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The Minimum Wage
The minimum wage has always been the cause of much debate and controversy in economic and political circles. Recently, there was much...
Elisabeth Hoole
Apr 30, 202115 min read

The 4-Day Working Week
Few would expect a nascent political party that took home less than 3% of the vote to have much sway on policy. And yet, the progressives...
Ollie Corfe
Apr 23, 202110 min read


What Is Archegos?
The family office with a $50bn bet with Wall Street March 25th, 2021 — The stock of ViacomCBS, a traditional and popular U.S.-based...
Brunna Torino
Apr 13, 20216 min read


The Gem of Africa: Botswana
In the middle of the 1947 heat-wave, Seretse Khama, the Prince of Bechuanaland (colonial Botswana) and heir to the throne, met the...
Brunna Torino
Mar 29, 20213 min read


DIVIDE ET IMPERA?: THE BIG TECH DEBATE
In recent years, consumer privacy and antitrust have emerged as issues with controversial and dualistic support. In light of the...
Julia Collado Serrano
Mar 9, 20217 min read


Lucie Fink: Entrepreneur, Video Producer & Lifestyle Host
Lucie Fink Morris is a New Yorker and an established video producer and lifestyle host, having been featured on The Today Show as a...
Nadia Winona
Dec 11, 202010 min read


Branko Milanović on Inequality and the Two Faces of Capitalism
Branko Milanović is a Serbian-American economist currently teaching at LSE and the Barcelona Institute for International Studies. His...
Ollie Corfe
Dec 8, 20204 min read

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
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