{"id":16655,"date":"2024-06-06T15:11:46","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T13:11:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wu.ac.at\/2024\/06\/verena-gradinger-studentin-im-studienzweig-volkswirtschaft\/"},"modified":"2024-11-12T14:02:29","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T12:02:29","slug":"verena-gradinger-student-majoring-in-economics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wu.ac.at\/en\/2024\/06\/verena-gradinger-student-majoring-in-economics\/","title":{"rendered":"Verena Gradinger, student majoring in economics"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\u201eAt WU, I can expand my knowledge beyond the curriculum.\u201c<\/h2>\n<p>To change the world, we must first understand it. I\u2019m part of a generation whose lives have been shaped by economic crises and their effects. At the time of the global financial crisis and the euro crisis, I was barely old enough to actively follow politics, but these events still shape our society today.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>In my professional future, I see myself working on solutions to the many crises we\u2019re currently facing \u2013 growing inequality, instability in the financial markets, or the climate crisis.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Economics major has equipped me with the mathematical and economic tools needed to understand economic interrelationships and conduct empirical analyses. In addition, WU has offered me a variety of opportunities to expand my knowledge beyond the curriculum, including courses organized by us students ourselves, reading circles, and a wide range of lectures and workshops.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201eAt WU, I can expand my knowledge beyond the curriculum.\u201c To change the world, we must first understand it. 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