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2025

Author	Award	Thesis Title
Bennett, Austin	Anna Laura Myers Prize for Outstanding Honors Thesis	Going Parabolic: Analyzing Sybil Resistance in Quadratic Voting Mechanisms for Blockchain-Based DAOs
Bernheim, Ethan	Award for Excellence in Honors Thesis Presentation	When Unicorns Die: The Effects of High-Profile StartupFailures on Venture Capital Investing
Gao, Eric	Firestone Medal for Excellence in Undergraduate Research	Paired Course and Dorm Allocation
Halverson, Will	Anna Laura Myers Prize for Outstanding Honors Thesis	Are States Precautionary Savers? Evidence from the American Rescue Plan Act
Joyce-Wirtz, Matthew	John G. Sobieski Prize for Creative Thinking in Economics	Emotion In Motion: How Sentiment Shapes TikTok Post Performance and Engagement
Li, Tina	John G. Sobieski Prize for Creative Thinking in Economics	When Leaders Leave, Do Markets Shake? The Stabilizing Power of Succession Planning
Pruett, Jefferson (JD)	Firestone Medal for Excellence in Undergraduate Research	Assessing Accuracy and Weighting Effects in Matched Sample Surveys: Longitudinal Evidence from the Cooperative Election Study
Wahal, Karsen	John G. Sobieski Prize for Creative Thinking in Economics	Partisan Echo Chambers of the Past: The Evolution and Electoral Drivers of U.S. Media Slant

2024

Author	Award	Thesis Title
Bower, Brennan	Firestone Medal for Excellence in Undergraduate Research	The Role of Financial Participants in the Renewable Energy Transition
Hou, Emma	Anna Laura Myers Prize for Outstanding Honors Thesis	Did the Paycheck Protection Program Reduce Business Closures? Evidence from California
Jankelow, Joshua	Award for Excellence in Honors Thesis Presentation	Back To The Withdrawing Board: Using Deposit Data to Predict U.S. Bank Failures
Luo, Claire	Firestone Medal for Excellence in Undergraduate Research	Anti-Collusion Provision for Uniform-Price Auctions
Manna, Ivy	John G. Sobieski Prize for Creative Thinking in Economics	Media Moods & Market Moves: The Impact of Newspaper Climate Sentiment on U.S. Sectoral Stock Returns
Schiller, Samantha	John G. Sobieski Prize for Creative Thinking in Economics	Congressional Term Limits: The Effect of Redistricting on a House of Representative Member’s Effort
Zhao, Linan	Anna Laura Myers Prize for Outstanding Honors Thesis	CATE Estimation with Imbalanced Covariates

2023

Author	Award	Thesis Title
Brown, Drakos	Anna Laura Myers Prize for Outstanding Honors Thesis	Commodity Prices and Growth: Do Cobalt Price Shocks Fuel Night Light Expansion in the DRC?
Casey, Sean	John G. Sobieski Award for Creative Thinking	To the Best of My Abilities and Understanding: Do Legal Credentials Affect Sentencing Decisions in South Carolina?
Finan, Alexander	Award for Excellence in Honors Thesis Presentation	The Afternoon Fun Economy
Garcia, Nicolas	Firestone Medal	The Effect of COVID-19 on Human Capital in a Team Setting: Evidence from the VA
Hildebrand, Natalie	John G. Sobieski Award for Creative Thinking	Testimonial Advertisements and Willingness to Pay: The Role of Gender and Presentation