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Student Economic Review Launch on March 26thThe Student Economic Review is hosting the launch of the printed journal on Tuesday, March 26th at 7pm in the Graduates Memorial Building on campus to celebrate the publication of this year's wonderful essays. Philip Lane (ECB Chief Economist), Felicia Odamtten (founder of the Black Economists' Network in the UK), and Margaret Doyle (Partner and Chief Insights Officer of Deloitte UK) will speak.
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Trinity researchers develop new tools to predict future Irish car typesLed by Prof. Eleanor Denny, Economics, and Prof. Brian Caulfield, Civil Engineering, the new project, called RATE, will conduct a nation-wide survey of car purchasing preferences to determine how various factors such as fuel type, vehicle size, safety and cost impact upon choice.
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John O'Hagan presented with PortraitLong–standing Professor of Economics John O'Hagan is presented with a portrait by Provost Linda Doyle after the recent Trinity-Harvard Student Economic Review Debate at the Hist. Professor O'Hagan started the SER 37 years ago and oversaw it for 30 years.Student Economic Review Debates – 8th & 21st FebruaryThe Student Economic Review organises intercollegiate debates with Harvard, Yale, Oxford and Cambridge. This year‘s debates will take place on the evenings of Thursday 8th of February (‘This house would abolish all borders‘, vs Oxford) and Wednesday 21st February (‘This house believes capitalism is incompatible with solving the climate crisis‘, vs Harvard) in the Graduates Memorial Building (GMB).