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Dec 135 min read

The Quiet Comfort of Sad Songs

“Happiness is a sad song.” - Charles M. Schulz Headphones on, staring out of the window as heartbreaking music blasts through your...

The City of Light : The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of American Cities

Oscar Kelleran

Dec 66 min read

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The City of Light : The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of American Cities

Buffalo was once the City of Light — the first city with electricity — fully powered by Nikola Tesla’s new AC turbines with renewable...

Breaking Bonds: The UK Mini-Budget and the Treasury Turmoil

Eva Juzna

Nov 119 min read

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Breaking Bonds: The UK Mini-Budget and the Treasury Turmoil

The not-so-mini budget that nearly caused another Lehman moment The economic landscape of the United Kingdom witnessed significant...

Ng Zhi Rui

Oct 318 min read

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Afraid to Get Your Hands Dirty?

Keeping clean takes work. Every evening, we dutifully wash off the debris of the day. When we were young, perhaps we had to be taught, but

Making Green From Green: The Influence of ESG Scores on European Stock Returns

Shravya Gowda

Oct 86 min read

Economics and Finance

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...

Does EU Law Effectively Mitigate Online Disinformation’s Influence on Elections?

Henry Kurze

Sep 164 min read

Politics

Does EU Law Effectively Mitigate Online Disinformation’s Influence on Elections?

“The mind of the enemy and the will of his leaders is a target of far more importance than the bodies of his troops.” — Mao Zedong The...

Turning Up the Heat: How Climate Risks Are Shaping Investment Strategies

Sylvia Luptakova

Aug 264 min read

Economics and Finance

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...

Navigating Nonlinear Dynamics in the Economy: The Impact of Job Openings on Unemployment

Elias Griepentrog

Jul 265 min read

Economics and Finance

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%...

Make your work visible by publishing in the Rostra Thesis Series!

Rostra Economica

Jul 182 min read

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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...

Metaverse: Exploring Business Opportunities and Cryptocurrency Trends

Kawtar Rettab

May 159 min read

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Metaverse: Exploring Business Opportunities and Cryptocurrency Trends

A pair of digital Nike shoes were sold for 134k. A box of virtual land, $4.3 million. Why?

How Nudges Can Shape Parenthood: Interventions on parental involvement and child-caregiver interactions

Juanita Bloomfield

May 22 min read

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How Nudges Can Shape Parenthood: Interventions on parental involvement and child-caregiver interactions

Family environments in the first years of life are key to a child's development. Recent evidence in the field of behavioral economics...

Can Carbon Label Help Fighting Climate Change?

Davide Pace

Feb 155 min read

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Can Carbon Label Help Fighting Climate Change?

It is just before 13.00. Hungry, you rush to the UvA canteen after a long class. Same steps and same classmates as many other days, but...

Monke and Capital: Exposition on the Systems of Labour

Santiago Mengual

Oct 16, 202320 min read

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Monke and Capital: Exposition on the Systems of Labour

In the evolutionary timeline, it is not easy to get around the means by which certain evolutionary artefacts have attached themselves to...

The Value of Timekeeping: A Reappraisal of Past and Current Meaning

John Gatev

Oct 5, 20236 min read

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The Value of Timekeeping: A Reappraisal of Past and Current Meaning

Dalle AI Nine billionths of a second. A unit of measurement so accurate that, by comparison, a wristwatch becomes a blunt instrument for...

Quit Smoking: How Wealth is Built of Metaphysics and Cigarettes

Santiago Mengual

Jun 14, 202313 min read

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Quit Smoking: How Wealth is Built of Metaphysics and Cigarettes

There are many reasons why people struggle to quit smoking, but it almost always concerns a wrong understanding of how they perceive...

The Myth Of Communications Artistry: Exploring The Value Of A Scientific Approach For Organisations

John Gatev

May 16, 20234 min read

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The Myth Of Communications Artistry: Exploring The Value Of A Scientific Approach For Organisations

Within the rigidity of corporate structures, there is no function more ill-defined than that of communications. Conjuring images of...

Are protests at the UvA getting out of hand?

Stella Botta

Mar 11, 20234 min read

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Are protests at the UvA getting out of hand?

In the afternoon of Monday, January 16, 2023, dozens of UvA students and teachers occupied a university building. Their reason? Once...

The Future of Urban Living: What to Expect from Saudi Arabia's 'The Line'

Santiago Mengual

Feb 27, 20239 min read

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The Future of Urban Living: What to Expect from Saudi Arabia's 'The Line'

‘The Line’. The envisioned utopia to be built in Saudi Arabia by 2030 in the shape of a straight line, promises many things: 1) driven by...

Why Unicorns Matter: Spas Kyosev On The Importance Of Storytelling

John Gatev

Jan 23, 20235 min read

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Why Unicorns Matter: Spas Kyosev On The Importance Of Storytelling

Economic growth is a function of physical capital, human capital, and ideas – the factor that binds them into output. A simple yet...

The Destructive Growth of UvA: an Overview of the Effects

Sanjana Majumdar

Oct 31, 20224 min read

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The Destructive Growth of UvA: an Overview of the Effects

Protest against the University of Amsterdam’s growth, October 13, 2022. The “Tragedy of the Commons”, is a socio-economic concept that...

Sisyphus, Suicide and the Search for Meaning

Yazan Azab

Oct 19, 20223 min read

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Sisyphus, Suicide and the Search for Meaning

“There is only one really serious philosophical problem, and that is suicide” – Albert Camus 800,000 people committed suicide in 2020,...

The Destructive Growth of UvA: an Overview of Causes

Sanjana Majumdar

Oct 14, 20223 min read

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The Destructive Growth of UvA: an Overview of Causes

Protest against the University of Amsterdam’s growth, October 13, 2022. Alejandro was just like any other student, wanting to pursue his...