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Equilibrium

Our semesterly print magazine: long-form economics writing from Berkeley undergraduates, plus the winners of our High School Essay Contest. Every issue is free to read.

Cover of Equilibrium Issue 11, Spring 2025

Latest issue · Spring 2025

Issue XI

  1. Breaking the Glass Backboard: Pay Disparities in Women’s BasketballMahlet Habteyes, edited by Emma-Jane Burns
  2. Ronaldo, Riches, and Results: How Saudi Arabia is Becoming the New Football Frontier (and Why Your Favorite Player Might Be Heading There Next!)Saniya Pendharkar, edited by Kiet Hoa
  3. Bloom and Bust: An Insight Into the World’s First Market BubbleTeddy Kuser, edited by Yubeen Hyun
  4. New Forms of Financing and a Greener Grid for Southeast AsiaSharla Sabaruddin, edited by Caroline Crowley
  5. Kazakhstan’s Quest for Economic Resilience: A Balancing Act in Central AsiaAidan Morgan Chan, edited by Davina Yashar
  6. High School Essay Contest WinnerTrend versus Truth: Unmasking Consumerism in a ‘Sustainable’ WorldYu Shuen (Vanessa) Wang
  7. High School Essay Contest Runner-upThe Darkside of Consumerism: Market Failure and The Future of Global SustainabilitySanghoo Ahn

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Cover of Equilibrium Issue 10, Fall 2024

Fall 2024

Issue X

4 pieces
  1. A Professor, Student, and Pizza Worker Walk Into a Bar: Comparing Perspectives on Co-opsTucker Gauss
  2. Beyond Survival: Berkeley’s Post-Pandemic Small-Business Scene and Xpression’s Recipe for ResilienceJack Yang
  3. All Aboard From Mumbai to Mangalore: A Ride Down the Coast to Evaluate the Socioeconomic Impact of the Konkan RailroadSaniya Pendharkar
  4. Redefining Business “Culture”: How Cultural Expectations Affect Global EconomiesAidan Morgan Chan
Cover of Equilibrium Issue 9, Spring 2023

Spring 2023

Issue IX

7 pieces
  1. Communication Costs and Coauthor Networks: Evidence from Covid-19 LockdownsAneesh Kudrimoti
  2. Korea Continues to be Stuck Between a Rock and Hard PlaceNita Sabouri
  3. Elections, Earthquakes, ErdoganomicsEsma Ozgun
  4. Beyond Rational Expectations: Alternative Behavioral Approaches to EconomicsEvan Davis
  5. Amtrak: Future of American Transit or Failed Experiment?Felix Zhang
  6. The Woes and Wins of a Cashless SocietyNatalie Wong · High School Essay Contest Winner
  7. No One Left Behind: Benefits and Drawbacks of a Cashless SocietyPeter Sklavo · High School Essay Contest Runner-up
Cover of Equilibrium Issue 8, Fall 2022

Fall 2022

Issue VIII

8 pieces
  1. The Parade of Inequality: Investigating Exacerbated DisparitiesHannah Shiohara and Denyse Chan
  2. Global Debt’s Vibe ShiftZachary Hagen-Smith
  3. A Bird’s Freedom: The Impact of Musk’s Twitter TakeoverSid Gupta
  4. Co-Ops vs. Firms: Different Sides of the Same Market CoinEvan Davis
  5. LIV Golf: Startup Leagues and the Future of SportsJacob Heisler
  6. The Financialization of EducationDhoha Bareche
  7. The Impact of Inflation on Generation ZJaehee Jung · High School Essay Contest Winner
  8. A Policy Proposal for Fighting Modern-Day InflationJustin Wang · High School Essay Contest Runner-up
Cover of Equilibrium Issue 7, Fall 2021

Fall 2021

Issue VII

6 pieces
  1. Questioning the EfficacyKareena Hargunani
  2. The Case for a Cigarette TaxNatraj Vairavan
  3. Streamer Wars: the Return of the OligopolyRia Bhandarkar
  4. Stratified Effects of Corporate GreenwashingLea Yamashiro
  5. Advantages and Disadvantages of CryptocurrenciesAkshar Katariya · Essay Contest Winner
  6. Economic Implications and Long-Term Solutions of the Debt Ceiling CrisisAditi Pavuluri · High School Essay Contest Winner
Cover of Equilibrium Issue 6, Spring 2021

Spring 2021

Issue VI

8 pieces
  1. A World Without Coffee: The Story Behind a Possible Impending Coffee CrisisEkaterina Yudina
  2. America is Leaking: How to Repair the Federal Water PolicyNicolas Dussaux
  3. The Macroeconomics of Happiness: A Case Study of BhutanChazel Hakim
  4. Retirement Accounts and Overworked Drivers: The Potential of Nudge TheoryVaidehi Bulusu
  5. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Produce MovementRia Bhandarkar
  6. Water Finds the Leak: How Federal and State Governments Lost Billions to Pandemic Aid FraudJaide Lin
  7. Long-Run Economic Impacts of Work-From-Home PoliciesArman Marchiel · Essay Contest Winner
  8. Long-Run Economic Impacts of Work-From-Home PoliciesAdam Hosein · High School Essay Contest Winner

Preview of professor interviews featured in our namesake Journal

Cover of Equilibrium Issue 5, Fall 2020

Fall 2020

Issue V

9 pieces
  1. The Case of the Missing JapantownAni Banerjee
  2. The FinCEN Files: Two Failures in International BankingVasanth Kumar
  3. Pegging Pharmaceutical Prices: Trump’s Plan to Bring Down Drug CostsPeter Zhang
  4. Dancing With the Dragon: An Economic History of Taiwan’s China PolicySze Yu Wang
  5. A Vaccine Won’t Cure COVID-19’s Effect on Education InequalityRia Bhandarkar
  6. Does Microfinance Work? A Neoliberal Approach to Poverty ReductionAlly Mintzer
  7. COVID-19: The Role of Culture in Social Distancing and Infection RateGrace Jang
  8. COVID-19’s Long Term Economic Impacts on Economic Inequality in the United StatesAllen Mao · Essay Contest Winner
  9. What Lessons Can We Learn from Social Movements Stemming from Economic InequalitiesTahmeed Khaled Chowdhury · High School Essay Contest Winner

Preview of professor interviews featured in our namesake Journal

Cover of Equilibrium Issue 4, Spring 2020

Spring 2020

Issue IV

8 pieces
  1. The Unrealizable Libertarian DreamNicolas Dussaux
  2. Paying Attention: The Attention EconomyAlly Mintzer
  3. An Ill Economy: The Economic Toll of the CoronavirusKonnor von Emster
  4. A New Breath for U.S. Antitrust RegulationsNicolas Dussaux
  5. Political PollingAni Banerjee
  6. Analysis of Taiwanese Economic History and PoliciesHoward Yan
  7. Is the Next Global Depression Imminent?Savr Kumar
  8. Should Big Tech Companies Be Broken Up?Katherine Stevenson · Essay Contest Winner

Preview of professor interviews featured in our namesake Journal

Cover of Equilibrium Issue 3, Fall 2019

Fall 2019

Issue III

6 pieces
  1. Economics of ReparationsRaina Zhao
  2. In the Long Run We Are All Dead: An Economic Argument for Climate ActionVasanth Kumar · Essay Contest Winner
  3. Economics Driving the Streaming IndustryKonnor von Emster
  4. US-China Trade WarGrace Jang
  5. Venezuela’s Resource CurseNanditha Nair
  6. The European Project: Crisis in the AegeanHoward Yan

Previews of published undergraduate research featured in our namesake Journal

Cover of Equilibrium Issue 2, Spring 2019

Spring 2019

Issue II

9 pieces
  1. What is FinTechMae Zheng
  2. Economic AbuseParmita Das
  3. The Merits and Drawbacks of PhilanthrocapitalismVassilisa Rubtsova
  4. A New Approach to the Minimum Wage in CAVinay Maruri
  5. A Smokin’ Hot IndustryOlivia Gingold
  6. The Pip in the Kiwi: An Analysis of the Automated Delivery IndustryAbhishek Roy
  7. Bezos’ Billions and the Disproportionate Growth of America’s Top EarnersKatherine Blesie
  8. The Power of ProtestsParmita Das
  9. The Economics of Sports StadiumsKarthik Vegesna

Professor interviews: Gabriel Zucman, David Roland-Holst, Christopher Walters

Graduate student interviews: Philip Rogers, Todd Messer, Summer Sullivan

Cover of Equilibrium Issue 1, Fall 2018

Fall 2018

Issue I

8 pieces
  1. The Economics of Child MarriageParmita Das
  2. Growth and Currency in Argentina: It’s ComplicatedSeth Bertolucci
  3. Rethinking MicrofinanceVassilisa Rubtsova
  4. The Explosive Growth of E-SportsJoseph Ng
  5. Joblessness: The Effects of Technology on U.S. JobsKatherine Blesie
  6. America’s Trade Frustrations: Could the Trump Presidency be Nailed by its own Steel Tariffs?Arsh Vishen
  7. The Clean Energy ConundrumOdysseus Pyrinis
  8. Standing on the Shoulders of ChildrenAriana Jessa

Professor interviews: Dmitry Taubinsky, Daniel Acland, Cihan Tugal