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
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
Spring 2023 High School Essay Contest
The Berkeley Economic Review, UC Berkeley’s premier undergraduate economics journal, is now accepting submissions for its High School Essay Contest! The prompt for the Spring 2023 High School Essay Contest Continue Reading
Communication Costs and Coauthor Networks: Evidence from COVID-19 Lockdowns
ANEESH KUDRIMOTI- MARCH 22, 2023 EDITOR: AAYUSHI SINGH ABSTRACT Collaboration is a critical component of productivity and innovation in economics research. Despite its importance, there exists little to no literature Continue Reading
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
Behavioral Economics Can Explain Why You Probably Shouldn’t Have Put Your New PS5 on Your Credit Card, But You Did It Anyways
NITA SABOURI – MARCH 20TH, 2023 EDITOR: MEGAN DHINGRA We’ve all been there: you see something you desperately want—the perfect limited edition designer handbag, an intricate figurine of your favorite Continue Reading
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
Split or Quit: The Study of Behavioral Economics
RAMYA SRIDHAR – MARCH 16TH, 2023 EDITOR: JACK YANG Picture this: You are sitting at a table across from someone you don’t know. In your hands, you have 100 dollars, 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
Elections, Earthquakes, and Erdoğanomics: The Political Economy of Erdoğan’s War on Inflation
ESMA OZGUN – MARCH 14TH, 2023 EDITOR: GRIFFIN SHUFELDT As Turkey suffers from the destruction of the deadliest earthquake in decades, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will have to contend with Continue Reading