2021 Senior Essay Nominees

Each year, 40-50 students write a senior essay in economics. Of these, the top essays are nominated for a prize by both the student’s advisor as well as a second reader from the department. A committee comprised of faculty members from the Department of Economics read and select the prize winning essays. The prizes are awarded on commencement day during the students’ respective college ceremonies, and the winning essays will be posted on the prize page after graduation.

This year, seven senior essays have been nominated for prizes. The nominees are: Marley Finley, Rohan Garg, Lauren Harris, Adrian Kulesza, Hannah Moreno, Teodora Tyankova, and Lucy Zhu.

The prizes are as follows:

• The Charles Heber Dickerman Memorial Prize
  Awarded to one or more seniors who have presented the best departmental essay.

• The Ronald Meltzer/Cornelia Awdziewicz Economic Award
  Awarded to one or two runner-up(s) for the Dickerman Prize.

• The Ellington Prize
  Awarded to one or more seniors who have presented the best departmental essay in the field of finance.

The nominated essays have been posted below with the permission from the authors.