Since 2012, at the end of the spring semester, the Griswold Center for Economic Policy Studies (GCEPS) has organized and funded an annual Senior Thesis Research Forum to showcase solid undergraduate research in the area of economic policy. Since 2022 the Department of Economics awards these participating seniors the Griswold Center for Economic Policy Studies Senior Thesis Prize to the five best policy-relevant theses. This research forum is now conducted virtually, allowing the awarded seniors to present their work to faculty, fellow students, and beyond.

John Barrett ’25
Reforming the Reforms: Analyzing How Managerial Entrenchment Impacted Performance During the Implementation of Japanese Corporate Governance Reforms

Anjali Brunnermeier ’25
Charging Ahead, Left Behind? Balancing Local Labor Market Trade-Offs of Recent US Power Plant Retirements and Renewable Energy Expansion

Amelia Feiner ’25
The Power of the Payor: Exploring the Effect of Mandated Infertility Treatment Coverage on Female Labor Outcomes

Rishi Gorrepati ’25
Public Transit and Employment Rates in Northern Virginia

Sofie Grouws ’25
Rural Economic Stagnation Despite Farm Recovery in the Long Aftermath of the 1980s US Farm Debt Crisis