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Danny Vivier

2014 The Gumbiner Savett Inc. Scholarship Recipient Biography: Danny is a fourth year Business Economics student from San Diego, California. He was raised by parents Dave and Joanne Vivier and has two younger brothers, Michael and Stephen. While attending UCLA, Danny has held leadership roles for the Undergraduate Business Society, Bruin Consulting, and the Disney […]

Jonathan Trinh

2014 Jeffrey W. Baus ’59 Scholarship Recipient Biography: Jonathan is a fourth-year economics major with a minor in accounting and a specialization in computing. On campus, Jonathan has served on staff for the Higher Opportunity Program for Education, an organization committed to providing access to higher education to at-risk high school students, and participated in […]

Jiayin Tong

2014 The Lawrence and Joan E. Henderson Fund Recipient Biography: Jiayin Tong is a third year student from Singapore who is pursuing the Business Economics major, along with Accounting and Global Studies minors. Motivated to pursue a business career by enrolling in UCLA’s esteemed Economics department and have an opportunity to live independently overseas, she […]

Weixiang Su

2014 Jeffrey W. Baus ’59 Scholarship Recipient Biography: Weixiang Su is currently a senior at UCLA with a major in Business Economics, and a minor in Accounting. While maintaining a high standard of academic excellence, his journey at UCLA has been one of active learning and growth. He is eager to take on additional challenges […]

Po-Jen Shih

2014 The Donald Edward Bragg & Diane Sims Bragg Scholarship Recipient Biography: Po-Jen (Teddy) Shih is a third-year business-economics major with minors in accounting and French. Proud of his Taiwanese and Canadian upbringing, he loves traveling, learning, and finding opportunities to practice his rusty French. He is actively involved in Alpha Kappa Psi, UCLA Athletics, […]

Keren Li

2014 Professor Harry Simons Endowed Undergraduate Scholarship for the Study of Accounting Recipient Biography: Eric is a fourth-year student at UCLA, majoring in Economics as well as double-minoring in Accounting. During his time at UCLA, he has developed a great interest in the study of accounting. He is determined to pursue his career goal of […]

Optimal Transport Networks

Trade costs are a ubiquitous force in international trade and economic geography, generating spatial differences in prices and real incomes. While trade costs result from a diverse set of policies and frictions, transport infrastructure stands out as an important force. How should infrastructure investments be allocated across regions, and how do the aggregate gains depend […]

Tyler Leung

2014 Patricia and Harry L. Bruce Endowed Scholarship Recipient Biography: Tyler is a senior at UCLA pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Business Economics. At UCLA, Tyler has had an opportunity to learn through coursework, internships and extracurricular activities. Aside from his studies, Tyler enjoys cycling, wrestling and participating in food challenges. Future Plans: Throughout […]

In-Sik(Jason) Jung

2014 Professor Harry Simons Endowed Undergraduate Scholarship for the Study of Accounting Recipient Biography: In-Sik (Jason) Jung is a fourth year international student majoring in Business-Economics with minors in Accounting and Chinese. He grew up in Korea, lived in Oklahoma for a year during elementary school, and spent four years of high school in Shanghai. […]

Brook Fraser

2014 Business Economics Scholarship Recipient Biography: Brooke Fraser is a Business Economics and Communications double major at UCLA. She plans to graduate with honors and is also pursuing College and Departmental Honors. Brooke is a member of the Golden Key International Honour Society, Alpha Lambda Delta/Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Societies, Alpha Phi Sorority, Alumni […]