2025 was a productive year for our economics graduate students. Several students already successfully published some of their research in peer reviewed journals. Below are some selected examples:

Seth Cannon published his paper “Uneven Bars? Looking for Environmental Microaggression Effects in NCAA Women’s Gymnastics” in the Journal of Sports Economics.

Gabriel Cruz published “Do Students Improve Their Academic Achievement When Assigned to a Growth Mindset Teacher?” in Educational Researcher.

Weizheng Lai published “Anti-Corruption and Political Trust: Evidence from China” in the Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization and in addition had a paper accepted for publication at the Journal of Economic Growth, titled “Property Rights, Fiscal Capacity, and Social Capacity: The Lasting Impact of the Taiping Rebellion”.

Tyler Pike’s paper “Bank Lending Standards and the US Economy” was accepted for publication in the Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control.

Archit Singhal published successfully in the Latin American Journal of Central Banking. The paper is titled “What can Artificial Intelligence do for stagnant productivity in Latin America and the Caribbean?”.

Kazuma Takakura’s work titled “Self-learning at the right level, COVID-19, school closure, and non-cognitive abilities.” came out in the Economics of Education Review.

Jingyi Xing’s solo-authored paper “Quality Regulation and Unexpected Gaming: Evidence from Mandating Flight Delay Compensation” was accepted for publication in the Journal of Economics & Management Strategy.