Rethinking Economics Bocconi Students: the Multiple Sides of Economics
To understand a complex subject such as economics numbers are not enough; a broad and multidisciplinary approach is required. This is the firm belief of the members of Rethinking Economics Bocconi Students, born two years ago, but active since two months. The association is part of an international network, the International Student Initiative for Pluralism in Economics (ISIPE); "It is a coalition of over 80 associations of economics students worldwide that wants to bring about a more open, diverse and pluralist perspective on economics", says Gabriele Guzzi president of the Bocconi association attending his first year of Economics and Social Sciences. The first event of the association is planned on March 8 at 2,30pm in classroom 33. "It will be an opportunity to present ourselves to the Bocconi community, to discuss the methods of economic sciences and to understand how to develop a self-critical thinking on economic issues", continues Gabriele. "All this, with the presence of two guests: Luca Fantacci, Professor of Economic History at Bocconi and Alessandro Roncaglia, Professor at La Sapienza".
The association's goal is to create a positive environment to encourage a debate on issues that are not usually discussed during class and to go beyond the quantitative aspect, to analyze the sociological, political and philosophical sides of economics. Gabriele arrived at Bocconi in September 2015 to attend his Master of Science and soon he met the students who had founded the association two years before. "We became friends and during a night out, we found ourselves discussing about economics and about our wish to understand and analyze it from several perspectives", he says. "A common interest came up. It was already there, but it somehow had remained concealed until that day". So they re-launched the association, which today includes about 20 students. "Anyone can become a member, we do not want to be an elite. The only essential feature to enter Rethiking Economics is the desire to ask questions and not take anything for granted".