BookTok: The Dark Horse of the Economy
ISABEL CHEN – MAY 7, 2024 EDITOR: DAVINA YASHAR TikTok has blown up over the years, especially before and during the pandemic. Within this vast and popularized network, there exists Continue Reading
The Illusion of Certainty: Navigating the Unpredictable Waters of Economics
NELSON LAW – MAY 5, 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
Gender Demographic Disparities Between Teachers and Professors
MIRIAM KLACZYNSKA– APRIL 27, 2024 EDITOR: SHASHI BALASUBRAMANIAN When I ask my friends about their best elementary, middle, and high school teachers, I am met with a consistent chorus of Continue Reading
Commerce at What Cost? Investigating Temu’s Problematic Business Model and Controversies in the West
SHARLA SABARUDDIN – APRIL 26, 2024 EDITOR: SHASHI BALASUBRAMANIAN At barely 4 months old, an e-commerce company with one of the most downloaded apps of 2023 dropped $7 million to 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
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
The Hidden Importance of Taxes: More Than Just a Nuisance for Taxpayers
ARDA TUNCTURK – MARCH 6TH, 2024 EDITOR: EVAN FREDERICK DAVIS Imagine coming home from work. You sit down, grab something to eat and drink, and then turn on the TV. Continue Reading
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