Department of Economics

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DATE	MESSAGE	POSTED BY: (email address)
3/13/2008	Accelerator - Vanderbilt Summer Business Institute Entering its fourth year, Accelerator is an intensive four-week immersion in business at the Owen Graduate School of Management designed exclusively for undergraduates and recent grads in all majors. Accelerator provides students with a practical opportunity to complement their educational background with real-world “grab it and go” MBA level instruction from top Owen faculty members and hands-on business experience working on consulting projects with American Airlines, Bridgestone, Caterpillar Financial, Coors Brewing Co., Gresham, Smith & Partners, Griffin Technologies, Humana, Livescribe, William Morris Agency, YUM! Brands and many other top-tier businesses. With many students still in the midst of their summer internship or job search, Accelerator provides them with the opportunity to gain practical business experience and networking opportunities that they typically would not gain from a traditional internship. In four weeks, the program will help students land a great internship, build skills that win jobs, and become “impact” and “go to” players from the start. The deadline to apply is March 31, 2008. Visit http://www.owen.vanderbilt.edu for more information on the program or contact us (615.343.6291; carol.barry@owen.vanderbilt.edu) with any questions you have.	Carol Barry carol.barry@owen.vanderbilt.edu
2/19/2008	The Vanderbilt Undergraduate Research Journal is now acceptiong submissions for the 2008 p uroblication!! VURJ is one of the premier undergraduate research journals. It is currently in its fourth year of publication. Articles appearing in the journal are annotated and indexed in the permanent Vanderbilt University electronic archives. Any undergrad student may submit to the journal, and the submission deadline is APRIL 1, 2008. VURJ provides an excellent opportunity for Vanderbilt undergrads to be published in a scholarly journal and to share their research with the public. Any undergrad may submit, and collaborative articles written by more than one person are also encouraged. VURJ Editorial Board welcomes articles from any methodology or viewpoint. The suggested length for submisstion is 8-10 pages, double-spaced, although longer submissions are also welcome. Papers will be peer-edited in the submission process. To submit an article for publication, please email it as an attachment to vurj@vanderbilt.edu. Submissions must include a short abstract, your name, telephone number and title of paper to be considered. For more information, please visit our website: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/vurj. Questions? Email leslie.c.esbrook@vanderbilt.edu.	Malcolm Getz malcolm.getz@vanderbilt.edu
2/11/2008	Ashington, DC Job Opportunity for Students The 2008-09 Koch Associate Program is a year-long, paid program designed to develop promising leaders and entrepreneurs interested in liberty and the non-profit arena. Associates range in experience level from recent graduates to those with up to a decade of work experience, and come from diverse fields and academic majors. More information about the program is included below. You can also learn about the Koch Internship Program and the Koch Foundation at www.cgkfoundation.org. Non-Profit assignments are distributed on a rolling basis so the sooner students apply the better!	Malcolm Getz malcolm.getz@vanderbilt.edu
2/7/2008	Public Interest Jobs As a graduating senior you are no doubt trying to decide what you will do next year, or even for the next 5 years. I want to let you know more about opportunities in the public interest field. www.uspirg.org/jobs U.S.PIRG is a federation of state-based public interest advocacy groups. This year we are hiring 100 graduating college students to determine where this country is going: to solve our energy problems; to reform the campaign finance system; to safeguard individuals from identity theft; to fight hunger and homelessness; and make an impact on many other public interest issues. We will be accepting applications for next year's campus organizer and fellowship programs until April 1, 2008. I invite you to apply by sending a cover letter and resumé to cspivey@pirg.org For more information I invite you to check out our website, or send me an email at: cspivey@pirg.org	Malcolm Getz malcolm.getz@vanderbilt.edu
2/6/2008	Hamilton Project $25,000 in awards The Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution invites students to participate in its second annual Economic Policy Innovation Prize competition. The Project will award $25,000 in prizes for the best innovative policy proposals written by undergraduate and graduate-level students. The top graduate-level proposal will be awarded $10,000 and the top undergraduate proposal will be awarded $5,000, with the remaining $10,000 divided among the runner(s)-up. In addition to the cash prizes, the winning students may also be invited to turn their proposals into discussion papers issued by The Hamilton Project.www.hamiltonproject.org Deadline August 1, 2008	Malcolm Getz malcolm.getz@vanderbilt.edu
1/30/2008	Carroll Round Conference The Carroll Round is a conference held at Georgetown University for undergraduates who are interested in international economics. Senior economic students who are writing theses concerning international economics may submit proposals. Application deadlines are as follows: February 8th: First deadline for application: research abstract March 14th: Second deadline for application: paper submission March 28th: Applicants will be contacted with admission decision Students that have a thorough research abstract by the deadline in February are strongly recommended to submit at that time. For those meeting the first deadline, we will either admit or defer a decision by requesting a working paper to be submitted by the second deadline. Please contact me if you have any questions, and feel free to pass my name along to any interested students if they have questions or concerns. Thank you for your time, Sung Kim Steering Committee 7th Annual Carroll Round	Sung Eun Kim sek26@georgetown.edu
1/24/2008	Tutoring Need help with Econ? Feel free to email me to discuss possible tutoring services: collette.m.wheeler@vanderbilt.edu	Collette Wheeler collette.m.wheeler@vanderbilt.edu
10/31/2007	Math 256 The Department of Mathematics announces a new course of interest to economics students. Math 256 - Mathematical Models in Economics A course in mathematical modeling emphasizing models used in economics. Demand functions and profit maximization, Nash equilibrium, analysis of mergers, auction models, valuation of options, present value of income streams and interest rate risk, as well as other topics of interest to students. Statistical models, and estimation techniques. Detailed computation of models using Mathematica. TR 2:35 Professor Tchantz. Prerequisite: Math 170 or 175.	Professor Staples jo.a.staples@vanderbilt.edu
10/30/2007	Tutoring for Economics I am willing to offer tutoring services in ECON 231 if you have Professor Rennhoff. Also, I am willing to tutor in ECON 100, 101, 232, and 264. Call: 609-516-9120 or email me.	Matthew Orton m.orton@vanderbilt.edu
10/22/2007	Notes For Econ 100 and Econ 101 I got A's in both Econ 100 and 101 and then went on to TA under Prof. Buckles for both classes. Many students have told me that my notes were invaluable for studying and reviewing. If anyone is interested in my notes, please email me.	Chad M. Burchard chad.m.burchard@vanderbilt.edu
10/1/2007	New York Fed Recruits Seniors As the fall semester progresses, we commence our search for the best and brightest seniors for the Research Associate position with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Research and Statistics Group. As you are likely to be acquainted with the top undergraduate economics students at your institution, we hope that you can recommend individuals for the position and encourage them to apply. We have attached an information sheet and brochure that can be forwarded to interested students. In addition, you will find a letter from our Director of Research, Joseph S. Tracy, which further explains this opportunity. Additional information, including online application instructions, may be found at http://www.newyorkfed.org/research/research_associates/index.html. Any questions about the application process or the Research Associate position should be directed to rsgra.recruit@ny.frb.org.	Malcolm Getz malcolm.getz@vanderbilt.edu
9/21/2007	Econ Honor Society -- ODE Vanderbilt's chapter of ODE is currently taking applications for new members.* To be eligible for membership, you must have already completed a minimum of 12 hours in economics. You must also have a 3.0 average overall as well as a 3.0 in economics. There is a one-time membership fee of $45 that includes chapter dues, a certificate of membership, and cords to wear at graduation. If you are interested in joining ODE, please bring a copy of your transcript to Shelley Malphurs in 415 Calhoun Hall. (An internet print-out is fine.) You also need to bring $45 in the form of cash or check. Checks should be made out to Vanderbilt University with "ODE" in the memo line. Each applicant should name a faculty member with whom they would like to have lunch and a topic of interest. The deadline to apply is Friday 9/28, but there will be another application process in the spring. *If you are already a member of ODE, please disregard this message; you do not need to apply again.	Shelley M. Malphurs shelley.m.malphurs@vanderbilt.edu
9/19/2007	Tutoring Do you need a tutor for ECON 100, 101 or any other Econ classes? If so, please call or e-mail me to discuss: (501) 733-3030	Kristen Hendricks kristen.l.hendricks@vanderbilt.edu
9/3/2007	Tutoring Please let me know if you would like to provide tutoring services for ECON 100, 101, 150, or 231 by sending email to malcolm.getz@vanderbilt.edu. You are also welcome to announce your services on this website.	Malcolm Getz malcolm.getz@vanderbilt.edu

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