Economic Effects of Disasters in the USA
Can natural disasters affect the economy? Well, the obvious answer is yes. Disasters can alter the dynamics of the job market, impacting...
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Karnik Aswani
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Funding Innovation
What does innovation look like from a broad, economic perspective in the U.S.? Does finance drive it? Investing in innovations is a...
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Sabrina Falkowsky
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Student Loan Repayment Plans and Free College
On Oct. 1, 2023, for the first time since 2020, federal student loan repayments resumed. This article summarizes the Biden...
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Vidith Iyer
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Cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrency is a digital currency which allows peer-to-peer transactions without a middleman or third party (e.g., a bank). Instead of...
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Housing Market in India
The housing market plays a crucial role in India's economic growth. However, a significant portion of the population faces considerable...
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Zhengmao Sheng
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Water Privatization
What is water privatization? Does it do more harm than good?
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Alex Joplin
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American Income Inequality and Wage Stagnation
Explaining why wages have remained largely stagnant since the late 1970s.
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Harry Huang
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What is Structural Adjustment and the IMF?
What does the International Monetary Fund do and why is it so controversial?
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Mark Streiber
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Is There an Optimal Tax Rate?
Explaining the optimal tax rate for both the government and its citizenry through the Laffer curve model.
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Karnik Aswani
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Basic Income: Privilege or Right?
Some argue that basic income, or a minimum degree of money needed to live according to some socioeconomic standard, should not be a...
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Michael Joseph
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Behind Soaring College Tuition
Explaining the factors that contributed to rising college tuition costs.
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Russell Reddecliff
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What is Quantitative Easing?
The United States Federal Reserve (Fed) has two key policy goals: low unemployment and stable prices. It aims to keep inflation below 2%...
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Zhengmao Sheng
Jun 14, 20232 min read
Freight Rail and the Stand-Alone-Cost Test
The extensive U.S. railroad network, combined with its ability to move goods in bulk efficiently, makes freight rail the optimal choice...
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Sophia Welsh
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What is a Copayment? (Sophia Welsh)
This Explainer discusses the meaning of copayments in health plans.
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Russell Reddecliff
May 28, 20232 min read
The Commerce Clause
The commerce clause of the U.S. Constitution is the source of Congress’s authority to regulate interstate economic activity and markets....
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Diego Romero
May 28, 20231 min read
Comptroller of Currency
There comes a time when even seasoned observers have to dust off their old college textbooks to look into an obscure topic they may have...
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