Effects of Financial Crises on Foreign Bank Ownership

Faculty Sponsor: Ryuichiro Izumi Live Poster Session: https://wesleyan.zoom.us/my/pwatcharapong Pat (Putt) Watcharapong Pat is a rising senior (’25) from Bangkok, Thailand. He is majoring in Economics and works as a Microeconomics teaching assistant. Outside of Economics, he studies Art Studio and is active in Asian identity groups as President of the Thai Student Association and Cultural … Read more

Examining the cyclicality of capital controls

Faculty Sponsor: Ryuichiro Izumi Aaron Leong Aaron is a rising senior from Malaysia studying economics and applied data science. Outside of academics, he enjoys backpacking, learning new languages, and reading science fiction books. After graduation, he would like to pursue further studies in economics, and be involved in economic research and/or policymaking. Abstract: While theoretical … Read more

Impact of Political Connections and Corruption on Government Procurement in China

Faculty Sponsor: Xiaoxue Zhao Ruihan Sun Ruihan Sun is a rising senior (’25) from Chongqing, China, majoring in Mathematics and Economics at Wesleyan. Outside of her classes, she likes to play Animal Crossing, read books, enjoy music, and take photographs. Looking ahead, Ruihan hopes to leverage her mathematical skills in finance and become a quantitative … Read more