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Bandiaky appointment at African Development Bank

Julien Bandiaky, Ph.D. (2011) has been appointed as Senior Macroeconomist (international position) at the African Development Bank. Julien will be based in Tunis. Also, Julien's dissertation is being published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing. The book is titled, "Labor Market Efficiency in West African Economic and Monetary Union", with project number 43831, and ISBN 978-3-8484-0704-0. The book can be ordered on their website by clicking LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing. The cost of the book is 79 euros. Congratulations to Julien on both of these accomplishments!

McCausland nominated and elected to Boston Economic Club (BEC)

Allan S. McCausland, Ph.D. (1975), Principal of McCausland Economic Associates, LLC, of Warner, NH, was recently nominated and elected to the Boston Economic Club (BEC). The Boston Economic Club meets at least twice monthly September through June at the Boston Federal Reserve Bank for luncheon, speakers and discussion of current and future economic and financial conditions. Dr. McCausland, a former Professor at Southern New Hampshire University, and has been a practicing economic consultant and arbitrator/mediator in New England for over 35 years. Allan invites any Clark faculty or alumni that would like to attend a BEC meeting as his guest to please email him.

Allan S. McCausland, Ph.D.
Arbitrator/Economic Consultant
21 Connor's Mill Road
Warner, NH 03278-4606
Email: mea248@aol.com
Cell: 603-496-9548
Office: 603-456-3593

Seelig Gift Supports Economics Research at Clark

Steven Seelig (BA '66; PhD '71) recently contributed $25,000 to support research by faculty and graduate students in the Economics Department. In his own words: "I have come to realize that I owe a debt of gratitude to the economics faculty at Clark that piqued my interest in economics, exposed me to the pleasures of research through the honors program, and while getting my Ph.D. taught me to think "outside the box" and to use economics to look at public policy issues."

Based on this gift, the University's Board of Trustees has approved the establishment of the Steven Seelig Economics Research Fund. The income from this fund will be used for purchasing software or hardware, data acquisition, travel and conference fees, publication fees, and other direct research expenses. The faculty is grateful for this expression of support from an alumnus of the program, and hope to use these funds to help offer the kind of education that will continue to inspire such loyalty in future students. Efforts are anticipated to encourage additional support from other Economics alumni.

Clark Econ Alumni News

Recent PhD Graduates

PhD Degrees 2012

Julien Bandiaky
“Labor Market Efficiency in West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU)” (Gray), October 2011

Soumendra Nath Banerjee
“Environmental Regulation and Economic Performance in U.S. Manufacturing: Industries, Firms, and Plants” (Gray) October 2011

Sergey Kazakov
“What Creates a Successful Entrepreneur? Study of Determinants of Entrepreneurial Survival and Success” (Gray)

Jordan Marvakov
“Commuting, National Border Effects, and Regional Differences in the European Union” (Gray)

Nkechi Srodah Onuoha Owoo
“Causes and Consequences of Fertility in the U.S. and Ghana: A Spatial Econometric Approach” (Ickowitz)

Ying Zhen
“English-Language Proficiency’s Effects on Earnings and Employment of Foreign-Born Immigrants in the United States” (Gray)

PhD Degrees 2011

Arnab Biswas
"Foreclosures and Housing Prices in a Heterogeneous Housing Market: Spatial Externalities, Crowding-in and Filtering Effects over the Short-and Long-Run"(Brown)

Sara Jo Bothun
"Reassessing the Benefits of Education: Three Papers on the Effects of Education in Ghana" (Ickowitz)

Soumitra Das
"Discrimination and Affirmative Action: Case of Labor Market in India" (Gray)

Kaushik Ghosh
"OSHA Regulation: Worker Participation, Plant Compliance and Productivity" (Gray)

Allison Molly Shwachman Kaminaga
"An Empirical Analysis of Social Interactions: Implications for HIV and Domestic Violence Prevention Programs in Rural Malawi" (Ickowitz)

Tuan Anh Nguyen
"Theoretical and Empirical Studies on Bundling Incentives for US Cable Companies" (Bae)

Oswaldo Javier Patino Vega
"Effects of International Alliances on Air Traffic: A Case Study of US and International Carriers"

Julien Bandiaky
"Labor Market Efficiency in West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU)" (Gray)

Soumendra Banerjee
"Environmental Regulation and Economic Performance in the U.S. Manufacturing: Industries, Firms, and Plants" (Gray)

Undergraduate Honors

2012

Stefan R. Cohen, highest honors
The effect of internet penetration on price dispersion in the airline industry (advisor Junfu Zhang)

Kado E. Damball, honors
Does taxing the highest income bracket lead to a reduced government deficit? (advisor Roxane Anderton)

Chelsea J. Fritschy, honors
Is it about the money? Measuring performance in Massachusetts public schools (advisor Wayne Gray)

Irta John, high honors
Is welfare the rising tide that raises all boats? (advisor Wayne Gray)

Joseph Krahe, highest honors
The impact of a seasonal pricing structure on residential water consumption (advisor Jacqueline Geoghegan)

Michael Lamothe, honors
Renewable energy: oil's influence on alternative energy consumption and stock prices (advisor Chih Ming Tan)

Hanlin Li, highest honors
The tale of Tao cities: the factors behind the expansion of Chinese cities (advisor Junfu Zhang)

Joseph McClintock, highest honors
The relationship between money and inflation during recessions (advisor Dessislava Slavtcheva)

Claudia Mosca, honors
Labor conditions and trade in sweatshops in Latin America (advisor Wayne Gray)

Ira Rama, high honors
Does wealth come at the expense of environmental degradation? (advisor Roxane Anderton)

Mariana Fabiana Saculo, high honors
What is the impact of FDI on economic development in Africa? (advisors Chang Hong and Wayne Gray)

Lindiwe Shawa, honors
Disease and development: the impact of health on economic development (advisor Jacqueline Geoghegan)

Pisca Ayuning Tias, high honors
Welcome to China's trade empire: the awakening of the 21st century's trade dragon (advisor Chang Hong)

Ema Vergles, honors
Evaluating the impact of official development assistance on economic growth (advisor Roxane Anderton)

2011

Kudzai Bwerinofa, honors
Energizing the Economy (advisor Jacqueline Geoghegan)

Haoming Chang, honors
The Relationship between the Stock Market and Monetary Policy (advisor Wayne Gray)

Marie Dunham, high honors
The Causes of Foreclosure Properties in Worcester County (advisor John Brown)

Catherine Gabis, high honors
Is the CAPM Still Relevant Today? (advisor Roxane Anderton)

Abigail Kaminski, highest honors
What’s there to Eat? Examining Access to Healthy, ‘Sustainable’ Groceries in Worcester, Massachusetts (advisor Jacqueline Geoghegan)

Zheng (Alex) Li, highest honors
What Drives Wages in China? Recent Wage Determinants and Changes since China’s Economic Reform (advisor Wayne Gray)

Maritza Paulino, honors
Is the United States Heading Towards a Cashless Society? (advisor Wayne Gray)

Emily Williams, high honors
A Cross-Country Analysis Assessing Low Student Achievement in Latin America (advisor Amy Ickowitz)

2010

Anuj Adhikary,honors
How severely do higher oil and food prices affect child mortality? (advisor Amy Ickowitz)

Carlos Amela, honors
Does Immigration Raise the Unemployment of Native Workers? A Look into Native Workers' Displacement (advisor Wayne Gray)

Ivelin Angelov, highest honors
Wealth Effects on Consumption: A Multivariate VECM Approach (advisor Myles Callan)

Yang Chen, honors
Behind China’s Economic Legend - A Study of Factors affecting GDP Growth in National Development Zones in China (advisor Junfu Zhang)

Simona Dimitrova, honors
Trade Patterns and specialization within the EU (advisor Chang Hong)

Nicholas Fedorek, high honors
Does Local Access to Jobs Improve Neighborhood Employment Rates? Evidence from Atlanta (advisor John Brown)

David Glancy, highest honors
An Analysis of the Causes of the Price Differential Between eBay and Amazon (advisor Wayne Gray)

Cody Hyman, high honors
Severity and Policy: What determines rates of recovery from recessions? (advisor Madhavi Bokil)

Ifrad Islam, honors
Adding "Human" to the Human Development Index: Exploring Alternatives (advisor Amy Ickowitz)

Daniel Kiryakov, highest honors
Model Estimation of the US Term Structure (Myles Callan)

Richard Yingcun Lin,honors
From the world to US: An analysis of the flow of international students coming to the U.S. for higher education (advisor Wayne Gray)

Eugene Miculet, highest honors
Are we retiring later? Evidence from the dot-com stock market crash (advisor Wayne Gray)

Tamanna Patel, honors
Testing for agglomeration economies in the Malaysian manufacturing sector (John Brown)

Katerine Ramirez-Nieto, honors
Wonder Why I Wander? A socioeconomic perspective of indigenous groups in Colombia (advisor Amy Ickowitz)

Bjoern Weidlich, high honors
Financial Risk Levels in 2007: How much risk were people taking and why? (advisor Roxane Anderton)