All posts by UW Economics Society

Alumni Feature July 13, 2020 No comments

Irina Chen

Irina Chen is an economics alumni. She is attending Western University for their Masters of Financial Modelling program this fall.

Q: Why did you choose to study Economics?
A: The reason I chose to study Economics is simply – it is useful and applicable in the real
world. Economics happen around us. Firm relies on micro models to predict necessary
production and consumption. Government uses macro models to examine the development of
the country. Moreover, economics analysis can be applied to many social areas such as politics
and health. In a word, the world will collapse without economics system.

Alumni Feature July 7, 2020 No comments

Quinlan Lee

Quinlan Lee is an economics alumni. He worked a year at the Bank of Canada as an RA after graduating from UW. He is now currently a 1st yr PhD Econ student at UofT.

Q: Why did you choose to study economics?

A: I chose to study economics because it’s a discipline at the intersection of social sciences and mathematics. While our goal is to understand human behaviour and decision-making, we also dedicate an extensive amount of effort in representing such choices using quantitative models. Economics is also a diverse field of study with many applications in the real world. As such, economists have constant exposure to new ideas and opportunities to work in a broad range of industries.

Student Feature July 6, 2020 No comments

Undergraduate Feature: Christina Thangarajah

Christina Thangarajah is a 4^th year Arts and Business student majoring in Economics

Q: Why did you choose to study economics?

A: Currently, I am in my 4^th year of the Arts and Business program, majoring in Economics, however, it was not always this way. I originally started my university journey in the AFM program, unsure if it was really something I wanted to do. After my first co-op experience in the accounting field, I soon realized that accounting just was not for me. When I made my switch into Economics, it instantly provided me with a gateway to explore various different areas of business, and really changed my perspective on the endless number of career paths available in business world.