The Leatherby Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Ethics at the Argyros School of Business and Economics is hosting an even open to the entire Chapman community. Tim Draper, Founder of Draper Fisher Jurvetson and legendary Silicon Valley venture capitalist, is coming to Chapman University on Thursday, February 25th 2016. He will be guest speaking from 12pm -1:30pm
February 7, 2016, Dr. Vernon Smith , at Chapman University’s Economic Science Institute , delivers keynote address at the fifth annual Trinity Economic Forum (TEF) in Ireland. TEF is Ireland’s first and largest student run economic forum and was launched by the President of Ireland, Michael D Higgins, to promote student participation in shaping the
Many Argyros School students never imagined that participating in the Argyros School’s “Walk Down Wall Street” course would help them find their career paths, but that’s exactly what has happened in many cases. Walk Down Wall Street is offered each interterm session to about 30 Argyros School undergraduates, and includes a seven-day trip to New York
The Economic Science Institute at Chapman recently hosted 20 doctoral students from around the world for the 21st Visiting Graduate Student Workshop in Experimental Economics. In a series of 11 sessions, the students first participated in an economic experiment earning cash as a naive subject would and then afterwards discussed with the faculty member
The Leatherby Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Ethics hosted the Keith A. Pham Business Model Competition on December 4, in which teams consisting of Chapman students and alumni competed for prize money and an opportunity to pitch to Angel investor groups. At the competition, the 10 finalists pitched their business models to a panel of
For years, researchers have tried to prove whether or not the hot hand fallacy really exists. Some gamblers have claimed that they believe in the hot hand fallacy, as many said that when they get a hot hand, they’re more likely to go on a winning streak. And although some NBA basketball players believe when
Economic Science Institute’s research on aging and skill development appears as the lead article in the latest issue of American Journal of Physical Anthropolog y. Eric Schniter, Ph.D. , clinical assistant professor, at Chapman University’s Economic Science Institute in the Argyros School of Business and Economics , is the lead author on the study, called
Three of my esteemed colleagues (Brittany Bui, Wilson Lamb, and AJ Wheatley) and I recently took a trip to the great city of Chicago to attend the Moneythink Summer Leadership Institute leadership conference. We are all members of an organization on campus called “Moneythink.” As Moneythink mentors, we partner with local high schools to teach
Chapman University’s Economic Science Institute (ESI) hosted eight undergraduate and graduate students to participate as IFREE Summer Scholars. This five-week program, generously sponsored by the International Foundation for Research in Experimental Economics (IFREE) and the Thomas W. Smith Foundation, allows students firsthand experience to explore and advance their knowledge in economics research, history, and philosophy.
Here’s my final update on my visit to Beijing for the International Business Travel Course to China, which took place this past Spring semester. The last portion of the travel course was the U.S. China Student Summit . The summit united student delegates from universities throughout America and China to increase relations between the two countries. The
Here’s another update on my visit to Beijing for the International Business Travel Course to China, which took place this past Spring semester. We went on visits to famous tourist locations, as well as visits to international businesses and stores. We hiked the Great Wall and explored the Forbidden City , and both stops were such eye-opening experiences
Here’s an update on the International Business Travel Course trip to China that I went on with a group of Argyros School students this past Spring semester. Visit to a Local High School When we were in Beijing, we had an opportunity to sit in a high school English