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Category: Medium Reads

Should the EU Abandon the Euro?

Reading Time: 4 minutes On January 1st 1999, the EU unveiled their new currency to the world: the Euro. A currency that was supposed to promote economic growth, stability and integration, it has now […]

December 25, 2020December 25, 2020 colloquiumnews Economics, Medium Reads

An Interview with Michael Spence, Winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics

Reading Time: 9 minutes I had the privilege of being able to interview Michael Spence, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2001. A professor at the business schools of New York University […]

October 8, 2020October 8, 2020 Maxwell DeLorenzo Economics, Medium Reads

Interview with Oliver Hart

Reading Time: 8 minutes Professor Oliver Hart is the Andrew E. Furer Professor of Economics Harvard University. He specialises in contract theory and the theory of the firm, having served as the President of […]

September 23, 2020September 23, 2020 Trevor Chow Economics, Long Reads, Long Reads, Medium Reads, Medium Reads, Quick Reads

A Conversation with Professor Dave Donaldson on International Trade

Reading Time: 5 minutes TC: To begin with, I wanted to discuss industrial policy, which has seen a resurgence in the 2020 election cycle, whether that’s in the form of the Buy American plan […]

July 17, 2020July 17, 2020 Trevor Chow Economics, Medium Reads

Comparing the Financial Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic to the 2008 Financial Crisis

Reading Time: 4 minutes Millions unemployed. The world in shock. Governments panicking. Both the financial crisis and the coronavirus pandemic left the globe reeling. Yet governments responded with their own bailout packages, their own […]

June 8, 2020June 8, 2020 Rohan Battula Economics, Medium Reads

Protectionism: The Impact on a Country’s Development

Reading Time: 5 minutes Protectionist policies are typically exercised by countries in order to protect domestic industries from foreign competition. Protectionism is usually expressed in the form of tariffs on foreign imports, subsidies, regulatory […]

May 9, 2020May 9, 2020 Rohan Battula Economics, Medium Reads

Why Private Schools should not pay VAT

Reading Time: 5 minutes The Labour party have always suggested that private schools start paying VAT for years, but this is a disastrous idea. Keir Starmer, the newly elected Labour leader said last month that […]

April 11, 2020April 11, 2020 Ambrose Mui Economics, Medium Reads, Medium Reads, Politics

The Free Market vs Capitalism: A Case for Market Socialism

Reading Time: 4 minutes Capitalism and the free market, two ideas that over the last century have been conflated with each other to a point where they’re used interchangeably in mainstream politics. The issue […]

April 6, 2020April 6, 2020 Tyler Brozio Economics, Medium Reads, Uncategorized

Why We Need a Universal Basic Income

Reading Time: 4 minutes Universal Basic Income (UBI) is a government initiative consisting of an unconditional periodic payment to every adult citizen. UBI has been described as one of the most ambitious social projects […]

March 17, 2020March 14, 2020 Vimal Kamath Economics, Medium Reads

Brexit or Bust- Can One Have the Former Without the Latter?

Reading Time: 5 minutes Too often has Brexit been classed as an issue that will devastate the British economy. The issue is that Brexit does not necessarily mean economic depression, as promoted by campaigns […]

March 13, 2020March 13, 2020 Cees Armstrong Economics, Medium Reads

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