Econ 131 and 133 Class Review
SAM QUATTROCIOCCHI – APRIL 20TH, 2023 Econ 131: Public Economics, and Econ 133: Global Inequality and Growth are the two most complementary classes I’ve taken at Berkeley. Our economics department Continue Reading
Staying Afloat: Developing Economies in the Age of Climate Change
FELIX ZHANG- APRIL 17, 2023 EDITOR: ABBY MORRIS The impact of climate change is not a matter of if, but when: since 1880, the average global surface temperature has risen Continue Reading
The Energy Bundle Theory – Why Renewable Energy is not the Panacea for Global Inequality
JACK YANG – APRIL 18TH, 2023 EDITOR: RAMYA SRIDHAR Regarding non-renewable energy, two common beliefs prevail: it’s incredibly lucrative and environmentally detrimental. We admire the prosperity brought by oil to Continue Reading
Korea Continues to Be Stuck Between a Rock and a Hard Place
NITA SABOURI – APRIL 14TH, 2023 EDITOR: DENYSE CHAN On August 16th, 2022, Congress approved the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), a new federal law that hopes to (you guessed it) Continue Reading
Beyond Rational Expectations: Alternative Behavioral Approaches to Economics
EVAN DAVIS – APRIL 13TH, 2023 EDITOR: ARYAN SHAFAT My best friend’s breathing was picking up as the sun set on the horizon. Our mountain biking trip was quickly about Continue Reading
Spring 2023 High School Essay Contest – Runner Up Essay: Fighting Modern-Day Inflation
JUSTIN WANG – APRIL 12TH, 2023 The average price of a dozen eggs in the U.S. has jumped from $1.45 to $3.42 from February 2020 to present day – a Continue Reading
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