Category: Christina Gayton

• The Economics of Sleep

  3–4 minutes

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  April 24, 2019

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  Campus and Community, Christina Gayton, Economic Theory

  When taking a closer look at sleep, there’s a lot going on underneath the mattress, both on the individual and market level.

  

• Unconventional Ways to Flaunt Wealth through Fashion

  4–6 minutes

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  March 23, 2019

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  Christina Gayton, Economic Theory

  Social relations are complex, particularly as increased global productivite democratizes formerly luxury, exclusive goods. By: Christina Gayton In The Theory of the Leisure Class, Thorstein Veblen claimed “our apparel is always in evidence and affords an indication of our pecuniary standing to all observers at the first glance.” Historically, the elite would visualize their status…

  

• Food Waste Economics

  4–7 minutes

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  January 29, 2019

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  Christina Gayton, Domestic Affairs, Economic Theory

  The hidden costs of lost calories

  

• Buying Gold Before the Next Recession? 5 Reasons for Gold and 5 Reasons to Invest Elsewhere

  7–10 minutes

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  January 17, 2019

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  Business, Christina Gayton

  Is purchasing gold an investment in “God’s money” or an overvalued hunk of metal?

  

• Artificial Intelligence’s Impact on China’s Labor Force

  3–4 minutes

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  November 11, 2018

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  Christina Gayton, Technology

  AI could replace Chinese jobs, or they could fill China’s future expected labor shortages due to a rapidly aging population.