Lots of news today! First of all, a report from our survey team:

This week, Pareto met with with the program directors to discuss the results of surveys taken in all of the classes provided by the department this past semester, both for first and second year students. In all, the department was very happy with the surveys and they are a good addition to the evaluation of each class. These surveys contribute to the future improvement of the courses in our program, so thank you for participating – your feedback is valuable!

To read a summary of the report we presented to the department, please go here.

Next, a report from our recent study visit to The Swedish National Financial Management Authority.

We visited the Swedish National Financial Management Authority (Ekonomistyrningsverket) and got a presentation about the prognosis and analysis department, and their different prognoses. We were also told about how their prognoses work, how the different Authorities’ prognoses differ, and the strength of having independent government fiscal forecasts. After the presentation there was ample time for questions, and we got a good view of how working at ESV differs from working at, say, the ministry of finance. Overall, it was a very informative study visit. Sadly there were no pictures this time as our photographer was unable to attend.

Moving on, we have a case competition planned, this time with Copenhagen Economics!

It will be held on the 23/2 from 13.15-16.00 in A138 at Ekonomikum, Uppsala University. To apply, please send an email to lillit.ottosson@gmail.com by February 16th. For more information, go no further than to this link: 2016 CE Case Competition.

Lastly, we are very pleased to announce the first official Pareto Gasque! It will be held at Västgöta Nation on the 4th of March. For more information about dress code and securing a ticket, please either visit the Facebook event that our intrepid event team has put together.