President’s Column #126
I am sitting on the train on my way to Linköping and this semester’s first U9, a network between the nine largest unions and associations around Sweden that represents Business and economics students. It is one of the external networks where I represent LundaEkonomerna. It is currently March, and more than half of my time…
Inspector’s Page: The Future of Cars
By now, you have surely heard or read about the hyped phenomenon of autonomous drive, or self-driving vehicles. Recent advancements in autonomous drive technologies signal that we are on the verge of a new paradigm within the transportation of people. You might also have heard about the “internet of things”, meaning that objects are being…
Economist & environmentalist – Economalist
As an economics student, one occasionally gets questioned about the sustainability of economic growth and the problems coming from our increased standard of living. Some people just seem to believe that environmentalism and economic growth can not coexist. This is far from true, it is rather the opposite, environmentalists must embrace the concepts of economics…
The Great Green Fleet
This January marked the deployment of the US Navy’s “Great Green Fleet”, a group of battleships capable of running on alternative fuels as well as increased energy efficiency. The deployment of Carrier Strike Force 3 composes of one nuclear powered aircraft carrier, a cruiser, and two destroyers, alongside a fuel tanker. Its name reminiscent of…
The dismal science and the climate challenge
The Paris summit marked the culmination of decades of climate-related worry, but there was a strange absence of binding commitments – not least because these were seen as a potential limitation to future economic growth. In releasing the now-famous Stern Review, Lord Nicholas Stern said that “climate change is the result of the greatest market…
Vinterbalen – a ball not to miss
What you hear about Vinterbalen is true. It is a party unlike no other parties. Before reaching your seat you walked on the red carpet, got portraits taken to immortalize the evening, and were handed a glass of sparkling wine. Once you entered the big room of AF-Borgen for the dinner, it had gone through…
Meet the Entrepreneurship Committee…
What do you want to be when you grow up? I doubt your answer was entrepreneur; I know mine was not. Yet here I am, president of LundaEkonomerna’s Entrepreneurship Committee, writing an article about entrepreneurship and wanting to become nothing else. What happened? Have any of the phrases ”Why hasn’t anyone thought of this?”, ”I…
Bracing for Brexit
Last year’s Greek acceptance of the ECB bailout package was far from the end of turmoil within the EU. Once more, a referendum on EU membership will be held, and this time the potential impact is substantially larger. On June 23rd Great Britain’s be, or not to be, in the European Union will be put…
Editorial #126
Taking over after Axel, the previous editor in chief, has been, not to say the least, a great challenge. Although I was prepared to have a lot more to do, trying to balance my schoolwork and Lundtan has been rather tough. Those of you who have studied NEK B are probably familiar with the state…
Uppsalaekonomerna’s Vice President visits Nådiga Lundtan
Life. Rewarding, pleasant and loving or long, hard and painful? There are many ways to look upon life. My belief is that we all change our perspective depending on where in life we find ourselves at the moment. Sometimes life is cheerful and other times not as much. But no matter the present state you…
