Economics Club

This is the officially recognized student organization for economics students. It is a student-run club which meets regularly to bring economics students together for fun and educational activities. It sponsors speakers and events on campus. It designs and sells Economics T-shirts. It organizes trips to activities such as the luncheon meetings of the Economics Club of Detroit.

2006-07 Econ Club’s Highlights

Under the coaching of Dr. David Crary EMU's team of economics major Gary Campbell, Patricia Cox, and Monica Long placed 2nd out of 13 teams competing in the regional Fed Challenge on Tuesday October 31, 2006 at the Chicago Federal Reserve. Each team made a presentation to a panel of judges on the role of monetary policy in the economy, current economic conditions, and recommendations for Federal Reserve Policy regarding the Fed Funds rate. This was EMU's first year in the competition which makes this a very impressive accomplishment! For sports fans, this is like an expansion team making it to the playoffs their first year.

The first place team was Northwestern University, which last year was first in the region and also won the national competition in Washington, D.C.

For those who missed the team's public rehearsal of their presentation last Thursday, they are planning a repeat performance on January 31 which is a day when the Federal Open Market Committee will make a new decision on monetary policy.

Starting Winter term, we will be recruiting students to be on next year's Fed Challenge team.

Stay tuned!