Dr
.
Samuel
Okonkwo
Associate
Professor
of
Economics
Georgetown
University
Washington
,
DC
20057
sokonkwo
@
georgetown
.
edu
(202) 555-0143
October
14, 2025
Admissions
Committee
Wharton
School
University
of
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
,
PA
19104
Dear
Members
of
the
Admissions
Committee
,
It
is
my
distinct
pleasure
to
recommend
Alexandra
Reed
for
admission
to
the
undergraduate
program
in
Economics
at
the
Wharton
School
.
I
have
taught
Alexandra
in
three
courses
over
two
years
—
Intermediate
Microeconomics
,
Econometric
Methods
,
and
a
senior
seminar
on
Behavioral
Economics
—
and
supervised
her
honors
thesis
examining
the
impact
of
universal
basic
income
pilots
on
labor
-
market
participation
in
Kenya
.
Alexandra
is
among
the
most
intellectually
curious
students
I
have
encountered
in
twelve
years
of
teaching
at
Georgetown
.
In
Econometric
Methods
,
she
identified
a
flaw
in
the
instrumental
-
variable
strategy
of
a
widely
cited
paper
on
minimum
-
wage
effects
,
then
replicated
the
analysis
with
an
alternative
instrument
using
restricted
-
access
Census
data
she
obtained
through
a
summer
fellowship
.
Her
final
project
was
of
sufficient
quality
that
we
are
currently
revising
it
for
submission
to
the
Journal
of
Development
Economics
.
I
give
Alexandra
Reed
my
strongest
possible
recommendation
.
She
possesses
the
analytical
depth
,
ethical
grounding
,
and
collaborative
instincts
necessary
to
thrive
in
Wharton
’
s
rigorous
environment
and
to
contribute
meaningfully
to
your
research
community
.
Please
contact
me
if
you
would
like
any
additional
information
.
Sincerely
,
Dr
.
Samuel
Okonkwo
Associate
Professor
of
Economics
Georgetown
University
sokonkwo
@
georgetown
.
edu
(202) 555-0143
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