Research

Student Research

Student Research Poster Award, May 1, 2006
First Place Behavioral & Social Sciences

Dr. Wayne Carroll/Victoria Udalova
"Becoming an American: Integration of Hmong Refugees into the Modern American Labor Market"

Research Projects - 2006

1. David Schaffer / David Carpenter
   "Changes in US Labor Markets: Impacts of Education, Gender, Occupation and Race, 1983-2004"
2. Eric Jamelske/Casey Farrell, Daniel Platta & Ryan Tessmer
   "Chippewa Valley Center of Economic Research and Development Presents: The Eau Claire Basket (ECB) Stock Price Index and a Mapping of The Retail Sector"
3. Eric Jamelske/Beth Lutz, Matthew Weiss, Emily Ley & Eric Nicksic
   "A Brief Economic Comparison: The United States, Wisconsin, and Eau Claire in 2005"
4. Rose-Marie Avin/Minh Ha Nguyen
   "Globalization and Women in Vietnam"
5. Wayne Carroll/Victoria Udalova
   "Becoming an American: Integration of Hmong Refugees into the Modern American Labor Market"

Research Projects - 2005

• Wayne Carroll/ Victoria Udalova
  Economic Status of the Hmong in the U.S.: Evidence from the 2000 Census

• Eric Jamelske/Steve Wessling
  A Contingent Valuation Study of the Willingness-to-Pay for the Switch to Automated collection of Solid Waste with Single Stream Recycling in Madison, Wisconsin
  
  
  This project has yielded a finished paper entitled "Assessing the Support for the Switch to Automated Collection of Solid Waste with Single Stream Recycling in madison, WI" that has been submitted for publication to a professional journal. We also presented the work in progress at the 2005 Midwest Economics Association meetings in March (Milwaukee).