UES Marketplace

Who we are:

• Andrew Ruth, UES Writer

Majors: Economics, Math
Activities: UES, FSG, Intramurals
A little about myself: I’m a sophomore economics major from Minnesota.  I have a very strong interest in economics in general and, more specifically, its applications to the financial industry.  I joined the UES writing staff for a few reasons. Many times I find myself reading articles in the Economist or other publications and want to express my views on the issues.  In addition, I hope to provide people with useful information as well as expanding my knowledge of economics through researching articles and discussion on the UES blog.

• Ash Jaidev, UES Editor

I’m a sophomore majoring in Economics and History, and I’m from New York. I’m really interested in economics, particularly macroeconomics, as well as finance and the markets. I write for North by Northwestern as well. As a writer for UES I hope to share my views on current events and its implications for economics and the financial world. I also want to be a part of greater economics discussions here at Northwestern.

• Binoy Bhansali, UES Writer

I’m majoring in Psychology and Economics and hope to completely a Business Institutions Minor as well.  I’m in the acapella group Asterik and have been singing all of my life.  I play club tennis and am on the Communications Board for Sigma Phi Epsilon.  I’m in UES to provide new incoming economics majors a resource to guide them academically as well as getting them to think about their prospective careers with the degree.

• Birju Rao, UES Writer

I am currently a freshman at Northwestern University and an Economics major. I am interested in global economic policy, free trade, and the economics of health care.

• Dev Patel, UES Writer

I am a freshmen Economics major, although I am also interested in political science and global health. I write for UES because I want to express and share my opinions on world economic issues along with their implication on financial markets. I am also interested in two emerging global problem: healthcare costs and availability as well as the “green revolution”. As a writer, I hope to spread information and add to discussions as well as learn more about topics that I am interested in through research.

• Elliot Labianco, UES Writer

Majors: Economics, Political Science
Minor: Environmental Policy and culture
Activities: Evans Scholars Alpha chapter
Work: Cantigny Golf, Gamma Phi Beta Kitchen staff
My interests lie in environmental economics, economics of third world countries, welfare economics, and investment banking.  I am a huge blackhawks fan as well. Through writing and discussion, I hope to learn more about economics, policy and politics, and I am excited to share my thoughts and experiences in the Marketplace!

• Emily Wang, UES Writer

I’m Emily, currently a sophomore majoring in economics and mathematics.  With so much of our world today revolving around economics, I hope to shed some light on how this way of thinking transcends your conventional political and social issues.  I hope to share interesting economic articles with you all and to inform and entertain along the way.

• Fan Wu, UES Writer

Nickname: Bill
I’m a freshmen planning to major in Economics and hopefully MMSS, if not then Art History.
Activities: work at Kellogg EMBA office, work at Disabilities service, swim club
Hobbies: watch movies, play sports (basketball, frisbee, swimming, golf, foozball), reading manga/watching anime, hanging out with friends, eating
Reason for joining: I started loving economics this past summer when I began to read economics books for supplement and they gave me a new perspective on life. I would like to extend that refreshed view to everyone who reads the blog.

• Luke Ding, UES Writer

Econ Major/Buff Joes

I was born in China, but moved to Portland OR when I was five. Interested in a variety of economics topics. The only restaurant I go to here is Buffalo Joes, so if you see me there please say hi. Someday I’ll post a date where I’ll be at Buff Joe’s and I’ll see if anyone shows up.

• Marius Malkevicius, UES Writer

Year: Freshmen
Major: Economics/International Studies
Interesting Facts: I immigrated into the Unites States from Lithuania in 1996 when I was six years old.
Activities: Northwestern University Sailing Team, Lithuanian Sea Scouts
Contributions: I’d like to offer reviews of books and articles. Also applying economics to daily life in interesting ways.

• Michael Lim, UES Writer

Major: Economics
Interests: Football, Baseball, Basketball, Golf, Texas Holdem, Politics, Frozen Throne, Other sports excluding those in the winter olympics
Why Economics: I kind of think it’s fun…most of the time.
Cheesy Fact about me: Ever since I was a toddler I was thinking in terms of marginal benefits/costs and opportunity costs and sunk costs  when it came to money..except who knows what I called them.
Other stuff: I go back to Malaysia for about a month every year (except maybe not now if I get summer internships) to see family. I was originally born in Singapore but moved here when I was 6 or 7 months old. In the US, I grew up in D.C. and Maryland.

• Sharon Kuo, UES Writer

Majors: Economics and Political Science
Activities: UES, CASE, TASC
I love: Pinkberry, mocktails, The Office, Grey’s, all-you-can-eat-steak, traveling, and San Francisco!
This is my first year in UES and I am really excited to see how this blog will progress in the coming year!

• Sissi Siqi Sun, UES Writer

Majors: Journalism (Medill) and Math (Weinberg) double major
Activities: working for The Daily Northwestern, North by Northwestern, working for Phonathon, going to campus shows and exhibitions, dressing up every morning (and imagine myself being a fashionista along the way, lol …);
Hobbies: Watching movies, going to museums and art galleries, attending UES meetings (lol…), working for business departments at media organizations.
Favorite places in Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, The Magnificent Mile, CTA Red Line (Oh my god so many of those journalism projects would be IMPOSSIBLE without this crucial transit line), The University of Chicago (Don’t hate me–they have beautiful campus for sure!)
Why I am in UES: I first learned about UES from a notice from Professor Dorina Rasmussen about becoming a niche writer for UES Newsletter. Then I found great development opportunities in devoting to UES and decided to contribute what I have to enhance the media part of the Society.

• Steven Chen, UES Writer

Majors: MMSS, Economics, Math
Activities: UES, NBN, TASC, Club Tennis
Why I’m in UES: I’m a sophomore in WCAS.  I’m in UES because I love economics and I want to write about it.  I also want to show people that there is a lot more to economics than just finance.  After all, economics is the science of making decisions, not the science of making money… it just happens that making decisions is good for making money.

• Tiffany Chang, UES Writer

Majors: Learning and Organizational Change (SESP) and Cognitive Science (Weinberg) double major, Business Institutions minor
Activities: KΦΛ, TASC, SENU, UES
By joining UES, I hope to bring the public’s attention to successes in the economic and business sphere among minorities and women. I am especially interested in behavioral economics and what role power plays through individual interactions in an organization or business.

Want to join the team? E-mail uesmarketplace@gmail.com now!