About

Monica Turner is working with Professor Alejandro Estefan on a research paper that studies the impact and implications of digital training in developing countries. In her first year as a research assistant with Professor Estefan, Turner used Stata to analyze the effectiveness of the Mexican anti-poverty social program, Progresa, on poverty incidence. She also helped Professor Estefan built surveys, analyze results, and draft background hypotheses for a virtual training-focused research sponsored by the Inter-American Development Bank.

Turner has also worked with the Monterrosa Law Group from South Bend as a translator for legal documents and has been a project leader for the McKinsey Social Impact Student International Business Council team.

Adviser
Alejandro Estefan
Major
Economics
Political Science
Minor
Financial Economics and Econometrics