Fellowship Winners

This long established scholarship program awards stipends to students pursuing doctoral degrees in areas of interest to the Economic Club of Washington.  Under this program, the Doctoral Research Fellowships award $10,000 each to two students and the Phillip M. Dearborn Fellowship provides another $10,000 to a third student. 

2012

Lisa J. Dettling
Ph.D. Candidate, University of Maryland
Topic: Proposal for "Opting Back In: Home Internet Use and Female Labor Supply"

Mauricio Villamizar
Ph.D. Candidate, Georgetown University
Topic: Identifying the Effects of Monetary Policy Shocks: Evidence from Columbia

Xiaochu Hu (winner of the Philip Dearborn Fellowship)
Ph.D. Candidate, George Mason University
Topic: The Role of High-Skilled Immigration in Regional Economic Development; A Case Sudy of Washington, D.C. Meotropolitan Labor Market

2011

Bogdan L. Bonca
Ph.D. Candidate, George Washington University
Topic: Credit Scores and Strategic Default

Jeffrey Borowitz
Ph.D. Candidate, University of Maryland
Topic: Risk Tolerance and Time Investment in Children

Ellen Zapata
Ph.D. Candidate, George Mason University
Topic: A Mixed Method Analysis of Foreclosure, Public Policy, Economic Development and Urban Change in the Washington, DC Area

2010

Abby Alpert
Ph.D. Candidate, University of Maryland
Topic: The Anticipatory Effects of Medicare part D on Drug Utilization

Kyle Handley
Ph.D. Candidate, University of Maryland
Topic: Exporting Under Trade Policy Uncertainty: Theory and Evidence from Australia

2009

Takahiko Kiso
Ph.D. Candidate, University of Maryland
Topic: Technological Progress in Fuel Efficiency: An International Comparison

Agustin Roitman
Ph.D. Candidate, University of Maryland
Topic: Imperfect Information and Savings in Small Open Economies: Theory and Evidence

2008

Matthew Chesnes
Ph.D. Candidate, University of Maryland
Topic: Capacity Utilization Choice in the Oil Refining Industry

Mingfeng Lin
Ph.D. Candidate, University of Maryland
Topic: Understanding the Value of "Social Commerce": An Empirical Investigation of Online Peer-to-Peer Financial Lending

Chong Gao (winner of the 2nd Annual Philip Dearborn Fellowship)
Ph.D. Candidate, American University
Topic: Three Empircal Analyses of the HUD "Affordable Housing Goals" Regulation of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the GSEs) and a Case Study of the Regulation's Impact on House Prices in the Washington DC Metropolitan Area

2007

Ethan Ilzetzki
Ph.D. Candidate, University of Maryland
Topic: Ethan's proposed research is expected to shed light on the underlying causes of pro-cyclical fiscal policies in developing countries.

Melissa McInerney
Ph.D. Candidate, University of Maryland
Topic: Melissa's dissertation analyzes the impact of a state-level policy change intended to reduce the duration of worker's compensation claims.

Paul Jacobs
Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Economics, American University
Topic: Mr. Jacob's dissertation focuses on the affordability of private health insurance with a particular emphasis on "Designing an Optimal Subsidy Program for the District of Columbia." Business and community leaders in the District should find the recommendations and affordable premium estimates useful to plan possible employer contribution levels.

2006

Aparajita Goyal
Ph.D. University of Maryland
Topic: Aparajita's dissertation concerns information technology and rural markets: theory and evidence from a unique intervention in central India.

Emily Owens
Ph.D. University of Maryland
Topic: Emilys' research talks about government regulation of illicit behavior.

2005

Lei Ding
Ph.D. George Mason University
Topic: Lei's research concerns the role of infrastructure in regional economic growth - the case for China.

Zamira Simkins
Ph.D. Candidate, American University
Topic: Zamira's dissertation research concerns economic and monetary integration in the European Union and the associated costs and benefits of the recent enlargement of the EU.

2004

Shaoming Cheng
Ph.D. George Mason University
Topic: Shaoming's dissertation research deals with the heterogeneous preferences in the location choices of Japanese investors in China.

Alexander Whalley
Ph.D. Candidate, University of Maryland
Topic: Alexander's research is to investigate racial differences in the value of education.