Delaware Valley University’s Department of Business and Information Management will facilitate the next installment of the Business, Arts, and Sciences Question It! Change It! Colloquium Series. This segment, entitled “The Economy,” will foster an informed conversation about how economic choices influence jobs, prices, innovation, and global competitiveness in an increasingly complex and uncertain world.
The event will be held on Wednesday, March 18 in the Cooke Wing of the Krauskopf Memorial Library from 5:30-6:45 PM.
The conversation will be led by three hosts:
- Christine Seel, chair and associate professor in the Department of Business and Information Technology
- Matthew Hoffman, assistant professor of the Department of Business Administration
- Linward Robinson, adjunct professor and program director for animal center management at Harcum College
The hosts will explore how economic choices shape the world we live in and will guide attendees through the economic trade-offs behind policies such as tariffs, subsidies, immigration limits, and exchange-rate strategies using a case study focused on a fictional country debating a 25 percent tariff on imported electric vehicles.
The segment will also examine the economic consequences of protectionist tools. Participants will consider how different stakeholders are affected, prompting discussion about short-term gains versus long-term costs, protection versus efficiency, and who ultimately benefits or endures the hardship of these policies.
“Economic decisions are never merely technical; they reflect priorities, values, and the power of particular interests,” said Dr. Tanya Casas, Dean of DelVal’s School of Business, Arts, and Sciences. “Efforts to protect jobs or industries can deliver meaningful benefits, but they also produce consequences that are often unevenly distributed and less visible. I look forward to this presentation that invites attendees into a shared conversation about how economic choices are made, what interests they serve, and what they cost, with the goal of fostering more critical reflection on the economic forces shaping our world.”
Learn more about the Question It! Change It! Colloquium Series at Delaware Valley University.
