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Jennifer Za Nzambi explores how over-reliance on algorithms may cause significant bias-induced problems. Imagine posting ‘Good morning’ alongside a picture of yourself at work on…

Nishith Hegde discusses the ways in which economic theory has failed to keep pace with the internet. Scientia potentia est. Knowledge is power. Intuitively, we…

Alex Aristidou explores the new age of personalized marketing that comes from internet usage. Are you interested in going on holiday to Barcelona? You don’t…

The Go Abroad Economics scheme started in February 2015, with a trip to Dubai. Since then, students have gone on trips to various destinations on…

Melissa Parlour recounts when Go Abroad Economics took 12 economics students to Japan May was filled with exams and excitement for the twelve lucky economics students bound…

Robert Campbell discusses this summer’s trip to Denmark, Sweden and Norway The 2017 Go Abroad Economics trip to Scandinavia took a group of 13 students…

Nishith Hegde explores how the presence of uncertainty affects decision-making and its implications for economic policy. We possess neither the ability nor the technology to…

James Gigg explores our obligations to future generations in the context of uncertainty and climate change. How should we value future generations’ welfare? It’s a…

Fergus McCormack analyses the signalling role education plays in the labour market. Education is commonly seen as an effective method of improving one’s productivity by…

Stian Sandberg looks at the transitions that lie ahead for various forms of transportation. Over the course of the last decade, we have witnessed an…

Feiyang SHI compares the significance of talent and of opportunism & chance when studying economic disparity and explores new directions to reform policies for reducing…

Sameeran Khamamkar inspects the future of transportation technology by studying Tesla and their influence on the automobile industry. Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla…

Rafael Lobo B. da Silva explains how the World Order is running out of order itself “May you live in interesting times”- Chinese curse The…

Kengo Arao explores the mechanisms of irationality in gambling. On the first lecture of Economics 1, you encounter the species of homo economicus – rational economic agents…

Jiacheng Xiao looks at the role of an economist and discusses a constantly asked question: Why are economists so often wrong about the future? If…

Martin Samson recounts the Go Abroad Economics trip to Cuba in February 2017. The Go Abroad Economics trip in February took thirteen students and three…

Daniel Ooi explores the socioeconomic and historical forces that have shaped Japan’s risk aversion. ‘Unless you enter the tiger’s cave, you will not get its…

Targeting Uncertainty in Pharmaceuticals Have you ever Googled your symptoms? Most of us who reach out to the Internet when we start to feel ill…

Sam Bacevich explores how US businesses plan to cope with the new Trump administration On November 8, Donald Trump was elected President of the United…

Eden Packer examines the benefits of informal insurance amongst the extremely poor and its sustainability The life of the median earner in Uganda is vastly…

Andrew Womer examines the impact of financial globalisation on monetary policy independence Any of those who have glanced at an undergraduate economics textbook will be…

Alec Edgecliffe-Johnson explores how police departments employ predictive methods to compensate for limited resources. In 1994, at a time of increased gang violence and crime, the…

Elizabeth Dietz explores the frequently overlooked emotional component of  labour In the modern economy, along with greater economic uncertainty, there is an increased demand for…