Ever since I was a child, I was accused of being a sort of a hoarder because of how much I liked collecting things I found interesting. And unlike many hoarders, the things I like to collect are not usually things such as paper napkins, toothpicks or stolen sugar packs from my local coffee shop.
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When I switched my thesis from the effect of IMF loans on sub-Saharan Africa to the effect of stock exchanges on sub-Saharan Africa, I thought I was the bee’s knees. After all, who would come up with such a novel topic, or anything remotely related to this? Turns out Joseph Schumpeter, an Austrian economist, discussed
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 It is no surprise that religion, and especially Christianity, has shaped the heritage and history of the European continent. Adopted by the Roman empire in 308 A.D., Christianity in Europe has been at the heart of wealth and war. After one big schism in 1054 and the reformations in the 16th century, we arrive today,
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For the audience who is unfamiliar with contingent valuation (CV), it is a method of estimating the value for each individual on a good. The experimental design of this kind is simple: the interviewer would directly report each willingness to pay to obtain a specific good. This method has been extremely pronounced in situations where
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Fernando de Magallanes would have never imagined that his explorations would lead to one of the most disputed diplomatic conflicts of the 20th and 21st centuries. He was selected by King Charles I of Spain to discover a new commercial route from the Kingdom of Castilla to the Maluku Islands (Indonesia) passing through the South
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If I were to plan a trip with friends to Portugal or Spain this summer, the first website I would check for accommodation options is Airbnb. If you are more than 3 or 4 people, renting out a flat to share could save you a lot of money. For those who are not familiar, Airbnb
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