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, and financial modeling. My working thesis examines trade flow patterns (predominantly import/export goods and Foreign Direct Investment) as they relate to sanctions and tariffs. 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/pricing 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 Master's 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 having served (2014 - 2024) 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 currently work as a Lead Associate for Clearwater Analytics, focusing on financial analysis and accounting. My work in "Insurance Top 50" (largest fifty insurance clients by revenue) focuses on examining the investments of these clients, as well as regularly serving as a liaison between their accounting and investing teams, and financial institutions such as custodial banks. I believe in having a strong relationship with my clients, and I frequently meet with my clients to examine accounts together and discuss potential issues and solutions together.
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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 travel (NYC - complete with an obligatory Broadway show - has been the most recent), attempting to play tennis, and spending far too much time at coffee shops.