Master of Science in Applied Economics
Economic Impact of an Outbreak Webinar Series
Wednesday, July 15, 2020, 8:00 pm ET
Master of Science in Applied Economics
Special COVID-19 Webinar Series
Wendesday, July 15, 2020, 8:00 pm ET
Join our special webinar series covering the economy and the COVID-19 Crisis
As the United States and countries around the world continue to reopen, new dimensions of the COVID-19 crisis are coming into focus. People are exploring their new normal as economists continue to update their models around the impending economic damage.
On Wednesday, July 15, 2020, at 8:00 pm ET, join us for Part III of our virtual panel discussion series, ‘The Economic Impact of an Outbreak.’ During this webinar, we will look back at the predictions made by Boston College’s MS in Applied Economics faculty, who participated as panelists in our first webinar hosted on May 14, 2020. When this group last convened, several predictions were made around consumer habits, innovation, and the impact on our healthcare system. Hear once again from Diana Bowser, Can Erbil, Lawrence Fulton, and Ataman Ozyildirim, and how their predictions have shifted – or have remained the same – over the last two months.
This panel will be moderated by Dr. Aleksandar (Sasha) Tomic, the MS in Applied Economics Program Director.
After the discussion, attendees are invited to participate in a Q&A with the panelists. Capacity is limited, and registration is required.
About the MSAE Program
The MSAE program features a flexible format and an industry-aligned, competency-based curriculum that provides hands-on experience you can apply immediately as you learn to:
- Understand and influence complex policy, industry trends, analytic strategies, and modeling
- Develop forecasts, track consumer behavior, and design data-driven marketing campaigns
- Build the theoretical foundation and quantitative skills to form policies and strategies that can make a real impact on organizations, industries, and society
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Quotes from May’s “Economic Impact of an Outbreak” panel discussion:
“Some countries that came out early and put in strong public health and social distancing measures seem to be the ones that are containing the spread, and then have less impact on their health systems – which we would measure in terms of the number of deaths per population size.” – Diana Bowser, Sc.D., MPH.
“When we get data from other countries that data may be poorly reported, incomplete, or just inaccurate. So trying to use that for our own models is difficult at best. That becomes another issue with forecasting, and because COVID-19 is so new, we have very limited experience with it.” – Lawrence (Larry) Fulton, Ph.D., MHA, MMAS, MS.
“We’re going to end up seeing much more innovation. So, in the longer run, with all [this innovation and] these positive impacts, we might end up with a more positive trajectory for economies around the world.” – Ataman Ozyildirim, Ph.D., MA.
“Consumers are building new habits. They had the time to reflect; they had their time to think. I’m hearing from my colleagues that they are now ashamed that they have so many clothes. That they have so many things. They’re starting to question; do we really need this? Is this really necessary? These are going to really change the behavior of the economic agents.” – Can Erbil, Ph.D., MA.
Aleksandar (Sasha) Tomic
Program Director at Boston College – Woods College of Advancing Studies
Dr. Aleksandar (Sasha) Tomic is Associate Dean for Strategy, Innovation, & Technology, and Program Director of Master of Science in Applied Economics at the Boston College’s Woods College of Advancing Studies. He also holds appointments as Associate Professor of Practice in Economics department of Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences and Operations Management Department of Carroll School of Management. In addition to managing the MS in Applied Economics, Dr. Tomic leads strategic initiatives at the College, especially in areas of online education.
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