The Park Place Economist
Volume 11, Issue 1 (2003)
Prefatory Notes
Letter From The Editor
Kory Blumer '03
Reflections on the Economics Program
Robert M. Leekley
News and Commentary
The End of an Era and the Beginning of Something New
Amanda Thorson '05
Interview with Professor Kumazawa
Mahi Garg '05
The Economic Effects of a War with Iraq
George Coontz '04
The Uncertainties and Other Costs of a War with Iraq
Matthew D. Melick '03
Alumni Notes
Sarah Bland '04
The Class Of 2003
Ana Maria Romero '05
Articles
Cobweb Adjustment and the Market for new Lawyers
Patrick W. Spangler '03
Perils of a Fixed Exchange Rate: The Collapse of the Argentine Economy
Alexis Manning '04
The Relationship between Crime and Unemployment
Matthew D. Melick '03
Gender Gap of Immigrant Groups in the United States
Desislava Hristova '03
The Effect of Demand and Supply factors on the Affordability of Housing
Jamie Davenport '03
Growth and Image Inequality: Global Evidence
Juliana Giraldo '03
Horse Race Betting and the Stock Market
Kristin Smevold '03
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Editors
- Editor-in-Chief
- Kory Blumer
- Technical Editor
- Nimish Adhia
- Assistant Editor-in-Chief
- Alexis Manning
- Assistant Technical Editor
- Iftekhar Ahmed
- Articles Editors
- Justin Cripe
- Jamie Davenport
- Juliana Giraldo
- Matt Melick
- Charles Newman
- Andy Rowland
- Sameer Zaman
- News/ Alumni Editors
- Sarah Bland
- George Coontz
- Mahi Garg
- Amanda Thorson
- Ana Maria Romero
- Copy Editors
- Adam Turk
- Megan Howe
- Saun Gilbraith
- Paul Finch
- John Haugen
- Faculty Advisor
- Dr. Robert Leekley, Associate Professor of Economics