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Zeyi and Saleem standing in front of the JC hall.

Zeyi Qian and Saleem Shah won the Best Graduate Poster Awards 2024

October 31, 2024

The Department of Economics hosted the annual graduate poster session on September 26, where six of our fourth-year Ph.D. students showcased their ongoing research projects. Faculty members cast their votes, and the Department is pleased to announce the recipients of this year’s Best Graduate Poster Award: Zeyi Qian and Saleem Shah, fourth-year Ph.D. students of Economics. Congratulations to both!

Zeyi Qian: Trade and Spatial Distribution of Firms: Quantitative Analysis of Chinese Manufacturing

Saleem Shah: Immunity Through Ages: The Surprising Role of Variolation in Shaping Use of Modern Vaccines 

Zeyi Qian's poster.
Zeyi Qian studies the determinants of the spatial distribution of economic activities in China with the spatial equilibrium model.
Saleem Saha's poster.
Saleem Shah studies the impact of Variolation on the use of modern vaccines in African countries.