Andrew Alam-Nist
A Defense of ESG (Mostly)
ESG — short for environmental, social, and governance, a framework through which businesses consider corporate social responsibility –...
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Andrew Alam-Nist
Dec 26, 20236 min read
The Immaculate Disinflation
It’s the summer of 2022. Inflation is spiraling out of control, having recently reached 9.1% annually through June (Thanks, Biden)....
Andrew Alam-Nist
Oct 22, 20236 min read
The Problem of Overtourism
This year, I am going to Amsterdam for New Year’s Eve. It is ironic then, that Amsterdam is specifically campaigning against British...
Andrew Alam-Nist
Aug 1, 20235 min read
On "Bidenomics"
At a speech in Chicago at the end of June, Joe Biden formally declared his economic philosophy of “Bidenomics.” He identified three...
Andrew Alam-Nist
Mar 20, 20238 min read
Some Thoughts On Economic Growth
In the second week of Directed Studies, a yearlong course at Yale that gives a survey of the history of Western Thought, we read...
Adi Raj
Aug 9, 20216 min read
How Important Is The Role Of Economists During A Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a very prominent example of how important economists’ contributions have been to try and control the...
Adi Raj
Jul 11, 20218 min read
To What Extent Was Modi's 2016 Demonetisation In India Successful?
At 8pm on November 8th, 2016, in a surprise televised address, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced to the nation that all Rs...
Purav Menon
May 30, 202110 min read
How Effective Is The Nordic Welfare Model?
Editors Note: This is a modified version of an essay originally written for Purav's economics A level coursework Introduction The Nordic...
Towa Matsuda
Mar 21, 20219 min read
Is Healthcare a Fundamental Human Right?
(Figures referenced are placed at the bottom of the article) Article 25 of the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights...
Andrew Alam-Nist
Mar 6, 20215 min read
A Guide To The 2021 GameStop Short Squeeze And Its Impacts
The idea that a group of amateur investors on a Reddit community would cause hedge funds to lose billions would have been met with...
Purav Menon
Feb 22, 20213 min read
How Well Has Haiti Recovered From Its Earthquake?
Even before being struck by a devastating earthquake on January 12th, 2010, Haiti was already the poorest country in the entirety of the...
Andrew Alam-Nist
Feb 14, 20215 min read
The Issue With Incentivising Good Behaviour
In the opening pages of Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner’s bestseller, ‘Freakonomics’, they state that ‘economics is, at root, the study...
Grace Kwon
Feb 7, 20214 min read
How Mixed Is The South Korean Economy?
The South Korean economy is a “highly developed mixed economy”, famous for its dramatic rise from one of the poorest countries in the...
Andrew Alam-Nist
Oct 13, 20206 min read
Is It Feasible To Implement A Wealth Tax Within The USA Today?
I often hear that Joe Biden does not go far enough with his tax plans. In the somewhat liberal echo chamber which can sometimes be my...
Adi Raj
Sep 5, 202012 min read
To What Extent Are Covid-19 Lockdowns Worth The Pain?
The global COVID-19 outbreak began in December 2019 in Wuhan, the capital city of Hubei Province, China. The pandemic has since spread to...
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