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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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-...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Jul 23, 2021
4 min

Redefining Sustainable Finance in a post COVID-19 world

Shivam Gujral BSc Economics, UCL Figure 1: The 2 distinct worlds: Rhetorical and Practical Source: Image retrieved from NASA, 2017...

Jul 23, 2021
4 min

How Netflix Uses Big Data For Consumer Satisfaction

Vedant Kapoor Every 2 days we create as much data as we did from the dawn of time until 2003. The act of accessing and storing large...

Jul 23, 2021
5 min

Filling Institutional Voids in India. A way to prevent Covid 19.

Sujoy Kapoor The rampant chaos and the immeasurable suffering caused by Covid-19 has brought to light one of the most severe issues faced...

Jul 23, 2021
1 min

The Drayton Discourse: Martin Wolf on Globalisation, Journalism and recovering from COVID-19

Economists' Society, UCL The second episode of the Drayton Discourse featured the Chief Economic Commentator of the Financial Times,...

Jul 23, 2021
6 min

Succeeding in Modern-Day Finance: Why Sustainability is Key

Niharika Singh President, UCL Women in Finance | BSc Economics, UCL Perhaps the buzzword of the current decade, “sustainability” has...

Jul 23, 2021
4 min

University Tuition After Corona

Raed Altaf BSc Economics, UCL The rebuilding of our lives in light of the COVID-19 pandemic has raised some important questions in the...