UCLA Undergraduate Economics Society

01/21/2022

Why have companies started promoting how eco-friendly their products are? Do sustainable goods help the environment?

Find out in the newest article on the Bruin Economics Journal:
Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Marketing: What is Sustainable, Anyway? by Alvina Zhan.

Read now at https://bruineconjournal.squarespace.com/

09/29/2021

UES is excited to announce its Fall 2021 recruitment cycle! Come out to our info session on Friday, October 1st, at 6 PM PDT to learn more about UCLA’s premier organization for students interested in more than just the pre-professional side of economics.

The Undergraduate Economics Society (UES) is a student-run group dedicated to fostering an interest in Economics as an academic subject to the wider student body and the establishment of closer ties between students and faculty within UCLA’s Economics Department. The organization draws passionate undergraduate students in their goals to uncover unique applications of economic thought.

This year, UES will focus on hosting programs for mentorship from upperclassmen, academic paper and general interest economics book reading cohorts, technical workshops in working with data in R/Python, and opportunities to hone writing skills about economics in the UCLA Econ department newsletter and the Bruin Economics Journal. All students interested in economics are welcome to be a part of UES and become a part of the discussion about the vast and interesting field of economics!

Recruitment Timeline:
- Info Session: Friday, October 1st, at 6 PM
- Application Deadline: Monday, October 4th at 11:59 PM
- Coffee Chats/Group Interview: Thursday and Friday, October 7th and 8th

RSVP for the information session: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwrde2qrzspG9SnGeTmuBtOCdy00gl3DeDR

Application: https://forms.gle/2BKRBuq9MwpP7NTN7

Website: www.uesatucla.com
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12/01/2020

By now many of us are aware that Ben and Jerry’s is more than just a groovy ice cream company, with exciting flavor names. This ice cream store has ridden the wave of Corporate Social Responsibility all the way to the top. In the early 80’s Ben Cohen coined the phrase ‘Caring Capitalism’ and saw it through with his three pronged mission including a product, economic and social mission.

Since 1985, the Ben and Jerry’s Foundation has donated 7.5% of its annual pre-tax profits to community organizations around America. This is roughly 1.8 million dollars annually and doesn’t even begin to include the hundreds of thousands of dollars they've donated to other progressive causes over the years such as racial justice, climate change and peace building.

We can only wonder when other companies will follow the lead of Ben and Jerry’s and join the journey towards ‘Caring Capitalism.’

11/24/2020

The Undergradute Economics Society has partnered with the UCLA Economics Department to create a survey that provides an opportunity for students within the major to voice out their demands regarding the curriculum. The survey serves as a platform to collect concrete suggestions for implementing any changes to the current curriculum. Please provide honest responses to the questions via https://forms.gle/vHGRajofvPJeXeBb9. All responses will be anonymous.

11/11/2020

Just like many other businesses around the world, the businesses in Westwood have been struggling to remain open, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In March, when UCLA students rushed out of Westwood, the shops felt an immediate impact.

According to Andrew Thomas, in August 30% of Westwood was vacant as many businesses, including AT&T, Sur La Table and El Pollo Loco, have closed indefinitely. On the other hand, essential shops such as Ralphs, Target and CVS have not been largely affected but the lack of students, due to their goods having inelastic demand.

With students slowly moving back to Westwood this Fall, maybe these businesses will be able to pick up again, and won’t have to shut down in the long run.

10/27/2020

The Fall quarter Entrepreneurship minor applications are now available. The deadline to apply is Friday, November 20, 2020. Prospective applicants may register for a Zoom information session on one of the following dates before submitting an application.

Anyone interested in the minor is welcome to attend. Information session attendance may play an important role in the success of your application to the minor; the session will discuss when to apply and what makes a strong application. After registering, you will receive confirmation information about joining the meeting on your selected date.

10/24/2020

The UCLA Social Enterprise Academy (SEA) is a two-quarter experiential learning course. Enrollment in Econ 173A/173B is by application only. Over Winter Quarter and Spring Quarter 2021, students work directly with nonprofit organizations to develop earned income opportunities for the organization.

Teams of five students are assigned to each nonprofit. Students will work closely with the leadership of one organization as consultants to develop the best enterprise idea, conduct market research, create a business plan, and pitch the venture to compete for cash and pro bono prizes.

The application deadline is November 23, 2020 at 11:59 p.m. Decisions will be announced by Friday, December 11, 2020.

10/20/2020

The deadline to submit your non-transfer and transfer Fall Quarter 2020 Business Economics application is Friday, October 23, 2020 at 11:59 pm (PST).

Please submit your application only if you meet the criteria for admission. All students who meet the eligibility criteria for Business Economics will be admitted. After submitting your application, you will not receive a confirmation notice or email. Your change in major status will become official within two weeks after the application deadline.

10/20/2020

Donut Economics, proposed by Kate Raworth, provides a visual framework which combines planetary boundaries with the concept of social boundaries. The center of the donut depicts the part of society that lacks access to life’s necessities. These people need to overcome the social boundary, while simultaneously not overshooting and crossing over the ecological boundaries, represented by the outer circle of the donut. Economists should be focusing their efforts on keeping the economy within the confines of the two boundaries - or in other words, filling the donut.

10/16/2020

Reminder that UES's Info Session is tonight at 7 pm PST! Join us with this link, and hope to see you all there! https://ucla.zoom.us/j/93741713814

For further information regarding our Fall 2020 Recruitment:
https://www.facebook.com/events/3563302597064729

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10/15/2020

Hi everyone! The UES Networking Night is TONIGHT at 5pm!

RSVP here to get the Zoom links!
https://forms.gle/UBS52Nm1uMbrVwtt7

You can find the Facebook event here!
https://fb.me/e/4BbvhFTOM

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