Interview with Ned Augenblick
KIET HOA – MARCH 15, 2024 Ned Augenblick is a professor in the Economic Analysis and Policy Group at Berkeley Haas. His focus is on Behavioral Economics. In November 2023, Continue Reading
A Slow Speed Recovery: BART’s Troublesome Post-Pandemic Comeback
FELIX ZHANG – MARCH 13TH, 2024 EDITOR: SELINA YANG When BART first started operations in 1972, it was hailed as the transit system of the future. Bay Area Rapid Transit, 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
The Biggest Unforced Error in Sports: Tennis’ Inequality Problem, Explained
TUCKER GAUSS & GRIFFEN SHUFELDT – FEBRUARY 15TH, 2024 Tennis fans are, fundamentally, very simple people. We (yes, I proudly count myself among them) enjoy watching a small, fluffy yellow Continue Reading
Navigating the New Frontier: A Global Roadmap for Regulating Artificial Intelligence
ALKIS TOUTZIARIDIS – FEBRUARY 13TH, 2024 EDITOR: ANNE WU Introduction Artificial intelligence, once a speculative concept, has quickly become a dominant force in the technological landscape. In just two years, Continue Reading
Country Garden: There’s No Such Thing as “Too Big to Fail”
NELSON LAW – FEBRUARY 8TH, 2024 EDITOR: KIET HOA After the Evergrande housing crisis, China’s housing market remains restless as another company is potentially defaulting on its debt. That company Continue Reading
Berlin: Booze, Bump, Berghain, Repeat
DIMA ZAYARUZNY – FEBRUARY 6TH, 2024 EDITOR: MICHAEL ATHANASSIADIS In the streets of Berlin, the pulsating beats of techno music reverberate through abandoned warehouses and factories, echoing the city’s tumultuous Continue Reading
Interview with Professor Michael Reich
AUTHOR: TUCKER GAUSS – FEBRUARY 4, 2023 EDITOR: PALLAVI MURTHY Michael Reich is a Professor of Economics and Chair of the Center of Wage and Employment Dynamics at the Institute Continue Reading
The Tale of Two Tournaments: A Football Story
SANIYA PENDHARKAR – NOVEMBER 20TH, 2023 EDITOR: SELINA YANG Football. Fútbol. Calcio. Soccer. Whatever it’s called, the “beautiful game” is played by children in practically each country. Every four years, 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