Urmika Banerjee | Spring 2025 Economic development and global carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions have long been closely related, with urbanization and industrialization fueling increases in energy use and emissions. The energy sector’s CO₂ emissions in …
The Billion-Dollar Cure? How GLP-1 Drugs Are Redefining Health, Wealth, and Access
Justin Plank | Spring 2025 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. states combined. Amid …
Interview with Dr. Katy Milkman
Aaron Mathew, Editor-in-Chief | Spring 2025 Overview: 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 Initiative …
Engel Curves and Their Implications for Income, Nutrition, and Poverty Measurement
Shloka Mohanty | Spring 2025 Engel curves illustrate how the consumption of goods changes as income increases. A classic example from ECON 301 is instant ramen noodles: as income rises, the consumption of this …
From the Pitch to the Algorithm: How Soccer Has Become a Nerd’s Game
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 …
Student-Athletes or Athlete-Students? The Economics of Collegiate Athletics in the NIL Era
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 …
A Heavy Price: The Economic and Social Costs of GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs
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. …
EQ Vol.14: Mind the Gap: The Economic Implications and Policy Solutions to Academic Achievement Gaps
Contributing Writer: William Laudon | May, 2024 If education is “the key to unlock the golden door of freedom” as George Washington Carver once put it, then this door remains locked for most Americans. Academic achievement …
EQ Vol.14: Money Trees: The State of the Voluntary Carbon Market
Contributing Writer: Thomas Hadcock | May, 2024 “To secure cooperation in the area, flyers were distributed with cartoons of trees growing in the shape of dollar signs.” – Heidi Blake, The New Yorker The world is …
EQ Vol.14: ESG Scores Relationship with Profitability
Contributing Writer: Peter Flynn | May, 2024 Every company has an impact on the world that isn’t shown in the financials. Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) scores try to quantify this impact. The goal of ESG …