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Associate Professor of Economics Ann Owen presented "Grades, gender, and encouragement: A regression discontinuity analysis" at the American Economic Association meetings in San Francisco on January 4. In this paper, Owen found evidence that female students who receive an "A" for a final grade in an introductory economics class have a meaningfully higher probability of majoring in economics.

Hamilton College's highest awards for teaching were presented on May 6 to five faculty members from the English, government, economics and psychology and philosophy departments. They were honored during the Class & Charter Day celebration, an annual convocation recognizing student and faculty excellence during the preceding academic year.