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Economics Students Lead Boldly Pace Fed Reserve Challenge Team Wins Big The Pace University College Fed Challenge team won the New York Regional College Federal Reserve Challenge competition, and ranked in the top six nationally, competing in the la er with institutions including Harvard University, Princeton University, the University of Miami, the University of Virginia, and the University of Michigan. They also received honorable mention as finalists in the competition. Team co-captains Liam Chentoufi '25, Economics, and Suraj Sharma '25, '26, Business Economics/MS Applied Quantitative Economic Analysis and Policy, led a team of undergraduate and accelerated combined degree students, including Justin Boudreau '25, Computer Science (Seidenberg), Economics; Brooklyn Bynum '26, Business Economics/MS Applied Quantitative Economic Analysis and Policy; Gunnar Freeman '26, Computational Economics; Shaniah James '26, Economics/MS Applied Quantitative Economic Analysis and Policy; Grace McGrath '26, Economics/MS Applied Quantitative Economic Analysis and Policy; Kristina Nasteva '26, Business Economics; Harvey Nguyen '26, Economics/MS Applied Quantitative Economic Analysis and Policy; Giancarlo Raspanti '26, Business Economics/MS Applied Quantitative Economic Analysis and Policy; and Viktoriia Yevtushenko '25, Business Economics. The Fed Reserve Challenge is a national competition among US colleges and universities in which teams analyze current economic conditions and propose a monetary policy to Fed officials. This year, 119 schools pa icipated in the competition, the most ever. The team was coached by Professor Gregory Colman, PhD, as well as Clinical Associate Professor Mark Weinstock, CBE. "It's a great achievement and a tribute to the hard work that the students put in and I could not be prouder of them," said Colman. Weinstock, who helped the team prepare for the Q&A po ion of the competition, emphasized that "Our teams always excel in this pa of the competition and exhibit an incredible range of knowledge of monetary policy and the US economy." The College Federal Reserve Challenge is a prime example of experiential learning at Pace, and many alumni who were members of the team while students have received both internships and gainful employment due to their experience at the award-winning competition. They, in turn, have been giving back, returning to Pace to help train younger generations. From top-six national finishes in the Federal Reserve and Fiscal Challenges to hosting the NY Fed President and presenting at a major economics conference, Pace's Economics depa ment continues to lead with student-driven excellence, experiential learning, and real-world impact. The Pace Fed Reserve Challenge team D Y S O N C O L L E G E O F A R T S A N D S C I E N C E S 15

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