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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

Posted On : April 24, 2023 Published By : BER staff
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Micro Investment and the Behavioral Economics of Savings: The Power of Small Steps

ANSHIKA CHADHA – MARCH 21ST 2023 EDITOR: DANIEL LOPEZ-OROZCO Saving money is challenging for many people. Despite their best intentions, people often struggle to build savings due to psychological and Continue Reading

Posted On : March 21, 2023 Published By : BER staff
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A Deep Dive into the Recent Tech Layoffs

IPSHITA BAG – MARCH 17TH, 2023 EDITOR: MUIZ ZAFRI  Major tech companies, including Google, Microsoft, and Amazon, have been laying off thousands and thousands of employees. Even those with smaller Continue Reading

Posted On : March 17, 2023 Published By : BER staff
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Amtrak: Future of American Transit or Failed Experiment?

FELIX ZHANG – MARCH 13th, 2023 EDITOR: ARYAN SHAFAT Since its inception, Amtrak has long been the source of great debate and controversy. Proponents point towards Amtrak’s ability to connect Continue Reading

Posted On : March 13, 2023 Published By : BER staff
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Why is everyone quitting their jobs?

DHOHA BARECHE – JANUARY 24TH, 2023 EDITOR: FELIX ZHANG Quiet Quitting In 2021, a record high number of American workers quit their jobs in what economists have called the Great Continue Reading

Posted On : January 24, 2023 Published By : BER staff
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Pay Transparency

HANNAH SHIOHARA – NOVEMBER 21ST, 2022 EDITOR: KATHERINE MCKERNAN Pay transparency, which refers to the degree of openness between a company and its employees about how much people are compensated, and Continue Reading

Posted On : November 21, 2022 Published By : BER staff
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A Bird’s Freedom: Musk’s Takeover of Twitter and its Economic/Social Impact 

SID GUPTA – NOVEMBER 18TH, 2022 EDITOR: FELIX ZHANG A decade ago, Twitter’s future was looking bright. The company was benefiting from a flood of funding into the social-networking space, eventually Continue Reading

Posted On : November 18, 2022 Published By : BER staff
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Co-ops vs Firms: Different Sides of the Same Market Coin

EVAN DAVIS- NOVEMBER 14TH, 2022 EDITOR: ABBY MORRIS PROJECT LEAD: SAM QUATTROCIOCCHI Imagine you walk into work one day. At your old job, you’d be greeted by your boss, who Continue Reading

Posted On : November 14, 2022 Published By : BER staff
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What Patagonia’s Donation Shows Us About American Philanthropy

GRIFFIN SHUFELDT – NOVEMBER 10TH, 2022 EDITOR: PALLAVI MURTHY Introduction In September of this year, almost the entirety of a multibillion-dollar company was given away. In an unprecedented move, Yvon Continue Reading

Posted On : November 10, 2022 Published By : BER staff
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RetroSPACtive: just what were SPACs, anyway?

AIDEN CURRAN – NOVEMBER 1ST, 2022 EDITOR: LORENE LI If you were unfortunate enough to be a regular consumer of business-related news throughout 2021, you may have noticed a common Continue Reading

Posted On : November 1, 2022 Published By : BER staff

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