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Joint Project by Professors Win NIH Grant
A joint research project by Professor Pinka Chatterji and Professor Chun-Yu Ho is awarded a research grant of %150,000 by National Institute of Health. The research project studies the effect of decline of hospital-based obstetric care in rural areas in the U.S. on maternal health. Their research project is expected to have important policy implications on hospital and medical industry.

Professor Takayama Receives Murata Science Foundation Research Grant
Professor Haruka Takayama is selected as a recipient of the Murata Science Foundation Research Grant. The Murata Science Foundation funds 2,960,000 Japanese Yen (which is over 20,000 US dollars) for Professor Takayama's research project. In the project, she studies how responsible sourcing initiatives by multinational fashion companies affect the environmental efficiency of local Bangladeshi firms. 

Xue Wu Receives ASHEcon Diversity Scholarship
Economics doctoral student Xue Wu is selected as one of the recipients of the 2022 Diversity Scholarship by the American Society of Health Economists (ASHEcon). She will be financially supported to attend and present her research at the 2022 ASHEcon health economics conference in Austin, TX in June.

Quan Qi Receives the Karen R. Hitchcock New Frontiers Fund Award
Economics doctoral student Quan Qi has been selected for one of the Karen R. Hitchcock New Frontiers Fund Awards. The award is one of the Initiatives for Women. The fund will support her research project, presentation and publication.

Two Economics Faculty Members Get Promoted
The Economics Department is pleased to announce the promotion of two faculty members. Laurence Kranich has been promoted to a full professor and Chun-Yu Ho has been promoted to an associate professor. Congratulations!

Four Students Receive the Gordon Karp Award
Corrine Berchtold, Benjamin Bonitz, Cassidy Bowes, and Olivia Brownell are the 2022 recipients of the Gordon Karp memorial award for outstanding academic performance in economics. The Gordon Karp Memorial Fund was established as a memorial to Gordon Karp, to honor his special character and commitment to high standards of academic achievement.

Deepti Sikri Receives Benevolent Association Research Grant
Economics doctoral student Deepti Sikri has been selected as a recipient of Benevolent Association Research Grant for Spring 2022. Her research project is titled “Effect of Macroprudential Policy on Exchange Market Pressure”. The research aims to study the impact of macroprudential policy on measures of exchange market pressure in emerging markets and OECD countries using causal inference methods.

Won Sung Receives Conference Travel Support From Graduate Student Employees Union
Won Sung, who is expected to finish his PhD degree in May 2022, is receiving financial support for his conference presentation from the Graduate Student Employees Union (GSEU). He plans to present his research at the 20th International Industrial Organization Conference held in Boston in May 2022.