Natasha Kozak is a 3rd year economics co-op student
Q: Why did you choose to study economics?
A: After taking my first economics course I became intrigued by how economics can explain and predict the world around us.
Category Archives: Student Feature
Undergraduate Feature: Christina Salomone
Christina Salomone is a 3rd year Mathematical Economics, Computing Option co-op student. She is also one of the current co-presidents of the UW Economics Society.
Q: Why did you choose to study economics?
A: My interest in economics started after taking a grade 12 economics course in high school. Before then, I didn’t know much about the subject. After taking this course, I realized that it is something I was very interested in pursing. I also have a passion for mathematics and computer science, and I am happy that being in the Mathematical Economics program with a Computing Option allows me to study all these subjects! I think studying economics helps you understand the world more as it plays a role in our every day lives. It also gives you a wide range of career opportunities after graduation.
Undergraduate Feature: Christina Thangarajah
Christina Thangarajah is a 4th year Arts and Business student majoring in Economics
Q: Why did you choose to study economics?
A: Currently, I am in my 4th 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.
Undergraduate Feature: Amy Zhou
Amy Zhou is in her 4B term of ARBUS with a Joint Honours in English Rhetoric and Economics. Amy is Very involved on campus, having been on the Federation Orientation Committee team for Arts Orientation, the Arts and Business Society, and as a past executive with the Economics Society!
PhD Feature: Hong Xiu Li
Tell us about your research interests, particularly research projects you are currently involved with.
I am interested in environmental economics, resource economics and international trade. Currently I am working on climate change mitigation and adaptation.