03/20/2019 Guest Speaker: Tarek Hassan on firm-level political risk

This week we will host a guest lecture by Tarek Hassan.  Our guest speaker is an associate professor at BU teaching and specializing in macroeconomics, international finance, and political economy.  Professor Hassan is currently working on two papers on currency manipulation and  firm-level political risk. The meeting will take place this Wednesday, March 20th, from 7 to 8 pm in Questrom’s HAR 316. Come see what comes out when you merge politics, economics, and international finance!

I am also very pleased to announce that the UEA will start its recruitment process for its E-Board very soon. Positions are open to all students interested in economics. Freshmen and sophomores are especially encouraged to apply. We will give more details about the application and positions at this week’s meeting and throughout this week.

2019-2020 E-Board Positions

• VP of Research (2): Prepares and leads the discussions and provides opportunities for members to conduct research.
• VP of Marketing: Is responsible for the association’s marketing strategy, maintains our social media, and sends out the weekly emails
• VP of Operations: Communicates with outside organizations and individuals, manages the association’s budget, handles the logistics, and makes room reservations

Starting after this week’s meeting, we will start accepting applications to participate and represent BU and the UEA in the Fed Challenge on November 2019. The College Fed Challenge is a team competition for undergraduate students. Teams analyze economics and financial conditions and formulate a monetary policy recommendation, modeling the Federa Open Market Committee. We will give you more details about the challenge and the application process on Wednesday.