{"id":892,"date":"2018-01-24T15:40:53","date_gmt":"2018-01-24T15:40:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/economics\/?page_id=892"},"modified":"2025-06-03T19:48:30","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T19:48:30","slug":"news-and-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/economics\/news-and-events\/","title":{"rendered":"News and Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Events<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"display-posts-listing\"><div class=\"listing-item\"><div class=\"content\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"https:\/\/events.uri.edu\/widget\/view?schools=uri&#038;groups=economics_department&#038;days=180&#038;num=5&#038;template=card\"><\/script><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">News<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/economics\/2021\/04\/16\/financialization-and-u-s-industrial-history-in-the-20th-century-with-dr-mark-wilson\/\">Dr. Mark Wilson on &#8220;Financialization and U.S. industrial history in the 20th century&#8221; .<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">On Wednesday April 14, 2021, the Economics and Society Speaker Series at URI welcomed Dr. Mark Wilson from UNC Charlotte for a talk on &#8220;Financialization and U.S. industrial history in the 20th century&#8221;. The full presentation can be found here.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/economics\/2020\/02\/21\/introduction-to-r-workshop\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/925\/Intro-to-R-Workshop-ESA-2020-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/925\/Intro-to-R-Workshop-ESA-2020-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/925\/Intro-to-R-Workshop-ESA-2020-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/economics\/2020\/02\/21\/introduction-to-r-workshop\/\">Introduction to R Workshop<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The URI Economics Student Association organized a workshop on the widely used software R. The introduction to R was presented by Harrison Dekker,MLIS in the library (LL11B) on February 24,2020 from 2:30pm to 4pm. R is a free, open source software that is used by many economists for data analysis. This workshop introduced students to [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/economics\/2020\/02\/13\/dr-eichacker-on-how-the-troika-runs-europe\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/925\/prof-nina-photo-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/925\/prof-nina-photo-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/925\/prof-nina-photo-1-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/economics\/2020\/02\/13\/dr-eichacker-on-how-the-troika-runs-europe\/\">Dr. Eichacker on &#8220;How the Troika Runs Europe&#8221;<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Dr. Eichacker is featured by the Institute for New Economic Thinking in a video on &#8220;How The Troika Runs Europe&#8221;. See Dr. Eichacker explain how the European \u201ctroika\u201d enforces austerity at the expense of ordinary people in the video at the link below. Institute for New Economic Thinking Video<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/artsci\/news\/switching-it-up-paige-carmichael-20-on-why-she-wants-to-pursue-economics\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/925\/Carmichael-P._Photo-1280x1707-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/925\/Carmichael-P._Photo-1280x1707-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/925\/Carmichael-P._Photo-1280x1707-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/artsci\/news\/switching-it-up-paige-carmichael-20-on-why-she-wants-to-pursue-economics\/\">Paige Carmichael Featured in A&amp;S Profile<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Paige Carmichael, a rising Senior majoring in Economics was recently featured in the College of Arts and Sciences student profiles' page. Paige was highlighted for her academic prowess and other achievements, including being a two-time Arts and Sciences Research Fellow. Read Paige's story on the A&amp;S page.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/economics\/2019\/03\/14\/its-not-easy-to-talk-in-public-when-most-are-not-listening\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/925\/image-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/economics\/2019\/03\/14\/its-not-easy-to-talk-in-public-when-most-are-not-listening\/\">It&#8217;s Not Easy to Talk in Public When Most Are Not Listening!<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The Economics Department will be hosting a special presentation on public speaking at 12 pm March 20th in Kirk Hall Auditorium. The speaker is Professor Robert E. Burns of the&nbsp;Harrington School of Communication and Media at URI.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/economics\/2019\/02\/12\/economics-internship-seminar-and-panel\/\">Economics Internship Seminar and Panel<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Next Thursday, February 21st, at 5 pm in Chafee 801, the Economics Student Association will be hosting what promises to be a VERY useful workshop on internships!  \r\n<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/economics\/2018\/12\/18\/seniors-present-research-projects\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/925\/IMG_20181212_112516-e1545149390303-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/925\/IMG_20181212_112516-e1545149390303-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/925\/IMG_20181212_112516-e1545149390303-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/economics\/2018\/12\/18\/seniors-present-research-projects\/\">Seniors Present Research Projects<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Last Wednesday, both sections of ECN 445, our senior research seminar, presented their capstone projects. One section, taught by Professor <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/economics\/meet\/christopher-d-briggs\/\">Christopher Briggs<\/a>, focused on monetary policy and the role of the Federal Reserve.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/economics\/2018\/12\/18\/students-create-films-on-the-economics-of-race-class-and-gender\/\">Students Create Films on the Economics of Race and Gender<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Since Professor Smita Ramnarain began teaching ECN 386, Economics of Race, Class and Gender, in the Spring of 2018, she has asked students to create short films relaying themes and topics that they've learnt in the class. At the end of the semester, economics students and faculty gather to screen the films and declare the winning team. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/economics\/2018\/12\/17\/students-create-economics-inspired-games\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/925\/IMG_20181212_110003156-e1545073337388-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/925\/IMG_20181212_110003156-e1545073337388-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/925\/IMG_20181212_110003156-e1545073337388-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/economics\/2018\/12\/17\/students-create-economics-inspired-games\/\">Students Create Economics Inspired Games<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">As part of their final project, one section of ECN 327, Intermediate Macroeconomics, students were asked to create or adapt games that represent key features of the economy. Students made adaptations of card games, computer games and even classics such as the game of life. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/economics\/2018\/09\/11\/economics-department-hosts-film-series\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/925\/moneyball07-e1543328605128-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/925\/moneyball07-e1543328605128-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/925\/moneyball07-e1543328605128-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/economics\/2018\/09\/11\/economics-department-hosts-film-series\/\">Economics Department Hosts Film Series<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">This semester, the Economics Department is screening a series of movies with themes related to Economics. Films are open to both students and faculty. All films will be screened in Chafee 275 at 6:00pm. <\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Events News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":967,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-892","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/economics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/892","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/economics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/economics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/economics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/967"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/economics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=892"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/economics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/892\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6028,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/economics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/892\/revisions\/6028"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/economics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=892"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}