You can make some money (paid in cash at the end of the experiment – on average between $20-25 per hour), have a bit of fun, and be a part of current economics research which is approved and funded by the University.

Simply sign up to our database for experiments and you will start receiving emails inviting you to experiments conducted in our experimental laboratory. The experiments will be offered for the rest of this academic year, and usually range between 1-3 hours.

For more information, visit this website.

And he reminds us there’s hope for us all:

“As a student, I remember doing first-year statistics and somewhat struggling with it, until about Week 10 or Week 11, when I finally realised this whole unit is about just one thing… this whole subject is about one concept. Economics is everywhere…. It’s just making the student tuned-in to realise ‘Oh, actually, this is what we teach and this is why you need to learn it.’”

Prashan also talks about the challenges of understanding economics, and the ways he is using lessons from his own experiences as an economics student to spearhead innovative educational strategies to help prepare students for the post-uni world.

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