Schools Conference
Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics
Sixth Form Economics Conference
Wednesday 12th March 2025
W5, 2 Queens Quay, Belfast, BT3 9QQ
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Programme
10:00am Introduction
10:10am Presentation 1 “Behavioural Economics and Consumer Decision-Making” – Ms Laura McElwee followed by Q&A
10:35am Presentation 2 “Market Failure and Government Intervention”– Dr Mark Bailey followed by Q&A
11:00am NI Schools Hub in association with Ulster University Young Economist of the Year Prize Ceremony
11:10am Break
11:25am Presentation 3 “Possible impact on NI and the UK economy of Trump Presidency”– Dr Esmond Birnie followed by Q&A
11:55am Presentation 4 “The crisis in health and social care” – Dr Áine Doran followed by Q&A
12:25pm Career options for economics graduates – Dr Mark Bailey
12:40pm Courses in Economics at Ulster University – Dr Áine Doran
12:55pm Finish
Thank you very much, the conference yesterday was very enjoyable and informative for our students.
Next January would work well for us. We do internal examinations before the Christmas period.