Hoosier Economics Conference (HEC)
The 20th annual Hoosier Economics Conference (formerly the Jordan River Conference) was held this year on April 26, 2024, in Wylie Hall. Professors James Self and Volodymyr Lugovskyy were co-directors of the conference which was hosted by the Omicron Delta Epsilon Gamma Chapter and sponsored by MacMillan Education and Pearson Education. In morning and afternoon sessions third-year graduate students presented the preliminary draft of their third-year paper and undergraduate students presented their research. A book fair and luncheon were hosted by MacMillan Education and Pearson Education. The conference concluded with an evening reception held in the Federal Room at the Indiana Memorial Union where conference awards were announced.
Congratulations to Ali Zarifhonarvar who won the HEC Best Graduate Student Paper Award! His paper title is “Experimental Evidence on Large Language Models.” His advisory committee chair is Daniela Puzzello and his committee members are Ala Avoyan and Volodymyr Lugovskyy.
Congratulations to Kemal Perdana who won the HEC Best Undergraduate Student Paper Award! His paper title is “Union Membership’s Effects on Wages in Indonesia.” His faculty mentor is John Schwendel.
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