The Park Place Economist
Volume 10, Issue 1 (2002)
Prefatory Notes
Letter from the Editor
Katie Hampson '02
Reflections on the Economics Program
Michael Seeborg
News and Commentary
Has it Been Ten Years Already?
George Coontz '04 and Alexis Manning '04
Alumni Notes
Brenden Slade-Smith '04
Class of 2002
Jamie Davenport '03
A Day in the Life of a Federal Reserve Economist
Sarah Williams
UAUJE Turns Five
Bharat Pardasani '03
A Prestigious Opportunity
Jamie Davenport '03
Articles
Explaining the Wage Gap Between Contingent and Non-Contingent Workers
Nicole Skalski '01
The Economics of Crime: An Analysis of Crime Rates in America
Alison Oliver '02
The Effects of Malpractice on Medical Specialties
Mindy Mannlein '02
Bubble Mania
Justin Leverton '02
English Language Proficiency and the Earnings of Mexican Immigrants
Jeremy Sandford '02
An Economic Analysis of the Kyoto Protocol
Alexis Manning '04
About the Authors
Katie Hampson '02

Editors
- Editor-in-Chief
- Katie Hampson
- Technical Editor
- Jeremy Sandford
- Assistant Editor-in-Chief
- Kory Blumer
- Assistant Technical Editor
- Jason Boyd
- Articles Editors
- Amy Cline
- Anisha Madan
- Mindy Mannlein
- Matthew Melick
- Kathy-Ann Moe
- Alison Oliver
- Clay Scott
- News Editors
- Jamie Davenport
- Bharat Pardasani
- Sarah Williams
- Alumni Editors
- George Coontz
- Alexis Manning
- Brendan Slade-Smith
- Proofreading Editors
- Nimish Adhia
- Marty Gardner
- Katia Hristova
- Lindy Wick
- Amanda Willette
- Cover Artist
- Sam Kwainoe
- Advisory Board
- Faculty Advisor
- Robert Leekley, Associate Professor of Economics
- President of the IWU Economics Society
- Debbie Slezak