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Do Algorithms Inherit Our Biases?
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December 6, 2017
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…
Overtaken on the Superhighway
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December 6, 2017
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…
An OCEAN Full of Data
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December 6, 2017
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…
Section Opener
Go Abroad
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December 6, 2017
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…
Go Abroad
Japan
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December 6, 2017
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…
Go Abroad
Scandinavia
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December 6, 2017
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…
Winner
Sailing Through The Dark
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October 19, 2017
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…
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Generosity Through the Generations
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October 19, 2017
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…
Sending The Right Signals
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October 19, 2017
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…
Mind the Gap
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October 19, 2017
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…
Talent Vs. Rent-Seeking and Opportunism
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October 19, 2017
Feiyang SHI compares the significance of talent and of opportunism & chance when studying economic disparity and explores new directions to reform policies for reducing…
The Economics of Tesla
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October 19, 2017
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…
New World Order
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October 19, 2017
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…
Gambling — Fair and Square?
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October 19, 2017
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…
Your Future Remains Uncertain
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October 19, 2017
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…
Cuba: A Country in Transition
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October 19, 2017
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…
The Japanese Question: To Risk or Not to Risk
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October 19, 2017
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…
A Cure For All Ills
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October 19, 2017
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…
The Future of US Trade
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October 19, 2017
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…
Risk Relief under $1.90
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October 18, 2017
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…
Monetary Determinism
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October 18, 2017
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…
To Predict and Serve
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October 18, 2017
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…
The Weight of Wages
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October 18, 2017
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…