Andrew Alam-Nist
Some Thoughts On Economic Growth
In the second week of Directed Studies, a yearlong course at Yale that gives a survey of the history of Western Thought, we read...
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Adi Raj
- Aug 9, 2022
- 6 min
How Important Is The Role Of Economists During A Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a very prominent example of how important economists’ contributions have been to try and control the...
Adi Raj
- Jul 11, 2022
- 8 min
To What Extent Was Modi's 2016 Demonetisation In India Successful?
At 8pm on November 8th, 2016, in a surprise televised address, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced to the nation that all Rs...
Niya Sasha
- Dec 6, 2021
- 3 min
Do Private Sector Businesses Need To Maximise Profits To Survive In The Long Run?
While a business is running and producing their goods or services, they have short and long term goals and to achieve these goals they...
Niya Sasha
- Oct 4, 2021
- 6 min
How Should Oxford Respond To Its Surplus Of Applicants?
Oxford University is the top-ranking university in the 2022 League tables and this is reflected in its requirement of high grades and...
Purav Menon
- May 30, 2021
- 10 min
How Effective Is The Nordic Welfare Model?
Editors Note: This is a modified version of an essay originally written for Purav's economics A level coursework Introduction The Nordic...
Towa Matsuda
- Mar 21, 2021
- 9 min
Is Healthcare a Fundamental Human Right?
(Figures referenced are placed at the bottom of the article) Article 25 of the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights...
Andrew Alam-Nist
- Mar 6, 2021
- 5 min
A Guide To The 2021 GameStop Short Squeeze And Its Impacts
The idea that a group of amateur investors on a Reddit community would cause hedge funds to lose billions would have been met with...
Purav Menon
- Feb 22, 2021
- 3 min
How Well Has Haiti Recovered From Its Earthquake?
Even before being struck by a devastating earthquake on January 12th, 2010, Haiti was already the poorest country in the entirety of the...
Andrew Alam-Nist
- Feb 14, 2021
- 5 min
The Issue With Incentivising Good Behaviour
In the opening pages of Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner’s bestseller, ‘Freakonomics’, they state that ‘economics is, at root, the study...
Grace Kwon
- Feb 7, 2021
- 4 min
How Mixed Is The South Korean Economy?
The South Korean economy is a “highly developed mixed economy”, famous for its dramatic rise from one of the poorest countries in the...
Andrew Alam-Nist
- Oct 13, 2020
- 6 min
Is It Feasible To Implement A Wealth Tax Within The USA Today?
I often hear that Joe Biden does not go far enough with his tax plans. In the somewhat liberal echo chamber which can sometimes be my...
Adi Raj
- Sep 5, 2020
- 12 min
To What Extent Are Covid-19 Lockdowns Worth The Pain?
The global COVID-19 outbreak began in December 2019 in Wuhan, the capital city of Hubei Province, China. The pandemic has since spread to...
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