UCLA Undergraduate Economics Society

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

Hi everyone! The UES Networking Night is tomorrow from 5-7pm! RSVP here to get the Zoom links! https://forms.gle/UBS52Nm1uMbrVwtt7 ... You can find the Facebook event here! https://fb.me/e/4BbvhFTOM

Hi everyone! The UES Networking Night is in THREE DAYS, on Thursday, October 15th from 5-7pm. Meet our final company- DaVita! You can RSVP to attend the event here!... https://forms.gle/UBS52Nm1uMbrVwtt7 You can find the Facebook event here! https://fb.me/e/4BbvhFTOM

Hi everyone! The UES Networking Night is in FIVE DAYS, on Thursday, October 15th from 5-7pm. Meet our next company- Resolution Economics! You can RSVP to attend the event here!... https://forms.gle/UBS52Nm1uMbrVwtt7 You can find the Facebook event here! https://fb.me/e/4BbvhFTOM

Hi everyone! The UES Networking Night is in ONE WEEK, on Thursday, October 15th from 5-7pm. Meet our next company- Northwestern Mutual! You can RSVP to attend the event here!... https://forms.gle/UBS52Nm1uMbrVwtt7 You can find the Facebook event here! https://fb.me/e/4BbvhFTOM

Hi everyone! UES is hosting a Networking Night on Thursday October 15th, from 5-7pm. Meet our first company- Oracle! You can RSVP to attend the event here!... https://forms.gle/UBS52Nm1uMbrVwtt7 You can find the Facebook event here! https://fb.me/e/4BbvhFTOM

While it may be a little early to start thinking about the holiday season, retailers surely are. It seems that this year, Santa’s across the US are more and more nervous to come to town. But this time it’s not because kids have been naughty or nice! Santas are especially concerned about catching the novel coronavirus considering many of them are already immunocompromised with diabetes or heart conditions. Normally holidays are a great time for shops to gain business, but it looks as though this may not be the case this year. Shops are considering closing down, especially around Thanksgiving, to avoid having large crowds at the stores.