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GYEF International Essay Writing Competition Winner Spotlight
The Global Youth Economics Forum is excited to announce the winners of our global essay writing competition. Contestants were judged on a...
Global Youth Economics Forum
Nov 15, 20222 min read
Interview with Kyrin Pollock, a sustainable business engineer at Accenture!
I see that you pivoted from software engineer to sustainable business engineer, what made you make that decision? I had a lot of...
Global Youth Economics Forum
Aug 25, 20225 min read
What are NFTs?
NFTs, or Non-Fungible Tokens, are cryptographic assets that represent tangible or virtual items like art or music. While Bitcoin and...
Mari Clark
Jul 30, 20221 min read
Girls in Economics - Severely Underrepresented
Economics in both high school and college suffers from one of the largest gender gaps in any discipline. With only 30% of Econ majors...
Pin Kasemsri
Jul 28, 20221 min read
OPINION: Is Thrifting Harming the Poor?
The growing trend of thrift stores by people who used to shop fast fashion has led to a change in the idea that secondhand clothes meant...
Pin Kasemsri
Jul 28, 20221 min read
Standardized Economic Measurements (GDP, GNP, and GNI)
The large-scale measurements that are discussed in this article all track two things: how economies on all levels are doing and how this...
Mia Cisewski
Jul 22, 20222 min read
Interview with Erin Lee: Private Equity and Beyond
Cover Image: Austin Distel via Unsplash About Erin Lee: GYEF: What is private equity? Why did you decide to go there and what interests...
KARIS KELLY
Jul 22, 20225 min read
Book Recommendations (Nov 15, 2021)
GYEF: Week of November 15 Book Recommendation Title: Unwind Author: Neal Shusterman, American writer of young-adult fiction Genres:...
Sheng Huang
Nov 5, 20211 min read
The Fundamentals of Investing
To a newbie, investing may seem extremely confusing. But, it isn’t, as long as you grasp the fundamental concepts of investing. The gist...
Global Youth Economics Forum
Jul 21, 20213 min read
Interview with University Students: From Anthropology to Nanotechnology
GYEF conducted interviews with various university student to dig deeper into the college experience. John: Researcher at Rice University,...
KARIS KELLY
Apr 22, 20212 min read
Leadership in Business: The Why
Written By: Samuel Jha When we think about leaders, we think about presidents, military generals or a person you've always looked up to....
KARIS KELLY
Apr 22, 20212 min read
Business Leadership: What is it and How to Develop it
Written By: Bhumi Anil Business leadership is how an individual makes decisions, works towards goals, and practices authority in a work...
KARIS KELLY
Apr 22, 20212 min read
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