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- Oct 7
- 5 min
Inflation - We Are Prepared!
By Rodrigo Antón García, Third Year BSc Economics We have seen a very strong recovery after the pandemic in 2021, but markets are now...
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- Sep 17
- 5 min
Can we solve Capitalism with Capitalism?
By Roxane Martinon Is Carbon Pricing the best tool for enabling a net-zero carbon transition? Across the world, economies are threatened...
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- Jul 14
- 5 min
Explore Econ 2022
By Suraj Sridhar and Manasa Sanjay, Chief Research Correspondent and Director After a long walk down the meandering stairwells of the...
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- Jul 2
- 4 min
Gorman Lectures, Penny Goldberg
By Rasmus Duret, Chief Research Correspondent Monday 16 May 2022: Even as the exam season wanes and summer looms over Bloomsbury,...
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- Jun 21
- 4 min
UCL Policy Lab Launch
By Suraj Sridhar and Manasa Sanjay, Chief Research Correspondent and Director On Monday 30 May 2022, UCL brought to its research factory...
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- May 18
- 4 min
David Card Talks Policy: The Journey So Far and the Road Ahead
By Harvey Nriapia, Chief Economics Correspondent Earlier this month as part of their Nobel Laureate Series, The Economist’s Society...
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- Apr 15
- 7 min
Is environmental change in the energy industry driven by policy or investment?
While O&G at its core contributes to climate change, the industry itself is not going away. However, the way in which it operates and its...
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- Feb 21
- 3 min
What is the best way to measure economic welfare?
Pratham Dave What is the best way to measure economic welfare? Economic welfare refers to the standard of living and level of prosperity...
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- Jan 31
- 4 min
Economics with Humans: The Importance of Behavioural Economics
James Symons-Hicks There seem to be countless stories about the times that economists have misjudged the state of an economy or its...
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- Oct 22, 2021
- 3 min
Crypto vs Stock: Battle for Investors
Aarushi Ghai This piece is cross-published in collaboration with our partner, the Oxford Business Review. Head over to their website to...
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- Sep 26, 2021
- 4 min
What is Maritime Economics?
Nathan Waller Have you ever been on a cruise? One of the most striking things about them is the number of moving parts needed to keep the...
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- Jul 23, 2021
- 6 min
Bitcoin: The Dilemma of "The More the Merrier"
Ansh Raj, Rishabh Airi, and Shakir Othaman Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-17/with-bitcoin-breaking-50-000-even-w...
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- Jul 23, 2021
- 5 min
Why is it that ‘the growers’ keep growing?
Marc Clotet, Clara Caramona, and John Scheilder Image Source: https://www.msci.com/www/blog-posts/did-faang-stocks-lead-the-us/0113538498...
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- Jul 23, 2021
- 6 min
Cryptocurrency: A Definitive Summary
Ananya Ashta, Nancy Zheng, and Bryan Image Source: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/news/5-reasons-why-bitcoin-cryptoc...
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- Jul 23, 2021
- 5 min
Regulation in the Financial Institutions Group M&A Sector: does it need to be tightened?
Jasmine Karimzada, Chenming Li, Aditya Image Source: https://www.centralbank.ie/consumer-hub/explainers/what-is-financial-regulation-and-...
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- Jul 23, 2021
- 6 min
The History and Future of Financial Services in Hong Kong
Phin Godfrey and Clarence Huang Image Source: https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201902/27/WS5c76530fa3106c65c34ebca1.html Hong Kong’s...
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- Jul 23, 2021
- 4 min
Germany's Euro Advantage
Ishaan Gupta BSc Economics, University College London Source: Author's own animation The EU is a troubled block, with Germany (and much...
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- Jul 23, 2021
- 13 min
Can Public Money (‘Fiat Currencies’) Survive in a World of Private Digital Money?
To What Extent Can Stablecoins Such As Diem Be Beneficial For Our Current Monetary Systems? Marc Clotet (BSc Economics at University...
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- Jul 23, 2021
- 4 min
Cyprus Dispute
- In his 1918 essay, Max Weber defined a state as “a human community that successfully claims the monopoly of the legitimate use of...
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- Jul 23, 2021
- 4 min
The Plight of Syrian Refugees in Lebanon
Ratnadityasinh Chavda BSc IR and Politics, UCL Lebanon has long been a symbol of stability in the 21st century, with no signs of the...
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- Jul 23, 2021
- 4 min
“Click to View our Pride Range!” the commercialisation of the LGBT community
Yushra Rashid Every year on the 1st of June I wake up to a twitter timeline filled with rainbow flags and glitter as my friends and I...
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- Jul 23, 2021
- 6 min
COVID-19 and Inequality
Adam Ouarda From depressing figures of innocent deaths to constant fear of contracting the virus, there is no doubt that we are living in...
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- Jul 23, 2021
- 4 min
Understanding Gold’s Glitter
Ansh Raj As the pandemic continues to ravage economies across the world, the price of gold has touched a record-new high of $2,000 an...
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