Econ 1 Class Review
FELIX ZHANG – APRIL 20TH, 2023 Every Berkeley economics journey must start somewhere, and for most students, that takes place in the friendly confines of Econ 1. The course covers Continue Reading
Econ 100A Class Review
JACOB HEISLER – APRIL 20TH, 2023 Econ 100A (Microeconomics) is one of three required upper division Economics courses for Econ majors alongside Econ 100B (Macroeconomics) and Econ 140 (Econometrics). Microeconomics Continue Reading
Econ 100B: A Rundown
RAMYA SRIDHAR – APRIL 20TH, 2023 In Spring of 2022, I took the Econ 100B Macroeconomics course with Raymond Hawkins. I found it to be a very enlightening course with Continue Reading
Econ 131 and 133 Class Review
SAM QUATTROCIOCCHI – APRIL 20TH, 2023 Econ 131: Public Economics, and Econ 133: Global Inequality and Growth are the two most complementary classes I’ve taken at Berkeley. Our economics department Continue Reading
Staying Afloat: Developing Economies in the Age of Climate Change
FELIX ZHANG- APRIL 17, 2023 EDITOR: ABBY MORRIS The impact of climate change is not a matter of if, but when: since 1880, the average global surface temperature has risen Continue Reading
The Energy Bundle Theory – Why Renewable Energy is not the Panacea for Global Inequality
JACK YANG – APRIL 18TH, 2023 EDITOR: RAMYA SRIDHAR Regarding non-renewable energy, two common beliefs prevail: it’s incredibly lucrative and environmentally detrimental. We admire the prosperity brought by oil to Continue Reading
Korea Continues to Be Stuck Between a Rock and a Hard Place
NITA SABOURI – APRIL 14TH, 2023 EDITOR: DENYSE CHAN On August 16th, 2022, Congress approved the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), a new federal law that hopes to (you guessed it) Continue Reading
Beyond Rational Expectations: Alternative Behavioral Approaches to Economics
EVAN DAVIS – APRIL 13TH, 2023 EDITOR: ARYAN SHAFAT My best friend’s breathing was picking up as the sun set on the horizon. Our mountain biking trip was quickly about Continue Reading
Spring 2023 High School Essay Contest – Runner Up Essay: Fighting Modern-Day Inflation
JUSTIN WANG – APRIL 12TH, 2023 The average price of a dozen eggs in the U.S. has jumped from $1.45 to $3.42 from February 2020 to present day – a Continue Reading
Is economic man really a rational agent?
DHOHA BARECHE – APRIL 6TH, 2023 EDITOR: ABIGAIL MORRIS Introduction In 1934, U.S. Congress passed the National Housing Act to stabilize the housing market after its collapse in the Great Continue Reading