Category: Medium Reads
Political Decentralization and its Economic Potential for Developing Countries
Reading Time: 5 minutes Introduction The fundamental question of politics is the distribution of political power in a society. Economists want a distribution of political power which best facilitates economic development and meets individuals’ […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]