62ND Annual Conference | October 23-25, 2025

Marriot Country Club Plaza | Kansas City, Missouri

Select Virtual Presentations Thursday, October 30, 2025

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View the 2025 Program by clicking here

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2025 Graduate Student Paper Award Winners

Best Graduate Student Paper
SeongYeob Kim | Iowa State University
Product Purchasing Contest: A Strategy to Leverage Competition among Consumers

Distinguished Graduate Student Paper
Spandan Roy | Iowa State University
Endogenous Human Capital Growth and Structural Transformation

Notable Graduate Student Paper
Meenakshi Shekhar | Iowa State University
Sluggish Growth or Premature Decline? A Comparative Study of Indian Industrialization with China

2025 Keynote Speakers
Preliminary Information

THURSDAY EVENING KEYNOTE
Dr. David Drukker

Title: Some old techniques for modern inference
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Description: Many modern studies, particularly event studies,  make two easily avoidable inference mistakes.  First, they ignore the simultaneous inference problem. Second, they use the method of overlapping confidence intervals.  This talk discusses these inference issues and presents easy solutions in Stata.

​About Dr. Drukker: Associate Professor in the John E. Walker Department of Economics at Clemson University. Previously, Dr. Drukker was an Executive Director of Econometrics at Stata.

FRIDAY LUNCHEON KEYNOTE
​Dr. Edward Blackburne

Title: The Econ Advantage: How Analytical Skills Translate to Industry Success
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Description: This presentation explores the practical applications of economic analysis within the financial industry, highlighting the diverse career paths available to economics graduates. We'll examine how core economic principles, such as econometrics, modeling, and critical thinking, translate into valuable skills for problem-solving, strategic decision-making, and ultimately, achieving success in a competitive industry landscape. 

​About Dr. Blackburne: Data and Analytics Executive at USAA

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Professional Development Sessions

We are planning the to hold professional development workshops in addition to the research sessions and speakers. These include topics like teaching, research, and life after graduation. 
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Interview Strategies for the Job Market
Publishing Insights from the Journal of Economic Insight
Practical Applications of AI for Teaching and Learning

These will offer the opportunity for the valuable mentoring that has been part of the MVEA for many years.

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