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Environment, class conflict, and economics: what stands behind Black Friday deals
As the holiday season is slowly approaching, people are more than eager to shop: be it essentials, presents for significant others, or...
Aibike Omurova
Dec 4, 20204 min read


Claudio Borio and the Behind-the-Scenes Bank Keeping Us Afloat
Claudio Borio, a man humorously self-described as “very secretive”, is without doubt one of the most important people you’ve never heard...
Ollie Corfe
Nov 18, 20205 min read


Olivier Blanchard on the Challenge of Inequality During a Pandemic
It has been less than a year since COVID-19 became a part of our new reality, but many experts and professionals have already given their...
Aibike Omurova
Nov 16, 20204 min read


Kajol Phadnis Patel: Consultant & Content Creator
Ms. Patel is a senior consultant at Deloitte and a content creator on social media, posting insightful weekly videos and posts on...
Nadia Winona
Oct 27, 20207 min read


Driving forces behind the collapse of the European economy
The economic contraction in the second quarter of 2020 was disastrous for the EU. Eurostat, the statistical office of the EU, reports...
Tugay Akbulut
Aug 31, 20206 min read


Market failure in the Energy Transition
The energy sector is facing challenging times in which it has to balance short-term returns with its long-term license to operate. Shell,...
Tugay Akbulut
Jul 31, 20207 min read


Should Americans “Europeanize” their response strategy?
Towards the end of March this year, the weekly jobless claims in the United States increased by 1000% during the first bout of the...
Nadia Winona
Jul 24, 20205 min read


Post-pandemic Recovery: The Shape of our Actions
Although it may seem like a novel phenomenon, current social distancing and other interruptions to our daily lives are nothing new....
Maria Diaz Macias
Jun 9, 20204 min read


Oil prices go negative, how can we see the light at the end of the tunnel?
Oil has been the most important source of energy since the mid-1950s. Its products underpin modern society, especially supplying energy...
Cinthya Nathaly Criollo Quiroz
May 8, 20207 min read


Does Iraq have a future?
Does Iraq have a future? As of 9 April 2020, Iraq claimed to have 1202 confirmed Covid-19 cases although, critics suspect the number to...
Camiel Fortass
Apr 14, 20203 min read


MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY
On a clear night of March an Airbus A340 lowered its landing gear as it entered final approach to Munich airport. Inside the cockpit,...
Miguel Adan Marquez
Apr 3, 20205 min read


Thoughts on Factors Surrounding Housing Markets Around The World – Part 1
From Sydney to San Francisco to Hong Kong to Amsterdam to possibly your hometown, housing affordability remains a pertinent political...
Michael Wei
Mar 31, 20204 min read


Covid-19: the Economic Emergency
The Coronavirus has taken the world by storm. Covid-19, a virus that originated in Wuhan, China, has spread around the world and has...
Nuno Sousa
Mar 30, 20206 min read


You, me, and our future after Covid19
Never before have I been forbidden from leaving my home by the government. Coincidently, neither have my parents. My grandparents lived...
Miguel Adan Marquez
Mar 26, 20205 min read


Taboos in the Financial Market
How often have we watched movies like The Wolf of Wall Street or The Big Short, idolatrising the financial market and its wealth...
Marco Favaretti
Mar 20, 20203 min read


Some Brief Thoughts on Taxes
Last week, upon arriving home from university and opening the mailbox for the first time in a rather long time, I was avalanched by a...
Miguel Adan Marquez
Mar 11, 20205 min read


Piketty- the Economist for the 21st Century?
Thomas Piketty, born in France in 1971, has become one of the most famous economists in the world and an idol to many progressives....
Nuno Sousa
Feb 26, 20203 min read


The Economics of Migration
Many economists consider the allocation of human resources relatable to any market in general, asserting that by pursuing self-interest,...
Marco Favaretti
Feb 21, 20203 min read


Tax Avoidance – Why Can the Big Companies Keep on Doing it?
The term “tax avoidance” came into public awareness in 2012 when the British MP’s shunned light on Google’s, Amazon’s and Starbucks tax...
Erik Hämäläinen
Jan 20, 20204 min read


The Magic of Money Creation
Are you thinking to save money in your bank account? Do banks lend out our deposits? How do they create money? Well, banks don’t have the...
Achic Lema
Jan 17, 20203 min read
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