Metu Economics Club
Metu Econo mics Club , which was one of the oldest student clubs in FEAS , has been established in 1993 by a group of students who were attra cted to methodologies or schools of economic thought that are considered outside of " mainstream econo mics ". The main ambition of the club is to approach the econo mic subjects and issues from a different point of view and finally to improve knowledge of the science of economics .
Film and documentary screenings are realized biweekly , and screenings include the films and documentaries not only about the economics , but also the ‘ cult ’ films such as Germinal , Modern Times , The Grapes of Wrath etc . Lastly , these are the interviews that are pla nned to take place monthly , about a special topic with the experts of that topic . We have organized many interviews in different subjects . At the interviews of ‘ Turkey , in the Middle Income T rap ’ by Assoc . Prof Ebru Voyvoda , ‘ The Situation of The Turkish Economy after 2002 ’ by Ass . Prof Hasan Cömert , The Economics of Science and Innovaiton by Prof . Erkan Erdil and ‘ Turkey in the Demographic Opportunity Windo w and the Labor Market ’ by Prof . Dr . Aysit Tansel , professors from our department shared their opinions about these issues . Moreover , the former chairman of the Turkish Central Bank , Süreyya Serdengeçti shared his experiences with us at the interview on ’ The Central Bank Policies During and After the Crisis ’.
Generally , the activities of club consist of three main groups , those are , reading workshops , film and documentary secreenings and interviews . Unlike most of the student clubs , the economics club doesn ’ t have any hierarchy , th e importance of pluralism is always emphisized . Thus , the decision mechanism is realized by all the participants or the members of the club . Reading workshops are the main acitivty of the club which takes place weekly , runs with reading and discussing about the books or articles that are correspond to a special issue in economics chosen by the participants directly . For last two years , we have discoursed about the Structure of Turkish Economy and economic history and this years ’ topic has not been determined and suggestions are welcomed insistenly .
Department of Economics Newsletter 31