By Keaton Stein The last year has been an incredibly volatile time for many marketplaces. The all-important market for oil has been no exception. Over the previous 52 weeks, a barrel of crude oil has ranged from $62.43 to $130.50. […]
Written by Jason Ouyang Writing about economics is always tricky. Economics is a young field without extensive documentation, or indeed, any real settling of a scholarly consensus – the field is being constantly innovated, and overturned. The empirical revolution is […]
Written by Daniel Rosenkranz When people think of monopolies, they typically point to large corporations such as Amazon or Apple. The sports industry is rarely mentioned, although the key players in the industry hold some of the most powerful monopolies […]
Written by Olivia Knapp Would you rather have a trendy fur bucket hat or a basic winter beanie? If you asked people 15 years ago, most would prefer the latter. Clothing used to be viewed as an investment, with an […]
Written by Arnav Gupta Nowadays, when you go to your local grocery store, you will almost always see the tap-to-pay logo on the payment terminal, urging you to tap your card instead of swiping. It is no secret that the […]
Written by Molly Amrine Amidst an already turbulent nationwide housing crisis, the socioeconomic dichotomy of Washtenaw County is driving housing costs across the market to unprecedented extremes. In 2015, Washtenaw County published findings predicting this issue. This report saw the […]
Written by Hanzhang Qin According to Bloomberg News, which analyzed Citibank’s research on China’s real estate sector, a large number of buyers are refusing to pay their home mortgages because of the unfinished buildings and depressed prices in the housing […]
Written by Yael Atzmon The idea of happiness is often thought of as an inherently subjective and somewhat hazy idea. After all, everyone experiences happiness in different ways, while doing different things, and at different times; by nature, happiness seems […]
Written by Zara Jacob History and Definition of Cap-and-Trade Markets One of the biggest questions the private sector is wrestling with is how to limit carbon emissions while maintaining strong economic growth. Consensus among staunch free-market conservatives and avid tree-hugging […]