Worldonomics

UQES Diversity Team 2024
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Worldonomics

Worldonomics is a podcast brought to you by the University of Queensland’s Economics Society’s diversity team. We endeavour to bring you regular exciting podcast episodes with leading academics and industry specialists as well as UQ students as we discuss the important economic issues of today. 

  1. Internship Insights: Networking, Interview Prep, and Where to Find Opportunities

    7 NOV

    Internship Insights: Networking, Interview Prep, and Where to Find Opportunities

    Welcome to a new episode of the Worldonomics podcast! Today we speak with UQES executive members Eric Zhou, Amber Lu, and Emma Searle on their experiences finding and completing internships. We'll dive into where to find internships, potential interview questions, and whether or not you should personalise your cover letter for similar roles.

    58 min
  2. Building Better Communities: Insights from Econisis Founder Mark Wallace on the Economics of Homelessness and Social Infrastructure

    22 OCT

    Building Better Communities: Insights from Econisis Founder Mark Wallace on the Economics of Homelessness and Social Infrastructure

    Welcome to a new episode of the Worldonomics Podcast! In this episode, we dive into a critical discussion I were joined by Mark Wallace, founder of the Brisbane-based economics consulting firm Econisis. Mark shares his invaluable insights on how social infrastructure, from housing to public services, shapes local communities and how tackling homelessness requires a strategic balance of economic policy and social investment. We also learn how economists use data to make informed policy decisio...

    1h 24m
  3. Medicine to Markets: A Medicine Student's Leap into Quant Finance: Decisions, luck, and finding meaning with Franklin Lou

    22 APR

    Medicine to Markets: A Medicine Student's Leap into Quant Finance: Decisions, luck, and finding meaning with Franklin Lou

    Welcome to a new episode of the Worldonomics Podcast! Today, we explore an intriguing journey in our episode titled "Medicine to Markets: A Medicine Student's Leap into Quant Finance." Join us as we sit down with Franklin, a former medicine student who made a dramatic shift into the world of quantitative finance. We'll dive into the pivotal decisions that guided his career change, the role of luck in his unexpected transition, and the search for meaning in a field vastly different from his or...

    1h 32m
  4. Beyond the Chessboard: Grandmaster David Smerdon's economic insights into the Chess World

    05/11/2023

    Beyond the Chessboard: Grandmaster David Smerdon's economic insights into the Chess World

    Grandmaster and Behavioural Economist David Smerdon discusses the reasons behind the gender gap in Chess, behavioural theories behind the gap, Smerdon's Scandinavian, his journey from Chess to Economics, and playing world champion Magnus Carlson (and almost beating him)!

    59 min
  5. Meet the Diversity team - Who we are and our University experience

    07/09/2023

    Meet the Diversity team - Who we are and our University experience

    To kick off this semester’s exciting lineup of episodes, get to know the diversity team and what makes up our individual perspectives. This week we discuss our personal uni journeys, what drove us to economics, and what makes us unique outside of uni.

    32 min
  6. The Boeing Bros - Their reflection on the internship experience

    15/05/2023

    The Boeing Bros - Their reflection on the internship experience

    In the third installment of our Internship Experiences series, we interview our very own UQES executives, Thomas Mitchell and Kosei Stephenson. Both Thomas (Publications Officer) and Kosei (Socials Officer and Sports/Culture Director) indulge us in their fascinating summer experience, working as interns in the finance function for Boeing Defense Australia.

    24 min
  7. A Summer in the Life of Charlotte Thorne - An insight into the Pinnacle Women in Finance Scholarship

    02/05/2023

    A Summer in the Life of Charlotte Thorne - An insight into the Pinnacle Women in Finance Scholarship

    In this weeks Worldonomics Podcast episode we interview our very own Vice President of Publications Charlotte Thorne. When she isn't busy writing and editing our publications pieces Charlotte has been wracking up Qantas points as she completed two summer internships, both in Brisbane and in Sydney.Charlotte gained these internship opportunities as a recipient of the Pinnacle Women in Finance Scholarship. In this episode Charlotte tells us all about the scholarship and what she learnt fr...

    19 min
  8. Internship Experience Series - Olivia Uy Interview for J.P. Morgan Summer Internship

    13/03/2023

    Internship Experience Series - Olivia Uy Interview for J.P. Morgan Summer Internship

    The first interview of our Internship Experiences series, in which we discuss the highs and lows of Economics internships. Episode one features our own UQES Treasurer Olivia Uy and a discussion on her experience at J.P Morgan in Sydney this past summer.

    22 min
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4.3
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About

Worldonomics is a podcast brought to you by the University of Queensland’s Economics Society’s diversity team. We endeavour to bring you regular exciting podcast episodes with leading academics and industry specialists as well as UQ students as we discuss the important economic issues of today. 

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  • Creator
    UQES Diversity Team 2024
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2024
  • Episodes
    41
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2024 Worldonomics
  • Show Website
    Worldonomics

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