By Ishita Jha and Shriya Samanta | ShoQs 2026 Have you ever wondered why some brands lose customers when prices rise, while others gain more? For most retailers, higher prices lead to lower sales. Yet Hermès, …
How to Think About Net Exports
By Chloe Song | ShoQs 2026 Tariffs under the current administration are usually discussed in terms of the trade deficit and GDP. Both are tied to a simple macroeconomic idea: net exports. What are net exports? …
The Algorithm of Desire: TikTok’s Grip on Gen Z Spending
By Charlotte Vigy and Allison Fecke | ShoQs 2026 Over 7.5 million U.S. businesses now exist inside a single app, TikTok. What started as a platform for short-form video has become a marketplace where Gen …
The UW-Madison Housing Crisis
By Anvika Annyapu, Rachelle Lang, Sarah Samman, and Jonathan Minnis | ShoQs 2026
Effects of Mass Deportation on U.S.-Born Workers
By Justin Yan | ShoQs 2026 Have you ever wondered what would happen if millions of undocumented immigrants were removed from the country today? At first glance, it seems like it would free up jobs …
The Rising Opportunity Cost of College
By Shubhi Sancheti | ShoQs 2026 While writing essays, taking tests, and submitting applications, have you ever wondered whether college is still “worth it?” For decades, the answer seemed obvious. A bachelor’s degree was viewed …
GENIUS Act: An Approach to the U.S. Fiscal Deficit
By Junius Lee | ShoQs 2026 You have probably heard of the fiscal deficit problem, and people making huge profits by investing in crypto. But few people would have ever linked the two. The recently …
Death Taxes: Is Raising the Exemption Bar Bad?
By Taehun Kim | ShoQs 2026 Death taxes often refer to taxes paid following a person’s demise, including estate taxes paid by the deceased’s estate, or succession taxes paid by the heirs. Recently, the legislature …
Municipal Incentives and School Funding: A Closer Look at a Valuable NJ Tool
Online Journal | Matthew Hummell | February 2026 There is nothing more economically gratifying for a town than its own development. When the prospect of growth comes knocking at that “welcome” sign, municipalities understandably leap …
The Cost of Life: The Economic Impacts of the Death Penalty
Benjie Harthun | Spring 2025 Is death cruel and unusual? The constitutionality of the death penalty has been a highly contentious issue in the American legal system for most of the country’s history. The …