) and Brooke ([email protected]). *For prospective new members only.

Congratulations to all our students who participated in yesterday's Economic Scholars Program at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland! Three of our teams presented their Journal projects from this semester to other students, professors, and FRB Cleveland Economists and Research Analysts: ??"EdChoice - A Reason to Rejoice? An Analysis of Competitive Effects of School Voucher Programs in Ohio" by Jakob Danninger, Nathan Page, Laura Harris, and Sidharth Jindal ??"Don’t Rain on My Protest: The Effect of Anti-Racism Protests on Democratic Vote Shares in Midwestern Suburbs" by Jackson Bauer, Elvin Stowell, Aizah Kamal, and Aanchal Nair ??"Opioids and the Workforce: An Analysis of the Relationship between Opioid Deaths and Ohio’s Economy" by Anne Castagnero, Vaishnavi Kumar, Allison Su, and Junsun Yoo Thank you to all who provided feedback on these projects. Great work to our students that served as Discussants, Session Chairs, and Peer Review Board members: ??Manav Bhandary (Peer Review Board) ??Joanna Chiu (Discussant and Peer Review Board) ??Neha Hemadri (Session Chair and Peer Review Board) ??Sidharth Jindal (Session Chair and Peer Review Board) ??Téa Tamburo (Session Chair and Peer Review Board) Also, a special congrats to our Associate Editors An Doan and John McCormick, who presented their Economics Capstone projects. Thank you to the staff at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland for organizing this event and giving our students the opportunity to learn and experience what an economics conference is like. In addition, thank you to our faculty advisor Professor Sining Wang for his support, and thank you to Professor Jenny Hawkins and Senior Editors Brooke Hathhorn and Katie Merritt for helping our students prepare and practice their presentations.

Next in our Student Spotlight Series are Joanna Chiu and Lien Tran, two teammates investigating the rise of automation in the manufacturing industry and how it may affect the labor market. Joanna is a sophomore pursuing a B.S. in Finance with a secondary major in Economics. Last summer, Joanna participated in the Expanding Diversity in Economics Summer Institute at the Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago. This summer, she will be returning to Hyde Park as a project management intern at UChicago Urban Labs. At CWRU, Joanna is involved in Cru and Epic and works as a resident assistant. To anyone looking to join the Journal, Joanna says "this is an amazing opportunity to start learning about how to do hands on economics research with your peers! All levels of economics students are welcome to the Journal which allows for a wonderful time of learning and passing on knowledge through mentorship and editing." Lien is also a sophomore studying Finance and Economics. Along with the Journal, Lien is a member of the Vietnamese Student Association, Sigma Sigma Sigma, and Women in Finance. Lien's favorite moment from the Journal so far was the brainstorming session with her team at the beginning of the semester. She explains, "when I think back on how well we worked together, I think the brainstorming session where we came up with ideas for our study project was the best. Each team member came up with a lot of new and interesting ideas during this lively exchange, which showed not only our wide range of skills but also our shared dedication." We commend Joanna and Lien for their hard work this semester, and we are excited to see their article published in the Spring 2024 edition of the Journal in just a few weeks!

Next in our Student Spotlight Series are Vaishnavi Kumar and Anne Castagnero, two associate editors and teammates who will be presenting their project entitled "Opioids and the Workforce: An Analysis of the Relationship between Opioid Deaths" at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland's Economic Scholars Program next week! Vaishnavi is a third year dual degree student in Biology (BS) and Economics (BA) with a minor in Chemistry. Along with serving on the Editorial Board for the Journal, Vaishnavi is the Executive President of the Undergraduate Diversity Collaborative, a teaching assistant for Professor Bogart in the Economics department, and an undergraduate researcher at the University Farm. This summer, she will be working at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago as an economics research intern. Vaishnavi says of her experience in the Journal, "I have made such wonderful connections with fellow economics students and professors. Don't hesitate to join if you are looking to be more involved with the Economics department here at CWRU!" Annie is a third year double majoring in Economics and Political Science with a minor in German. Her prior experience includes an Economics Impact internship with Pennsylvania Sea Grant and an internship with the U.S. Department of Treasury. At CWRU, she is a teaching assistant for Professor Shoag's Introduction to Macroeconomics course and the founder of the Wrongful Convictions Club. This summer, she will be staying on campus as an undergraduate researcher in the Economics department. Annie's favorite experience in the Journal so far has been her team's acceptance for the Economics Scholars Program! To anyone looking to join the Journal, she says the organization is a "great way to make friends in economics classes, and amazing for professional development!" Vaishnavi and Annie are the future leaders of the Journal, and we are so excited to see what they accomplish over the summer and in their senior year! If you are attending the Economic Scholars Program next Friday, be sure to keep an eye out for their presentation!

Throughout the rest of the semester, the CWRU Journal of Economics will be highlighting our outstanding student writers and analysts on our LinkedIn page. Our first member spotlights belong to first years Sidharth Jindal and Téa Tamburo! Sid is an Applied Mathematics major with a secondary major in Economics. His Journal team is researching the effect of Ohio's Educational Choice Scholarship (EdChoice) Program on academic proficiency and school district spending. In addition to writing for the Journal, Sid is a Freshman Representative for Weatherhead Economics Society and a member of the Math Club. In his first few months in the Journal, Sid explains that he has "really enjoyed the process of starting with an initial area of interest and turning it into a full-fledged project." He also has liked working with his fellow EdChoice writers: "It has been very rewarding to use each team members' strengths to move closer to understanding the issue we've been studying. Getting to know the members on my team has been a great experience - everyone is passionate, highly knowledgeable, and exciting to work with, making the overall collaborative aspect of working together highly enjoyable." Sid and his teammates will be presenting their project at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland's Economics Scholars Program later this month. Sid has been a bright and dependable member of his team, and we are grateful to have him in the Journal. Téa is pursuing majors in Finance and Accounting along with a minor in Economics. Her Journal team is researching automation in manufacturing and how this may impact the labor market. Before entering CWRU, Téa interned at Ariel Investments and served as a research assistant for the University of Chicago Professor John A. List at the Becker Friedman Institute for Economics. Throughout her tenure on the Journal, Téa has most enjoyed "connecting and working on with a team of women studying both finance and economics." To anyone looking to join the Journal next Fall, she says "don't worry too much if you're not yet super experienced with research of modeling. The Journal is a great community of super supportive peers who are willing to help you and your team. It's a great opportunity to meet students interested in economics and research." We applaud Téa's hard work, professionalism, and well-roundedness; she is a rising star in the Weatherhead School of Management. Stay tuned for more student spotlights in the coming weeks!