A Warwick PPE student has been named as one of the four finalists for the International Atlantic Economic Society's (IAES) Best Undergraduate Paper Competition.

Virginia Minni, who recently graduated with first-class degrees in BSc Philosophy, Politics and Economics with Economics Major, will present her work at the 80th International Atlantic Economic Conference in Boston, Massachusetts, which takes place 8-11th October 2015. The winner of the competition will receive a cash prize and have their paper printed in an upcoming issue of the Atlantic Economic Journal, with the other three finalists invited to have an 800 word abstract of their papers published.

The papers being presented are:

• Virginia Minni “Can Greater Bank Capital Lead to Less Bank Lending? An Analysis of the Bank-Level Evidence from Europe”
• Hameem Raees Chowdhury “Joint-Liability in Microcredit: Evidence from Bangladesh”, Economics, Warwick
• Federica Coelli “The Impact of Floods on Firms' Performance” University of Bologna, Italy
• Evelina Lazareva “Do Rating Agencies Confirm or Surprise the Market? Market Efficiency Hypothesis vs Conspiracy Theory” Nottingham Trent University

This isn’t the first time Virginia has had her work recognised internationally, as earlier in the year she presented a paper at The Carroll Round; an annual international conference in the United States.