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Undergraduate Economics AssociationFirst General Meeting
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Agenda
Who We Are
What We Do
How You Can Get Involved
Undergraduate Economics Association
Platform for gaining insights into today’s economic issues
Platform for generating discussions on economic issues
Platform for showcasing your talent
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The BU UEA exists to socially, academically, and professionally develop Boston University students interested in Economics.
Who We Are
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Who We Are
Executive Vice PresidentSharjil Hannan
Vice President of Operations
Cassandra Chin
Vice President of Editorial Content
Daniel Currie
PresidentFadi Humaid
Vice President of Information Technology
Massimiliano Hasan
Vice President of MarketingBeixi Zhou
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What We Do
BU UEA Website
Social Networking Sites
General Meetings & Events
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BUUEA.com
Student Writers Article Competition
Columnists UEA Journal
Database Events
Gallery Constitution
Presentations
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Social Websites
Inform Discuss Debate
Make sure you like us!
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General Meetings & EventsGeneral Meetings & Events: 7:00pm to 8:00pm Tuesdays in CAS 313 Presentations Discussions
Guest Speakers Speaker PanelsRecent Speakers: “European Liquidity Crisis” –Mr.
Mazzucchelli, former CEO of RBS “Incentives in Education” –Prof. Kevin Lang,
BU and NBER “Fixing the Economy” –Prof. Laurence
Kotlikoff, BU and consulting
Upcoming Events: “Global Insights Panel: European Union in
Crisis” – Hosted with BU IAA, featuring Prof. Schmidt and Prof. Ban from the BU IR Department and Prof. Jaumandreu and Prof. Chamley from the BU Economics Department
27th September, 5:30pm to 7:00pm CAS 211
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How You Can Get Involved
Student Writers Simply write an article and send it to [email protected] or [email protected] All articles are eligible for the BU UEA Article Competition & BU UEA Journal
Article Competition The BU Article Competition takes place twice a semester Winners are chosen by a formula: 0.28(quantity) + 0.14(quality) + 0.58(traffic)
UEA Journal All student-written articles are eligible for the BU UEA Journal Articles are chosen based on quality each semester The Journal is virtually distributed to members, professors, and alumni
Columnists After being active student writers for at least one semester and having written at least 5 articles, student writers are eligible to apply for a columnist position
Come to our general meetings and events; and visit our Facebook page and website!!!
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Theme of Fall 2012: Big Government vs. Small government
Big Government Small Government
1) Buffet Rule2) Federal funding for Planned Parenthood3) Patient Protection and Affordable Care
Act (PPACA)
1) Privatize Amtrak2) Reduce Foreign Aid3) Cap Spending: 20% of GDP
Overarching IssuesFiscal Policy v Monetary Policy
Big/Small Govt What is Better for the Individual?Policies to Foster Economic Growth
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Contact Information
[email protected] BUUEA.com
Executive Vice PresidentSharjil [email protected]
Vice President of Operations
Cassandra [email protected]
Vice President of Editorial Content
Daniel [email protected]
Vice President of Information Technology
Massimiliano [email protected]
Vice President of MarketingBeixi Zhou
PresidentFadi Humaid