Wellington Economics is a magazine that is produced annually by students—this year numbering over twenty students—focusing on current and relatable economic articles on a macro and micro scale. Not only does this give Economic students a chance to write an article of their own, it also enables students to present their economic views to their peers; it is a great tool to enable students to take ownership of a piece of work they feel passionate about.
This year’s magazine includes major economic headlines from the past year ranging from falling oil prices and interest rates to China’s industrial slowdown and Brexit. We have made globalisation and inequality a key theme for the magazine because it is a prominent topic in today’s world. We don’t just want Economics to be for Sixth formers, and the challenge is to include articles that are easily accessible for all years. We also aim to appeal to as wide an audience as possible: articles such as ‘The Economics of FIFA Ultimate Team’ are included to show how economics can be applied in many unusual and fun ways, and there is also an appearance from the field of behavioural economics.
Whilst composing and developing the magazine there was a great spark of interest from stories all over the world which were discussed but not all included in the final edition. Interest ranging from the economics of ISIS to the debates surrounding the legalisation of drugs suggests just a few examples of aspects of economics that interested the team. The current predicament with Brexit also stimulated a lot of discussion when asked what view the article should take, as did the social and political issues that have arisen from the recent Syrian refugee crisis.
Lastly there were many other students who voiced opinions of articles for the magazine who never ended up writing the final product with great thought provoking ideas such as ‘What if Google was a Bank?’. Wellington Economics, Wellington College’s very own Economics magazine will be hot off the press in the first week of Summer term!
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