Hello, my name is Brett. I’m an Economics major at LCC right now, although I should have enough credits to graduate at the end of this semester. I’m planning to transfer to a 4-year school and either continue with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics or perhaps Finance. Right now I am also working as a cook at Beggar’s Banquet. In my free time I like to play and produce music. I also have a mild obsession with Taylor Swift.
Some topics I think would be interesting for this class include how different economies handle healthcare, unemployment, black markets/prison, and central banking. I find foreign exchange and central banks particularly interesting. I also think it’s odd to see how people within large, modern economies are reacting to things like globalization. I was very surprised by the vote for Brexit last summer, and I think our current president-elect was definitely a unique choice, to say the least. One thing that I am really interested in though is how different economies and lawmakers will adapt to the digital age and current interconnectedness we share. I think laws regarding things like intellectual property rights are going to need to be reworked as we continue to access more content online.