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• Andrew Masciarelli: “The Long-Term Costs of Short-Term Rentals: Examining the Growth of Airbnb Markets in Gentrifying Neighborhoods”
• Lucas Pan: "Innovation Under the America Invents Act: A Synthetic Control Analysis"
• Liam Schedler: "The Impact of Chinese FDI on Political and Social Stability"
• Coleman Bellin: "How Corporations React to One-Time Large Economic Shocks: A Case Study on Brazilian Football"
• Max Stanley: "The Turnover Effect: How Coach Turnover Affects Team Performance"
• Caroline Agostini: "Understanding the Urban vs. Rural divide in the Education Production Function in the Deep South"
• Kaili Solverud: "Work Flexibility and Informal Care Provision: The Impact of COVID-19 on Elder Care"
• Mara Schwob: "Wage Inequality Across Sexual Orientations: A Comparative Analysis of Gay and Straight Workers"
• Daria Undeland: “Beyond the Target: The Regional Reach of Sanctions on Russia"
• Ben Szurley: "Bilateral Non-Tariff Measures: The US-China Trade War"
• *Garren Riley: "Under Pressure: True Daily Doubles, Champion Dominance, and Risk-taking in Jeopardy!”

*Awarded Best Honors Thesis

• Ezra Polesky: "Beyond the Headlines: Monetary Policy Transmission to Equity Markets"
• Leonard Tillson:  "The Seven Deadly Sins as Criminal Justice Policy: An Analysis of Georgia’s 1994 Sentencing Law"
• Francesca Rodoni: "Orchestrating Creativity: A Study of Composer Age and Success in Classical Composition"
• *Grace Luu: "The Spillover Effects of Hospital Closure on Inpatient Mortality"

*Awarded Best Honors Thesis

• Radha Arora: “The Effects of Right-to-Work Laws on Wages and Employment”
• Jakob Barton: “Where Does California Dream of Electric Sheep?: An Economic Analysis of Dual Land Use Lamb Grazing and Solar Photovoltaics in California”
• Elena Chen: “A Choice Between Roles: Factors Influencing Chinese Females’ Work Participation and A Prediction After Three-Child Policy”
• Mary Everett Hancock: “The Effects of Rail Expansion on Disabled Employment: Evidence from 15 Years of Rail Expansion”
• Brian Fong: “Effects of Tobacco-21 on Youth Smokeless Tobacco Use and Sales”
• *Ansel Jeffries: “The Effects of HOLC “Redlining” Maps on Los Angeles Home Values”
• Kam Mohebbi: “The Effect of Increased Internet Access on Getting STEM Jobs”
• Anaise (Nisi) Nugent: “The Effect of Gender on Support for Abortion Legislation"
• Ruth Schlosser: “When Recessions Come Home”
• Miles Smith: “A Policy Analysis for a Theoretical Poverty Trap Model”
• Kelsie Stanley: “Corporate Spending Limits & Conservatism”
• Sophia The: “What Causes D3 Athletes to Quit Their Sport?”

*Awarded Best Honors Thesis

• Matty Anzalone: "The Effect of Ending Covid-19 Unemployment Benefits on State Economic Recovery"
• Will Baltrus: "The Effect of Disinformation on Republican Candidacy Success: Evidence from Cuban American Voters"
• Sofia Ben Zaken: "The Effects of Greening Schoolyards on Elementary School Student Academic Performance: Standardized Testing Achievement and Behavioral Outcomes"
• Nathaniel Byram: "EU Influence on Renewable Energy Share: Historical Evidence From the Eastern Bloc"
• Preston Chong: "The Effect of Statewide High School Financial Literacy Mandates on Future Retirement Contribution Rates"
• Rayhon Choudhry: "Are Cryptocurrency Markets Driven by Fundamentals-Based Investing? A Theoretical Examination"
• Will Covino: "Tobacco Surcharges are Restricting Healthcare Access: An Instrumental Variable Analysis"
• Claire Frohling: "The Short Run Impacts of Hurricanes on Homelessness in the United States Atlantic Hurricane Basin"
• Julia Koh: "Timing of Video Game Releases within Product Niches: An Analysis of Steam"
• Eva Ma: "Who Gets Second Chances After Job Loss? The Role of Employer Racial Prejudice"
• *Luca Van Der Meer: "The Effect of Federal Funds Normalization on Black White Employment Differentials"
• Benjamin Ventresca: "Emissions and Renewable Energy in Developing Africa"

*Awarded Best Honors Thesis

• Catlin Hedeman: "The Effects of Increased Access to Mail-In and Absentee Voting due to Covid-19 on Voter Turnout in the 2020 Presidential Election"
• Kayla Hreczuck: "The Effects of Local Immigration Enforcement on the Mental Health of Hispanic Children and Adolescents"
• Alexis Martinez: "The Effects of Recreational Marijuana Laws on High School Graduation Rates: One Dimension of Social Costs"
• Emma Pond: "The Impacts of Paid Family Leave Programs on Mothers' Labor Market Outcomes in New Jersey and Rhode Island"
• *Mary Zhang: "Costs and Benefits of Statewide Stay-at-Home Orders During the Early Stage of the Covid-19 Pandemic"

*Awarded Best Honors Thesis

• Hannah Case: "Small Classes and Academic Behavior in Math"
• Jane Crosby-Schmidt: "Information and Immunizations: An Analysis of Utah's Educational Requirement for Vaccine Exemptions"
• Annika Moen: "The Impacts of Two-Way Immersion Dual Language Education: Socioeconomic Composition and English Proficiency"
• Ellen Prince: "Rolling Back Three Strikes: The Impact of Proposition 36 on Incarceration in California"
• *Nelson Rayl: "Cost of Austerity: Effect of Fiscal Consolidation in Europe Post 2010"
• Harrison Wakefield: "Unemployment and Suicide: Differing Effects Across United States Counties"

*Awarded Best Honors Thesis

• Cameron Coe: "Exit Discrimination in a Competitive Labor Market: The Case of NBA Head Coaches"
• *Andrew McCall: "Hurricane Mitch’s Effect on Nicaraguan Farmers' Agricultural Practices"
• Claire Organick: "Moms, Money and Mortality: The Impact of Free Primary Education on Child and Maternal Health in Ethiopia"
• David Wang: "Does Fiscal Space Matter? Its Impact on the Aftermath of Financial Crises"

*Awarded Best Honors Thesis

• Josh Cohen: "Wind Energy and Emissions Avoided"
• Jiahe Hou: "The Impact of Microfinance on Poverty Reduction in Rural China"
• Ieva Marcinkeviciute: "The Trade-Migration Nexus"
• Andrea Tuemmler: "Modernization Theory: Does Economic Growth Cause Democracy?"
• *Yiyun (Eva) Wang: "More Guns, Less Crime? The Impact of Gun Restrictions on Violent Crime"

*Awarded Best Honors Thesis

• Michael Cao: "Education Spending and Student Achievement: A Difference-in-Difference Analysis for the Race to the Top Program"
• Preston Harry: "The Impact of More Extreme than Expected Temperatures on Environmental Attitudes"
• *Harrison Luft: "The Industrial Effects of Banking Crises"
• Charles Pollnow: "Failure in the Long-Term Care Insurance Market: Is There a Substitution Effect for Informal Care?"
• Eva Schifini: "Health Effects of the California Minimum Wage"

*Awarded Best Honors Thesis

• Emily Fallick: "The Effect of Cigarette Taxes on Smoking Rates"
• Brady Fuller: "Revenue Sharing and the Luxury Tax in Major League Baseball"
• Evan Lubin: "The Effect of Title IX Investigations on Applications at Selective American Universities from 2008 to 2016"
• *Jessica May: "The Effects of Medicaid Expansion: Mortality of Non-Elderly Adults"
• Daniel Perez: "Do Tomatoes Lead to Revenue? An Analysis of the Rotten Tomatoes Ratings System"
• Kyle Yee: "Moneyball 2: Winnings and Its Effect on College Football Revenue"

*Awarded Best Honors Thesis

• *Cynthia Brzezinski: “Measuring the Impact of School Quality on Residential Home Prices"
• Cullen Cohane: “Sensitivity of Commodity Prices to Industrial Production Since 1980"
• Felix Fels: “Investor Sentiment and Sports Events: Do Stock Markets React to Soccer Outcomes During the FIFA World Cup?"
• AJ Libunao: “Effects of Postgraduate Degrees Across Race and Gender"
• Julia Ogier: “The Effect of Generic Substitution on Brand-Name Drug Prices"
• Evan Thompson: “Employment Dynamics and Minimum Wage Legislation: A Recessionary Analysis"

*Awarded Best Honors Thesis