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Student ConferenceThe Student Conference in
Business & Economics

The annual conference provides students an opportunity to present their research in front of peers, faculty, business executives and alumni. Typically held in April, the conference features Best Paper Awards, a keynote speaker and alumni panel. All presenters are invited to attend the Department Banquet following the conference sessions.

The papers are published in the Business & Economics Digest.

Call For Papers -- Abstract submission
Instructions to Presenters

The 2013 Conference

Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Hoover Center for Business
Room 212

TIME LOCATION EVENT
12:30 pm H212 Welcome - Susan Traverso, Provost and Senior Vice President
12:35-1:15 H212

Mr. Bradley Jones, Vice President, Harristown Enterprises, Inc.
 "Downtown Redevelopment and Career Opportunities"

1:15-2:15 H212

SESSION A | Moderator: Professor Terrie Riportella
Julia Hodge, "The Effects of Taxes on Economic Growth"
Jennifer Hughes, "Building Blocks of a Sustainable Greater Good:  University-Developed Social Solutions to International Issues"
Tra Le & Mathew Simmons, "Poverty Reduction"
Brooke Wachtel, "Financial Development:  A Measure of Economic Growth"

2:15-2:30 2nd Floor Lobby  BREAK
2:30-3:30 H212 

SESSION B | Moderator:  Professor Cristina Ciocirlan
Brooke Wachtel & Jue Wang, "The Impact of Gross Domestic Product, Exports, and Inflation on the Direct Foreign Exchange Rate for Japan"
Trevor Bower, "Communication Failures in Organizations:  Types, Causes & Solutions"
Ashley Clark, "The Effects of Free Trade Agreements on Economic Growth & Development in Latin America"
Ly Phan, "World Business Environment Driving Toward Shared Values:  Eli Lilly and Its Leadership in Creating Shared Values Approach in the Development of TB Drugs"

3:30-4:30 H212 

SESSION C | Moderator:  Professor Emma Neuhauser
Min Han Tun, "Microfinance in Myanmar:  A Practical Solution for the Underprivileged"
Zachary Teti, "Let it Grow:  An Econometric Analysis of Farmland Preservation and Development in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania"
Jennifer Hughes, Matthew Seeley & Min Han Tun, "UAE and the Sustainable Future"
Stephen Brill, "Law of the Land:  Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Financial Implications on Medicare"

5:30 KĀV   Department of Business Awards Reception -- BY INVITATION
6:00 KĀV   Department of Business Awards Banquet -- BY INVITATION
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