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Universal Housing Vouchers: The Biden-Harris Plan that Could Cut Poverty Rates in Half

JENNIFER JACKSON – NOVEMBER 11TH, 2020 EDITOR: KAT XIE On the crowded stage of the February Democratic Primary debates, candidates rolled out their housing agendas for their potential term as Continue Reading

Posted On : November 12, 2020 Published By : BER staff
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Why Gum Is So Sticky

AISHANI BANERJEE – NOVEMBER 10TH, 2020 EDITOR: AYDIN MAHARRAMOV Introduction Two weeks into March of this year, the United States declared a national emergency. You can probably guess why.  You can Continue Reading

Posted On : November 10, 2020 Published By : BER staff
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Will COVID-19 Speed Up the Death of the American Mall?

RIA BHANDARKAR – NOVEMBER 9TH, 2020 EDITOR: CHAZEL HAKIM Since the emergence of Amazon, eBay, and other online alternatives to in-person shopping, traditional retail has experienced a slow decline. Shopping Continue Reading

Posted On : November 9, 2020 Published By : BER staff
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What It Takes to Win a Seat: Campaign Economics in the Trump Era

EKATERINA YUDINA – NOVEMBER 5TH, 2020 EDITOR: SEAN O’CONNELL With the 2020 election cycle having approached it’s conclusion, we can look back at how various campaigns across the country frantically Continue Reading

Posted On : November 5, 2020 Published By : BER staff
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Fall 2020 High School Essay Contest

In recent years, economic inequalities in America have increasingly come into public focus. In particular, the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted matters such as the economic struggles of essential workers and Continue Reading

Posted On : November 2, 2020 Published By : BER staff
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Does Microfinance Work? A Neoliberal Approach to Poverty Reduction

ALLY MINTZER – NOVEMBER 2ND, 2020 EDITOR: RAINA ZHAO The most famous microloan innovator and founder of the Bangladesh Grameen Bank, Muhammad Yunus, received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 Continue Reading

Posted On : November 2, 2020 Published By : BER staff
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Back When America Was Socialist

KONNOR VON EMSTER – OCTOBER 30TH 2020 EDITORS: KAT XIE, KAREENA HARGUNANI The 2016 election was a shock to many. In liberal parts of the country such as my own Continue Reading

Posted On : October 30, 2020 Published By : BER staff
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Guns, Fees, Steel: The History of Payment Processors and Guns

AISHANI BANERJEE – OCTOBER 29TH, 2020 EDITOR: RAKSHA SEN On February 12, 2020, PayPal announced an unlikely partnership. Criminologists at the Crime Lab at the University of Chicago and the Continue Reading

Posted On : October 29, 2020 Published By : BER staff
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Is Antitrust Enforcement Effective?

ALLY MINTZER – OCTOBER 28TH, 2020 EDITOR: KAT XIE Update: This article was written before the DOJ filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google on Oct 20th, 2020. In late September Continue Reading

Posted On : October 28, 2020 Published By : BER staff
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COVID-19: The Role of Culture in Social Distancing and Infection Rate

GRACE JANG – OCTOBER 27TH, 2020 EDITOR: ABHISHEK ROY Background Since the first outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, the pandemic has reached and spread across other countries at different speeds. Continue Reading

Posted On : October 27, 2020 Published By : BER staff

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