Linking Public Policy and Economics, Hosts Milin Aujla explores this intersection with a variety of accomplished guests.
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Episode 15: A Conversation with Professor Eduardo Souza-Rodrigues
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In the fifteenth episode, Milin speaks with Professor Eduardo Souza-Rodrigues from the University of Toronto. Professor Souza-Rodrigues speaks on how his educational journey led him towards the topic of Environmental Economics. He touches on how different Economic Policies placed by governments are only necessary depending on the markets in place. …
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Episode 14: A Conversation with Professor Robert Mendelsohn
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In the fourteenth episode, Milin sits down with professor Robert Mendelsohn from the School of the Environment at Yale University. Professor Mendelsohn speaks to the value of the environment and some of the actions we can take to slow down climate change. Moreover, the conversation focuses on actions that can be taken in respect to the energy secto…
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Episode 13: Insights into Sports Business with an Expert in the Field
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In our thirteenth episode, Milin sits down with an expert in the field of Sports Business. They speak about the interviewee's experiences studying marketing and how that applies to his current field. Moreover, they connect on how Sports Business can have many dimensions to it that the average person would never imagine. The conversation also touche…
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Episode 12: The Connection Between Environment, Politics and Economics with Diya Courty-Stephens
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In our seventh episode, Milin sits down with Diya Courty-Stephens. Diya, a recent graduate of Claremont McKenna College, speaks to her current role as a Jr. Impact Analyst. They speak about the emergence of ESG and how it can help companies to ensure they have a self-benefiting positive environmental impact. The two also touch on what changes need …
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Episode 11: Sustainable Innovations with Kamal Bains
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In our Eleventh Episode, Milin sits down with recent UC Berkeley graduate, Kamal Bains. Kamal shares some of the things she studied while getting her engineering degree and how this has lead her towards her future career. We discuss her current work with Tesla and how this was driven by her passion for sustainability. Stay tuned for a great episode…
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Episode 10: The Economics of Junior Hockey with the Poco Trailblazers
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In our tenth episode, Milin sits on a phone call with the principle owner of the Port Coquitlam Trailblazers Junior 'A' hockey team: Rob Toor. Milin and Rob discuss the economic impact of bringing an expansion team to a city, and how it has impacted the "Poco" community thus far. They also speak about some of the things that lead to the creation of…
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Episode 9: The Economics of Planning an Olympic Games with Bill Aujla
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In our ninth episode, Milin sits down with Bill Aujla to converse about his career path. Bill speaks about the importance of his law background when it came to working in the business world, and how he came into his career path. Moreover, he touches on how he uses his knowledge of law to help him in real estate deals. Lastly, we talk about his time…
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Episode 8: A Conversation about Investments and Public Policy with your hosts
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In our eighth episode, Michael and I take some time to converse about today's economy. This episode takes a bit of an unconventional approach compared to our earlier episodes; however, we feel it helps our listeners get an overall better understanding of investing in the current market–especially when trying to invest during your teenage years. Lis…
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Episode 7: Running a Hedge Fund as a Teenager with Sasha Girko
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In our seventh episode, Milin sits down with Sasha Girko (NMH class of 2024). They speak about how Sasha is able to run his own fund in Russia as a teenager. He reflects on the lessons he learned and how he was able to break into the investment field at such a young age. Moreover, he speaks to some of the successes and pitfalls he has experienced w…
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Episode 6: A Conversation with Professor Kunio Tsuyuhara
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In our sixth episode, we sit down with Economics Professor Kunio Tsuyuhara from the University of Calgary. He reflects on his teachings, and how he views himself as differing from other economics professors. We speak about his life and the many passions he had as a college student. We look at some of his work and research on monetary and employment…
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Episode 5: A Conversation with Professor Nicole Hunter
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In our fifth episode, we sit down with Economics Professor Nicole Hunter from the University at Buffalo. She reflects on the current transitions in our economy and how we can shift our mindset towards renewables. Also, we discuss some of the actions that can be taken by government to alter the economy to help keep a clean environment for the future…
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Episode 4: The Energy Shifts in Today's Economy with Kurt Adams
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Today we are sitting down to speak with Kurt Adams. Kurt serves as the President and CEO of Summit Utilities Natural Gas out in Maine. Kurt speaks about his time at the company and the transition of our economy towards renewables. Moreover, we learn about how the world is shifting towards energy sources such as solar, and how this shift may or may …
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Episode 3: The World of Restructuring and Private Equity with Amrajan Aujla
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In our third episode, we invite Amrajan Aujla to speak about his work in both Investment Banking and Private Equity. He reflects on his time with PJT's restructuring team during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic and how that affected many major companies across the world. Enjoy the episode!By Milin Aujla & Michael Figge
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Episode 2: The Work of a Hedge Fund with an expert in his field
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In the second episode of our podcast, we have a conversation with an accomplished figure in the Investment world. We touch on the many aspects to working at a hedge fund and how to properly invest money for other people. Disclaimer: he wished to have his name redacted in the episode, therefore, no names will be mentioned.…
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Episode 1: Life as an ESG Consultant with Sofia Assab '17
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Today we are going to be speaking with Sofia Assab, (Northfield Mount Hermon class of 2017 and Columbia 2022), about her work as an ESG Consultant. We will learn more about the time in her work and how she is able to connect her love for the environment to economics. WARNING: Due to this being our first time recording, we lost the first fifteen min…
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