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Game Theory and Tariffs: Are Trade Wars Really Tar-rific and Efficient?

Written by: Tanvi Garg | Edited by: Selina Yang Decisions, decisions, and more decisions. As the new Trump administration rolls in with tariff after tariff against goods from Mexico, Canada, and Continue Reading

Posted On : April 30, 2025 Published By : BER staff
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Global Undersea Internet Cables: Economic Leverage and Strategic Implications

Writer: Aidan Chan | Editor: Andrew Ho Japan occupies a critical position in global internet infrastructure, acting as a key hub for undersea fiber-optic cables that facilitate connectivity between Asia Continue Reading

Posted On : April 10, 2025 Published By : BER staff
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Tariffs Are Ruining Your Glow-Up

Writer: Fiona Kim | Editor: Ava Inman When the Trump administration announced its sweeping tariffs, you thought you were in the clear. Perhaps you’ve recently gone vegan, embraced thrifting, switched to Continue Reading

Posted On : April 7, 2025 Published By : BER staff
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A “Data First” Approach to the Homelessness Crisis

Writer: Richard Yun and Cynthia Shi | Editor: Vismaad Randhawa In Seoul, the issue of homelessness is mostly constrained to people sleeping in subway stations during the winter. So, as an Continue Reading

Posted On : April 4, 2025 Published By : BER staff
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Trash to Treasure: What Cairo’s Zabbaleen Can Teach the World About Waste, Labor, and Justice

Writer: Dima Zayaruzny | Editor: Hwan Choi John Ray, a prominent English parson-naturalist, once said, “Spend and be free, but make no waste.” Our modern societies openly embrace a different proverb: Continue Reading

Posted On : April 3, 2025 Published By : BER staff
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The Medical Exodus: How Developing Nations Are Losing Their Healthcare Heroes

Writer: Saniya Pendharkar | Editor: Ava Inman Introduction In recent years, the substantial migration of healthcare workers has become a growing global concern.  This emigration of highly skilled individuals from Continue Reading

Posted On : March 19, 2025 Published By : BER staff
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The Diamond-Water Paradox: Failed Attempts to Capitalize on Perceived Social Capital

Writer: Aidan Morgan Chan | Editor: Shashi Balasubramanian The economic conundrum known as the Diamond-Water Paradox, first articulated by Adam Smith in The Wealth of Nations, poses a thought-provoking question: why Continue Reading

Posted On : March 5, 2025 Published By : BER staff
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China’s ‘Ye-conomic’ Stagnation: Will ‘Swift’ Solutions Work Long-Term?

Writer: Varun Venkatesh | Editor: Sean Lu Chinese President Xi Jinping might not be a fan of American rapper Kanye West, but even he could empathize with the sentiment behind “I Continue Reading

Posted On : February 25, 2025 Published By : BER staff
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Code Red: The U.S. Healthcare System is on Fire

Writer: Gianna De Mayo | Editor: Ramya Sridhar America: a nation whose promise of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness transformed it into more of an idea than a country. Continue Reading

Posted On : February 4, 2025 Published By : BER staff
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Are we Gambling with the Wrong CHIPS?

Writer : Aidan Morgan Chan | Editor: Andrew Ho Currently, the semiconductors industry is dominated by East-Asian economies. With countries like South Korea and Taiwan controlling over 70% of the Continue Reading

Posted On : February 2, 2025 Published By : BER staff

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