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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

Posted On : February 13, 2024 Published By : BER staff
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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

Posted On : February 8, 2024 Published By : BER staff
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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

Posted On : February 6, 2024 Published By : BER staff
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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

Posted On : February 4, 2024 Published By : BER staff
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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

Posted On : November 20, 2023 Published By : BER staff
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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

Posted On : November 17, 2023 Published By : BER staff
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Africa + China: The Belt and Road Initiative as an Outcome of Defense Policy

SAHIL JAISWAL – NOVEMBER 16TH, 2023 EDITOR: COLE YAP  Introduction: From 1.2 Trillion in 2000 to 17.7 Trillion in 2021, China multiplied its GDP by a factor of 15 in Continue Reading

Posted On : November 16, 2023 Published By : BER staff
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The (Not So) Simple Truth Behind Minimum Wages and Unions

ARDA TUNCTURK – November 15, 2023 EDITOR: EVAN DAVIS Imagine you are a worker living paycheck-to-paycheck, working endless hours, or maybe even holding multiple jobs to barely make ends meet. Continue Reading

Posted On : November 15, 2023 Published By : BER staff
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The Three Players of the Housing Crisis: The Great Recession, COVID-19, & Bidenomics

SANIYA PENDHARKAR – NOVEMBER 15TH, 2023 EDITOR: ANGELA CHEN The housing problems that have affected the United States for years are nothing short of a square off between supply and Continue Reading

Posted On : November 15, 2023 Published By : BER staff
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“Lying Flat”: The Demise of the Chinese Workforce and Its Impact on the Chinese Economy

DIMA ZAYARUZNY AND KIET HOA – NOVEMBER 14, 2023  In the dynamic landscape of contemporary China, a striking economic and social phenomenon has gained prominence—”lying flat”. This intriguing trend speaks Continue Reading

Posted On : November 14, 2023 Published By : BER staff

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