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.

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)!

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.

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.

In this weeks Worldonomics Podcast episode we interview our very own Vice President of Publications Charlotte Thorne.  When she isn't busy writing and editing our publications pieces Charlotte has been wracking up Qantas points as she completed two summer internships, both in Brisbane and in Sydney.Charlotte gained these internship opportunities as a recipient of the Pinnacle Women in Finance Scholarship. In this episode Charlotte tells us all about the scholarship and what she learnt from her internships at Resolution Capital and Hyperion Asset management.

The first interview of our Internship Experiences series, in which we discuss the highs and lows of Economics internships. Episode one features our own UQES Treasurer Olivia Uy and a discussion on her experience at J.P Morgan in Sydney this past summer.

This week the UQES Diversity team present an interview with Robin Barlow,  founding director of NineSquared, an economics consulting firm based in Brisbane. Robin has had a fascinating career, primarily focused on transport economics. In this episode we discuss the beginning of his career, his time in the public sector, and some of the ins and outs of how economic decisions are made in regard to public transport. Come back next week to hear Robin's perspective on private economic consulting, and the challenges and advantages of starting your own firm.

With the rapid rise in house prices since the covid pandemic, we have been put in a pretty unique situation.  Home ownership for young people has decreased by 7%  and the proportion of disposable income required to pay rent has increased by 14% since 2019 all while the top 10% of households grew their wealth by 12%. It is no secret that we are in the midst of a crisis but what if there was an easy way to combat this wealth disparity. Introducing: inheritance taxes. In this episode, UQES is joined by esteemed economics Professor John Mangan to discuss why we should be bringing inheritance taxes back from the dead and why it is the “single most progressive tax” Australia could implement. Johns paper on the inheritance tax: https://aibe.uq.edu.au/project/back-dead-australian-inheritance-taxJohns researcher profile: https://bel.uq.edu.au/profile/3094/john-mangan

In this episode, UQES interviews KK Tang, a Professor at the UQ School of Economics and the current Acting Director of Teaching and Learning.KK has a background in Physics, having studied a Bachelor of Science (Honours) at the University of Hong Kong. He further pursued a Master in Economic Studies and Doctor of Philosophy at the Australian National University. In addition, KK has a Graduate Diploma in Applied Economics from Macquarie University.KK has a keen research interest in applied economics, and has investigated development and health economics. Currently, KK is examining income insecurity, mortality uncertainty, inequality in opportunity, health inequality and mental health.In the first part of the interview, we will explore the trajectory of KK's academic career and how his interest in applied economics was fostered.

In this episode,  UQES continues our interview with Gene Tunny, the Director of Adept Economics.Gene has enjoyed a diverse career, moving from the public sector, where he worked for the Treasury, into the private sector, working as a consultant with Marsden Jacob associates and as the Director of Adept Economics, an economics consulting firm based in Brisbane.Gene has also acted on the executive of the Economics Society of Australia and currently runs the Economics Explored podcast. In this second part of the interview, we will explore Gene's experience with the Economics Society of Australia, and hear from him about his experience teaching macroeconomic policy at UQ. We also hear from Gene about his experience starting and acting as the Director of Adept Economics. Finally, we will learn about his podcast Economics Explored, and hear a few tips about succeeding in the field.

In this episode,  UQES begins our interview with Gene Tunny, the Director of Adept Economics.Gene has enjoyed a diverse career, moving from the public sector, where he worked for the Treasury, into the private sector, working as a consultant with Marsden Jacob associates and as the Director of Adept Economics, an economics consulting firm based in Brisbane. He also runs the Economics Explored podcast.Gene has always been interested in both the research side of economics, as well as its applications to influence government policy. In this first part of the interview, we will explore Gene's experience with studying economics at UQ, what drew him to this particular field and his experience working in both the Queensland Department of Employment and Training and the Department of Industrial Relations. Finally, we will hear from him about his time spent working with the treasury, and working as a consultant.

In the second part of our interview with Adrian Dudek we discuss his career transition from academia to industry. After Adrian's graduation from The Australian National University he was hired as a trader by Optiver. He stayed in this position for multiple years before transitioning to the role of head of Academic Partnerships within Optiver. In this episode Adrian discusses the hiring process at Optiver and his perspective on careers within the trading field, and what advice he would give to students looking to pursue jobs down this pathway.

In this episode, UQES interviews Adrian Dudek, a former trader at Optiver who has now stepped into the role of Director of Academic Partnerships at Optiver. Adrian has a background in Mathematics, studying a Bachelor of Mathematics with Honours at the University of Western Australia, followed by a PhD in Mathematics focusing in prime numbers from The Australian National University. Following his PhD studies Adrian joined industry as a trader at Optiver and has been with the company ever since. In this episode we will discuss Adrian's academic pathway.In part two of this interview, we will discuss Adrian's experience in the professional world and his advice for new graduates as they enter the workforce.

In this episode,  UQES continues our interview with Dr Mahdi Abolghasemi, a lecturer for the UQ School of Mathematics and Science.Mahdi has a multi-disciplinary background in Engineering, Machine Learning, Business, and Statistics. Before joining the University of Queensland, Mahdi was a lecturer and postdoctoral researcher in Data Science & AI at Monash University, Australia.Mahdi is interested in communicating science and applying his knowledge to solve industry and real-world problems. He has consulted several industries in Australia and Europe on supply chain optimisation, demand forecasting, energy price forecasting, and risk management.In the second part of the interview, we will explore Mahdi's experience with the international symposium on forecasting, the possible career paths within forecasting and the important skills all forecasters should have.

In this episode,  UQES interviews Dr Mahdi Abolghasemi, a lecturer for the UQ School of Mathematics and Science.Mahdi has a multi-disciplinary background in Engineering, Machine Learning, Business, and Statistics. Before joining the University of Queensland, Mahdi was a lecturer and postdoctoral researcher in Data Science & AI at Monash University, Australia.Mahdi is interested in communicating science and applying his knowledge to solve industry and real-world problems. He has consulted several industries in Australia and Europe on supply chain optimisation, demand forecasting, energy price forecasting, and risk management.In the first part of the interview, we will explore his experience in the field of forecasting and his involvement in the International Institute of Forecasters.

In this episode, UQES interviews a second-year PhD student in UQ School of Economics, Kieran Gibson. Kieran completed a Bachelor of Mathematics/Economics and Honours in Economics at UQ, earned the university medal for his undergraduate studies and earned Microeconomics Honours Prize in 2020 for his honour thesis. Since 2021 he is a PhD student and had the opportunity to be the course coordinator for arguably the hardest course offered by the School of Economics: ECON2050 Mathematical Economics.In this second part of the interview, we will explore his postgraduate experience at UQ and what advice he has for students who plan to follow a similar pathway.Podcast Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

In this episode, UQES interviews a second-year PhD student in UQ School of Economics, Kieran Gibson. Kieran completed a Bachelor of Mathematics/Economics and Honours in Economics at UQ, earned the university medal for his undergraduate studies and earned Microeconomics Honours Prize in 2020 for his honour thesis. Since 2021 he is a PhD student and had the opportunity to be the course coordinator for arguably the hardest course offered by the School of Economics: ECON2050 Mathematical Economics.In this first part of the interview, we will explore his experience as an undergraduate student and what advice he has for current students.Podcast Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

In the second part of our interview with Dan Andrews, we reflect on the most recent positions he held within the OECD and the Treasury.Dan completed a Bachelor of Economics/Arts at UQ with first class honours and the university medal back in the year 2000. Since then he has spent time working at the RBA, The Treasury, the OECD and he also completed a Master of Public Administration at Harvard University. He now specialises in public policy with a specific focus on the implications of technological advancement and changes in the labour market on global productivity.Additionally, within the episode, Dan reflects on how covid impacted his work, what would he do differently if he was back in university studying economics and a few more advice for today students.

In this episode, UQES dives into the career of UQ Economics Alumni, and current Head of Structural Policy Analysis at the OECD, Dan Andrews. Dan completed a Bachelor of Economics/Arts at UQ with first class honours and the university medal back in the year 2000. Since then he has spent time working at the RBA, The Treasury, the OECD and he also completed a Master of Public Administration at Harvard University. He now specialises in public policy with a specific focus on the implications of technological advancement and changes in the labour market on global productivity.Additionally, within the episode, Dan reflects on the increasingly important role of data analysis in shaping policy in a more data-driven world, and he gives a few insights into the books that most influenced his love for studying economics.

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