Interview with Professor Ben Faber
GRIFFIN SHUFELDT – APRIL 26, 2024 Ben Faber is a professor of Economics at UC Berkeley. His research focuses on development economics and has focused on countries in Africa, Asia, Continue Reading
Unraveling Unions: How Currency Unions Impact Trade
SANIYA PENDHARKAR – APRIL 26TH, 2024 EDITOR: ESMA OZGUN Since the aftermath of World War II, over one hundred countries have participated in a currency union, defined as the adoption Continue Reading
Low-Cost Carriers Take Flight in the Airline Industry
FELIX ZHANG – APRIL 24TH, 2024 EDITOR: LARA RAMIREZ A ninety-dollar ticket from San Francisco to Cabo sounds like the perfect affordable getaway, but now there is a never-ending line Continue Reading
The Illusion of Certainty: Navigating the Unpredictable Waters of Economics
NELSON LAW – APRIL 18, 2024 EDITOR: EMILY PHUONG VU Economists are the logicians of humanity: experts who rationalize a world of complexity and chaos. The discipline revolves around ‘scarcity’: Continue Reading
Beyond Survival: Berkeley’s Post-Pandemic Small-Business Scene and Xpression’s Recipe for Resilience
JACK YANG – APRIL 18TH, 2024 EDITOR: SOPHIE NIU As the warm embrace of Spring welcomes us once again, it’s hard not to reflect on the stark contrast to four Continue Reading
Is Cheese Board’s Coop the Labor Model of the Future?
TUCKER GAUSS – APRIL 11TH, 2024 EDITOR: BECCA PENG Sometimes you wonder if economists ever step outside their lecture halls. Monopolies aren’t businesses, they’re a series of curves on a Continue Reading
Interview with Enrico Moretti
SANIYA PENDHARKAR – APRIL 5TH, 2024 Enrico Moretti is a Professor of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley, and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research Continue Reading
Interview with Professor Larry Rosenthal
ANNE WU – APRIL 2, 2024 Larry Rosenthal is an Assistant Adjunct Professor at the Goldman School of Public Policy and serves as the Executive Director of the Berkeley Program Continue Reading
Interview with Susan Shaheen
ALKIS TOUTZIARIDIS – MARCH 21 I recently spoke with Professor Susan Shaheen from UC Berkeley, a prominent expert in sustainable mobility. She co-directs the Transportation Sustainability Research Center and has Continue Reading
Interview with Ned Augenblick
KIET HOA – MARCH 15, 2024 Ned Augenblick is a professor in the Economic Analysis and Policy Group at Berkeley Haas. His focus is on Behavioral Economics. In November 2023, Continue Reading