Sylvia Direnzo | 2026 I.S. Symposium

Name: Sylvia Direnzo
Title: Economic Disparities and Human Trafficking in Europe
Major: Economics
Minor: Statistical & Data Sciences
Advisor: Jancy Ling Liu

This independent study researches how economic disparities affect the number of reported victims of human and labor trafficking in 34 European countries from 2014-2023. Economic disparities are measured using a Gini coefficient and there are controls in place for the unemployment rate and GDP per capita.

Posted in Symposium 2026 on May 1, 2026.