{"id":93,"date":"2013-01-20T15:40:58","date_gmt":"2013-01-20T21:40:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/econsociety\/?page_id=93"},"modified":"2024-02-16T15:04:13","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T21:04:13","slug":"fed-challenge","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/econsociety\/fed-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Fed Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Fed Challenge Description<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Fed Challenge is a competition held every fall semester in which a team of students (up to 5 can present, but there is no limit on the number of people that can work on the competition) analyses the current state of the economy and provides a monetary policy prescription to the Federal Reserve.<\/p>\n

The competition takes place at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago in early to mid-November.<\/p>\n

The competition is formatted as follows:<\/p>\n

(1) The team gives a 15 minute presentation on the state of the economy, an analysis of current Fed policy, and\u00a0culminates\u00a0in the team’s policy prescription<\/p>\n

(2)\u00a0Immediately\u00a0after the presentation the judges (3 in the first round and 4 in the second) have 15 minutes to ask questions in which everything is fair game.<\/p>\n

(3) After the first round (held in the morning) the top 4 teams are chosen to go onto the finals in the afternoon (which follows the same format)<\/p>\n

(4) The best team from each participating Federal Reserve District goes onto Nations in Washington D.C.<\/p>\n

The University of Wisconsin – Whitewater participated in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022 and 2023.. In 2011 the UWW team placed 3rd overall (out of 17 teams), in 2012 place 4th overall (out of 15 teams), 2013 placed 3rd overall (out of 14 teams), in 2014 3rd overall and did well in 2015 as well.<\/p>\n

The Fed Challenge is a fantastically fun experience for those that find economics, especially macroeconomics monetary policy, interesting; however, it is important to note that the competition requires a serious<\/strong> time commitment.<\/p>\n

If you are interested please contact Dr. Yamin Ahmad (ahmady@uww.edu) or Dr. Narendra Regmi (regmin@uww.edu).<\/p>\n

The Fed Challenge Team also\u00a0receives\u00a0a significant amount of support from their advisers:<\/p>\n

Dr. Yamin Ahmad<\/p>\n

Dr. Eylem Ersal<\/p>\n

Dr. Krastina Dzhambova<\/p>\n

Dr. Narendra Regmi<\/p>\n

as well as from the College of Business and Economics and the Undergraduate Research Program<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Past Fed Challenge Members<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Taylor Griffith [team captain](non-presenting member 2014, presenting member 2015,2016 )
\nBrandon Rust (presenting member 2015,2016)
\nRonald Tittle (presenting member 2015,2016)
\nMark Ellis (presenting member 2016)
\nPatrick Mroczkowski (presenting member 2016)
\nEmelia Tollison (non-presenting member 2016)
\nJonathan Peters (non-presenting member 2016)Shane Otten (presenting member 2015)
\nBrent Zey (presenting member 2015)
\nMatthew Allbee (non-presenting member 2015)
\nDamon Benz (non-presenting member 2015)
\nEmmett Storts (non-presenting member 2014,2015)
\nRick Grunewald (Presenting member 2014)
\nKyle Grossmeyer (presenting member 2014)
\nMichael Babington (presenting member 2012)
\nAnthony Galston (presenting member 2013)
\nTyler Thomas (non-presenting member 2013, presenting member 2014)
\nMary Cummings (presenting member 2013 & 2014[team Captain])
\nJason Baron (presenting member 2013)
\nQuinton Baker<\/a> (presenting member 2010, 2011 [team captain], & 2012)
\nDerrek Grunfelder-McCrank<\/a> (non-presenting member 2011, presenting member 2012, 2013 [team Captain] & 2014)
\nSamuel Lisicki (presenting member 2011 & 2012, non-presenting member 2013)
\nJaeger Nelson<\/a> (presenting member 2011 & 2012 [team captain])
\nJose Zenteno (non-presenting member 2012, presenting member 2013)
\nJason Hartwig (presenting member 2010 & 2011)
\nSteven Rockwell (presenting member 2011)
\nEric Cramer (presenting member 2010 [team captain])
\nTravis Lange (Presenting member 2010)
\nBrandon Narveson (presenting member 2010)<\/p>\n

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Fed Challenge Team 2015
From Left to Right: Ronald Tittle, Brandon Rust, Taylor Griffith, Shane Otten, and Brent Zey<\/p><\/div>\n

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Fed Challenge Team 2013
From Left to Right: Anthony Galston, Tyler Thomas, Mary Cummings, Jose Zenteno, Jason Baron, and Derrek Grunfelder-McCrank<\/p><\/div>\n

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Fed Challenge Team 2012
From Left to Right: Michael Babington, Sam Lisicki, Jaeger Nelson, Derrek Grunfelder-McCrank, Jose Zenteno, and Quinton Baker<\/p><\/div>\n

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Fed Challenge Team 2011
From Left to Right: Derrek Grunfelder-McCrank, Jaeger Nelson, Jason Hartwig, Steven Rockwell, Quinton Baker, and Samuel Lisicki<\/p><\/div>\n

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Fed Challenge Team 2010
From Left to Right: Travis Lange, Eric Cramer, Jason Hartwig, Brandon Narveson, and Quinton Baker<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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