Events
UES has a great mix of academic and professional events. Be sure to check out our upcoming events to see if there is something that interests you!
Fall 2022
Electives in Economics (Thursday, November 3, 7-8pm -- Tech LR4)
- An opportunity to ask questions and learn about 300-level economics electives from a panel of professors and students.
Economics Student Social (Thursday, October 17, 7-8pm -- Lakefill Firepit)
- Get to know other economics students as we kick off the new school year. This is a joint event with WIE, NET, and FLO.
Calculus Review (Thursday, September 22, 6-7pm -- Harris Hall L07)
- Review some of the key calculus concepts that are most often used in Northwestern economics courses with former UES President Daniel Luo.
Spring 2022
Senior Thesis Presentations (Friday, May 20, 4-6pm), featuring:
- Nicole Manning -- The Insider Effect: CEO Employment History and Firm Performance, 1990 to 2021
- Andrew Hinchberger -- Feasibility of Grid-Scale Battery Energy Storage Systems: Simulation Evidence from the California Electricity Market
- Daniel Luo -- You Lie, I Leave: Believing Dynamic Cheap Talk under Receiver Commitment
- Tony Hao -- The effect of having children on gender inequality in the labor market: Evidence from the China Family Panel Studies
- Cara Hu -- How do different factors affect the probability of SPAC merger success after it enters a Definitive Agreement?
End-of-Year Student & Faculty Social (Tuesday, May 10, 6-7:30pm)
Faculty Panel: The Economics of the War in Ukraine (Tuesday, May 3, 6-7:30pm), featuring:
- Joel Mokyr (Robert H. Strotz Professor of Economics)
- Efraim Benmelech (Henry Bullock Professor of Finance & Real Estate, Kellogg)
- Walker Hanlon (Associate Professor of Economics)
- Moderated by Daniel Luo (Economics & Mathematical Methods in the Social Sciences, ’23)
Consulting Networking Event (Tuesday, April 12, 6-7pm)
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