My name is Maryan El-Hage, and I am a mentee in Research in Color’s 2023 cohort. I am currently completing a pre-doctoral program at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business as a PhD Excellence Initiative fellow. In the future, I hope to pursue a doctoral degree of Economics, and so am taking the time as a fellow and mentee to broaden my understanding of the various subfields within the discipline. This will, in turn, allow me to better articulate my specific research interests that will motivate my future work. Prior to this, I was completing my undergraduate degree at the University of Michigan (Go Blue!) just forty minutes away from my hometown of Dearborn, Michigan. In 2022, I received a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics(Pure Mathematics) and a Bachelor of Science in Economics (honors).