Econo Mix: Recent Episodes
Alexander Vasilchenko
Good day everybody! I'm Alexander and currently I'm a Russian student in world economics and international business. In this podcast I share with you my ideas on what global economy today looks like, how one should conduct a research in economics and what I attempt to investigate and why it's important for me. Thank you for your interest to this project! I'll try to do my best to improve the quality and relevance of my podcast!
Four years have already passed, which means that it's hight time for me to made a brief overview of what was it like by specifying seven key lessons that I've learnt during this stage of my education. Thank you so much for your listening! Hope you'll enjoy this new episode and get something helpful out there!
The topic of this episode might somehow confuse you provided you don’t have such an activity in your country or you have it in an alternative way. That said, I’ll try to lay down my message clearly. So, this new episode will be about student olympiads in Russia. I’ll share with you my recent personal experience of taking part in such an activity, what does it mean for students in Russia, what was my preparation like and do these olympiads match with their purpose? Let’s find out!
Good day everybody and welcome back to my channel! Today's episode marks the second season of our podcast. This season will broaden the scope of issues covered in this podcast. And I decided to dedicate my first episode to my own experience of taking English exams (as mush as English is definitely the lingua franca in economic world). What are the best tips to pass high-level exams (such as CAE and CPE) successfully? Why laziness is not always harmful? And, finally, why do you have no reason to hesitate about taking these exams?
When it's better to rely on original sources rather than some secondary data or articles? What sort of biases can occur as a result of incorrect use of secondary sources? I'd like to share with you my ideas on this peculiar research issue.
What is terrible about weak currency regime? Who suffers the most and what do we usually overlook when it comes to a weak currency? What should the authorities consider in that case? Let's think it over.
In this new episode I provide some of my thoughts on whether online format of studying is good or bad and what is the most preferable format for me. Last year has clearly illustrated all the necessity of being ready for such a challenges with studying remotely. But can we call this format studying indeed? Or it's simply a profanation?
In the second episode of the first season of this podcast I will tell you my personal story of why did I choose this particular faculty and how in general one should decide on the faculty to study?
This is the first episode of my new podcast called "Econo Mix". I did my best to record my very first episode where I share my thoughts on what kind of the skill do a student in economics in business in 2021 need to have.