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Marceli Dziuba
3 days ago8 min read
Will Donald Trump bring the golden age for cryptocurrencies?
The greatest victory of crypto bros against the dollar. Following the outcome of the US elections, it is now confirmed that the next...
Lola Harding
Dec 28, 20244 min read
The Paradox of Aid: Rewarding Corruption?
“Every dollar that a corrupt official or a corrupt businessperson puts in their pocket is a dollar stolen from a pregnant woman who needs...
Ryan Dillmann
Dec 27, 20247 min read
Government Military Contractors: North Korean Soldiers in Ukraine and Their Role in Russia’s Force Generation Efforts
Joint article with Timofey Zhalnin National Defense Management Center on Frunzenskaya Embankment © Alexander Savin, WikiCommons As...
Levente Juhász
Dec 23, 202411 min read
Inequality: A Double-Edged Sword of Progress and Division
Inequality shapes opportunities and mobility, sparking both challenges and innovation. This article explores its causes and consequences.
Martin Svoboda
Nov 28, 20246 min read
The Working Class vs. White Collar Economists
Should surge pricing be regulated for concert tickets? Imagine waking up early to buy concert tickets for your favourite band, only to...
Efraim Tóth
Nov 14, 20245 min read
A Beginner’s Guide to Infinite Growth
"You have stolen my dreams and my childhood with your empty words. And yet I’m one of the lucky ones. People are suffering. People are...
Beris Bajrović
Nov 6, 20245 min read
Amsterdam’s Rise: Europe’s Financial Hub After Brexit?
In recent years, it has become evident that Amsterdam is gaining traction as a desirable destination for banking and financial services...
Shravya Gowda
Oct 8, 20246 min read
Making Green From Green: The Influence of ESG Scores on European Stock Returns
Exploring Stock Performance Through an Enhanced Fama-French Model Suppose you are presented with a choice between a blue pill and a red...
Sylvia Luptakova
Aug 26, 20244 min read
Turning Up the Heat: How Climate Risks Are Shaping Investment Strategies
This summer, the 22nd of July marked the hottest day recorded on Earth (Copernicus Climate Change Service, 2024) . In fact, the...
Elias Griepentrog
Jul 26, 20245 min read
Navigating Nonlinear Dynamics in the Economy: The Impact of Job Openings on Unemployment
The Federal Reserve embarked on an aggressive tightening cycle in 2022, raising interest rates from nearly 0% to a range between 5.25%...
Rostra Economica
Jul 18, 20242 min read
Make your work visible by publishing in the Rostra Thesis Series!
Did you put a lot of effort into your thesis, did you reach interesting conclusions, or did you explore a novel concept in your subject...
Beris Bajrović
May 3, 20247 min read
Financial Frontiers: The New Eurozone
From Adoption to Integration: The Eurozone's Influence on European Markets No matter if you want to grab some ice cream on a sunny day,...
Orlando Leite Faria
May 2, 20247 min read
Costly Convenience: the Complex Future of Global Shipping
It is hard to understate the overwhelming growth of globalisation over the past 50 years. Owning appliances labelled with "Made in...
Geetarath Arora
Mar 6, 20245 min read
The (Indian) Elephant in the Room: India’s Economic Dilemma and the Looming General Elections
As the world’s largest democracy celebrates the building of the much-awaited yet controversial Lord Ram temple, where once the Babri...
Alessandro Scagnolari
Feb 8, 202412 min read
Euro 2.0: Orwellian Dystopia or Future of Money?
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Protesters marched through the streets of Amsterdam to p
Elias Griepentrog
Dec 1, 202311 min read
Will the Federal Reserve Land the U.S. Economy Softly?
In March of the year 2022, amidst a 7.9% year-over-year surge in prices as per the consumer price index, the Federal Reserve enacted an...
Lilith Inés Vesti
Oct 24, 20237 min read
50 Shades of Pink: A Colorful Outlook on the Future of Consumer Debt Dynamics
From Amsterdam to Berlin, if you ever find yourself lost in a European metropolis, you have a pretty good chance of coming across a pink...
Alessandro Scagnolari
Oct 20, 20239 min read
Is there life after death for Swiss banking?
Whether you are a luxury watch enthusiast, a frequent visitor of its amazing skiing resorts, or maybe a fan of Federer’s magic touch,...
Carlo Felician
Jul 28, 20233 min read
Financial Crises: Random Shocks or “Biological Regularities”?
Economists are notoriously bad at predicting recessions even as they are taking place. Or maybe they are too good. After all, “the stock...
Mikołaj Kuczmarski
Jun 7, 20235 min read
Pay to Live - A Brief Look At The Subscription Economy
Do you own anything? I mean, really own anything? Or do you just rent everything from someone else? That’s the question that haunts me...
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