Northern Michigan University's Economics Student Association (ESA)

Northern Michigan University's Economics Student Association (ESA) is an organization open to all majors and it is on the go!  Visit WLUCTV6's website to view a clip on the ESA's university forum on "How is the current financial mess effecting college students?"  The North Wind also turns to ESA members to get views on the current financial market crisis and how NMU students should address the issues presented by it.  For more information, read the North Wind article: "Economy Alarms NMU Students".   For more information on the ESA, email esa@nmu.edu


Getting Entrepreneurial
Changing Classes

Coins and Globe

Student Opportunities at CEEE Many opportunities exist for NMU students at the Center for Economic Education and Entrepreneurship, including internships, community presentations and more.
CEEE Web site

    

How entrepreneurial are you?
Test your risk-taking attitude, business know-how and understanding of economic impacts by taking this self evaluation (pdf).



News and Information

NMU economics faculty award one major or minor a two-volume copy of Adam Smith's An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, for the best performance in both EC 401 (Intermediate Microeconomics) and EC 402 (Intermediate Macroeconomics).  Learn more

tawni Professor Tawni Ferrarini is Northern's Sam M. Cohodas Scholar for economic development in the Upper Peninsula. She will work with the campus community and regional organizations to research economic activity for others to use to develop plans for enhancing the U.P. economy.  Full Story
Economic Crisis Discussion

Real estate sign reposession NMU student had a chance to gain an understanding of the current crisis our country is in at a special economic forum, hosted by the Economic Student Association. Read about it.


Majoring/Minoring in Economics

Majoring or Minoring in Economics?

Think economics is the kind of major or minor that will leave you desperate for a job after graduation?  Think again. If you are a master at understanding complicated economic factors, you’re the kind of employee these fields are looking for:

  • government and politics
  • law
  • foreign service
  • intelligence agencies
  • economic and budget forecasting
  • banking and financial advising
  • stocks and securities
  • venture capitalism and commodities
  • marketing, sales and general business
  • real estate
  • insurance
  • media
  • education