Contributing Writer: Jonathan Tong | May, 2024 The onset of the pandemic came with an exodus in office use. America’s ten largest cities saw their office utilization rates decrease by 80% as companies quickly adopted work-from-home …
EQ Vol.14: Defensive Medicine: The Economic Implications at and Beyond the Healthcare Sector
Contributing Writer: Marissa Stolt | May, 2024 After weeks of battling what seemed like a common cold that would go away without medical intervention, Maria Clark contemplated visiting Urgent Care for treatment. As a low-income individual …
EQ Vol.14: Fishing for Answers: A Case Study of Bed Net Misusage and Perverse Incentives
Contributing Writer: Genevieve Goetz | May, 2024 “Give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and feed him for a lifetime. There are a lot of assumptions …
EQ Vol.14: Shaping Healthier Societies: Economic Strategies and Education for Public Health
Contributing Writer: Urmika Banerjee | May, 2024 Introduction Public health and medical care is a very diverse concept. There is an important connection between consumer behaviour in public health. People tend to look for different things …
EQ Vol.14: Crony Capitalism
Contributing Writer: Shloka Mohanty | May, 2024 Economic transactions often entail an inherent information and control asymmetry between parties involved, with one side possessing greater insight and authority. Asymmetric information is particularly pronounced in lending scenarios, …
EQ Vol.14: Dissertation Interview with Dr. Cody Kallen
Contributing Writer: Wyatt Broscious | May, 2024 Background: Dr. Cody Kallen is an Economist, working at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in the International Finance division. He graduated with a PhD …
Retrospection and Prospects of China’s International Trade
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 …
What Exactly Affects Land Prices in Beijing
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 …
The Efficacy of Taxation in Mitigating Market Failure in the UK Gambling Industry
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 …
Interview with Prof. Fran Flanagan
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 …