Honors Prize and Award Winners

2018

Author Award Thesis Title
Zhang, Laura David M. Kennedy Honors Thesis Prize and Stanford University Firestone Medal for Excellence in Undergraduate Research Income Segregation and Intergenerational Mobility Evidence from U.S. Highways

2017

Author Award Thesis Title
Coolbaugh, Jack John G. Sobieski Award for Creative Thinking Voting Determinants of Brexit: How Trade and Immigration Affected the Vote Share for Brexit across the UK
Marchetti-Bowick, Elena Anna Laura Myers Prize for an Outstanding Thesis Does Welfare Reduce Mortality? Evidence from the Supplemental Security Income Program
Puri, Indira Firestone Medal for Excellence in Undergraduate Research On the probability of receiving a top choice match
Sánchez-Ordóñez, Daniel Ernesto Firestone Medal for Excellence in Undergraduate Research International Monetary Policy Spillover in Colombia: An SVAR Analysis
Scholz, Elizabeth Award for Excellence in Honors Thesis Presentation Tax Responsiveness of the Rich: Revisiting Evidence from Executive Compensation
Yeow, Victoria Pei-Zhuang Anna Laura Myers Prize for an Outstanding Thesis Post-M&A Performance in Mobile App Developing Startups

2016

Author Award Thesis Title
Moore, Justine The Dean's Award for Academic Achievement Payment Schemes in Online Marketplaces: How Do Freelancers Respond to Monetary Incentives?
Moore, Olivia John G. Sobieski Award for Creative Thinking Mutual Fund Age, Performance, and the Optimal Track Record
Sangani, Kunal Stanford University Firestone Medal A Model of Firm Formality and Tax Evasion
Shank, Sophie Anna Laura Myers Prize for an Outstanding Thesis and the Stanford Award for Excellence in Honors Thesis Presentation Evaluating School Counselors: Impact of Variation in Student-to-Counselor Ratio in Missouri Public High Schools
Walsh, Mark Stanford University Firestone Medal The Effect of Indian Community Health Workers: Multiple Tasks and Few Results

2015

Author Award Thesis Title
Majerovitz, Jeremy David M. Kennedy Honors Thesis Prize and Stanford University Firestone Medal Does Ethnic Fractionalization Matter for Development?
Mayer, Kate John G. Sobieski Award for Creative Thinking Legislation and anticipation: Consequences for the measurement of the minimum wage employment effect
Suresh, Rajiv Stanford University Presentation Award “Tweeting for Tickets:” The Role of Social Media Marketing in Sports Franchises
Yarin, Shirley Anna Laura Myers Prize for an Outstanding Thesis Pharmaceutical Copay Assistance Programs and Patient Drug Choice: Biological Specialty Drugs

2014

Author Award Thesis Title
Acosta, J. Miguel Stanford University Firestone Medal FOMC Responses to Calls for Transparency: Evidence from the Minutes and Transcripts Using Latent Semantic Analysis
Chatterji, Sherlene Anna Laura Myers Prize for an Outstanding Thesis The Long-Term Effect of the Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) Program on Academic Achievement: Evidence from a School District in Texas
Cox, Lydia John G. Sobieski Award for Creative Thinking Victory by Affiliation? Evaluating the Relationship Between Division I Athletics and Institutions of Higher Education in a Conference-Centric Landscape
Fedyk, Valeria Stanford University Presentation Award CEO Overconfidence: An Alternative Explanation for Corporate Financing Decisions