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From the Pitch to the Algorithm: How Soccer Has Become a Nerd’s Game

Posted on January 9, 2025

Online Journal | Hazim Khairul (Ahmad Hazim bin Khairul) | January 2025 Introduction  “The problem in football is that there are a lot of statistics,” said Pep Guardiola, one of modern soccer’s greatest tacticians. Even …

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Student-Athletes or Athlete-Students? The Economics of Collegiate Athletics in the NIL Era

Posted on January 9, 2025

Online Journal | Benjie Harthun | January 2025 In 2010, Reggie Bush forfeited his 2005 Heisman Trophy after an NCAA investigation found he had received impermissible benefits like rent-free housing and travel benefits while playing …

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A Heavy Price: The Economic and Social Costs of GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs

Posted on January 9, 2025

Online Journal | Justin Plank | January 2025 Background Every year, the United States spends an estimated $173 billion treating obesity-related diseases like diabetes and heart disease, more than the annual budgets of 42 U.S. …

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Retrospection and Prospects of China’s International Trade

Posted on January 17, 2024

Online Journal | Ruoyu Men | January 2024 Introduction The realm of international trade has always been dynamic and evolving, but the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic has introduced unprecedented challenges and transformations, particularly for …

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What Exactly Affects Land Prices in Beijing

Posted on January 17, 2024

Online Journal | Yemao Jia and Ruoyu Men | January 2024 Abstract This study examines the factors influencing land transaction prices in Beijing from 2018 to the present, using data from the GIS Pro online …

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The Efficacy of Taxation in Mitigating Market Failure in the UK Gambling Industry

Posted on January 17, 2024

Online Journal | Xuexuan Wang | January 2024 Abstract This essay delves into the intricate tapestry of the UK gambling industry, unraveling its dimensions from the definition and addictive nature of gambling to the structural …

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Interview with Prof. Fran Flanagan

Posted on January 17, 2024

Online Journal | Genevieve Goetz | January 2024 What made you initially interested in studying economics? “Well, I was an undergraduate at Wash U in St. Louis and I started studying physics. But I quickly …

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Interview with Dr. Katy Milkman

Posted on January 17, 2024

Online Journal | Aaron Mathew | January 2024 Dr. Katy Milkman is the James G. Dinan Professor at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and the co-director of the Behavioral Change for Good …

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Carbon Emissions: A Transferable Property Right?

Posted on January 16, 2023

Online Journal | Dhruvi Singh Raghuwanshi | January 2023 Background The government provides corporate incentives to produce eco-friendly automobiles through carbon credits. In most cases, an emission permit enables its owner to emit one tonne …

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Three Women Speak to their Experience in the Field of Economics 

Posted on May 24, 2022

Maia Scott | May, 2022 Gwen Eudey, Gwyn Pauley, and Corina Mommearts are all economists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and all of them are women.  I spoke to each of them briefly to grasp …

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