Student Economic Review
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The Student Economic Review is an economics periodical, edited and produced in its entirety by a committee comprising undergraduate students of Trinity College Dublin. Started in 1987 by John Fingleton, now head of the Office of Fair Trade in the United Kingdom, it relies largely on the support of the faculty of the Economics Department in Trinity, in particular President of the Review, Prof. John O'Hagan, and Patrons Dr. Carol Newman, Prof. Dermot McAleese, Prof. Alan Matthews and Prof. Frances Ruane.
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[edit] Origins
The Review has its origins in the 1950s in DUBES, the Dublin University Business and Economics Society, one of the oldest student societies in Trinity. It was initially a vehicle for more academic pursuits, however it lapsed. During the 1980s, though, interest in a student publication re-emerged, both from students and staff. The Review in its current form dates from 1987, is an entirely independent student organisation and has grown in its annual activities a lot in recent years. Though entirely operated by Trinity Students, it is neither a Society, nor affiliated with any Society, as so is not organised through the Central Societies Committee or with CSC funding. Funds are raised by the committee and in particular the sponsorship manager, but all SER activities in recent times rely heavily on the generosity of donor and Trinity graduate Harry Hartford.
[edit] Review
The Review itself is a published document, and is sold in Trinity College each April/May, after the Launch by a prominent graduate or public speaker. Sections traditionally in the Review include: Economic Theory (and the Scientific Status of Economics as a Discipline), Economic History, Public Policy (or particular aspects of Public Policy, including Transport Economics), the European Economy and the Economics of Development. Sections are tailored each year, however, to respond to the particular strengths of submissions.
[edit] Activities
Aside from the Review itself, the Review committee also organise workshops on economics and other relevant topics each year. The annual economic debates are a particular highlight of the annual schedule. Organised in conjunction with either of the two major debating societies on campus - the College Historical Society or the University Philosophical Society - these events see a team of Trinity students selected by the department competing against a team representing a foreign partnered institution. Until recently, these consisted of challenges made to Oxford or Cambridge in a debate once a year, on an alternating basis. However in 2007, a second debate was organised against a team representing Yale University. The tradition has continued, with the second debate alternating between Harvard University and Yale University. The event is always held in Trinity, at the Graduates' Memorial Building, regardless of which of the two societies is hosting.
A notable Irish or international figure will generally chair the debate - William Hague and Alan Dukes have served the function recently - and the floor will open to the audience after the competitive portion is over. The winner is decided by a panel of adjudicators drawn from academia and the media, naming a best speaker and a winning team.
[edit] Past Editors & General Managers
Throughout its history, the Review has attracted some of the brightest students of economics. These include:
- Founding editor, Dr. John Fingleton, current head of the Office of Fair Trading in the United Kingdom and formerly Director of the Irish Competition Authority
- 1989 editor, Prof. Philip Lane, current director of the IIIS at Trinity, recently appointed to the new Chair of International Macroeconomics, and recipient of the Bernacer award for Outstanding Young Monetary Economist
- Dr. Alan G. White, editor of the 1992 edition, and currently Vice-President of Analysis Group, Boston, MA
- Kevin Horan, Assistant Editor, 2000. Keyboard player in The Thrills.
- Michael King, Assistant Editor, 2001. Founder of Suas Educational Development and O'Reilly Scholar 2004.
To contact the current committee; please email econrev@tcd.ie
[edit] External links
- Student Economic Review
- Photos & Recordings of the 2008 debate against Cambridge, hosted by the College Historical Society with Alan Dukes in the chair.
- Photos & Recordings of the 2008 debate against Harvard, hosted by the College Historical Society, adjudicated by Shane Ross.
