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The world as we know it is undergoing a dramatic remaking.  We are facing what at times seem like insurmountable challenges – a global public…

Economics (still) has a diversity problem   Hazel Cranmer considers how the discipline should respond to the BLM movement   Earlier this year, a movement…

Nicole Timmermans explores how TikTok exploits users’ behavioural biases.     ‘Digital crack cocaine’ – the words used by a Forbes journalist to describe the Chinese…

Amy Cook discusses the possible causes behind the take-off of everyone’s favorite video-conferencing platform.   If you’re like me, you probably had never heard of…

Duśan Repčák discusses the economic and social aspects of happiness, with a clear cut focus on the Nordic Model, Latin America and Costa Rica as…

Rinto, a fourth year economics student, questions the meritocratic foundation of economic inequality.   On the 1st November, Boris Johnson declared a four-week long lockdown…

David English explores cost estimation by examining the MV Wakashio oil spill. MV Wakashio oil spill In July 2020, the MV Wakashio, a cargo vessel…

Milan Marcus discusses the relationship between economic growth and reducing emissions to avoid catastrophic climate change   It may seem like half a lifetime ago,…

Blair Reid and Ollie Ryder-Green explore the timely rise of Degrowth economics  Economic growth has long been touted as ​the ​driving force behind human prosperity.…

Fanni Leppanen breaks down the factors that led to the Volkswagen Emission Scandal and explores innovative ways to solve the question of how much Corporate…

Aryan Jagtap explores the factors behind reductions in space research spending in the US and considers whether extra funding would be worthwhile or a fiscal…

Alex Avgoustidis investigates the corporate power of Big Pharma and its ramifications for the American people. “I was spending $2,880 a month just to keep…

Milad Sherzad looks at the story of privatisation in the UK, taking lessons from the 1994 privatisation of British Rail to learn the distinction between…

The Go Abroad Economics scheme has been running since February 2015, when a group of staff and students embarked on the inaugural trip to Dubai.…

Robert Campbell shares details about the GAE trip to Hong Kong. ‘Why does President Xi Jinping ’s foot hurt?’ ‘I don’t know—why?’ ‘Because he stepped…

Stian Sandberg explores the consequences of China’s proposed Social Credit System; a plausible future where trust is quantified. Imagine a normal day, except everything you…

James Baghurst examines the rise of mobile payment apps in China Recent Chinese innovation in the financial services industry is another chapter in the long…

Feiyang Shi discusses the motivations behind Chinese capital control policies and their implications on investor relations The last year has seen a series of Chinese…

Luxury is back in fashion! According to a recent study by Bain & Co, the global luxury goods market — encompassing both luxury goods and…

Robert Jacek Włodarski explores the unstable luxury goods market in Poland. When KPMG published a highly optimistic report on the £3.1bn Polish luxury goods market…

Michal Solcansky explores the economic logic behind conspicuous consumption and its societal benefits. When Thorstein Veblen first suggested that some people tend to spend excessively…

Lisa Suerken explores how millennials are making ethical purchasing decisions. Fairtrade, sustainability, corporate social responsibility, charity shops — the list goes on and on. In…

‘If you were a miserable poor person you’re going to be an equally miserable rich man’, is a cliché often cited by self-help advocates in…

Student explores the rise and fall of Krispy Kreme The Gamble Within most Krispy Kreme stores sits both an impressive feat of engineering and a…

Amber Murray ponders whether happiness has become the currency of our times. Happiness. Success. Fulfilment. Difficult concepts to pin down, and even more difficult to…

Lars Leimkühler looks into the ritual consumption that surrounds Americas favourite holiday. Super Bowl LII has been record-breaking in many regards as both teams accounted…

Henry Badger explores the multifaceted impact of consumerism on the wellbeing and evolution of our society. The word ‘consumerism’ has often been used to describe…

Technological advances now occur at a blistering and (crucially) increasing rate. As consumers try to keep up with the latest gadgets, we will likely continue…

Sam Bacevich explores economic growth policy in developing nations. David Ricardo’s theory of competitive advantage demonstrates that trade increases consumption for participating countries — subsequently…

Marco Malusà explores the hidden perils of a district of Accra suffering from electronic waste. What happens to discarded smartphones? Where do computers, fridges and…

An Evil Plot by Manufacturers or the Lynchpin of the Economy? – Blanca Sans. Would you believe that planned obsolescence is not as manipulative and…

Leo Čunderlík explores how climate change changes everything. We are on the precipice of climate change tipping points beyond which there is no redemption’ were…

Introduction Blockchain, often synonymous with the term Bitcoin, has perfused into our quotidian economy since its 2008 inception by an anonymous person or group known…