Conversations with ESSA ESSA Monash Clayton

RED LIGHT! GREEN LIGHT! Gaining media traction for his publication on Squid Game, Wayne Geerling returns to the ESSA podcast once more to talk game theory and the new frontier of teaching.

Squid Game sheds light on how people act — not always rationally. The series is about 456 contestants, who are in financial debt, competing in a series of deadly games to win a large sum of money.

Wayne briefly speaks about his teaching and more specifically his adoption of pop culture to teach economics and the progress that has been made in this area of teaching. Wayne also talks us through some scenes in squid game where game theory is present. He discusses scenes including red light green light, the marbles game and more and how game theory is (and is not) followed throughout the series! (refer to: https://www.economicsofsquidgame.com)

If you are interested in contributing to the Squid Game teaching repository or just have a great show that you are currently watching please contact Wayne Geerling on Linkedin or wayne.geerling@monash.edu.

In this episode we interview Rob and Sao about their experiences in the econometrics and economics honours program at Monash University. We demystify the mysterious honours year, the application process, the job prospects after completing honours, and how to get a supervisor. Come join us in this all encompassing episode which may help you decide if honours is for you!

For the summary and information sheet please find the copy here (https://tinyurl.com/essa-honours-podcast-info).

In this episode we interview Warwick Davis who is an economist for Frontier Economics. We discuss Warwick’s time as a university student and his experience as an economist in the private sector. He also describes the three main categories of projects taken on in this sector as well as some of the exciting projects he has worked on. This podcast then concludes with insightful advice for economics students, consulting in the future, and a few book recommendations!

In this episode, we interview Emma Grey who is the Manager of the Macroeconomic Policy & Forecasting Team at Deloitte Access Economics. Emma speaks about her career journey so far, starting from her studies at Monash University, to being a graduate at Deloitte and working her way up to Manager. She also unpacks what life is like working at Deloitte and more specifically, her role as an econometrician. Finally, we cover Emma’s opinions on how COVID-19 has impacted her role and the workplace, as well as any advice she has for young students looking to pursue economics as a career.

In this episode we interview Anthony Rossiter who is a Senior Economist for the Department of Treasury and Finance, Victoria. Anthony talks us through what work is like in the public sector and the various aspects of his job. Included in this episode, Anthony also describes the challenges of the COVID-19  pandemic and the process of creating public policy. To conclude, Anthony explains what has been learnt from dealing with COVID and what can be done to combat a future crisis.

This is the first episode of a 4-part series where we gain insight into a career in economics and where a major in economics could lead you to. For this episode we interview Wayne Geerling who is a senior lecturer in economics at Monash University. From disruptions such as COVID and the increase in connectedness of the world, Wayne speaks about his career and discusses the future of economics education moving on from 2020. To end, Wayne offers advice to students and how they can get the most out of their economics education.