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Category: Quick Reads

Is GDP dead: What metric should we use to guide growth?

Reading Time: 3 minutes GDP has historically been the lens through which we viewed our success: a high GDP growth meant that the economy was booming and that lives were improving, while a drop […]

June 9, 2020June 10, 2020 Cees Armstrong Economics, Quick Reads

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 […]

April 29, 2020April 29, 2020 Trevor Chow Economics, Quick Reads, Quick Reads

Trade vs. Aid- Which is More Useful for Developing Countries?

Reading Time: 4 minutes Assisting the poorest nations in the world through aid is better than promoting globalized free trade, though still not ideal. The benefits of aid are that it is niche, flexible, […]

March 6, 2020March 6, 2020 Zachary Marinov Economics, Quick Reads

Capitalism and Exploitation

Reading Time: 3 minutes For at least a century there has been a discussion about whether Capitalism, Socialism, or Communism is superior. Yet every side of this discussion forgets to criticise their own beliefs […]

February 12, 2020February 16, 2020 Tyler Brozio Economics, Quick Reads

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