The Economics Society

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EcoSoc

Contact us at ecosoc@ststephens.edu

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The Economics Society Annual Journal 2018-19 – LINK

Event's Schedule 2018-19

Event	Tentative Dates
Keynote lecture by Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia	August 7, 2018
Vinod Chowdhury Memorial Debate & Lecture	August 24 and 25, 2018
Ecquizzite	September 13, 2018
Excel Simulation event (To be named)	September 24, 2018
Academic Summit	2nd or 3rd week of October, 2018
National Economics Festival	January 18 and 19, 2019
Talks and Lectures	Throughout the year depending on availability of rooms

Executive Council 2018-19

STAFF ADVISOR: MR. BENSTON JOHN

President
Ashruth Talwar

Vice President
Annmaria Sunny

Vice President
Vamika Singh

Convenor, National Economics Festival
Vijay D Madhu

Director, Excel Simulations
Samar Khan

Executive Council Member
Aditi Acharya

Executive Council Member
Anushka Maheshwary

Executive Council Member
Elsa Ignatius

Executive Council Member
Lavanya Singh

Executive Council Member
Rhea Bhatia

Executive Council Member
Savi Garg

Executive Council Member
Shubhangi Kumar

Executive Council Member
Sithara George

Executive Council Member
Sukanya Nambiar

Treasurer
Yash Bhatia

THE ECONOMICS SOCIETY

The Economics Society, popularly known as the EcoSoc, is one of the leading societies in the country that is dedicated to the promotion of interest and awareness about matters related to Economics. The society strives to extend economic concepts beyond the realms of the classroom through a series of multi-disciplinary events- be it Economics and business-centric quizzes, debates on relevant economic issues, stimulating games and models replicating real-life scenarios using Excel, committee/public body simulations on an economic agenda or even informal discussions on interesting topics related to the subject. From time to time, the EcoSoc has hosted eminent speakers at seminars and lectures such as Dr. Amartya Sen, Dr. Swaminathan Iyer, Dr. Arvind Subramaniam and Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia, to name a few. The EcoSoc also manages ‘Towards Equilibrium’, the annual academic journal of the society, as well as EconAfterHours, an online blog with articles on different topics pertaining to Economics.

The National Economics Festival is the flagship event of the EcoSoc. NEF brings together Economics enthusiasts from across the country and has witnessed an increase in footfall year after year. It acts as a platform for participants to explore Economics and hone their skills in related fields such as finance and business through events such as Guest Lectures, Quizzes, Debates, Excel Simulations and Paper Presentations. In addition, the Society also organises the Academic Summit in the odd semester. The two-day summit comprises of academically engaging events such as Panel Discussion, Committee Simulation, Paper Presentation Competition and Policy Paper Workshop. The event sees participants from all over India and host eminent personalities as judges, panellists and speakers during the Academic Summit.

The Economics Society is an assortment of people brought together by their love for the subject. The members of the society bond over different economic concepts and ideas and strongly believe that Economics is in the everyday, that there is something in Economics for everybody!