The Economics Review

Economic Theory, Julian Gary

Does private equity outperform public markets?

In the past two decades, institutional investment in private equity funds has skyrocketed...

Alexis Loh, Economic Theory

The Making of a Tiger: Authoritarianism in Developing Economies (Part 1)

In the decades following the Second World War, the international economy was flooded by a wave of new players...

Economic Theory, Will Rojas

The Economics of Freedom

How personal liberty is connected to economic freedom and why there are exceptions.

Business, Julian Gary

General Electric’s Break Up and The Decline of the Conglomerate Model

Jack Welch is widely considered one of the most successful CEOs of all time...

Business, Revan Aponso

American Airlines and JetBlue vs DOJ: How Big Can Airlines Get?

On September 21, 2021, the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit to block a partnership agreement between American Airlines and JetBlue Airlines, citing a violation of antitrust laws...

Business, Revan Aponso

Voltswagen: An April Fools Joke Gone Wrong

Volkswagen saw the annual day of comedic relief and foolery as a chance to announce their goals of increasing their market share in the Electric Vehicle industry...

Domestic Affairs, Saurabh Kumar

It’s Time to Address the Cost of Education in America

At the very beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, former President Donald Trump paused student loan repayments, causing millions of Americans to emit a collective sigh of relief during a...

Domestic Affairs, Saurabh Kumar

Opinion: With no end in sight for political polarization, workers get left out in the cold

Throughout America’s history, populist movements have come and gone across the entire political spectrum, all with varying degrees of success...

Alexis Loh, Archive, Domestic Affairs

The Great Resignation: Are workers finally fighting back?

Something phenomenal is happening in the American labor market...

Revan Aponso, World

What is Going On in Sri Lanka?

Tents line the Galle Face Green in the capital city of Colombo as protestors take to the streets in retaliation for the recent economic crisis in the country...

Saatwik Panigrahi, World

Offshoring Climate Change to Carbon Havens : Carbon Leakages Pt. I

Fiscal paradise or tax havens, until the 2008 financial crisis, were generally considered “exotic sideshows” of the world economy...

Esha Dhar, World

Russia’s Economic Response to Sanctions After Ukraine Invasion

Russia is employing several tools in order to keep its economy afloat after a barrage of sanctions from some of the world's biggest economies.

Ryan Li, Technology

Solar Slackening? What faces America’s fastest-growing renewable energy source

The solar energy industry in America is doing very well for itself right now...

Business, Roshni Rangwani, Technology

An Open Heart: The Tech Business Model of the Future?

Technology has virtually revolutionized every industry in the global economy, and the market caps of Silicon Valley giants routinely outshine the GDP of entire nations.

Roshni Rangwani, Technology

Can cloud seeding reveal the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow?

Water scarcity is forcing governments around the world to adopt increasingly outlandish schemes to protect access to the precious resource.

Angel Cortes Sanchez, Campus and Community

The Future of Affordable Housing in NYC

On November 2, 2021, New Yorkers voted for the next Mayor of New York City...

Aima Anwar, Archive, Campus and Community, Domestic Affairs

The New Normal: Learning Losses from COVID

The global economic implications of COVID-19 have been dominating the headlines this year, but one facet of today’s economy that is often overlooked is the learning loss that can...

Archive, Campus and Community, Shriya Chitale

College Costs and COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically altered the way we interact with each other — especially in the academic sphere...