Emily ensures research projects move forward successfully alongside the leadership of research faculty. She works with partners to initiate research designs, collects and analyzes data for each project, and prepares results for future audiences. Emily earned her BA in Economics from the University of Notre Dame. Before joining the LEO team full-time, she interned as one of LEO’s undergraduate research assistants.
<a href="https://leo.nd.edu/">LEO's website</a>
<a href="https://leo.nd.edu/people/emily-merola/">Emily's website</a>
<a href="//emerola@nd.edu">Emily's email</a>
Understanding returns to GED: <a href="https://www.nber.org/papers/w16064">paper 1 </a>and <a href="https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/298316">paper 2</a>
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Episode 15: Wrapping up the election, the semester, and introducing the book club w/ Stephen Vukovits

Questions abound in this time of great uncertainty.

This podcast's goal is to bridge the gap between student inquiry and the world class expertise available from Notre Dame's economics and business faculty in real time. 

Each podcast episode will focus on a student submitted question. Using students' questions as the vehicle for inquiry, we will find ND's leading experts on the subjects and have concise discussions with them regarding current issues.