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Undergraduate Advisor(s): Mark Duggan
Bess Olshen
Bess is a rising sophomore from Palo Alto, CA, planning to major in Public Policy. She is interested in social and economic policy and their impact on poverty and inequality. Her research with Professor Mark Duggan will focus on Social Security reform.