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Interesting research created by our Economic students:

• "The Effects of Risk Aversion on Portfolio Asset Allocation"
• "The Effects of Rebalancing Frequency on Portfolio Performance"
• "An Evaluation of State Economic Development Subsidies - Results and Transparency"

Meet a student researcher:

• Juan Callazos
• William Hanchett
• William Rice
• Ryan Wentworth

Visit:

• Department of Economics
• Virtual Trading Room

Benefits for Economics students:

• Work with a faculty member
• Experience hands-on research
• Reinforce classroom learning
• Obtain credit for Independent Research (ECON 493)
• Prepare for work or graduate school
• Travel to national conferences
• Receive grant funding
• Publish independent research
  • Are Super Bowl Betting Markets Informationally Efficient? The Time Series Evidence

  Kyle R. Clelan. UMBC Review Vol.9.

  • Measuring Energy Use: An Application to Student Apartments.

  Danielle Schwarzman, Lee Roman, Danielle Lipinski and Ashley Burton. UMBC Review vol.10.

  • Digging Deeper - Sino-Sub-Saharan African Economic Relations
    Juan Collazos. UMBC Review vol.14.

So, what are you doing next summer?

• Internships & Opportunities
• Institute for Humane Studies
• Summer Institute for the History of Economic Thought
• Euro Scholars
• University of Maryland Summer Research Initiative
• Case Western Reserve University
• Committee on Institutional Cooperation
• The Leadership Alliance
• University of California, Irvine's Research Opportunities Database
• UMBC Undergraduate Summer Research Opportunities

Get started today!

For more information, check out this department's website:

Economics

For more information, Please Contact:
Janet McGlynn

Director of Communication and Outreach

mcglynn@umbc.edu | 410-455-5754