Carson Kidwell
I am a graduate student at Boise State University, completing my MSc in Economics. Interests include consumer behavior, microeconomic theory, game theory, market structures, and industrial organization. My working thesis examines trade flow patterns (predominantly import/export goods and Foreign Direct Investment) as they relate to sanctions and nation behavior. I'm also engaged in research examining levelized costs and pricing structures for energy.
In addition to the core graduate economic coursework, I've supplemented my education with additional economic courses focused on pricing strategy and regional market behavior, as well as extensive graduate courses in mathematics and data analysis. A quick survey of notable skills include R, Stata, MatLab, LaTeX, and Origin.
Bio
I am a student at Boise State University, completing my Masters of Science in Economics. I have an extensive STEM background - having worked professionally as a Research Assistant for BSU for several years, as well as serving (2014 - Current) as the full-time graveyard shift supervisor for St. Luke's Regional Health System in their Pathology department's Core Lab. Previous STEM research focused first on Material Science and later on Organic Synthesis.
I have served as the Vice President and President of Boise State University's Economic Association. Two notable organized events were the public lectures delivered by Prof. William Harbaugh (University of Oregon), where he discussed his work and noted publications in the field of neuroeconomics; as well as Prof. Kimberly Clausing from Reed College (currently at the US Treasury) where she discussed her work on taxes, free trade, and explored her book Open: The Progressive Case for Free Trade, Immigration, and Global Capital. Both lectures were free-to-attend, open to students and the general public, and provided community members and students alike the opportunity to engage these noted experts in questions surrounding their works and ideas. I am also proud to be an initiated member of the Economic Honor Society Omicron Delta Epsilon.
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When not working or studying, I enjoy finding excuses to visit the forests of the Pacific Northwest (I have an enormous soft spot for Seattle and the coast), attempting to play tennis, and spending far too much time at coffee shops.