1 DES Upcoming Events Please e-mail [email protected] for more details about our events Table of Contents DES Upcoming Events P. 1 School of Economics Updates P. 2 Faculty Spotlight P. 3 Student Spotlight P. 4 Student Articles The Economics of Obesity in America P. 5 Utility Industry Gone Private: No? P. 6 New Development Bank: New Bottle, Old Wine? P. 7 Economics Tutoring Center P. 8 Select Past Events P. 8 DES Meet and Greet Date & Time: October 1, 6:00 PM This event is designed as a chance for the School of Economics incoming freshmen and master’s students to meet with different people involved in bringing economics to the Drexel campus. Faculty members, school administrators, and Drexel Economics Society members will be on hand to welcome the new students and share their experiences and knowledge of economics and the university in general. Refreshments will be provided. General Body Meeting Date & Time: October 7, 7:00 PM The General Body Meeting is held to update our student body on the happenings of the Drexel Economics Society, inform about our upcoming events and activities, and encouraging students to engage and participate in the various opportunities that the organization provide. General questions will be answered by the board members at the end, and the students are welcomed to network with the board members. Careers in Economics Panel Date & Time: October 16, 5:30 PM Considering the many different career paths someone with a degree in economics can pursue, it is always helpful to hear from people that have gone the route before to see what they did with their education. Bringing in people from industry, recent graduates, researchers, among others, the Drexel Economics Society along with the School of Economics' M.S. in Economics program hopes to enlighten undergraduate and graduate students in some of the professional possibilities they can expect. An electronic copy of this newsletter is available on our website. Copies of past issues can also be found there.
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DES Upcoming Events Please e-mail [email protected] for more details about our events
Table of Contents
DES
Upcoming Events
P. 1
School of Economics
Updates
P. 2
Faculty Spotlight P. 3
Student Spotlight P. 4
Student Articles
The Economics of
Obesity in America
P. 5
Utility Industry Gone
Private: No?
P. 6
New Development
Bank: New Bottle,
Old Wine?
P. 7
Economics
Tutoring Center
P. 8
Select Past Events P. 8
DES Meet and Greet
Date & Time: October 1, 6:00 PM
This event is designed as a chance for the School of Economics incoming
freshmen and master’s students to meet with different people involved in bringing
economics to the Drexel campus. Faculty members, school administrators, and
Drexel Economics Society members will be on hand to welcome the new students
and share their experiences and knowledge of economics and the university in
general. Refreshments will be provided.
General Body Meeting
Date & Time: October 7, 7:00 PM
The General Body Meeting is held to update our student body on the happenings
of the Drexel Economics Society, inform about our upcoming events and
activities, and encouraging students to engage and participate in the various
opportunities that the organization provide. General questions will be answered by
the board members at the end, and the students are welcomed to network with the
board members.
Careers in Economics Panel
Date & Time: October 16, 5:30 PM
Considering the many different career paths someone with a degree in economics
can pursue, it is always helpful to hear from people that have gone the route
before to see what they did with their education. Bringing in people from industry,
recent graduates, researchers, among others, the Drexel Economics Society along
with the School of Economics' M.S. in Economics program hopes to enlighten
undergraduate and graduate students in some of the professional possibilities they
can expect.
An electronic copy of this
newsletter is available on
our website. Copies of
past issues can also be
found there.
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School of Economics Updates
Introduction of the Master of Science in Economics Program
Fall 2014 marks the inauguration of the Master of Science in Economics program at
the School of Economics within Drexel University. Unlike many other programs, the
Drexel M.S. in Economics will: focus on industry and policy economics, which has
strong appeal for those looking for careers in both industry and the public sector;
emphasize empirical skills desired by employers and applicants; offer strong Ph.D.
preparation tracks emphasizing the theoretical and mathematical skills necessary to
enter such programs. The incoming class, whose average age is 27, consists of over
twenty highly qualified students from nine countries. The School of Economics hopes
to incorporate a BS/MS program for Economics undergraduates in the near future.
Faculty Promotion
Professor Mian Dai and Professor Konstantinos Serfes have been granted tenure and
promoted to Associate Professor starting this September.
Undergraduate Research in Economics Competition
The second annual Undergraduate Research in Economics Competition gives
students a platform to conduct research in any area of economics and have it
critiqued by members of the School of Economics' faculty. DES will be hosting
two Research Seminars, with faculty speakers discussing their research and
economic research in general, during the Fall term as well as a Brainstorming
Session in the lead-up to the beginning of the competition. More details about the
competition will be available on various DES communication channels throughout
the term.
UREC Lecture I: October 14, 12:00 PM
UREC Lecture II: October 20, 6:00 PM
UREC Brainstorming Session: November 5, Time: TBA
Food Economics Panel
Date & Time: Week 8
This panel activity is one of our regular speaker series events, which will focus on
both micro and macro-level environments of agricultural economics. Speakers will
discuss what some food trends are domestically and internationally, how it affects
us as consumers and what will be the future of our food production. Topics
concerning health, large corporations, and local sustainability will also be
discussed.
Dr. Mian Dai
Dr. Konstantinos Serfes
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Faculty Spotlight
Dr. Matthew Freedman
Dr. Philip Luck
Dr. Matthew Freedman
Dr. Matthew Freedman joins us from Cornell University as an associate professor.
Originally starting on the path to an English degree, Freedman became a bit disillusioned
during his studies at Emory University; eventually, he decided to double-major along
with Economics after taking an introductory course and having an epiphany that it was
something he enjoyed. After graduating with his Bachelor’s Degrees, Freedman decided
to continue his education with graduate school at the University of Maryland. Alongside
his schooling, Freedman also worked as a statistician at the U.S. Census Bureau and
worked on many projects on housing, income and government policy: this work had a
profound influence on Freedman and can be seen in much of what he does today. His
area of expertise thus generally revolves around topics such as public and environmental
policy, labor, and urban development.
During his time here at Drexel, Freedman generally hopes to further the work of the
School of Economics with initiatives like working closely with other departments as well
as entities such as the A.J. Drexel Institute for Energy and the Environment. He is
excited to work within Drexel and Philadelphia in general – he has spent a year here and
already says he loves the city – in the pursuit of knowledge and making the city even
more amazing than it already is. He will begin teaching in the Winter Term with
Intermediate Microeconomics and Labor Economics, so plan accordingly! More
information about Dr. Freedman and his papers can be found at his professional website
http://works.bepress.com/matthew_freedman/.
Dr. Philip Luck
Dr. Philip Luck is a new Assistant Professor joining us from the University of California,
Davis. Hailing from Massachusetts, where he received his undergraduate degree in
Economics from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Luck first gained interest in
economics when he noticed parallels in it with physics: both areas of study attempt to
understand the governing dynamics of systems. Dr. Luck went on to study at the
University of California, Davis, completing both his MS and Ph.D. at the
university. Focusing on international trade and macroeconomics, Luck has his research
interests in the topics of global organization of production, and the effect of trade on
workers and firms, among other areas.
While in graduate school, Dr. Luck had the chance to work alongside some great
contemporary trade economists and he is excited to be joining the Drexel School of
Economics. He hopes to contribute to what he described as an amazing group of
economists in their teaching and research efforts here at Drexel. While a Bostonian at
heart, Luck admits that Philadelphia is a fun, up-and-coming city with amazing food and
a great atmosphere. He is going to be teaching two Introduction to Microeconomics
classes in the Winter Term and International Trade in the Spring Term, so make sure to
take his classes and give him a proper welcome to Drexel. To find more information
about Dr. Luck such as his curriculum vitae and research papers, visit him at his personal