Undergraduate Research

Are you majoring in Economics at St. Mary's? Are you studying another discipline but interested in economics? Students who meet certain prerequisites have the opportunity to conduct research on the following projects:

1. Collecting and analysing data on the Hispanic economy.
2. Developing economic indicators for regional economies
3. Developing an econometric model of the San Antonio regional economy.
4. Reporting on the creative economy, similar to the Economic Trends Monthly report.
5. Development of an input-output model of the San Antonio economy.
6. Creating a cost-of-living index for the San Antonio area.
7. Studying neighborhood revitalization and universities in economic development.

Besides providing useful economic information to the community, it is also the goal of this research to provide students the opportunity to publish a paper in an academic journal or present a paper at a professional conference.

Through a grant from AT&T, the Hispanic Chamber purchased regional economic data and software from Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc. (EMSI), IMPLAN, and ESRI. IMPLAN is one of the most widely used regional input-output models for economic impact studies. ESRI is GIS software that provides some unique consumer data that will be used in market analyses and many other studies.

New Presentation from the 2010 Mid-Year Economic Update

Contact

For more information about the SABÉR Research Institute, or to contract a research report, please contact: Steve Nivin, Ph.D., Director and Chief Economist (210) 431-2058