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  • Professor Lionel Page: Behavioural Economist
    Sep 11 2025

    In this episode, Ally interviews UQ Professor, author, and behavioural economist Lionel Page. They discuss his career, his book, and the psychology behind decision-making.

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    1 h et 11 min
  • Professor Stephen Gray: BAFE, Frontier Economics, and Expert Witness
    Apr 19 2025

    In this episode, Ari and Jim meet with Professor Stephen Gray. Steve is the founder of the BAFE program, and is also a director on the board of Frontier Economics, where he works as an expert witness.

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    39 min
  • Internship Insights: Networking, Interview Prep, and Where to Find Opportunities
    Nov 7 2024

    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 interview questions, and whether or not you should personalise your cover letter for similar roles.

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    58 min
  • Building Better Communities: Insights from Econisis Founder Mark Wallace on the Economics of Homelessness and Social Infrastructure
    Oct 22 2024

    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 how social infrastructure, from housing to public services, shapes local communities and how tackling homelessness requires a strategic balance of economic policy and social investment. We also learn how economists use data to make informed policy decisions, and how insignificant inflation is to investing in social infrastructure. Tune in to learn how economics is applied in practice and the long-term benefits of building resilient, inclusive cities.

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    1 h et 24 min
  • Medicine to Markets: A Medicine Student's Leap into Quant Finance: Decisions, luck, and finding meaning with Franklin Lou
    Apr 22 2024

    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 student who made a dramatic shift into the world of quantitative finance. We'll dive into the pivotal decisions that guided his career change, the role of luck in his unexpected transition, and the search for meaning in a field vastly different from his original path.

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    1 h et 32 min
  • Beyond the Chessboard: Grandmaster David Smerdon's economic insights into the Chess World
    Nov 5 2023

    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 Carlson (and almost beating him)!

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    59 min
  • Meet the Diversity team - Who we are and our University experience
    Sep 7 2023

    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 of uni.

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    32 min
  • The Boeing Bros - Their reflection on the internship experience
    May 15 2023

    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 us in their fascinating summer experience, working as interns in the finance function for Boeing Defense Australia.

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    24 min