The UNLV ECON 495 Capstone Proceedings is a public working paper archive for undergraduate research produced in ECON 495 (Seminar in Economic Research) at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Papers are published by semester issue so each cohort's work is preserved in a citable, discoverable format.
This series documents student research development over time and expands access to undergraduate scholarship. Papers published here should be treated as working papers rather than peer-reviewed journal articles and may be revised as authors refine methods and interpretation.
Each semester is published as one issue, and each issue contains individual paper pages with abstracts, metadata, and
downloadable PDFs. Papers are also indexed by categories for browsing and discovery, while issue pages are generated
dynamically from pages marked is_issue: true.
ECON 495 Instructor
Dr. Djeto Assane was educated at the Universite d'Abidjan (Cote d'Ivoire) and the University of Colorado, Boulder (MA, PhD). His teaching areas include statistics, econometrics, mathematical economics, and microeconomics. He has also served as visiting faculty in the American Economic Association Summer Minority Scholarship Program.
Journal Organizer
Mark Jayson Farol earned his MA in Quantitative Business Economics and BS in Economics at UNLV, where he served as a graduate assistant and research collaborator supporting undergraduate empirical research in ECON 495.
Graduate Assistant, Spring 2026
University of Nevada-Las Vegas student pursuing an accelerated BA and MA in Economics and Quantitative Business Economics. Currently working as a Financial Data Analyst (Freelance), transforming extensive banking records into structured Excel reports to support legal cases. Contributions include identifying financial irregularities, summarizing trends for legal briefs, and maintaining confidentiality with sensitive data.
Motivated by the application of economic principles to solve complex challenges, with a focus on data organization and litigation support. Values collaboration, adaptability, and delivering actionable, data-driven insights.
Unless otherwise noted, authors retain copyright. Posting on this site is intended to make student research discoverable and citable. For reuse beyond brief quotation, contact the author or the journal team.
The views expressed in each paper are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of UNLV or its faculty.