2025 HHEI Spring Roundtable Featured Federal Reserve’s Dr. Adriana D. Kugler and Showcased Student Research

Dr. Adriana D. Kugler (right) speaking during a Q&A session with Dr. Juan Pablo Nicolini (left). Both are seated at the front of Cowles Auditorium.
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Dr. Adriana D. Kugler (right) speaking during a Q&A session with Dr. Juan Pablo Nicolini (left) in Cowles Auditorium on April 22, 2025. (Anna Adamson/HHEI)
A student listens to George Van Nice (right) as he presents his research poster.
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George Van Nice (right) presents his research titled "Estimating the Effects of Intervening Opportunities on Trade in the US." (Anna Adamson/HHEI)
Isaiah Dalzell (left) and Margaret Xiao (right) standing next to their poster.
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Isaiah Dalzell (left) and Margaret Xiao (right) explaining their research "Building on the Nature of Entrepreneurship." (Anna Adamson/HHEI)
Zoe Stein (left) and Anushka Raychaudhuri (right) present their research standing on opposite sides of their poster
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Zoe Stein (left) and Anushka Raychaudhuri (right) present their research on "Wage Returns to Big Five Personality Traits." (Anna Adamson/HHEI)

The Heller-Hurwicz Economics Institute was honored to host a presentation for the 2025 HHEI Spring roundtable by Dr. Adriana D. Kugler, a current member of the board of governors of the Federal Reserve System. The roundtable event was moderated by Dr. Juan Pablo Nicolini, a senior research economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. 

During the reception following Governor Kugler’s remarks, students from the 2024-25 HHEI Undergraduate Research Assistant program presented their research at a poster session. 

Yesui Nyamchuluun standing to the side of her poster while she explains her research
Yesui Nyamchuluun explaining her research on "State-Dependent Fiscal Policy Effects." (Anna Adamson/HHEI)

 

Applications for the 2025-2026 HHEI Undergraduate Research Assistant program are open now! The priority deadline is May 9. 

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