Live to Work or Work to Live? Work Culture in the U.S. versus Europe
ARDA TUNCTURK – NOVEMBER 17TH, 2023 EDITOR: FELIX ZHANG Work. Work. And more work. Your boss calls you as the stacks of paper on your desk grow even bigger. You Continue Reading
“Lying Flat”: The Demise of the Chinese Workforce and Its Impact on the Chinese Economy
DIMA ZAYARUZNY AND KIET HOA – NOVEMBER 14, 2023 In the dynamic landscape of contemporary China, a striking economic and social phenomenon has gained prominence—”lying flat”. This intriguing trend speaks Continue Reading
Consumers Think Inflation is Really Bad Right Now. Are They Right?
NITA SABOURI – NOVEMBER 10TH, 2023 EDITOR: AAYUSH SINGH For the last year, the U.S. economy has experienced inflation. Although the rate of inflation has actually dropped since 2022, prices Continue Reading
California Housing Crisis: a Necessary Crisis to Solve Amidst High Interest Rates
NELSON LAW – NOVEMBER 1ST, 2023 EDITOR: ARYAN SHAFAT What is a home to you? To some it’s a shelter, to others it is a safe haven for living comfortably and Continue Reading
Applying Behavioral Economics to Marketing, Policy, and Beyond
ANGELA CHEN – SEPTEMBER 6, 2023 EDITOR: MAHATHI KATTAMURI The field of behavioral economics is experiencing an intellectual heyday as we speak; books such as Thinking, Fast and Slow and Continue Reading
Spring 2023 High School Essay Contest – Winning Essay: The Impact of Inflation on Generation Z
Congratulations to our Spring 2023 High School Essay Contest winner, Jaehee Jung! JAEHEE JUNG – NOVEMBER 27TH, 2022 Humanity is currently going through a historic moment of inflation; fallout from Continue Reading
A Tale of Two War Economies
SAM QUATTROCIOCCHI – FEBRUARY 23, 2023 EDITOR: AIDAN CURRAN Two years ago, Russia launched an invasion of Ukraine. The move sent shockwaves around the world and has resulted in widespread economic Continue Reading
The Parade of Inequality: Investigating Exacerbated Disparities
HANNAH SHIOHARA-OCTOBER 25, 2022 EDITOR: DENYSE CHAN The Parade Imagine you are at a parade. Between 12 p.m. and 1 p.m., every single person in the economy will walk in Continue Reading
Global Debt’s Vibe Shift
ZACHARY HAGEN-SMITH – OCTOBER 20TH, 2022 EDITOR: SELINA YANG When I spoke with New York Assemblywoman Pat Fahy in September, she was days out from a press conference on her Continue Reading
The Fundamental Problem with US Environmental Policy
JONATHAN LI – AUGUST 30TH 2022 I. US Environmental Framework In 1712, British ironmonger Thomas Newcomen invented the first widely used steam engine, paving the way for the Industrial Revolution Continue Reading