Majors
Economics and political science

Fellowship project title
“Regulatory Capture and Elite Linkages in the History of Economic Thought”

Project description
Mia reviewed economic literature over the 20th century about the connections between economic elites (financial and non-financial) and political elites (governments, central banks, and organizations like the World Bank and IMF). She analyzed how economic theories about these connections have changed over time, and how economic theory of these connections compares to political science and sociological analyses of these dynamics.

Faculty mentor
Nina Eichacker, Assistant Professor of Economics

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“I’ve always wanted to learn more about how corporations and economic/political corruption work to maintain the power of major corporations and the wealthy. I think it is crucial to understand those concepts in the era of severe income inequality that we are currently living through. This fellowship was an informative and crucial experience in my education!”