10/24/2018 Joint BUIAA-UEA discussion: US-China trade war
For this week’s meeting we will co-host a discussion with BU International Affairs Association(BUIAA). The topic will be the current US-China trade war, and how American tariffs are unintendedly helping China be more competitive. The discussion will take place at 8pm in Questrom, room HAR 322. Please note that the discussion will happen at a different time and location […]
EDS 10/10/2018: The Economics of Ridesharing
Our second economics discussion will happen this Wednesday, October 10th at 6pm in CAS B18. This week’s topic is the economics of ridesharing. We will be talking about Uber, Lyft, taxis and how the earnings of drivers fall when the supply of drivers rises. Come share your opinion, apply your econ knowledge to a real life situation, and […]
EDS 9/26/2018: The Economics of Juuling
Our first economics discussion will be this Wednesday, September 26th at 6pm in CAS B18 (same place and time as last week). This week’s topic is the Economics of Juuling: Market, Taxation, and Regulation. Come share your opinion, apply your economics knowledge to a real life situation, and make some new friends. You can read this very short article to […]
October 5th, 2017: EDS 2
On Thursday, October 5th, the UEA will be holding its second Economic Discussion Series event of the 2017 fall semester in KCB 106 at 7:00 PM. This week, we’ll explain and discuss a recent paper by BU’s very own Professor Johannes Schmieder: “The Rise of Domestic Outsourcing and the Evolution of the German Wage Structure”. The […]