{"id":3385,"date":"2015-02-09T18:26:40","date_gmt":"2015-02-09T23:26:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/groups.etown.edu\/news\/?p=3385"},"modified":"2015-03-16T10:10:55","modified_gmt":"2015-03-16T14:10:55","slug":"third-annual-economics-symposium-offers-insight-into-future-effects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/2015\/02\/09\/third-annual-economics-symposium-offers-insight-into-future-effects\/","title":{"rendered":"Third Annual Economics Symposium Offers Insight Into Future Effects"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Panelists from the 2013 Economics Symposium<\/p><\/div>\n

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At the Elizabethtown College Economic Symposium, students, as well as faculty and staff members have the opportunity to learn about how economics might affect their lives.<\/p>\n

The Symposium, taking place at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18, in Hoover 212, exposes attendees to a range of views on economic issues by bringing together top economists to discuss the current trends and outlook. It first began after Nobel Laureate, Muhammad Yunus, met with business students and faculty members for an intimate panel discussion on social business while visiting the College as the 2012 Ware Lecturer. \u201cIt was a full house and went over quite well,\u201d said Dr. Sanjay Paul, associate professor of economics. \u201cIt showed me how we could use this model and make it an annual event.\u201d<\/p>\n

The panel for the symposium typically consists of three professionals from different backgrounds. \u201cWe try to mix it up so we choose one academic, one person from the corporate sector and one from the world of policy making,\u201d said Paul. This year\u2019s panel consists of Ardy Lynn Wurtzel from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Joseph E. Besecker from Emerald Asset Management Inc. and Dr. Randy Trostle, associate professor of finance emeritus at the College.<\/p>\n

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Sometimes people don\u2019t recognize the degree to which they are affected by the economic environment around them\u201d<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Each panelist is given a rough idea about which they will be speaking; however, they are invited to discuss specific issues that are of interest to them, as well. Because the panelists come from diverse backgrounds, students will get varying viewpoints on how economics affects the world. \u201cThe panelist from the business world might focus on how regulations affect business and policies, while the policymaker might discuss what policies the government might use to deal with the economic situation,\u201d said Dr. Paul.<\/p>\n

\u201cSometimes people don\u2019t recognize the degree to which they are affected by the economic environment around them,\u201d said Dr. Dmitriy Krichevskiy, assistant professor of economics. By attending this year\u2019s event, students will be able to supplement what they learn in the classroom with what\u2019s going on in the world. \u201cIn the classroom we teach students about the theoretical issues, but this gives them the chance to listen to people who are actually involved with some of these issues,\u201d said Paul.<\/p>\n

This event is open to everyone. To view the biographies of this year\u2019s panelists, visit the symposium website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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