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The Department of Economics is pleased to announce that the following members of the Class of 2003 have been conferred College Honors for outstanding academic achievement and for successfully completing a research thesis of honors quality:

Francis Bae
Honors Thesis: "Russia's Accession to the World Trade Organization:  Progress and Problems"
Faculty Mentor: Professor Jim Whitney

Vanya Dimitrova
Honors Thesis: "Should Developing Countries Protect Intellectual Property Rights?"
Faculty Mentor: Professor Giorgio Secondi

Gregory Fuller
Honors Thesis: "An Interdisciplinary View of Economics and Labor Market Discrimination"
Faculty Mentor: Professor Mike Tamada

Christopher Gagné
Honors Thesis: "What Effects Will Increasing Globalization Have on America's Knowledge Workers?"
Faculty Mentor: Professor Jerry McIntyre

Joseph Madamba
Honors Thesis: "Caring for America's Elderly: An Analysis of Medicare Reform Measures"
Faculty Mentor: Professor Woody Studenmund

Krystle Rhodes
Honors Thesis: "Policies to Reduce Poverty in Nigeria"
Faculty Mentor: Professor Giorgio Secondi

Ron Tan
Honors Thesis: "An Economic Perspective on Restaurant Tipping"
Faculty Mentor: Professor Jim Halstead

Liza Yi
Honors Thesis: "Paid Family Leave in the U.S.: Policy and Economic Implications"
Faculty Mentor: Professor Robby Moore