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, for which psychologist Daniel Kahneman won the 2002 Nobel prize in economics. It proposes that people aren’t always trying to maximize benefits, but are paying attention to a benchmark. In this case, the benchmark is par. “Do golfers pay attention to par? Yes, they sit in it,” Reiman said. This is in contrast to neoclassical economic theory that says that people are always trying to better their situation given the constraints they face. The Economics of Golf was split into two sections in order

Summer Internships: Economics Posted by: vcraker / September 7, 2022 September 7, 2022 Travis McDaneld ’23 is entering his fourth year at PLU as an economics major, minoring in data science. When he enrolled at PLU, he had every intention of majoring in business, although he admits to not having any idea about what he wanted to do after graduation. But when he took a microeconomics class, he says it all clicked, and he knew what he wanted to study. Through The Alumni & Student Connections

Economics and Careers Posted by: halvormj / April 20, 2018 Image: Cameron Emerson April 20, 2018 Interested in a future job at a major tech company? Come and meet a Pacific Lutheran University graduate who successfully followed that career path. Cameron Emerson ’08 graduated from PLU with a degree in Economics. These days the Oregon native works out of Chicago as the Midwest manager of Google’s Cloud — and he’s returning to campus to talk about his career, share his experiences at one of the

Beyoncé and Black Feminist Theory Posted by: shortea / November 28, 2018 November 28, 2018 By Genny Boots '18PLU AlumPacific Lutheran University students are people of many interests. Last fall semester, several courses illustrated how the university's curriculum caters to those eclectic interests.One of these classes was Beyoncé and Black Feminist Theory. “Who Beyoncé is for?” is not usually a question that you ask when you’re bopping your head to “Single Ladies,” or “Partition,” or any of the

Economics Alum Receives Award Posted by: Marcom Web Team / June 24, 2019 June 24, 2019 By Pacific Lutheran UniversityTACOMA - Michael Spiedel, PLU alum in Economics and Hispanic Studies, was announced as one of Idaho Business Review's “Forty Under Forty” award recipients.Michael combined his interest in Spain and Economics by writing his economics capstone on the impact of trade policies of Francisco Franco in Spain. He found the impacts of severely restricting international trade to be

May 16, 2008 Students participate in economics conference Looking at the cluster of PLU students making last-minute preparations before a mock meeting of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Mark Gould ’91 said it was at a conference much like this where he got his start 17 years ago at the Federal Reserve Bank.“I think they noted they were looking for people,” Gould said during a break at the Pacific Northwest Regional Economic Conference in May. “I literally graduated on a Sunday and

master in law school.” Adamson credits multiple Economics professors in helping to prepare him for his Ph.D. research and coursework. “Professors Travis and (Lynn) Hunnicutt each worked with me on independent studies, and Professor (Martin) Wurm worked with me on my Capstone project. Both experiences were useful in learning about what graduate school and research would be like. Professor Peterson taught Game Theory and Mathematical Economics, classes that were interesting and good preparation for

THE PEOPLE’S GATHERING: Truth Tellin’ About Critical Race Theory Posted by: Silong Chhun / October 29, 2021 October 29, 2021 By Silong ChhunMarketing & CommunicationsPacific Lutheran University's Campus Ministry and Center for Graduate and Continuing Education will co-host the virtual fall convening of The People's Gathering: A Revolution of Consciousness (TPG) conference on November 10, 2021, focusing on Critical Race Theory.The People’s Gathering: A Revolution of Consciousness conference is a

PLU Alum Visits Department of Economics Posted by: Marcom Web Team / April 15, 2019 April 15, 2019 By Jeannette ShimkoCommunications Coordinator/Administrative AssistantTACOMA Wash - Hiring in Finance: The Employer's Perspective From PLU to World of Finance Dr. Micheal Manser – PLU ECON Grad ’10 Now Economist @Remitly Thursday April 18, 2019 @6:30 p.m. Xavier 201 Dr. Michael Manser is currently an Economist in charge of global pricing at Remitly, one of the fastest growing FinTech startups in

Research Experience for Undergraduates in Graph Theory and Computational Mathematics Posted by: nicolacs / January 25, 2023 January 25, 2023 The Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics of Virginia Commonwealth University will host a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site in graph theory and computational mathematics. The REU will provide 8 undergraduates a hands-on introduction to computational research endeavors and improve their problem-solving, communication and computer