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Economic Outlook on the U.S and Global Economy in 2019
An Article Written by Zuleykha Gasinova
As we progress to the last month of 2018, economists and various well-known financial agencies have released their forecasts...
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William Nordhaus and the Economics of Climate Change
The 2018 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics was awarded to two American Economists, Paul Romer and William Nordhaus, for their work on economic growth...
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NAFTA? USMCA? What’s the Deal With It? – Part 1
An Article Written by Sumedha Jain.
On September 30, 2018, big news was made about USMCA, the pending agreement that will replace the near quarter-of-a-century...
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What is Economics of Information?
Article Written by Zuleykha Gasimova
Introduction
Economics of Information is a field of microeconomic theory which studies how the imperfect allocation of information affects economic analysis....
Finance
Behavioural Economics Series 2: Are Financial Markets Efficient?
The 2013 Nobel Prize in Economics was definitely a “weird” one. One recipient was Dr. Eugene Fama from UChicago, who proposed the Efficient Markets...
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The Rise of Cryptoassets & Derivatives
“I bought it when it was really cheap, around $300, and after it went up a ton, I decided to buy some more.. But...
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Behavioral Economics Series 1: Prospect Theory
Prospect Theory evaluates how individuals choose under risk and uncertainty, and aims to illustrate that sometimes choices are not optimal. This theory was first...
Economic Outlook on the U.S and Global Economy in 2019