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.
Episodes
41 episodes
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 ...
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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 ho...
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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 stu...
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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 Carlso...
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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 ...
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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 u...
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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 comp...
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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 pas...
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The Economics of Public Transport: An Interview with Robin Barlow
This week the UQES Diversity team present an interview with Robin Barlow, founding director of NineSquared, an economics consulting firm based in Brisbane. Robin has had a fascinating career, primarily focused on transport ec...
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Inheritance tax: the solution to our housing crisis
With the rapid rise in house prices since the covid pandemic, we have been put in a pretty unique situation. Home ownership for young people has decreased by 7% and the proportion of disposable income required to pay rent has increa...
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Academic Corner - KK Tang Part 1
In this episode, UQES interviews KK Tang, a Professor at the UQ School of Economics and the current Acting Director of Teaching and Learning.KK has a background in Physics, having studied a Bachelor of Science (Honours) at the Universit...
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Career Pathways- Gene Tunny Part Two
In this episode, UQES continues our interview with Gene Tunny, the Director of Adept Economics.Gene has enjoyed a diverse career, moving from the public sector, where he worked for the Treasu...
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Career Pathways- Gene Tunny Part One
In this episode, UQES begins our interview with Gene Tunny, the Director of Adept Economics.Gene has enjoyed a diverse career, moving from the public sector, where he worked for the Treasury,...
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30:37
Career Pathways - Adrian Dudek Part Two
In the second part of our interview with Adrian Dudek we discuss his career transition from academia to industry. After Adrian's graduation from The Australian National University he was hired as a trader by Optiver. He stayed in t...
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Career Pathways - Adrian Dudek Part One
In this episode, UQES interviews Adrian Dudek, a former trader at Optiver who has now stepped into the role of Director of Academic Partnerships at Optiver. Adrian has a background in Mathematics, studying a Bachelor of Math...
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Academic Corner - Mahdi Abolghasemi Part 2
In this episode, UQES continues our interview with Dr Mahdi Abolghasemi, a lecturer for the UQ School of Mathematics and Science.Mahdi has a multi-disciplinary background in Engineering,...
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Academic Corner - Mahdi Abolghasemi Part 1
In this episode, UQES interviews Dr Mahdi Abolghasemi, a lecturer for the UQ School of Mathematics and Science.Mahdi has a multi-disciplinary background in Engineering, Machine Learning, Busi...
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17:23
Academic Corner - Kieran Gibson part 2
In this episode, UQES interviews a second-year PhD student in UQ School of Economics, Kieran Gibson. Kieran completed a Bachelor of Mathematic...
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Academic Corner - Kieran Gibson part 1
In this episode, UQES interviews a second-year PhD student in UQ School of Economics, Kieran Gibson. Kieran completed a Bachelor of Mathematic...
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Career Pathways: Dan Andrews Part 2
In the second part of our interview with Dan Andrews, we reflect on the most recent positions he held within the OECD and the Treasury.Dan completed a Bachelor of Economics/Arts at UQ with first class honours and the university medal bac...
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Career Pathways: Dan Andrews Part 1
In this episode, UQES dives into the career of UQ Economics Alumni, and current Head of Structural Policy Analysis at the OECD, Dan Andrews. Dan completed a Bachelor of Economics/Arts at UQ with first class honours and the universit...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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