Scripps College Economics Society

The Scripps College Economics Society is hosting our third Economics lunch for the semester on Monday, April 9th with Professor Dillon. Come join us for a fun lunch with Professor Dillon to talk about Economics or to meet other peers who share the same interest as you. We will be sitting at the large table closest [...]

SCES is proud to introduce our first fundraising and charity project in the Fall of 2011. The Scripps College Economics Society (SCES) is teaming up with Kiva to invest in entrepreneurs in the developing world and needs your support! This project seeks to use our economics training to help alleviate global poverty. Moreover, through this [...]

SCES Fall Dinner with CGU Professor Cecilia Rios-Aguilar Tuesday, November 29th at 6pm RSVP by Wednesday, November 16th Hampton Room Business-casual attire encouraged Our semi-annual tradition and the Economics Society’s most important event of the semester has arrived.  Just after Thanksgiving Break join us in the Scripps Hampton Room (above Malott) for a dinner and [...]

The death of Steve Jobs has shocked many individuals. From TV ads to interviews, the tributes to Steve Jobs are everywhere. Increasing number of fans have been paying tribute online and at Apple stores, and some people are purchasing Apple shares. What do you think about this? Would you do the same, or would you [...]

Just recently, Christopher Sims and Thomas Sargent have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics. Their highly-honored research, conducted in the 1970s and the 80s, was on the cause-and-effect relationship between the economy and the government policy. Their achievement consists of a mathematical model that can be useful to central bankers and other leaders to create [...]

Sylvia Nasar, best-selling author, journalist, and economist will present her newest book, Grand Pursuit: The Story of Economic Genius as part of our Alexa Fullerton Hampton Voice and Vision speaker series. Nasar is best known for her biography of economist John Nash, A Beautiful Mind, written in 1994.   She will be visiting Scripps to present [...]

We in the developed world pray for the continued economic development of the world’s poorest nations.  The United States, Britain, France, Germany, etc promise development aid, provide consultants to reform basic economic policy and provide poor nations greater political attention in diplomatic agencies.  But can we continue to sympathize with the economic distress of these [...]

The Scripps College Economics Society aims to create and sustain a dialogue about economics and current events outside the classroom.   This is why we have included a blog section as part of our website.  We are looking for students from all the Claremont Colleges to submit articles for the blog.  These may be short or [...]

Finally, an economic theory that Scripps women may appreciate.  John Coates of the University of Cambridge has a theory that there would be less stock market crashes if women and older men were the primary traders.  Can it be so?  Well, Coates supports his theory with evidence from neuroscience and finance, as he is a [...]

To all incoming Scripps students and the Claremont Colleges Class of 2015, Welcome to campus!  You are in high demand among the various economic departments and student organizations and we are here to supply the perfect academic and social outlet for you at Scripps College.  The Scripps College Economics Society would like to offer you [...]