{"id":10233,"date":"2023-11-10T08:41:07","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T14:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin-new\/?post_type=campus_story&p=10233"},"modified":"2023-11-10T08:49:16","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T14:49:16","slug":"uw-superior-students-take-part-in-wisconsin-economic-association-conference","status":"publish","type":"campus_story","link":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/story\/uw-superior-students-take-part-in-wisconsin-economic-association-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"UW-Superior students take part in Wisconsin Economic Association conference"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A group of University of Wisconsin-Superior students and faculty member from the\u00a0School of Business and Economics<\/a>\u00a0recently participated at the Wisconsin Economic Association\u2019s (WEA) annual conference in Stevens Point, Wisconsin.<\/p>\n

Akira Tanaka, a senior who is pursuing double major in economics and\u00a0mathematics<\/a>, presented his\u00a0Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship<\/a>\u00a0(SURF) project on \u201cGlobal Food Insecurity and Agricultural Sustainability: A Comparative Analysis of Selected Developed and Developing Countries.\u201d<\/p>\n

This was my first time presenting in front of real economists in person, and it has been a great opportunity for me as a future researcher,\u201d said Tanaka.<\/p>\n

Economics faculty,\u00a0Sakib Mahmud<\/a>, presented his co-authored research project on \u201cSeasonality of Flu and Stock Price.\u201d<\/p>\n

Additional participating UW-Superior students included Meika Shingyoji, a freshman\u00a0economics<\/a>\u00a0student; Yohan Lee and Pratham Mundra, both junior economics and\u00a0business administration<\/a>\u00a0students; and Kevin Shiota and Honoka Mikami, senior economics students.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese students were exposed to other outlets of economic theory other than our courses at UW-Superior,\u201d said Mahmud.<\/p>\n

This annual WEA conference trip for UW-Superior students and faculty was made possible by the Stimulus Club and Shippar-Beam Economics Program Enhancement Fund.<\/p>\n

\u201cEconomics students and faculty are looking forward to continually participate in this annual event to showcase University of Wisconsin-Superior students and faculty members\u2019 work,\u201d said Mahmud.<\/p>\n

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