&nbsp;<h2>Econ major wins prestigious award</h2>
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<font size="-1">Economics major Brett Huneycutt, who was nominated last fall 
as
a Junior Fellow of the American Academy of Political and Social 
Science, has
won their Undergraduate Research Award. In the words of the Academy's award letter,
His paper was judged to have "displayed an exemplary grasp of prior research on your topic;
used methodology appropriately to answer the important questions that
your paper raises;
provided fundamental insights into ourselves as individuals,
organizations, or communities; and/or
helped illuminate how public policy might better achieve its ends."
Huneycutt's paper was one of nine selected to receive this award out of 34 
that
were submitted by 2003 Junior Fellows of the Academy. He will be honored 
at the Academy's annual dinner in Washington,
DC, on Sunday evening, April 13.  </font>
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<font size="-1">His paper, which is being completed as a Scholar of the College project in
BC's College of Arts and Sciences, is an assessment of migrant remittances: 
the importance of funds sent back home by immigrants from El Salvador who 
are working in the United States. Brett considers whether these funds are 
critical to the development of microenterprises in El Salvador.  
Microenterprises--small informal small businesses--are widely viewed as 
vital sources of employment growth in developing countries.  
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<p><font size="-1">A summary of Brett Huneycutt's paper is available in <a href="Huneycutt.pdf">PDF format</a>. Please join
us in <a href="mailto:brett.huneycutt@bc.edu">congratulating him</a> on this signal achievement!
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<address>10 Apr 2003</address>