Interview with Ben Harrell
APRIL 26TH, 2023 Ben Harrell is a postdoctoral researcher at Vanderbilt’s LGBT Policy Lab. He is an applied microeconomist whose work focuses on health economics, LGBT economics, public economics, and Continue Reading
Interview with Professor Daniel Acland
DANIEL ACLAND- APRIL 25TH, 2023 EDITOR: ABBY MORRIS Daniel Acland is a Behavioral Economist and Associate Adjunct Professor at UC Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy. BER staff editor Abby Continue Reading
Interview With Neil Fligstein
Neil Fligstein is the Class of 1939 Chancellor’s Professor and Co-Chair of the Network for a New Political Economy. He is especially interested in the fields of economic sociology, organizational Continue Reading
The Lost Luxuries of Lacemaking
SELINA YANG- APRIL 24 2023 EDITOR: ABBY MORRIS While strolling through an art museum, the faces of history loom down as a cold reminder of the past. Visual appeal can Continue Reading
Interview with Nicolas Depetris Chauvin
APRIL 24, 2023 Nicolas Depetris Chauvin is a visiting professor at UC Berkeley who is currently the Professor of International Economics at the Geneva School of Business Administration. Hailing from 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