This document outlines the agenda for the first general meeting of the Undergraduate Economics Association at Boston University. It introduces the organization's purpose to develop students interested in economics through academic and professional opportunities. It describes the executive board members and their roles. It also explains the association's website, social media presence, events featuring guest speakers, and how students can get involved by writing articles, attending events, or becoming columnists. The theme for the upcoming semester is around debates on big vs small government. Contact information is provided for the executive board members.

1. Undergraduate Economics Association
First General Meeting

2. Agenda
Who We Are
What We Do
How You Can Get Involved
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3. Who We Are
The BU UEA exists to socially, academically, and professionally develop Boston University
students interested in Economics.
Platform for gaining insights into today’s
economic issues
Platform for generating discussions
on economic issues
Platform for showcasing your talent
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4. Who We Are
President Executive Vice President of Vice President of
Fadi Humaid Vice President Editorial Content Operations
Sharjil Hannan Daniel Currie Cassandra Chin
Vice President of Vice President of
Marketing Information Technology
Beixi Zhou Massimiliano Hasan
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5. What We Do
BU UEA Website
Social Networking Sites
General Meetings & Events
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6. BUUEA.com
Student Writers Article Competition
Columnists UEA Journal
Database Events
Gallery Constitution
Presentations
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7. Social Websites
Inform Discuss Debate
Make sure you like us!
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8. General Meetings & Events
General Meetings & Events:
 7:00pm to 8:00pm Tuesdays in CAS 313 Presentations Discussions
Recent Speakers:
Guest Speakers Speaker Panels
 “European Liquidity Crisis” –Mr.
Mazzucchelli, former CEO of RBS
 “Incentives in Education” –Prof. Kevin Lang,
BU and NBER
 “Fixing the Economy” –Prof. Laurence
Kotlikoff, BU and consulting
Upcoming Events:
 “Global Insights Panel: European Union in
Crisis” – Hosted with BU IAA, featuring Prof.
Schmidt and Prof. Ban from the BU IR
Department and Prof. Jaumandreu and Prof.
Chamley from the BU Economics
Department
 27th September, 5:30pm to 7:00pm CAS 211
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9. How You Can Get Involved
Student Writers  Simply write an article and send it to uea@bu.edu or dcurrie@bu.edu
 All articles are eligible for the BU UEA Article Competition & BU UEA Journal
Article Competition
 The BU Article Competition takes place twice a semester
 Winners are chosen by a formula: 0.28(quantity) + 0.14(quality) + 0.58(traffic)
 All student-written articles are eligible for the BU UEA Journal
UEA Journal  Articles are chosen based on quality each semester
 The Journal is virtually distributed to members, professors, and alumni
Columnists  After being active student writers for at least one semester and having written at
least 5 articles, student writers are eligible to apply for a columnist position
Come to our general meetings and events; and visit our
Facebook page and website!!!
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10. Theme of Fall 2012:
Big Government vs. Small government
Big Government Small Government
1) Buffet Rule 1) Privatize Amtrak
2) Federal funding for Planned Parenthood 2) Reduce Foreign Aid
3) Patient Protection and Affordable Care 3) Cap Spending: 20% of GDP
Act (PPACA)
Overarching Issues
Fiscal Policy v Monetary Policy
Big/Small Govt  What is Better for the Individual?
Policies to Foster Economic Growth
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11. Contact Information
UEA@bu.edu BUUEA.com
President Vice President of
Fadi Humaid Editorial Content
fhumaid@bu.edu Daniel Currie
dcurrie@bu.edu
Executive Vice President of
Vice President Operations
Sharjil Hannan Cassandra Chin
sharjil@bu.edu cchin@bu.edu
Vice President of Vice President of
Marketing Information Technology
Beixi Zhou Massimiliano Hasan
bzhou@bu.edu maxhasan@bu.edu
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