By Rachel Williams | Spring 2026 – Volume 16 Introduction The purpose of this study is to highlight the relationshipbetween the poverty rate and the unemployment rate inthe United States (U.S.) with hopes of shedding light onhow changes in national unemployment rates areassociated with changes in the poverty rate. The povertyrate represents the share of …
By Luca Knych | Spring 2026 – Volume 16 Beginning on October 1st and lasting until November12th, last year’s United States Government shutdownmarked the longest in American history. As is always thecase, the shutdown began due to Congress’s failure to passthe required 12 appropriation bills, which provide fundingto the federal government by the start of …
By Valery Vayserberg | Spring 2026 – Volume 16 “An economic fiasco!” One might say that whenattempting to verbalize the true trials and tribulationsof the international economy between World War I andWorld War II. “The most trying of times!” A Germanresident may exclaim, reaching into his pocket andgrabbing 1 United States dollar only to realize …
By Leo Levin | ShoQs 2026 In the past few years, there has been lots of talk about the Green New Deal, what it is, its implications, and who it will impact the most. Through policy analysis I saw that the GND is not only a climate plan; it is a vision to transform the US …
By Gabriel Pirlot, Akshaj Kumar, Raja Chinnakotla | ShoQs 2026 Introduction Over the past decade, digital sports viewership has surged 466%, from 18.6 million in 2018 to over 105 million in 2025. This increase in viewership isn’t just beneficial for sporting leagues: it’s also transforming the niche market of sports betting into a mainstream industry. Technological …
By Vibha Nair | ShoQs 2026 The global economy has quietly shifted from one-time purchases to subscription-based recurring payments. In just a decade, the model has embedded itself into nearly every corner of daily life, from entertainment and fitness to cloud storage, news, and productivity tools. According to the Global Banking and Finance Review, the subscription …
By Shreshth Rach | ShoQs 2026 Wisconsin has a distracted driving problem that goes beyond individual responsibility. In 2023, the state recorded 9,261 crashes caused by distracted drivers, resulting in 3,586 injuries and 23 fatalities. That works out to one person getting hurt or killed every 2.5 hours. Nationally, distracted driving costs $98.2 billion annually in …
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, the French luxury house behind the Birkin and Kelly bags, continues to grow even as it raises prices each year. …
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? Economics defines net exports as the value of a country’s exports minus the value of its imports over a given …
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 Z’s daily scrolling leads straight to transactions. Adobe reports that one in two TikTok users have made an impulse purchase …