Economic Scholars Program

Students can apply to be a member of the Peer Review Board. Peer Review Board members evaluate all conference proposals against a rubric to determine which papers and posters should be presented during the event. Members of the Peer Review Board are also eligible to enter their own proposals for consideration.

Qualifications

To qualify, students must:

• Apply by program deadline.
• Be a current undergraduate junior or senior studying economics.
• Be currently enrolled in or have completed intermediate macroeconomics and microeconomics courses.
• Be available to attend two one-hour virtual training sessions that will cover the expectations of Peer Review Board members.
• Be able to demonstrate the ability to successfully evaluate a proposal against a rubric.

Students conducting original research in economics can apply to present their research. Research can be independent, co-authored by other students, or faculty co-sponsored.

A Peer Review Board will review all paper and poster proposals and evaluate them based on a rubric to determine acceptance for presentation at the event. Final scores will determine acceptance for presentation at the event.

Two types of presenters

• Paper presenter: Students conducting original research in economics are encouraged to submit a proposal for a paper session based on their independent research. Papers can be empirical, theoretical, or analytical in nature.
• Poster presenter: Students can also submit a proposal for a poster session. Posters can be presented during a session or, if participating in person, less formally during a reception following the presentations.

Qualifications

To qualify, students must:

• Apply by program deadline.
• Register for and attend the conference (virtually or in-person).
• Be a current undergraduate student studying economics.

During the event, discussants help audience members better understand the work and help the author understand what can be done to improve it. They read proposals carefully and take time to understand the contributions, strengths, and weaknesses of the work, and then provide comments and suggestions for the author to consider.  Discussants should be prepared to deliver 5–7 minutes of remarks following the presentation.

Qualifications

To qualify, students must:

• Apply by program deadline.
• Register for and attend the conference (virtual or in-person).
• Be a current undergraduate student studying economics.
• Be currently enrolled in or have completed intermediate macroeconomics and microeconomics courses.
• Be available to attend a one-hour virtual training session.

Session Chairs are responsible for timekeeping during the session, introducing presenters and discussants, and managing questions from the audience.

Qualifications

To qualify, students must:

• Apply by program deadline.
• Register for and attend the conference (virtually or in-person).
• Be a current undergraduate student studying economics.