Dyson College of Arts and Sciences

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 17 including Fatima Abba '26, Business Economics; Zahabiyah Baboojee '28, Business Economics; Lailaa Holmes '26, Business Economics; Shelsea Ma e '26, Business Economics; Yariel Pena '26, Business Economics; Victor Soulan '25, Business Economics; Angel Uzhca '25, Business Economics/MS Applied Quantitative Economic Analysis and Policy; and William Winn '25, Business Economics. The faculty coach was Clinical Assistant Professor Sam Baruch. Baruch said, "I am delighted to celebrate our outstanding team, led by Krichmaryov, including Abba, Uzhca, Soulan, and Winn. This exceptional presenting team was complemented by an amazing research team, including Pena, Holmes, Ma e, and Baboojee, which played a vital role in this achievement. They worked diligently with the presenters to develop innovative and practical proposals aimed at addressing the fiscal challenges facing the US while also benefiting society in the long run. Their deep knowledge of economics and fiscal policy, paired with their creative thinking, led to groundbreaking ideas. Their presentation reflected their dedication to addressing the urgent issues we face today and exploring viable resolutions. I couldn't be prouder of their accomplishments; they are truly exceptional." Students and Faculty Present Research at Eastern Economics Association Conference Twenty-four undergraduate and graduate students and five faculty members in the Economics depa ment presented their original research at the Eastern Economic Association (EEA) annual conference, one of the major conferences for professional economists in the United States. The four sessions sponsored by Pace University included research on topics in labor economics, health economics, public economics, and savings/financial markets. In these collaborative student-faculty sessions, Professor Gregory Colman, PhD, presented his work "Youth E-Cigare e Use, Underage Access and FDA Compliance"; Associate Professor Veronika Dolar, PhD, presented "The Impact of Income Inequality on Spo Achievement: Cross-National Analysis of Winter Olympic Games"; Lecturer Kier Hanra y, PhD, presented "The Effect of Tax Caps on School Quality and Home Prices"; Assistant Professor Eric Osborne, PhD, presented "Covid-19 School and Child Care Center Closures and Female Labor Force Pa icipation"; and Professor and Chair Anna Shostya, PhD, presented "Improving Economic Pe ormance and Social Well-Being Metrics." Daniel Hamermesh, Economist, on Campus Kristina Krichmaryov '26 and Kristina Nasteva '26, international students from Ukraine and Bulgaria, worked to co-organize a successful event that brought prominent US labor economist Daniel Hamermesh, PhD, to the New York City campus. The event featured a presentation of Hamermesh's research on the relationship between beauty and an individual's success, employment, and productivity, and included an open Q&A with the audience. It was made possible in large pa by Assistant Professor Mary Kaltenberg, PhD, another prominent educator in the depa ment, who is director of the depa ment's new BS in Computational Economics, a joint offering with Pace's Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems. Faculty and student presenters at the EEA conference Students Kristina Krichmaryov and Kristina Nasteva with Daniel Hamermesh

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