Author: Trevor Chow
A Conversation with Professor Behrman on Development Economics
Reading Time: 4 minutes Professor Jere Behrman is the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Economics at the University of Pennsylvania. His work on the role of human capital in development has been incredibly […]
The Economics of the Coronavirus Crisis
Reading Time: 9 minutes The coronavirus represents an unprecedented economic and medical crisis – and people ought to be treating it like our generation’s 2008, but one with the potential of becoming much worse. […]
Should we be Effective Altruists?
Reading Time: 10 minutes Peter Singer’s belief and argument in support of giving to charity is broadly based on three main things. Firstly, that the problem of poverty exists and can be solved. Secondly, […]
What can Central Banks Worldwide and Fiscal Policy Leaders do if a Recession does Occur?
Reading Time: 6 minutes In order to identify the responses central banks and fiscal policy leaders can take if a recession were to occur, it is worth characterising two major types of recessions. The […]
Are Trade Deficits Always Harmful to a Country’s Economy?
Reading Time: 5 minutes A trade deficit is when a country spends more on imports than it receives in exports in a given period of time. This is financed by a net inflow of […]
Does Improving Transport Infrastructure help a Country’s Development?
Reading Time: 6 minutes With huge infrastructure plans being proposed internationally, whether that is HS2 or the Green New Deal, one wonders whether or not transport infrastructure is actually beneficial for countries. In order […]
Will we Become Immune to Nudges as a Policy Tool?
Reading Time: 5 minutes Nudges are an aspect of choice architecture, where positive reinforcement or indirect cues are used to influence decisions. Unlike legislation or education, it is designed to alter behaviour without forbidding […]
The Future of the Democrat Party
Reading Time: 12 minutes Barack Obama famously paraphrased Martin Luther King Jr and 19th-century abolitionist Theodore Parker when he said that ‘the arc of history is long, but it bends towards justice’. Unfortunately, the […]
Should Central Banks issue Digital Currency?
Reading Time: 4 minutes It has been just over a decade since the first ever block of Bitcoin was mined, and since then, dozens of digital currencies have risen, only to collapse in various […]